I didn't sleep last night because I was thinking of you daddy, and how you impacted my life. Since I was a little girl we held a bond...

L'italiano è appena sotto l'inglese in blu - Scusa si ci sono errori (Italian translations just under English in blue) Gianni was born in...

Per L'Italiano scorri verso il basso fino vedi l'italiano My parents and family are from small town Castelsilano in Calabria and when I...

This is the first year I don't get to hug and kiss my mother for Mother's day and it brings sadness to my heart. Thankfully I have many...

April has so many wonderful religious holidays that I thought I’d research and honour the ones I was able to find. Please note this is...

I’ve had three women mold my culinary world. Mamma, my mother, taught me at a young age how to cook for the family as a necessity...

When we knew I was retiring Gianni asked what I wanted to do and it was simple, out for dinner with the kids and back home to play cards...

HAPPY NEW YEAR! I rang in the New Year three times at the cabin with my hubby Gianni, son Steven, daughter-in-law Sarah and my grandsons...

Four of our trips were cancelled due to COVID over the past two years, then our Tofino trip got cancelled due to an atmospheric river and...

A white Christmas, we haven’t had one in 13 years and true to this year’s form we are going to set a cold weather record. Heat waves,...

First day off of work and the sniffles I’ve had for a few days become a full on runny nose. Next day Gianni is all stuffed up and we...

Once again life with COVID is causing havoc all over the world. First COVID-19, then Delta and now Omicron is sending the world in a...

When my grandsons Brody, Blake, Weston and Jameson say goodbye or when I put them to bed they always know the last thing I say to them is...

I took Remembrance Day off as well as Friday and made it an extra-long weekend at the cabin. The place we named “Casa Serena” (House of...

It’s been three weeks mom passed and one week that we celebrated her funeral. Time just flies and sometimes that is a great thing. In...

Since March so much has gone on in my life that every night when I put my head on the pillow, it has been hard to sleep. I put myself on...

This loop trail is a short 2.4 km easy trail in Maple Ridge, British Columbia. It is used as a biking, hiking, and horse riding trail. ...

When Gianni asked what I wanted for my anniversary I knew exactly what I wanted. But of course it would mean he would have to put some...

It’s been a while since I walked in the early morning as I’ve been doing most of my morning walks inside because my back has been very...

Today I reflect on my cherished moments because June 17th has several moments that have touched my core. Seven years ago today, Gianni...