by Charity Lee Jennings | May 24, 2014
“Mom, how come all of our friends get to go to America but we don’t,” our kids asked me while we were in China. Most of their friends are American, so when they go back to visit family, they go to the U.S. It had been a few years since we had been to Canada, so I was...
by Charity Lee Jennings | May 16, 2014
The sun shone bright and warm though it was only February. We took a seat at an outdoor table on the third floor of our favourite restaurant. Our kids have taken to calling it “The Rat Restaurant” due to the rodents that run freely under the outdoor tables. It was the...
by Charity Lee Jennings | Apr 29, 2014
We got to be in B.C. for over a month. What a treat. Our five favourite parts were… 5. Being Surrounded By Nature In China we see towering buildings everywhere but not a lot of nature. The peacefulness of the cottage and the lake was so refreshing. I set up shop,...
by Charity Lee Jennings | Apr 23, 2014
Brian’s Grandpa used to own this Florist Shop in Victoria and it’s still in the family. On our last trip to Canada, three years ago, Vancouver Island was the highlight. We went for Victoria week-end in May and stayed at Nanoose Bay Camp, where Brian spent summers...
by Charity Lee Jennings | Apr 10, 2014
We’ve past the one month mark in Canada now and simple things like figuring out how to release one grocery cart from the long chain, or how to pay with a credit card, seem less intimidating. But the first week Brian and I had to slow down, observe people around us and...
