tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77574390864518456822024-03-05T03:30:58.890-08:00jaz butterflythese are the days of our livesjazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08057951650865848276noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757439086451845682.post-60758128877597608402009-06-15T16:05:00.000-07:002009-06-15T16:09:27.344-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirSGc_PRsUJoBrtguMoDtJWiWObNy-YCPQ9rAPfqsIfn1XXGibqHrxvQh7CrOLokjKhDMh8B0H6Ol85HdNFQaSM6bZJstG2qURuUMx9loLkCBb1kcO84oxLOAJwWTcoerod2A-8Jbd_COn/s1600-h/DSCF1335.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirSGc_PRsUJoBrtguMoDtJWiWObNy-YCPQ9rAPfqsIfn1XXGibqHrxvQh7CrOLokjKhDMh8B0H6Ol85HdNFQaSM6bZJstG2qURuUMx9loLkCBb1kcO84oxLOAJwWTcoerod2A-8Jbd_COn/s320/DSCF1335.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347694768812680946" border="0" /></a>jazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08057951650865848276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757439086451845682.post-11747049035681482712009-05-02T09:18:00.000-07:002009-05-02T09:21:14.133-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfV2_Em33WwSpEMAbPSSE_JqXZoJnoZVB4vYH2oU6ydW1_a7GdzvLIOaVW3Q7UI6AwD7uZfQh7cWYrezMYNiGqtyDPmzpY252LdAtSz97zDO4nuthJtaJP7ssFQQu_YSyiItjgTG29n6Ir/s1600-h/DSCF1230.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfV2_Em33WwSpEMAbPSSE_JqXZoJnoZVB4vYH2oU6ydW1_a7GdzvLIOaVW3Q7UI6AwD7uZfQh7cWYrezMYNiGqtyDPmzpY252LdAtSz97zDO4nuthJtaJP7ssFQQu_YSyiItjgTG29n6Ir/s320/DSCF1230.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331262423370380450" border="0" /></a>jazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08057951650865848276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757439086451845682.post-10980640392648133662009-03-21T21:18:00.000-07:002009-03-21T21:25:54.051-07:00I'm gonna manifest a new home!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhQb_ytY9GKkeC6fhF0hSh032jt7QwOcuuMMCq2xj8m9SjNaW6NUCWEbuUTYupT4Dv3ULIXPdormMw-pRtX8kkS8YQ8IG1YBHoO6VfCi3V-SKUf9S_MM8hli5LMwV6u7cJKMrBKv5X3QH/s1600-h/clinton-straw-bale-photovoltaic-passive-home-whidbey-island-solar-tour.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhQb_ytY9GKkeC6fhF0hSh032jt7QwOcuuMMCq2xj8m9SjNaW6NUCWEbuUTYupT4Dv3ULIXPdormMw-pRtX8kkS8YQ8IG1YBHoO6VfCi3V-SKUf9S_MM8hli5LMwV6u7cJKMrBKv5X3QH/s320/clinton-straw-bale-photovoltaic-passive-home-whidbey-island-solar-tour.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315863525218635218" border="0" /></a><br />ok, it has 3 bedrooms, lots of sunlight, is downtown kaslo, close to the school, warm in winter, has working woodstove, no mold/mildew, and inexpensive (like $500/month max)<br /><br />;)<br /><br />~*~*~*~*~*~*~*jazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08057951650865848276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757439086451845682.post-59318506850475152752009-03-21T21:02:00.001-07:002009-03-21T21:04:21.372-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPeEj88k_Pn1Y3ulSfOqfvtVkZeWMKNZnye0uwogkvzd6F7okff5yY60lwGf5QDYrMVA6xMi3I83KsG8kfi_sseZ8273Q-hAwqQw_EL6kTI3-sX1o7azW7wUDfAMXIP_lGQidFwGAR0r_I/s1600-h/march+09+trip+to+ferns+and+moms+%28142%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPeEj88k_Pn1Y3ulSfOqfvtVkZeWMKNZnye0uwogkvzd6F7okff5yY60lwGf5QDYrMVA6xMi3I83KsG8kfi_sseZ8273Q-hAwqQw_EL6kTI3-sX1o7azW7wUDfAMXIP_lGQidFwGAR0r_I/s320/march+09+trip+to+ferns+and+moms+%28142%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315858051529910866" border="0" /></a><br />we went and visited family a couple of weeks ago. It was a good time to get out of town, as it was spring break and the snow was finally melting.jazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08057951650865848276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757439086451845682.post-24064052492681656552009-03-21T20:55:00.000-07:002009-03-21T20:58:51.151-07:00Food security in Kaslo; the movie!!