Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Hi everyone....I hope you're having a wonderful day wherever you are!  St. Patrick's Day has always been a special day for our family....who doesn't have a little Irish in them, especially on St. Paddy's Day!We always had a huge party on St. Patrick's, my uncle was Irish and oh how he loved to celebrate for the occasion.  We would all get together, the Irish music would be blasting, the drinks

Oopsies!!

Well, this is a story of what not to do when you are making dinner!  Oopsies...I seriously charcoaled the garlic toast....all because I wasn't paying attention!  Ohmigosh...I know I'm getting a bit forgetful sometimes...please tell me I'm not the only one!!I was making supper, my daughter Brandy was cutting some things helping me get ready for my Valentine Buffet on Saturday...Mr. Brown had come 

From My House to Yours With Love

Happy New Year Everyone!!I can't believe we are already into the New Year!  My family and I had a wonderful Christmas filled with family partys, relaxing by the fire, fun drives to see the pretty lights and dinners out. LilyBean was spoiled by Santa, her favourite toy is a little wand with a red feather on the end. She likes it so much she even drags it upstairs to bed...so cute!My Christmas

Remember

Today is Remembrance Day...the day we remember our soldiers and all of their sacrifices for us. Let’s remember them every day and pray that our soldiers will return home safely to us. Remember them. Now and always.Remember them with pride and deepest respect.Judy

Happy Birthday LilyBean!

Wow...our little LilyBean is a year old! She's still as sweet and gentle and mischievious as ever and we love her so much! As you can see, she still snuggles in her favourite pink blanket....aww...isn't she cute!!She's a little crafter too and loves to get into my stuff and run away with my sponges and flowers, really anything I'm working on she loves to get into! She really loves it when my

Happy 40th Anniversary....to us!

Yesterday was a such a special day for us, Gary and I celebrated our 40th anniversary!  I've been trying to find a picture of us together and although the quality of this one isn't super great, I think it's a great shot of us at our daughters wedding.  I don't know where the time has gone!  We've had lots of love, laughter and adventures throughout our marriage.  We've had crazy times and truly 

Ohmigosh...Spider alert!!

Seriously!!!....look how big this guy is! {{{shudder}}}  My daughter and I were sitting on the couch the other night when my husband said 'Hey, there's a spider running right for you'...you've never seen two people move so fast as Brandy and I!  We had to move the couch, LilyBean ran right over top of the huge spider, we had the giant flashlight out and Brandy caught it in a glass.....oh my....

Hey...are you guys having a Barbeque?

Ohmigosh...I think he wants to join us for dinner! We were over at our daughters house to celebrate our son in laws birthday on Saturday night and look who was the surprise guest!We were chatting, and getting things ready for dinner, having a drink and looking out the window...they have a wonderful green belt just outside their backyard. Philip (our sil) had started the BBQ on the balcony and out

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day everyone! Today I'm spending time with my kids, and my family....so much fun!  My daughter is making dinner for everyone tonight and that will be so nice. I am so lucky to have 2 really great kids!  Who could be more blessed than me!I miss my Mom and my Mother-in-law, not just on Mother's day but every day. I am so grateful for all the times we shared and all the memories I

Oh Deer!

This little deer is having a bit of lunch across the street from me! I never get tired of seeing them and love to watch them gracefully grazing and blending into their surroundings. They come regularly to my front garden and sample the new tender leaves!  They've nibbled my tulips, but somehow I just can't get mad at them!  LOL!Last winter I was shaking my head at the way the deer had seriously

British Columbia 2010....You Gotta Be Here!

Hi everyoneA friend sent me this video and I wanted to share it with you....it's really beautful. I'm so proud to call British Columbia my home! British Columbians Michael J. Fox, Ryan Reynolds, Erick McCormack, Kim Cattrall, Steve Nash, and Sarah McLachlan are featured in this 90 second video. Check out the website Hello BC here for more video's and lots of things to do in our beautiful

Introducing LilyBean!

Here is our new little kitten! Isn't she cute??? We adopted her from the SPCA and picked her up on Monday afternoon. Her adopted name was Daffy Spirit Fingers...LOL! We've renamed her and her new name is LilyBean.  She's 3 months old and soooo affectionate.  Lily loves to knead her paws, so I think that's how she got her original name.  She loves to nuzzle your ears and she purrs really loud too!

Digital Scrapbooking??

Well, I really never thought I'd see the day when I was scrapbooking on the computer! I've just been playing with My Digital Studio and I absolutely love it!Of course I jumped right in and started fiddling around and I haven't even read the instructions or help manual...but I am sooooo excited with this page I created and I can't believe how easy it was!! Maybe, just maybe I can finally get some

Remembrance Day

Today is Remebrance Day, it's a day for us to honour our soldiers and wear our poppies with great respect and pride.  It's a day that is very important to me and my family.  Each year we watch the planes flying over our house, in perfect formation. The empty space representing the missing soldier and his plane always makes me cry.I think of the soldiers that went to war so long ago, leaving their

Cranberries and Fall Colours....

Cranberries from the Cranberry Festival...now, what's not to love about these little guys!! They're so pretty, round and red, I love to make my own cranberry sauce (with Grand Marnier...yummm!), to bake with them and I love to put them around tea lights, so festive. I just love looking at them, they make me happy! These are some of the colours we are enjoying this year...aren't they fantastic?

Our Sunday Drive

What a fabulous time we (my husband and I) had going for a drive. We are so lucky because we live in the most beautiful place in the world! This picture is taken at Spanish Banks, on the way to the University (UBC). The weather was beautiful and we had the top down on my little convertable. We stopped here and shared a tray of chips and a drink while we sat and admired the view. Stunning