These are for you mom...

Steve and I Christmas Eve Eve


Christmas Eve with Adam, Helen... and Carmen




Carmen's birthday party!


The first time... and maybe only time that I will be with Carmen on her actual birthday


Christmas supper at Dick and Arlene's




My grandma and I


Helen, me, grandma and Adam


Dog sitting for the night




Carmen, Auntie Arlene and grandma out for a brisk light tour at the Legislative grounds. Are those babushkas keeping your ears warm ladies?


me and my grandma


Auntie Arlene and grandma at a crazy Christmas house

A little comfort for me

A few weeks ago I had one of those days.... everything seemed to go wrong. I woke up late, had a cold shower, spilled ground coffee beans all over my kitchen floor and then the coffee ended up tasting sour. When a day starts off like this it is hard to pull things back together and tell yourself "it is going to be a good day." It was not a good day. CBC Radio 2 Shift talked about just this kind of day and a little something that can make it better... a comfort tune. Here are a few of my comfort tunes.

Romanitca - Drink the Night Away
Justin McRoberts - A Hope Deferred
Bon Iver - Skinny Love
Patty Griffin - Moses
The National - Slow Show
both Patty Griffin and Justin McRoberts' versions of When It Don't Come Easy


What are your comfort tunes?

Thanksgiving in Saskatchewan

Matt and I decided to do a little pumpkin pie taste testing this Thanksgiving. We made pies from a can of pumpkin puree and the others right from scratch from a huge pumpkin. But before we could make the pumpkin pies we had to track down a pumpkin, which was a little trickier than we expected. We did not find a pumpkin in the small town local store, so we called a few phone numbers that had advertised pumpkins for sale, but with no luck. So Matt and I went on a little road trip to the neighboring town of Fort Qu'Appelle, where we tracked down a rather large pumpkin. After a little baking the night before and ingesting of a wonderful thanksgiving meal the next day we tasted it out... and found the one from scratch won.


mom, grandma and I


my lovely mom and I

One little camping trip

Mosquito Creek Campground




Lake Louise

Edmonton Folk Fest

This was my first time at Edmonton Folk Festival, I know its hard to believe. I have now lived in Edmonton for 10 years and this is my music. Why I have not gone before I don't know, but it will now be an annual event that I will not miss. I love folk festivals!


Bobbi and I


Carmen, Jessica and I


me and Bobbi


beautiful Edmonton skyline


Great Lake Swimmers singing Your Rocky Spine!!


Danny Michel - one of my favourites!


Joel Plaskett - another weekend favourite


The Wooden Sky, Fred Eaglesmith, Johnny Flynn, Steven Page


I love Iron and Wine (that is him on the screen behind me)


.... and beer on a hot day


view from near the top of the hill


We were all very excited for Patty Griffin


Neko Case, Chuck Brodsky, Kathleen Edwards


groovin it up to Arrested Development