Author: smallbug
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Exciting news
A number of exciting things has happened here in the household. First of all, Quince turned 6 months old as of the 6th of November! My has time flown by quickly. Just a mere 5 months ago we were coming up fast on his 1 month birthday and pondering if we were ever going to…
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Brussel sprouts = good; wait, what?
Yes, I have found a way to cook up brussel sprouts into tasty bites of wonderful. To start, this is one of those vegetables I always thought I should like, but found them bitter or just plain lacking in taste. Why should I like them you wonder? I love cabbage; be it cooked, raw or…
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5 months!
It’s been awhile since I posted anything. Richard was not asked go to Hong Kong this year and usually I’m rather happy about it as he can bring me back goodies and annoyed as I want to go too, this year I only feel glad because two weeks without him while we have a 5…
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Yum…ramen
Top ramen is often depicted as the “collage wonder meal”. It’s cheap to buy and fast to make, also going for it is that it doesn’t require a lot to cook. However, it doesn’t have to be that way at all. In fact for years(even in collage) I wouldn’t eat this unless I had vegetables…
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The Break In
After all these trips to Seattle, including parking around the town or across the water and taking the ferry the car was broken into. We were parked in University Village and someone smashed in the left passenger window. Luckily the car seat was in the center and didn’t get glass in it at all. We…
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Vacations – Sechelt
We left Whistler in plenty of time to drive right onto the ferry. It was in fact the one before our planned one to catch. Pretty good we thought since we had to stop a couple times because Quince was too unhappy. His cries coming down the mountain seemed to be timed when Richard and…
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Vacations – Whistler
During our holiday visit to Victoria last year we learned that my cousin was planning his wedding for this summer up in Whistler. “Of course, we will go!” we said. We booked a room for two nights at the hotel they arranged special pricing with – Crystal Lodge. It was a nice place, but the…
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What a week!
Worse than no summer at all is… Having a fever and stuck in bed when it’s the nicest week all summer long! It’s been many years since I had a fever and honestly I didn’t know what to do about it. I don’t even notice I had one until Thursday night. I thought maybe I…
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3 months old!
Quince is now 3 months old and wow, have these last two months flown by! Over the course of these last couple months we have come up with a couple different nicknames for Quince. Most often he is called Qwiggles, sometimes Barf Master Q or just plain Q while typing. He is now 12 pounds,…
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Hello Summer! (finally)
We welcome the beautiful day of summer this August 1st on the peninsula! Since it could end tomorrow, I went out this morning to the waterfront trail for a quick walk after our morning routine. The tide was out a little and the air smelled of fresh sea air. We swung by the coffee shop,…
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