When I first started dating after 16 years of marriage, I thought I was having an out of body experience. It took me a while to see it as a luxury and a gift of the break. I had needed to do it and maybe surprisingly wanted to do it  almost right away but I could not speak of it. Although … [Read more...]

Once upon a time there was a mom at a cottage alone with her very young children. They were sound asleep all cosy in the darkness when she heard strange noises. She stood at the top of the stairs listening-the sounds were  two burglars plotting the theft. Ohmygod. Will they kill us or just rob … [Read more...]

Results only work environment or ROWE is the brainchild of two former execs at Best Buy. It is based on the concept that people work best at different times and in different ways. Some need the adrenalin of the 11th hour and some like slow and steady; some are early risers and do their best work … [Read more...]

We took a helicopter ride up to the glacier in Alaska. We swooped and soared and investigated for over an hour and then landed on a glacier field. Our fabulously gorgeous pilot, Mike, guided us through the turquoise crevasses-warning us that the snow fields are deceiving and often only lightly cover … [Read more...]

This is my nearly-ten-year-old daughter:At such a tender age, she has discovered love. Her first, truest, tenderest love. She has discovered horses.This past weekend, to celebrate Canada Day, our family visited Jasper National Park. On Saturday, I took the kids horseback riding for the first … [Read more...]

I do realize the irony of posting a photo essay immediately following my last post, but hey: I'm okay with that. I just returned from spending a few days on a girls' weekend with friends -- two moms and three daughters -- in Fairmont Hot Springs, BC, where I shot these pictures of the girls … [Read more...]

We had taken a 2 hour hike along the Chilkhoot trail in Skagway, Alaska, then climbed into a raft to float down the Tyrie River. Our guide warned us that if we hit any large protrusion at high speed the raft would fold and we could end up in the 36 F water. He would scream "bump" if this happened so … [Read more...]