<a href="http://nklcss.org/movie.php">I'm in a movie about my local food security network. I was the apprentice (as previously mentioned in this neglected blog :P)</a>jazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08057951650865848276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757439086451845682.post-24562131778466784992009-02-27T10:16:00.000-08:002009-02-27T15:35:37.711-08:00pretty picture<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2FdplKIV_qSLbox74x7MJ8j1Rp7tK3CYNOMLtv6wwCJtNILEZI2iWv5nWx_fOIjFuYwBfeDHpskhmH_wdGkIXmhAzKVZ3Gxr3hUOB8KJpJgDk9NF6cUfysXxhk_OESkBC_pXmkMHmBcq/s1600-h/freeeeee.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2FdplKIV_qSLbox74x7MJ8j1Rp7tK3CYNOMLtv6wwCJtNILEZI2iWv5nWx_fOIjFuYwBfeDHpskhmH_wdGkIXmhAzKVZ3Gxr3hUOB8KJpJgDk9NF6cUfysXxhk_OESkBC_pXmkMHmBcq/s320/freeeeee.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307624792750432322" border="0" /></a>jazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08057951650865848276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757439086451845682.post-62357186391561147682009-01-16T20:55:00.000-08:002009-01-30T00:04:30.317-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWzLEE9wWwWSH9gUC7MqQ5v9mK7cM-xz5e_EHfC52ucmukzb9PInq-jvMeU6HHNAQuaQoj5C1zLgCVx7D3TBHSvW5008cjZnOBQR5g3QlfvhxjtdEhGnqyoZe-nHl3qQKzXo2t_hRw9Bwf/s1600-h/feist.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWzLEE9wWwWSH9gUC7MqQ5v9mK7cM-xz5e_EHfC52ucmukzb9PInq-jvMeU6HHNAQuaQoj5C1zLgCVx7D3TBHSvW5008cjZnOBQR5g3QlfvhxjtdEhGnqyoZe-nHl3qQKzXo2t_hRw9Bwf/s320/feist.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292123700899900450" border="0" /></a><br />Fly away... oooooooooo... I feel it all.. I feel it all.. The wings are wide the wings are wide.. ooo I'll be the one who'll be the one who'll break my heart..I'll be the one who'll be the one who'll break my heart.. I love you more.. I love you more..<br /><br />I love feist.<br />It's my music for the moment. Every time I want to play something, it's my first choice.jazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08057951650865848276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757439086451845682.post-8115240778186485582009-01-09T18:49:00.000-08:002009-01-09T22:52:17.446-08:00Out with the OLD in with the NEW<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1bFmonp6i_94xky3ovHtLmFylsJKS0S-Vf0FuLnJgUDg2KuLtUwpWWafNWTz5qslYUuQ7EJvCRmZEm0E9tnY-iE-pC6k0p2PiTmhhJqew0y5p7kYQwPoczUdq0PWN2N00oTTNRM-TfUdW/s1600-h/jan+09+%2849%29+-+Copy.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1bFmonp6i_94xky3ovHtLmFylsJKS0S-Vf0FuLnJgUDg2KuLtUwpWWafNWTz5qslYUuQ7EJvCRmZEm0E9tnY-iE-pC6k0p2PiTmhhJqew0y5p7kYQwPoczUdq0PWN2N00oTTNRM-TfUdW/s320/jan+09+%2849%29+-+Copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289525987853425298" border="0" /></a><br />So many things are happening right now, and since last time I posted on my blog.<br /><br />I'll go backwards:<br /><br />I am decluttering my life right now. Anything that doesn't need to be here, is on it's way to being gone. Some of it is already burned. Yes, I went through all my old schoolwork from 1991 and up! (oh my gawd) There is so much that I'm probably still going to be burning it till the end of winter. It's handy like that. lol.