Possible Move Hello, Hivelander-type folks. Missed me. So sorry for my absence, but I have been super busy looking into a property up north and to the right from these parts. Fingers crossed the sale goes

Wednesday Walk The weather has turned around here in Vancouver. Minime and I have taken advantage of the mostly dry afternoons to stroll about the city streets and venture into neighbourhoods a little

Aquarium Visit We took our annual visit to the Vancouver Aquarium this past December. We go early in the month and just a bit later in the day to avoid the Christmas and field trip crowds. It is always

Sun and Colour Enjoyed a super nice day yesterday. The sun came out, and with a little warmth. The weather forecasters continued to insist it was only 8 degrees Celsius, but it was definitely warmer than

Ballon Fermentation Lab A fun and highly illustrative lab on fermentation involves Baker's Yeast, sugar, two bottles and balloons. The lab is designed to answer the exploratory question ... Is sugar required

Absolute Monarchy We've gotten to that place in our history studies where the egomaniac extraordinaire encounters their delusions of grandeur level, dream career. No, not as a social media star with the

The Sun We have been a little cooped upped these last few days. The weather continues on grey and soggy. Minime has been working hard at his studies, and so it was definitely time for an escape. What better

Rainy Days Not much going on for us right now in rainy Vancouver. Not much fun to be outside but still essential to get out there and stretch out legs and breathe some ocean air, to breathe that salty

Lord of the Slopes Snowmaggedon has hit Vancouver. The schools are closed and the toboggan hill is full. Likely by this time tomorrow, we will be looking at a soggy mess; and so after I did some online

Lord of the Flies and Lifestyle The arctic air has gone nowhere. Vancouver is as frigid as Vancouver gets. It is minus 9 degrees celsius, as I pen this blog. It was still colder overnight. These flowers

Chatty Snowflakes Vancouver was hit by a very brief blizzard yesterday, just after we headed out for exploring. There were only a few unassuming flakes falling as I was locking the door. Methinks ... oh

Christmas Treats and Trips There is very good chance in the upcoming months we will moving from British Columbia to Alberta. In the time we have, we want to make sure that we see a lot of local and nearby

Lights at Dundarave Village In my attempt to give Minime a more experiential, and less materialistic Christmas season, we did a lot of day/night trips around Vancouver's Lower Mainland to take in the sights

Pumpkin Yule Log I threatened a few days ago to attempt an almost carnivore yule log after some success with almost an carnivore sponge cake. I had just a tad bit of Japanese pumpkin left over, and so

Low Carb Peanut Butter Pucker-Up Cookies I love to bake almost carnivore cookies, cakes, and stuff. After a few years of trying I have come up with a carnivore flour that I can substitute into any tradition

Vancouver Tree Lighting Festival Been so busy with Christmas, Homeschooling, and I am starting a new job. A lot to do, much of it enjoyable and conscience expanding. Still I miss you guys. Wish I could

Christmas About Town Last Saturday was the annual Candy Town in Vancouver's Yaletown. In previous years, the event has been larger and had a better feel. They would close down the street and season revellers

Gingerbread Masonry in Vancouver One of the hi-lights of any Christmas season in Vancouver for our family is a visit to the Gingerbread Lane, hosted at the Hyatt Regency on Burrard Street. The hotel lobby

Sip and Shop The Christmas season is getting on, and I am way behind telling you all the events we have been up to. So much to tell. Today we are going way back to December 2nd and our trip over to North

Naked Egg Experiment We have been enjoying the Christmas season and events. Packing in all sorts of day trips, get-togethers, sweat sips, and delicious NAVIDAD inspired treats into our days. But still