Category: Family

Summer 2014 – New York

It’s only a short hop from Ottawa to New York – 45 minutes on the plane if that.  The planes have been getting progressively smaller too, as we’ve travelled north from Orlando and this...

Summer 2014 – Ottawa

It took longer than we would have imagined to get to Ottawa; a flight to Toronto and then a connecting flight to Ottawa.  It’s a surprise that it’s not easier to get there seeing...

Summer 2014 – Orlando

The first time we went to Orlando, when big daughter was six years old, my husband and I told ourselves that we were going for her and although we weren’t really into Disney ourselves,...

Summer 2014 – a tale of three cities!

Well, strictly speaking it’s two cities and a Magic Kingdom, but that doesn’t quite have the same ring to it! We’ve been such a lucky family this summer – our summer holiday was three...

Modern words from the past

I read recently that no one wants to read a blog post over 500 words.  Oops.  I hope you’ll indulge me in this one! When our church newsletter landed on the doormat the other...

Clearing out

We’re lucky enough to have a small study in our house where we keep our computer, our stationery, phone books, that sort of stuff.  My husband and I both have a bookcase with a...