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Happy Canada Day!
We enjoyed Canada days festivities at our small town beach this afternoon. There was music, cupcakes, crafts, bubbles and plenty of sand and water. It was the perfect little celebration. Wishing everyone a wonderful Canada day!
Backwoods MamaJosée
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What I’m Reading in June
Books I recently finished All the Lights We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr Set in WWII, this is a story about a young blind French girl and a German boy who develops a talent for building and fixing radios. Their stories are told in parallel moving forward and...
Pharmasave Okanagan Falls Junior Triathlon
This morning my three children, aged seven, five and three, completed their first ever triathlon and it was such a great experience for all! Yesterday we dropped off their bikes and picked up their race packages which had a shirt, swim cap, race bib, pencil and a...
Garden Journal (yr 3: vol 6)
After being away from my garden for almost three weeks I was starting to feel a little nervous. A lot can happen to plants in three weeks and I was not sure what I would find on my return. When we did eventually return home early last week the very first thing I did...
Peterson Creek Nature Park
On our way back from Prince George we stayed a couple days in Kamloops. On our last visit to Kamloops we explored Kenna Cartwright Park. I would have liked to explore that park a little more but felt that my children would enjoy something different. After a little...
Watersports at the Cabin
One of the most exhilarating things to do out at the lake is water sports. In my adolescence, when my husband's family purchase the cabin, the first priorities was always getting the boat into the water as soon as the ice melted and then...
Wildflowers in Northern British Columbia
As I walked along the pathways that meander around the cabin and down towards the lake I found myself hunched over, captivated by beautiful wildflowers. With a camera in one hand and my sister's copy of Plants of Northern British Columbia in the other, I practiced my...
Visiting Barkerville Historic Town
Barkerville Historic Town was on my list of places to visit in 2015. As a child I visited Barkerville a handful of times and each visit left me with happy memories of gold panning, dressing up in historical costumes, eating hard-rock candy and exploring a whole...
Visiting Family in Prince George
When we left the Okanagan last weekend to drive over eight-hundred kilometres north to Prince George I was feeling excited. I was looking forward to spending time with family and friends, enjoying the outdoors and taking some time to relax. Last...
Nk’ Mip Desert Cultural Centre
We joined our fellow home learners to explore the Nk' MipDesert Cultural Centre (pronounce in-Ka-meep) this week. It was a sunny cloudless day in Osoyoos, BC which meant that it was hot, very hot. Our tour started with a video about the Syilx people of the...
Visiting Kamloops: Kenna Cartwright Park and the Spirit Bear
This past weekend we had the pleasure of visiting our friends in Kamloops. I enjoyed the chance to catch up with them and see how much their little ones have grown. It was also a great opportunity to unplug from the distractions of technology and do a little reading,...
Garden Journal (yr 3: vol 5)
This week I worked hard weeding, tilling, digging and planting. Two of the raised beds were seeded in the last month and most of the seeds have sprouted. The peas and broad beans are healthy and vibrant. The carrots and beets are getting a bigger every day. However,...
Celebrating Three Decades!
Today I celebrated my thirtieth birthday! I thought it would be fun make photo journal of the first day of my third decade of life.6:52 a.m. Me. Uncensored. First thing in the morning. I am a self-professed night-owl. However, in the last few weeks I have been waking...
Honey Bees in an Old Concrete Roller
My daughter holding a drone (male) bee which has no stinger.When we moved to southern British Columbia almost three years ago it was a big change for us. We put over eight-hundred kilometers between ourselves and our family and it was a heartbreaking decision to make....
Garden Journal (yr 3: vol 4)
It has been a dry spring. Our lawn, which I do not water, is terribly patchy and yellow and the soil in my garden is dusty and dry. Already we have set up our drip irrigation lines and started using them in the raised garden beds. This afternoon, however, we did have...
Vaseux Lake Wildlife Centre
Vaseux Lake lies between Okanagan Falls and Oliver in a narrow part of the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia. At the north end of the lake there are thick rushes and the east and west sides are covered in grasslands that abruptly give way to impressively large rock...