<br />I remembered how soul crushing school was for me. How my teacher would grade everything with this all purpose -- poor, ok, good, very good, and excellent -- He even graded our journals! and artwork with these labels. I really had issues with this teacher. I had him for two years (gr. 6 &7) and the first year was fine, but the second year, I rebelled. We were doing the same freaking activities that we had done in grade 6 (like the 'evolution of man' project) I won't go into the details of my vandetta against mr.nick el but let's just say that I don't think he will *ever* forget me. Man, I had issues. lol.<br />So yeah, I'm getting a lot of things done these days. I still have to get back to crafting, but I'm working on ultra-organizing the space right now too, so it seems like it's bringing a breath of fresh air into the room. I've joined a decluttering group on the forum to keep me going. It's so nice to hear of everyones stories of getting all their stuff purged and cleansed. It's a healing time. Time to begin anew. 2009.<br /><br />Haeven's Birthday and Christmas/Solstice happened:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8FXds0LAuwvtCveZiTIcsS6FAtWD4j443-kfmwq7SsH4BSbu1uMliZm_FFJjjT-bgo4yNQ8jiP4oM751wyp14I5FJD5tOHcjPVjqlvneUBumSQA4Xx8R2Sr4c5hQ-PcbQ9iya4K7pBTkW/s1600-h/haeven's+6th+birthday+%2823%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8FXds0LAuwvtCveZiTIcsS6FAtWD4j443-kfmwq7SsH4BSbu1uMliZm_FFJjjT-bgo4yNQ8jiP4oM751wyp14I5FJD5tOHcjPVjqlvneUBumSQA4Xx8R2Sr4c5hQ-PcbQ9iya4K7pBTkW/s320/haeven's+6th+birthday+%2823%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289550360730047522" border="0" /></a><br />It didn't turn out great for my sweet girl :( It was really snowing on that day so only two kids showed up (I had invited 5-6 families) and other stuff happened that I don't really want to go into. I tried to make it a good birthday for her though, like I do every year.<br /><br />Christmas/Solstice was OK, but we didn't have any family to spend it with. We ended up going to our friends Diana and Isabella's house for X-mas night. The girls got to watch The Little Mermaid and mommy got to have a drinking buddy. I needed it on this x-mas.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWBzZJvboyOadjTQU3J6qw9GmkJhbDhM5PBC7hKHeBDRvuhcXx0lOPiMT980NOQgsF9LftTuw8y7Zl9FoYhB87siklYeS9J71Yth7Z1L4yT4m2yy5UOsQQOWzBcnTcAQts-br0-T6Z97CH/s1600-h/christmess+thyme%21+%287%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWBzZJvboyOadjTQU3J6qw9GmkJhbDhM5PBC7hKHeBDRvuhcXx0lOPiMT980NOQgsF9LftTuw8y7Zl9FoYhB87siklYeS9J71Yth7Z1L4yT4m2yy5UOsQQOWzBcnTcAQts-br0-T6Z97CH/s320/christmess+thyme%21+%287%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289553155540307922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />2009 will be a better year for us.jazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08057951650865848276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757439086451845682.post-88992068920336578082008-09-30T09:49:00.000-07:002008-09-30T10:07:23.381-07:00River Trail<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_TB-2YuPQ5DNjPmPzsLWSnBups0wQttE9DovriVR8af4RWpKnWU1Aj0ON0KiR4hSU1Sp6gXpRcRZsz6FsROGFVjHv6Kbyqzrrj23AP3cawIEZs1XcKJtPHqcKIdW1FWjugTal3HCy4hb5/s1600-h/DSCF0092.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_TB-2YuPQ5DNjPmPzsLWSnBups0wQttE9DovriVR8af4RWpKnWU1Aj0ON0KiR4hSU1Sp6gXpRcRZsz6FsROGFVjHv6Kbyqzrrj23AP3cawIEZs1XcKJtPHqcKIdW1FWjugTal3HCy4hb5/s320/DSCF0092.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251860788454707330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx9S_kgB0_lCIaGABlneFB2wJJW7Do1pI5o_Vn8W8H5MdbQPiB-G3YFjGPTJEu9nhGt1_v5dYag-bV67D8RTnesF2BsFvQmuv5_ovcKGwzUXTHry23yOf6iZQPYEWdTDB4Q6u4yj-XFcHr/s1600-h/DSCF0090.