by thadmin | Dec 19, 2012 | Travel
Today was to be little more than a rest day before travel tomorrow. However, we had managed only twenty minutes or less in the Souk the other day and were dismayed by this and so made an effort to get there today. The Khan al Khalili is divided more or less into two...
by thadmin | Dec 18, 2012 | Historical, Travel
Well really, this post should be called just Mosques. We were unable to use our cameras inside the Churches we visited today (and the same for the one synagogue we walked through – first time ever in a synagogue!). Oh well, what could I do but make dreadful...
by thadmin | Dec 17, 2012 | Historical, Joy, Travel
While its true the Egyptian Museum was first on our list to visit today, we were unable to take cameras into the building as it is forbidden to do so. We toured the museum in..an hour and a half..? We pressed on quickly as the kids became tired. Owen was enthusiastic,...
by thadmin | Dec 16, 2012 | Historical, Travel
Hectic first day. But there were really only two objectives. We first drove to Saqarra, a pyramid group south of Giza, and had a look at some of the oldest pyramidal structures in the country. We then drove to Giza and had a quick lunch before walking straight to the...
by thadmin | Dec 14, 2012 | Beauty, Historical, Joy, love, Travel
Yesterday morning we arrived in Paris after a 6.5 hr flight from Toronto. We had originally thought that an 8am arrival would make for a great opportunity to explore the city that day, spend our first night and then have a second full day before heeding to the airport...
by thadmin | Oct 7, 2012 | love
I suppose the cooking of a turkey could start here: 65 dollars and 81 cents. This bird’s life… Seems cheap, doesn’t it? I wrestle with our ability to take life from other species on this planet to feed ourselves. And yet I do it and will likely keep on...
by thadmin | Oct 1, 2012 | Joy, love
Wild child, wild throw. Pensive fellow, pensive...
by thadmin | Sep 27, 2012 | Historical, love
I am trying something.Yesterday I wrote a letter to Owen. One I feel he will read when he is grown. Today I wrote one to Finn in a similar way. They are the beginning of what I hope will be a one-way dialog, a one-way conversation with my children from their future...
by thadmin | Sep 5, 2012 | Joy, love
He is eleven years old now and definitely coming into his own and feeling out the adult he will become. It is joy mixed with sadness for recollection of the newborn who lay on my chest at 1 day old, leaving a small damp spot on my shirt from his quick...
by thadmin | Sep 2, 2012 | Beauty, Joy, Nature
Here a few images (18!) from our recent hiking and canoeing trip in Killarney Park nearby Sudbury. (Once you click on one image, you can use your arrow keys to move forward and backward through the...
