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As a quick note to the kind readers who have asked if I’m okay. Yes. Our town – Chilliwack – is experiencing higher than normal water levels and the parts of town outside the dike are being evacuated, but those of us in the non-flood plain part are fine. Thank you for asking! I’ll let...
…because I can’t necessarily respond to your comment or question immediately. I try my best, but every morning I have to make a decision – do I write posts, experiment in the workshop, or respond to one person’s emails? More often than not, I choose to write posts or experiment in the workshop because that...
With Raymond’s graduation and yesterday’s fun at free RPG day with a few boys from our groups, I fear I haven’t had time to write posts over the last few days. I don’t have time today as we’re going to the flea market to find controllers for our Game Cube for the Rated T for Teen video...
My husband is graduating today with a Bachelor of Arts, Psychology degree from the University of the Fraser Valley. We have to be there for around 8:15, and the ceremony starts at 9:30. (Who schedules a grad for first thing in the morning?) I’m so proud of him! This is not a picture of Raymond....
I love sugar scrubs in any season, but I especially need my scrubs during these summer months when I rarely wear anything other than shorts and I spent a lot of time swimming at the lake or just generally wandering around outside. I always use the same recipe because I like the consistency – see...