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx9S_kgB0_lCIaGABlneFB2wJJW7Do1pI5o_Vn8W8H5MdbQPiB-G3YFjGPTJEu9nhGt1_v5dYag-bV67D8RTnesF2BsFvQmuv5_ovcKGwzUXTHry23yOf6iZQPYEWdTDB4Q6u4yj-XFcHr/s320/DSCF0090.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251858864864057682" border="0" /></a><br />We have been going for walks with our new friends Kathrin and Amelie. They are from Germany. This picture is from the bridge over the kaslo river. It's a walking bridge and it's so nicely made. I wish I would've taken a picture of it from one end to the other.. maybe on Friday; we're going to go on another walk, all the way around on the trail this time. It should take us a few hours. It feels so good to go out of the house and get back into nature. I have been wanting to do this for a long time, but I always found excuses not to. Which are, of course, some pretty good excuses like that there are bears *everywhere* here. It feels safe to walk with a group, though. I always told myself that I would go for walks all the time once I got a dog. But that's a long way off. Anyways, we are enjoying going for walks. I even got a cool book on local hikes, and Kathrin and I are going to try some of them out.jazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08057951650865848276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757439086451845682.post-62616510081653301872008-09-08T14:10:00.000-07:002008-09-08T14:20:30.446-07:00and more pics..<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA6BFbHa5KL5Iy53obFDbszNRIp6TodkkkcoiwZYDmYPAZqIo_uiG5fmYEsNZw3s7xMTM0gUYFrVyax365c_hUoz93OhsZjAYYLW3lcnpKtRukTb4t3P9aV_3xAY4q9XUdmD-nqIa5OUTd/s1600-h/DSCF0046.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA6BFbHa5KL5Iy53obFDbszNRIp6TodkkkcoiwZYDmYPAZqIo_uiG5fmYEsNZw3s7xMTM0gUYFrVyax365c_hUoz93OhsZjAYYLW3lcnpKtRukTb4t3P9aV_3xAY4q9XUdmD-nqIa5OUTd/s320/DSCF0046.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243762659647886146" border="0" /></a>.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRt6rZ0yiRvC09LKAYxPb7YhVBumf1NDvdErohhFQA4xNZmeQnJaS4ZgQNgvxC5sO2-L_4yv2SlxnYgBRmIhs2eKTeHjOvdY1oYMrlNuF_DL1ztgcuvB2o-AzjeefLGH0yOs0DJgg7v7cG/s1600-h/DSCF0050.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRt6rZ0yiRvC09LKAYxPb7YhVBumf1NDvdErohhFQA4xNZmeQnJaS4ZgQNgvxC5sO2-L_4yv2SlxnYgBRmIhs2eKTeHjOvdY1oYMrlNuF_DL1ztgcuvB2o-AzjeefLGH0yOs0DJgg7v7cG/s320/DSCF0050.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243762605689547522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxnbC9hW0TMnWuYp5985kczA3D29wpLHblByg3effadJswj_2NaoRG0IUg9V62v5fO8V8FBG2Cxs9hxwJLam8jyRAApBirLFmAUTvIHwvbLrsf46Yqopq4oaYVN7yL2dgwNK01aBxm2nym/s1600-h/DSCF0051.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxnbC9hW0TMnWuYp5985kczA3D29wpLHblByg3effadJswj_2NaoRG0IUg9V62v5fO8V8FBG2Cxs9hxwJLam8jyRAApBirLFmAUTvIHwvbLrsf46Yqopq4oaYVN7yL2dgwNK01aBxm2nym/s320/DSCF0051.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243762618368339602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj6m-i6h5SkTby5pyeaAVbVDMLS7Ig-2BJaZkYTOxXg3WCwy2OdDWY60t0UBHFnjGKBjasMzf4dVNhqC-B0TMpWu1H6IETvLHJjsupqE8wOFUkm0xr2ytQadmrPUr9SUB9OYvYxoe2sZKL/s1600-h/DSCF0053.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj6m-i6h5SkTby5pyeaAVbVDMLS7Ig-2BJaZkYTOxXg3WCwy2OdDWY60t0UBHFnjGKBjasMzf4dVNhqC-B0TMpWu1H6IETvLHJjsupqE8wOFUkm0xr2ytQadmrPUr9SUB9OYvYxoe2sZKL/s320/DSCF0053.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243762626725471730" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ6Gp8lUYPVuxcfkiI2YhYI62Akwu0OsdlvHXOUtsJZM8YSfrlHtSCzyjdbQH-D6-hLs8L8p5ArZBfBzb60y-_0TcPcUo4NFU7l5_ryufOdg2iNUwukPRPOQlFa0PoJrj4c7Li4flViMMQ/s1600-h/DSCF0055.