A Handmade Life

Throughout my childhood we had a fun tradition of making a gingerbread village - complete with church with stain glass windows, lights, skat...

One of the things that has been keeping us busy is this family member.  We came home from a weekend away of mountain biking and hiking to fi...

Somehow time always gets away from me in summer.  One minute it is the first weekend in August and the next thing I know it is somehow neari...

We spent the weekend with friends in one of my favourite campspots (I can never commit to calling any of the campgrounds my favourite becaus...

A Long Time Ago...in a Home, Not So Far Away...my talented husband rescued a walnut tree from its fate as firewood.  He brought it home in t...

Another weekend, another hike.  This time of year weekends often include lots of hiking time for our family (it's nice to get out there ...

W went for a hike down the bank today with his camera.  He sent me this picture when he returned.  I love getting to see things through the ...

There is just something I love about traditions - the constancy, the stability, the...comfort, I suppose of knowing that each year around th...

Well...that was a bit of a break I had no idea I would be taking.  ;-)  Funny how time gets away on you and before you realize it, it is alm...

What I Did on My Summer Vacation: Part 2 Even though we crammed a lot of travelling and a lot of hiking and exploring into our time away w...