SweetPea is ten months old now, and Grandma and Grandpa are so blessed to have been a part of her first Christmas. She thought it was pretty awesome all the way around. It was fun to sit on Grandma’s lap, lean way back over the arm of the chair, and peer up at tree. And…
It’s been quite a year, and I’m delighted to say that as of noon today, I have seventeen and a half days off work. First off, a weekend trip to central Alberta for a family wedding–a quick trip because Jim has to be back at work Monday morning, even if I don’t! It’s wonderful having…
Mary Loewen was born on August 22, 1922, near Steinbach, Manitoba, the eldest of ten children. Mary was raised in a Mennonite home. She remembered her mother teaching her to pray, and seeing her father read his Bible. However, the church was considered responsible for all religious teaching. She took baptism classes and was baptized…
What are some of your favorite names? Not people names so much, but names of farms, businesses, wine, or tea? I’d seriously like to know if you, as a buyer, are attracted to sophisticated names, funky names, or something in between? There’s lots going on at Casa Comer these days. We’d hoped to extract the…
Many of my blog readers are also my Facebook ‘friends,’ but for those who aren’t, here’s a quick recap of our cruise to Alaska last week. If you want to see a more complete set of the photos, click here. (If the link doesn’t work, let me know and I’ll ‘get you in’!” My husband…
Today we’re bound for Alaska via Seattle and Norwegian Cruise Lines! We’ve never done anything like this before and are really looking forward to the 7-day cruise aboard the Norwegian Star: We board on Saturday and cruise the Inside Passage Sunday, arriving at Ketchikan on Monday. Tuesday we’re due to explore Juneau and Sawyer Bay:…