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ6Gp8lUYPVuxcfkiI2YhYI62Akwu0OsdlvHXOUtsJZM8YSfrlHtSCzyjdbQH-D6-hLs8L8p5ArZBfBzb60y-_0TcPcUo4NFU7l5_ryufOdg2iNUwukPRPOQlFa0PoJrj4c7Li4flViMMQ/s320/DSCF0055.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243762645884678354" border="0" /></a>jazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08057951650865848276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757439086451845682.post-52053128039217280132008-09-08T13:59:00.000-07:002008-09-08T14:09:05.882-07:00First Day of Kindergarten!At last school has begun. The teacher was doing home visits last week, which was so nice for all of us. So I have to update my blog with such big news, and pictures too.<br /> Here's my beautiful girl before entering the threshold...<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmUqUsTSVY8E-XmrXqZCj-HpU2SudSt5KUFNKt7n-VudaOtn5FWj6fI_UqFrlmPgj1Xc9Qb3mxCsKIospO3Td688zGGbM_0YpiqocvCRQdHsv3qW0w-QkDDtYGXIpGxTsFLgUhTYpdgvn-/s1600-h/DSCF0045.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmUqUsTSVY8E-XmrXqZCj-HpU2SudSt5KUFNKt7n-VudaOtn5FWj6fI_UqFrlmPgj1Xc9Qb3mxCsKIospO3Td688zGGbM_0YpiqocvCRQdHsv3qW0w-QkDDtYGXIpGxTsFLgUhTYpdgvn-/s320/DSCF0045.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243758692030818242" border="0" /></a></div>jazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08057951650865848276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757439086451845682.post-72644625193435531772008-09-02T00:41:00.001-07:002008-09-02T00:52:26.747-07:00The harvest is coming in now. I've canned batches of jam and peaches. I really want to get some cucumbers to make pickles, but have enough on my plate for the moment. My Oldest Daughter (whom I'll call Sunshine) is starting kindergarten soon. The teacher is coming for a home visit on thursday. It's so old fashioned that she does that still. I love it! I love this town!<br /><br />This picture is priceless. I want to spread it around the internet a bit, if I can. Hopefully some people will stop mutilating their son's genitals one<br />day.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWDvA_ptcKb4HAfHW5csRDLAhKdAjWWW8rjZRWwmA3_KeaLZxGj6CUd2wiCuDIFXUPoVYL9nFmkcswCH2vrfCgi6_2B6NCo2v7p9-hx83rgj_DgXIYLd0EmtfaQ76aQGa9lHjm6dxb2kof/s1600-h/NaturalBananaSmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWDvA_ptcKb4HAfHW5csRDLAhKdAjWWW8rjZRWwmA3_KeaLZxGj6CUd2wiCuDIFXUPoVYL9nFmkcswCH2vrfCgi6_2B6NCo2v7p9-hx83rgj_DgXIYLd0EmtfaQ76aQGa9lHjm6dxb2kof/s320/NaturalBananaSmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241326747264710162" border="0" /></a>jazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08057951650865848276noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757439086451845682.post-30206750326130577232008-07-02T11:56:00.000-07:002008-12-09T04:13:02.955-08:00Garden Lusciousness<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhElPpFKgNKkT_JgOhMOyYuG30Qs_K_OWfNk6c4BKtVS3LqO2ECWGKGV9shchHmDBkb0-0DOCah_H-iPrEF_4brPaiIBB29c7vXjBMIk8oMGrdN8u3qf5Oz0RTJD1RjlS8LXzxmTa9Q6eYT/s1600-h/july+2008+%289%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhElPpFKgNKkT_JgOhMOyYuG30Qs_K_OWfNk6c4BKtVS3LqO2ECWGKGV9shchHmDBkb0-0DOCah_H-iPrEF_4brPaiIBB29c7vXjBMIk8oMGrdN8u3qf5Oz0RTJD1RjlS8LXzxmTa9Q6eYT/s320/july+2008+%289%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218493425729425170" border="0" /></a><br />pea flower.