Our dynamic detective duo at the Pair of Aces Detective Agency are at it again.  This time it's their very own spy glasses that are missing.  How will our hapless heroes detect without them?   Watch to find out.  The most intriguing clue, a dead earwig!  The case was solved … [Read more...]

Sophie & Fiona love to create masterpieces.  They can draw, paint, fold, glue & tape for hours at a time.We've started an art wall in the sun/play room and they love to show off their work.Here are some samples.  The Lorax by SophiePuppies under a rainbow by Fiona   "The Queen … [Read more...]

Well - so far my summer fitness plan is da bomb....er....I mean a bomb.I could make lame excuses like I was on holiday for the past month, traveling in the car, it was really, really hot...etc.   But I won't.   I still have a little belly that is uncomfortable and sticks out when … [Read more...]

I'm writing this from Hamburg, NY, so we are still on our road trip.  My girls are such great travelers, I'm very, very lucky.We started out on Tuesday, July 10th and drove as far as Hamburg for an overnight at my brother-in-law's.  Then two days of driving to Nags Head, North Carolina … [Read more...]

I'm out of shape.  Big time.  And I don't like it.  I don't like my little belly and bum fat, I admit it, some of it is vanity.  But mostly I don't like being out of breath when climbing a hill in my neighbourhood, which is built into a hill.  I want to feel vigorous again. … [Read more...]

Here are a few gems from the past few weeks."Fiona we are fighting we don't know whose the fishy is (Littlest Pet Shop toy) and we're actually angry at each other because we can't get along sometimes.  My feelings are mad and angry.",  Sophie - written in a note to me.  Here it is - … [Read more...]

Thank you Brene Brown.I've been reading "I Thought it was Just Me (But it Isn't)".  It is helping me to deal with some of my demons.  The book is also helping me to organize my thoughts about many issues I have with our culture.Here is Brene's definition of shame:Shame is the intensely … [Read more...]

I'm reposting this video on the first anniversary of Dad's death.  For those of you who knew and loved him.  He was a gentle soul. … [Read more...]

I've been thinking an awful lot about what makes us happy or not.  Why are some people happy and others aren't.  During my interview with The Green School, I was asked what struck me the most in my travels and I said it was how people seem happier in developing countries.  I've been … [Read more...]