The View from Above the Shop: Strike Days

The View from Above the Shop: Strike Days

The teachers in Ontario have had a few strike days recently, so I’ve had Caleb at home. I feel very fortunate that I’m in a position where Caleb can “come to work” with me very easily, although of course I also feel a lot of gratitude and admiration for teachers who are in our classrooms.

February 11, 2020 — wonderpens
Scriptus 2019, Part II: Bringing Your Kids to the Pen Show

Scriptus 2019, Part II: Bringing Your Kids to the Pen Show

Every year we’ve brought Caleb, and after she was born, Naomi, to the pen show. It’s always been hairy, and I feel like it’s probably going to get hairier before it gets...less hairy. Hairless? In any case, I’m looking forward to the day when I can send Caleb to go pick up lunch, bumping my tasks down the totem pole, but too soon after that will likely mean Caleb off in the real world and perhaps too busy to come back home for the pen show, so I guess I should embrace the hairiness while I’ve got it.

Family Adventures: Pumpkin Picking

Family Adventures: Pumpkin Picking

There's a chill in the air and grey skies and hot tea and and pumpkins everywhere, and Hallowe'en is almost upon us. We're sometimes a bit behind or ahead of the curve when it comes to seasonal traditions, but maybe because of Caleb's already unconventional-enough upbringing, we're trying our best to stay with the crowd. 
October 20, 2016 — wonderpens
Vancouver Adventures: Beaches + Parks

Vancouver Adventures: Beaches + Parks

Vancouver and our train trip seem months ago already, with getting back into things here in the shop and in Toronto, but I wanted to share another post from out west.
Train Life Day 3 + 4

Train Life Day 3 + 4

The last two days of our train trip! You might think that by Day 3 or 4 we'd be exhausted and tired of the train, but the long stopover in Winnipeg on Day 2 was a great break, and mid-morning of Day 3 was another break as we made it into Edmonton, where the Panoramic Car is added.
Canada Day 2016

Canada Day 2016

Hope you all had a great long weekend and Canada Day, or Independence Day if you're in the US! We had a wonderful Canada Day celebration. Canada Day was on Friday, and our brick + mortar was closed for the day. 
July 05, 2016 — wonderpens
Spring Planting

Spring Planting

A few weekends ago we did some planting and re-potting and freshening up of everything. I meant to post about this earlier, along with a few other things, but I've been soaking up every park visit and evening dinner picnic we can get, and making mental notes and random notes on all the things I'm supposed to write about. 
June 11, 2016 — wonderpens
Adventures in Kingston

Adventures in Kingston

We were in Kingston for the weekend! We drove up to the city where Jon and I first met, and where I certainly had many formative experiences in university. Kingston is about a two hour drive from Toronto, so not a place we visit very often, but it's a beautiful place to live in or to visit.
May 05, 2016 — wonderpens
Caleb Adventures at T&T (Everyone's Favourite Asian Supermarket)

Caleb Adventures at T&T (Everyone's Favourite Asian Supermarket)

It's Friday! And to celebrate (so late at night especially), I thought I would share a few photos from our last trip to the supermarket.
April 30, 2016 — wonderpens
Caleb Growing Up

Caleb Growing Up

One of the families we've known since Caleb was in utero and their baby Ventura was in utero, is moving to Spain.

March 23, 2016 — wonderpens