This is what they did all day, every day this March Break. It was perfection.The next time we have a thunder storm I'm going to try really hard to remember how good Mother Nature was to us this week. Did you do anything fun for March Break? … [Read more...]
These Days
My kids are both off school for March Break this week, and though we haven't planned a whole lot of things to do specifically, just not having to rush around in the morning has got to be one of the sweetest parts, for me.These days, by the time I wake up and head to the kitchen, I tend to see … [Read more...]
Staycation…All We Ever Wanted!
It's mid-March and across this cold, winter-y land of ours it's the time of the annual March Break. Unlike our American neighbours, we can't call it Spring Break, because Spring could honestly still be months away (sob). For many of us this one (or two) week break from school means an annual family … [Read more...]
I can’t believe I forgot to tell you
The most hilarious yet fairly disconcerting part of that long journey back from Jamaica with the pilot who really didn't get it, was when we were refuelling and the stewardesses said "Please unfasten your seatbelt during the refuelling"They were rather insistent with this and it struck me as odd … [Read more...]
be careful what you wish for
My girls and Sam's girls said they wanted more JORO outings in 2011- the Science Centre, the AGO, Kensington market. We gave them a JORO Field trip to Jamaica. Don't worry I am not going to show you more beautiful footage of our trip. On the contrary.While in Jamaica they told us that the next trip … [Read more...]
fantasy island
Have you ever dreamt about being stranded on a deserted island?We spent an afternoon on one and it was not to be believed.First we took thisand then thissoon we could see thisand landed on this (no crying now)where we played like natives until it was the sad time to leavethis is memory bank … [Read more...]
authentic travel
If you ever have the good fortune to travel to a far away place with a friend from that far away place, grab it.Firstly you will see how that friend lives in an element that is his/ her own. You will see a dimension that is surprising and colourful. You see them in their full capability and a side … [Read more...]
going nuts
I have a real problem saying anything wonderful is over. I hate leaving the cottage at the end of the summer, I hate leaving the city at the end of the school year, I hate saying "you are too old for that-leave it behind", I hate it even a little when the snow melts, I hate when all the leaves are … [Read more...]
day 2 in the beach house
The sun rises in the Carribean in about a minute and the room I am in fills with light as though a switch has been turned on. It is a different way to wake up this way after a long winter with an alarm clock and a very dark room. Please remember we all fall asleep with the windows and doors … [Read more...]
from snow to sun
car pick up at 5 amcustomssecuritywaiting4.5 hour flightscreaming toddler for 4.25 hoursin flight breakfast of champions-apple danish,chocolate cookie, potato chipsarrival and pick up by friendscold coconut water at the airportjamaican patties at the roadsideroadside pick up of 2 dozen papau, ohti … [Read more...]