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Camping 2010

"Mum, you are so pretty." "Thank you honey..." "You're even pretty with your bushy hair. You look like Nature Woman!" "..." I think I might get the words "Nature Woman" printed on a t-shirt. Also, this little exchange should give you a good indication why I do not appear in a single one of … Continue reading →

A trip to the zoo

While I recognize that stacks of vacation photos can be a real yawn sometimes, I think a couple of you might find a few photos from our trip to the Toronto Zoo somewhat amusing. My goal: Unusual Portraits of Animals. (Not, Portraits of Unusual Animals.) While we were there I spent a lot of … Continue reading →

Punta Cana 2010

Until today, we’ve never been the kind of people who make an effort to escape winter. There’s too much going on in Ottawa: skating on the Rideau Canal, building snowmen, going on winter walks … but this year we decided to take the plunge and trade a week of the white stuff for something … Continue reading →