Category Archives: family

portugal part three: if i gave birth, i can handle this!

day two of our adventure through portugal and we headed out to sintra by train.  there’s some pretty lovely castles that needed to be seen… so greg is in full runners with socks, it’s 27 degrees outside and i see … Continue reading

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some places never leave you…

the breakwater (ogden point) in victoria bc is one of those places for me. as i was going through some old and new pictures for another blog post i can across these images and it brought back so many fond memories of  fishing with … Continue reading

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choosing to be in the moment…

life for most of us is like being on auto pilot, just functioning with highs and lows but mostly we feel our lives are hectic (or at least i do). sadly, we are so far “in it”(life that is) that … Continue reading

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klutch photography’s christmas mini sessions are back…

  it’s quick. there’s coffee. it’s black (not the coffee but the backdrop! unless you need it black, the coffee that is?). It’s grandma’s favorite gift. there’s great cheesy props. and well, let’s get real here…It’s all your significant other … Continue reading

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38 years and i’ve been able to avoid cooking that dreaded dead bird…

HERE’S THE HISTORY… *  i have europeans for parents, they have and will always eat meat. * i’ve been a vegetarian since the age of 17 (my parents didn’t even know what that term ment!), then it lapsed into vegan, … Continue reading

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HOLY CRAP THURSDAY’S

HOLY CRAP, why must my child always be the one that plays with inappropriate things…on this day it was my dad’s vampire slaying stake!

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where the wild things roam…

an itemized list of just some of the mishaps and adventures my wild things (the children that is) did this summer… *they bathed four times in one month (i shouldn’t be laughing but i am, isn’t the lake a very … Continue reading

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one double eagle, two trucks and a big ocean….

meet tony, otherwise known as my pops and the other have of the “europeans”.  he lives to be in or near the ocean LITERALLY, it’s his happy place. it’s his getaway from any and all stress and has been since … Continue reading

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HOLY CRAP THURSDAY’S

HOLY CRAP AMARA, this is a very awkward way to get into a pool!!

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a family that camps together, stays together!

camping is not known for being a “common” portuguese activity because it involves getting dirty but somehow in the eighties this was our families main form of a vacation! “surfside” campground in parksville is where most of our childhood memories … Continue reading

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