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Welcome to December, the most wonderful time of the year! This is my month of festive and celebratory joy! Baby Sasja’s birthday is the 16th, my anniversary with Raymond on the 19th (28 years!), my birthday on the 21st, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, then New Year’s Eve, which was my adoption day, something my mum, … Read more
I’m so sorry! This post was lost in the ether for a bit – it’s from September! – and now it’s here! I apologize for taking so long to share this with you! In the Q&A, Latisha asked, I currently make anhydrous whipped body butters and natural hair balm. A thought occurred to me about using...
Hi everyone! Just a quick update after the update from last week: I’m experiencing those ongoing hand and arm spasms that make it really hard to type, use a trackpad, peck something out on the iPad keyboard, holding a pen, using a fork or chopsticks, and so much more. (Things are getting better, so that’s good, … Read more
As I mentioned in the update last week, there’s a lot going on around our home and I just can’t issue an e-book for this month for $10 subscribers. Quick update: I’m experiencing those ongoing hand and arm spasms that make it really hard to type, use a trackpad, peck something out on the iPad...
Hi everyone! Sorry we’ve been away for a bit, but so much is going on around us! Last week, starting on November 14th, our region – the Fraser Valley, British Columbia – has endured the worst flooding since the 1940s or possibly ever. We are fine, our house is fine, most of our community is … Read more