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCid86w4-BrHKc0OiOKllrMtEyBiiftqKvI-80eg_MxOZzybt5WlupQMHaRyJpobeE4Tgq6JIC2NnkKu1bYH7k3sJpiXP7Ue6t2K9tUavVInOdOLErXfPtibOm-vp6OJ8Zm0UgJc5VYFny/s1600-h/july+2008+%285%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCid86w4-BrHKc0OiOKllrMtEyBiiftqKvI-80eg_MxOZzybt5WlupQMHaRyJpobeE4Tgq6JIC2NnkKu1bYH7k3sJpiXP7Ue6t2K9tUavVInOdOLErXfPtibOm-vp6OJ8Zm0UgJc5VYFny/s320/july+2008+%285%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218493784000251618" border="0" /></a>Beet greens, yummy in a salad. these are heirloom seeds, certified organic and I can't wait for the harvest. I'll have to just be happy with the greens for now.jazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08057951650865848276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757439086451845682.post-53472203370367070362008-07-01T07:55:00.000-07:002008-12-09T04:13:02.969-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ud-smwtOjQpv2cbDe5yHKN8HjzBr_oCpRILbcjkP9S34hP3PCDP5OShGxCFH0IRxxOTMv72rs4kFwcrJcZTJw7klQCKgU9OnoFzgd1b_aF6nRwGxCjqPUcy3n2zEULQkaodWxxqvEpCq/s1600-h/june+2008+%2810%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ud-smwtOjQpv2cbDe5yHKN8HjzBr_oCpRILbcjkP9S34hP3PCDP5OShGxCFH0IRxxOTMv72rs4kFwcrJcZTJw7klQCKgU9OnoFzgd1b_aF6nRwGxCjqPUcy3n2zEULQkaodWxxqvEpCq/s320/june+2008+%2810%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218060221529608930" border="0" /></a><br />at the end of<br />the rainbow.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4NeoGhUa8HVGZc4hF5F5BXkYJU_KVSg7B4hkzFxz3Fd4SYMvmJwGxEWSpTAdtrVx5yRQbXBnrb634QxKUAgRuTeTc1JpAtYRtm2821OS5V84yJOGzt9G6YIq9dEBWYd90ZODhR-9DfkXs/s1600-h/june+2008+%2860%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4NeoGhUa8HVGZc4hF5F5BXkYJU_KVSg7B4hkzFxz3Fd4SYMvmJwGxEWSpTAdtrVx5yRQbXBnrb634QxKUAgRuTeTc1JpAtYRtm2821OS5V84yJOGzt9G6YIq9dEBWYd90ZODhR-9DfkXs/s320/june+2008+%2860%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218060575050721074" border="0" /></a>I liked this pic for some reason. I think it's cause of the lighting in my house.jazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08057951650865848276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757439086451845682.post-12288168826296941402008-06-24T14:16:00.000-07:002008-12-09T04:13:02.979-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpS81KQCf3V9qTmmQt6OjW058-X9KDqpjXbqY_vpD5aYVfaWco9BbmoFBWP0WFxUiZgdh5lFiWRfGA_etKRgJjvhovYXvyy56fOeLyahF4fenYlu2U9PeVb-RCLZV3EKU2JK8PgRGBb7KY/s1600-h/late+june+2008+%2841%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpS81KQCf3V9qTmmQt6OjW058-X9KDqpjXbqY_vpD5aYVfaWco9BbmoFBWP0WFxUiZgdh5lFiWRfGA_etKRgJjvhovYXvyy56fOeLyahF4fenYlu2U9PeVb-RCLZV3EKU2JK8PgRGBb7KY/s320/late+june+2008+%2841%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215573123253528434" border="0" /></a><br />My new baby!jazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08057951650865848276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757439086451845682.post-43005737603904735622008-06-17T12:00:00.000-07:002008-12-09T04:13:02.989-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikv5xOvSCye-wJpq9PzA5tWN2JxIEqDtveLmxVh-gu6BEcj1-3HKKPv80ZdHYx1UCyvNPOoykePk_TAb4ZFij84fJ8foZH-KkchCGVTKfH4ySQBXUSB-99mzoDUFDIvmk9JTtKHpyhbvqO/s1600-h/june+2008+%2842%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikv5xOvSCye-wJpq9PzA5tWN2JxIEqDtveLmxVh-gu6BEcj1-3HKKPv80ZdHYx1UCyvNPOoykePk_TAb4ZFij84fJ8foZH-KkchCGVTKfH4ySQBXUSB-99mzoDUFDIvmk9JTtKHpyhbvqO/s320/june+2008+%2842%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212928176354779362" border="0" /></a><br />Here's my unruly peas and lettuce. Since this picture, the kids shaved off a large portion of the lettuce. Not just my kids, but the neighbours, wanted to have