Aah it has been awhile! As in two plus years! Yes, it was over two years ago that we were able to visit Hawaii.  Now?  Now we really cannot travel.  Yes,

for our own safety and the safety of others.  It seems hard to believe that in just over two years this crisis in the world has occurred.  The pandemic situation.  If you think about it too much it can eventually ruin your perspective on life.  I know that sounds dramatic I know, but this is true.  Of course we must all face it and think about it.  Of course.  But we can't become consumed with it.  That would lead to many problems. So it is best to try to live life to the fullest under the constraints that have been placed upon us.

I for one am still carrying on with my Etsy shop Liinaloom. You can find it at etsy.com/ca/shop/Liinaloom. I feel that the quality of my clothing has increased over the years as I am able to really discern what is of value and and what isn't in terms of vintage.  I love the fact that it is the most sustainable option for everyone.  Re-using clothing.  What could be better?  

On the home front we are still living in Coquitlam near Vancouver.  I suppose you might surmise that we have been extraordinarily fortunate in this regard.  Our province has fared very well during the pandemic comparitively speaking of course. 

I am still going to work on my book ideas.  Well the one book is almost one third written.  I like to call it my 'adult' novel which it really isn't!  Ha ha ... that just means its a book for adults.  It is set on the Olympic peninsula in Washington State. The main character is a middle aged woman who goes to a small town there to run an art gallery.  She has left behind a lot of grief and pain in Vancouver, BC and is on kind of a spiritual and physical journey.  I have really grown to love the characters in a weird way.  I mean after all I made them up!  So they are kind of part of me in a sense but they are fictional.  

I think about them quite a bit and how I might write their stories.  That has been a lot of fun and I need to get back to it soon as I seem to be caught up in my Etsy shop most of the time.

I also started planting a garden!  Well a patio garden really.  Lots of veggies which are super awesome to go out and pick just before dinner!  I have really enjoyed it.  I will post some pictures here for you.  The flower at the top of this post is my Clematis.  It really bloomed this year!

Time to go and bake some chocolate chip cookies!  I bought Callebaut chocolate but because everyone in the area is on a bit of a baking craze all the dark chocolate was sold out so I had to settle for milk chocolate.  Lol... Not that much of a problem! I really do have lots to update everyone on so I promise to come back tomorrow!  In the meantime stay safe and take care!  xoxoxoxo