Notch Road comes to Squamish!

Last Sunday my cousin Deirdre, her man Nathan, and their two children Quentin and Asha came to visit for a week. They had just traveled all the way across Canada and were full of wonderful stories. Quentin and Asha LOVED Winter, and Winter LOVED them!



I was looking forward to taking them to explore Squamish, but I think the most fun was had just being cozy at our house, telling stories and getting to know each other all over again. One night Nathan cooked us his famous (and rightfully so!) fried rice with braised Bok Choy, and on the last night we went (of course) to eat sushi.



Asha was a real little mother to Winter, checking on her during naps and helping my choose outfits. Quentin got a Bionical Lego man in the mail and proceeded to turn our coffee table into the most awesome Lego fortress EVER.



Deirdre and Nathan really inspired Israel and I with their happy and loving family, and we wish them a safe and adventurous journey all the way down to Mexico, and back up the East Coast. WE MISS YOU!!

Rain, Rain, and......some more rain!

September in Squamish is traditionally a time of preparation for our winter travels...saving that last bit of cash, finding a new bikini, buying plane tickets and finding a place to store our bicycles. This year, we aren't going anywhere, and it sure feels strange to watch our friends getting ready to leave. It started to rain a few days ago.........with no end in sight.



I am in the throes of studying for exams...the last few days, immersed in the wonderful world of Renaissance poetry. Sometimes a girl just needs to dress her baby in a snowsuit.....





In other news, Winter is seven and a quarter months old...no teeth in sight, just learning to scootch across the bed, waving at people (real waving, not random arm flailing), and mixing vowels and consonants..gagagag dadadada etc. I think it won't be long now before I hear the sweetest word of all...MAMA!





Until next time, I wish all of you a happy fall, and for those of you in dry and colourful Ontario, take a deep breath of that sweet wood-smoky, ripe-apple, golden-leaf air for me!