a big salad with my immature lettuce. Well, it was fun, and healthy. The lettuce will still grow some more. I can't wait for the peas, they are my FAVORITE thing in the garden.jazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08057951650865848276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757439086451845682.post-80146524660519027482008-06-17T11:48:00.000-07:002008-12-09T04:13:03.016-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRzbS4rzWrE0WyIGsBL_VlriJJDjjcqa2ql1e_7odhHmQQipY_LlKN-PgiuQKPBAfYsGCDhoCgskDPSbXPfAzXfyfrIVZl_KsFvWD18ko6d5FTepflqq5Zr5F8OCG_-Y6jAiWion_pfrWZ/s1600-h/june+2008+%2844%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRzbS4rzWrE0WyIGsBL_VlriJJDjjcqa2ql1e_7odhHmQQipY_LlKN-PgiuQKPBAfYsGCDhoCgskDPSbXPfAzXfyfrIVZl_KsFvWD18ko6d5FTepflqq5Zr5F8OCG_-Y6jAiWion_pfrWZ/s320/june+2008+%2844%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212925321687040482" border="0" /></a><br />My mothers day marigold that the girls planted at preschooljazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08057951650865848276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757439086451845682.post-40018044942726816452008-06-12T16:54:00.000-07:002008-12-09T04:13:03.232-08:00I got me a job!!!!!!!!!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9XEukm9lesbnixB96z51XWJiPJUV1vhUGbArRP4EhntMJC8b0GGVm8NI1_xU4vL0G8Unw9Of9KTpLl9FWgEowUKb-Wy79zck9-4lk8ZxSuX0XBRpvG0figXUYgK4czHiYoDqaeQDfM0-Z/s1600-h/logo.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9XEukm9lesbnixB96z51XWJiPJUV1vhUGbArRP4EhntMJC8b0GGVm8NI1_xU4vL0G8Unw9Of9KTpLl9FWgEowUKb-Wy79zck9-4lk8ZxSuX0XBRpvG0figXUYgK4czHiYoDqaeQDfM0-Z/s320/logo.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212929216625855538" border="0" /></a><br />So, I got the job with the food security network! yay! I'm going to be learning all about gardening to feed my family. They say I can bring the kids too, so I don't even have to find a babysitter.<br />http://nklcss.org/food.php<br />Here's my 'boss's logo, lol....jazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08057951650865848276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757439086451845682.post-48476961683462240922008-06-07T13:11:00.001-07:002008-06-07T13:15:59.654-07:00I have an interview for an apprenticeship position with the Kaslo Food Security Network on Wednesday. I'm kinda suprised. I guess my resume was good enough. It was a kinda practice resume. This job is a learning/voluteer position. But I think the information about how to garden is invaluable in these times of change. The rent will manifest itself ;)jazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08057951650865848276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757439086451845682.post-70081257233858821102008-06-07T13:09:00.000-07:002008-12-09T04:13:03.335-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP8zEclt2fCu3ptXh2xOm8cON9H-0M51u-8K-qsw6HjL0Aq6EfG9fHGSfMtTE-XGeTmekmTP1gRMWsJxNhxFymEp3i3DkTlcv40nflW2pMMUWMI9Nj5OvCbzeIIy2dqdPrY7kLuixYXFWQ/s1600-h/DSCF0009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP8zEclt2fCu3ptXh2xOm8cON9H-0M51u-8K-qsw6HjL0Aq6EfG9fHGSfMtTE-XGeTmekmTP1gRMWsJxNhxFymEp3i3DkTlcv40nflW2pMMUWMI9Nj5OvCbzeIIy2dqdPrY7kLuixYXFWQ/s320/DSCF0009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209234429608868258" border="0" /></a>Sunny Day pic!!!jazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08057951650865848276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757439086451845682.post-8907265061196741502008-06-07T13:06:00.000-07:002008-12-09T04:13:03.514-08:00Better pics!