What is so amazing about going deep into a cave on the side of a mountain? For us it is to imagine just how long it took to form. At La Grotte de Clamouse one part of the cave is over a million years old; while some mineral formations are 100,000 years old for a…
What happened to the Hamori family after House Hunters episode ‘Lucky in the Languedoc’? The house they choose had more potential than initially thought and ended up a viable income for the family of four with a rental apartment where the summer kitchen once was and an additional room to let inside their home as…
We left Budapest after cleaning up the Walnut Apartment for the guests arriving Saturday, feeling a little sad as Budapest got smaller in the distance behind us. Silently we drove the 2 1/2 hours straight to Vienna, Austria. We found our campsite just on the outskirts of the city along a little stream with walking…
Daniel Thursday August 11, 2011 I have been going to:a store down stairs called DIOFA ABC. We have ice cream everyday. We also go for long walks around Budapest. What I like the most about Budapest is a river called the Duna which cuts Budapest in half. We live on the Pest…
My little Hamori adventurers got into their schoolwork today! I found them with pencils in hand working in their phonics books on the living room floor. Angelina would ask Daniel to read it with her and explain how to do the exercise, he would and then she did the section from the book. From…
Dear friends and family, As I wait for the rest of my family to wake, I sit in front of my MAC typing my last entry in Canada before we embark on our life-changing journey. Truth? I feel exhausted. My back is throbbing from my last day of work, I pulled my shoulder while packing up…
May long week is notorious for rain. I get excited each year when the week before shows promise of sunshine and wish to go camping. Then we end up soggy under a tarp wishing we had stayed home. This year we outsmart the weatherman and booked our stay in the Harrison Hot Springs Hotel and Resort….
How do you reduce thirty-seven years of collecting, acquiring, gift receiving down to two airline sized suitcases, a carry-on bag and a purse? It is a very good question and one I was overwhelmed to tackle. Once I made the first move it seemed pretty easy after that. At first I went through my…
I love my kid’s school. First I wrote, I love my school and realized Sunnyside Elementary School isn’t my school at all. It just feels like it is, being that the last three years I have been involved in the PAC and the Surrey Montessori Society; a non-profit running out of our school. www.surreymontessorisociety.org Believing in…
Quiche is a savoury open faced pastry filled with eggs, cheese and vegetables. Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 40 minutes Total Time: Under 1 hour Pastry Ingredients Buy pre-made pastry or make your own. 1 cup flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup oil 1/4 water Mixture Ingredients 3 beaten eggs 1 cup milk 1…