Summer table dressing
We have a marble dining room table and we discovered early in the game that these tables are a challenge to clean and avoid stains from...
Summer arrived!
Summer arrived in Vancouver this evening at 9:43 PM with the summer solstice. And I was out on the patio waiting for it. I think this is...
Spring gardening on the patio
I have been waiting patiently for spring to arrive in Vancouver so I could work on the gardening on our patio. Yesterday was a cool and...
Home alone
Yoshiko is in Tokyo this week and I am home alone with Spago. I am trying to get as many miscellaneous tasks done as possible while she...
Bike Room Clean Up
Shortly after we moved into our condo I noticed the bicycle storage room contained a significant number of bikes that appeared to be...
One year in our condo
One year ago today we moved into our condo in Vancouver after a short but intense four-month search in late 2015. We had a wishlist of...
Welcome to 2017
Lots of snowfall yesterday and it caused numerous power outages in and around the UBC area. Many of our neighbors have been without power...
Family Christmas Stockings
Our Christmas stockings are ready. Santa can now bring something for everyone in our family. My stocking dates back to well before I was...
Berry the Hummingbird
We have created a Hummingbird Central on our patio since we added flowers and feeders in August. And since that time the birds visit us...
A view from our home
It is a year since we stumbled across the condo that is now our home. After looking at many listings that didn't seem like home... we...