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXFoMUJOQT7I3cgeN3qmglFIPX4tcHTvnpaRjFDBHNI4nClNMjmEfQ_SqKeK9q2rmD6dY3rmonLeo9ex_EcZqHlLRDTMr-Hq4U54QOfu7hPo5EZnKwNZL9d7XZ1VUZ1VhISLgG_awaWMg-/s1600-h/may+2008+%2852%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXFoMUJOQT7I3cgeN3qmglFIPX4tcHTvnpaRjFDBHNI4nClNMjmEfQ_SqKeK9q2rmD6dY3rmonLeo9ex_EcZqHlLRDTMr-Hq4U54QOfu7hPo5EZnKwNZL9d7XZ1VUZ1VhISLgG_awaWMg-/s320/may+2008+%2852%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209234133163521122" border="0" /></a>jazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08057951650865848276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757439086451845682.post-72869973753493293062008-05-30T09:54:00.000-07:002008-12-09T04:13:03.531-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJGlxXbxjkswZOrR94DPjSL6jAwGcqO-C22aMRSCL7WY0Sf4A70_KZ1y24N_kieMGXhIpNFlM7r4EvhD9vEnbL31inHkzHm3G9t8Dc_ceJQUOpcBf-9BBpDqz4J8yx2Qm9apLaIjJYOmlK/s1600-h/may+2008+%2821%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJGlxXbxjkswZOrR94DPjSL6jAwGcqO-C22aMRSCL7WY0Sf4A70_KZ1y24N_kieMGXhIpNFlM7r4EvhD9vEnbL31inHkzHm3G9t8Dc_ceJQUOpcBf-9BBpDqz4J8yx2Qm9apLaIjJYOmlK/s320/may+2008+%2821%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206216140810548898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgThy3QA5-0EnwGSFhoPWkJTNRwhGyJ037WBAcHynsyy3tP5teJ6E4s-H-Ist2lTz57F0XsQzAPdDa2T70jzVj9Jd7cJTkNp8g5LdVQ4jr5ys3PrSGQJvyMjIh2IbAmbUHh8xSszXL4WMjg/s1600-h/may+2008+%2810%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgThy3QA5-0EnwGSFhoPWkJTNRwhGyJ037WBAcHynsyy3tP5teJ6E4s-H-Ist2lTz57F0XsQzAPdDa2T70jzVj9Jd7cJTkNp8g5LdVQ4jr5ys3PrSGQJvyMjIh2IbAmbUHh8xSszXL4WMjg/s320/may+2008+%2810%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206215406371141266" border="0" /></a>my view at my rental. That's my garden a few weeks ago before everything was planted.jazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08057951650865848276noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757439086451845682.post-23426372132249034522008-05-29T23:10:00.000-07:002008-12-09T04:13:03.547-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMxz15gjgRNosH8U9RmLVJAxbT1lxbF0ejPrfZOKplgiuVRO0_KsXky-MwrkqiviBd2zF4wJzkXnR0wvR_by_K1iybjvikaTek_TGV1EXSsrAsp45ABkABQ4wAhRf8W8EUZFGIoFMlh-uk/s1600-h/may+2008+%2840%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMxz15gjgRNosH8U9RmLVJAxbT1lxbF0ejPrfZOKplgiuVRO0_KsXky-MwrkqiviBd2zF4wJzkXnR0wvR_by_K1iybjvikaTek_TGV1EXSsrAsp45ABkABQ4wAhRf8W8EUZFGIoFMlh-uk/s320/may+2008+%2840%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206050763094816386" border="0" /></a>So this is my garden. Part of it, that is. I planted shelling peas on the side of the frame on the bottom of the picture. They are my favorite garden vegetable. I planted so much! Good thing I do deep beds! so on the right side of the frame I planted green beans, so experimenting and possibly canning. I'll see how much I get out of there first.<br /><br />On the other bed, I planted cabbages (not in this picture as I did them a couple days after:P), beets, and leeks. Hopefully this garden will flourish and I will learn something new about gardening. I always misjudge the crazy fastness that grass will grow into the garden and plant too close to it.jazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08057951650865848276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757439086451845682.post-80169848397974234532008-05-27T13:51:00.000-07:002008-05-27T13:52:10.016-07:00new blog!the old one got entangled in the web. Good to have somewhere new to post. :)jazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08057951650865848276noreply@blogger.com0