My Big Move

I moved into the Garden Street house this past August to live with my friends Austin and Missy in community. They bought this house over three years ago. They completely revamped the inside to have 6.5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, and huge awesome community kitchen, dinningroom, livingroom, and den. We live here with two other folks who work in Lawrence. We're a cozy little community. And we love visitors!

Birthday Birds

Weddings, Weddings Everywhere

Montreal: Famous Bagels, Frenchies & Farmer's Markets

Susan's Garden Oasis

Deflowering

In beginning my exodus from Canada, I headed 6 hours northeast from Hamilton to Ottawa to visit my Aunt Saundra at Rideau Pines Farm. After an exciting little league lacross game, an amazing pork chop dinner and a restful night's sleep, I headed out to the strawberry fields to lend a hand. I had the glamorous job of deflowering first-year strawberry plants. By keeping them from flowering and fruiting the first year, the plant is able to spend all its energy on sending out runners and growing bigger. It is a harsh but necessary act; these little plants have to grow up sometime.

Irises and Peonies with Oma

When Canada Attacks

The Canadians go crazy for their decks and gazebos. Watch out!

A trip to the family farm

The Family Picture... Attempted

Oma turns 90!

In a gathering of Tigchelaars, this sign made us giggle.

Cousin "sleepover" and storytime with Oma. We lit 90 candles!

The Cousins visit Webster Falls

...And these folks are barely one-third of my first cousins! Go Tigchelaars!