She has a cold. I’m so very tired. I baked a pie, made ravioli from scratch, baked a four layer cake, made fish tacos (tortillas from scratch) and hosted a little party all in three days. I’m tired. Oh…and I got a business license. Notice that logo up there…yup, I’m all legal now. Need photographic […]
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So now that I’ve made my dream (nightmare?) of owning my own business a reality, I had to go out and celebrate by, what else, but taking pictures. We dragged the family out for an excursion to one of the more beautiful parts of Vancouver Island, Sidney. Sidney is a small, seaside community that also
I took a plunge yesterday. A huge one. One I’ve talked about, yet feared, just about my whole adult life. I applied for a business license, registered a business name and bought a domain name. My heart is pounding just typing that! I’m heading into the professional photographers domain and I don’t take the step lightly.
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Life in a rural setting can get kind of weird sometimes. Like having to wrangle all your chickens one morning after they escape during the night, having spent the whole time staring into their yard trying to figure out how to get back in. Chickens are unbelievably brilliant you know. All sarcasm aside, I truly appreciate their
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It’s warming up (for the moment) here on sunny (rainy) Vancouver Island. We had a chance to head out for a walk in the neighbourhood for a minute the other day. Boots were a must, but it was a fairly nice day for a walk. I realized when we were walking, me holding camera, Adrian
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I think my daughter has a drinking problem. She may also have her mother’s serious aversion to bread products….The future looks bleak my friends. Funny, I think I have a similar picture of my son at the same age: Hmmm, says more about the parents I think, than the child. My name is Elizabeth Nyland
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What’s cuter than a naked baby? Nothin’. Period. Well, I suppose the baby in question might be cuter if it was your own, but this is my blog, so I am going to continue to inundate you with pictures of my children until they are old enough to make me stop. Especially naked ones like
It’s a new year, and I realize many people will be fielding their resolutions for the next few months (or weeks) and many of those will have to do with eating healthier. Well, then this recipe is not for you. This recipe is purely of the gooey, creamy, sticky, savoury but sweet variety and has