• Tasty Tuesday Video – Avocado Toast Recipe

    This week’s Tasty Tuesday recipe is Avocado Toast.  It only takes a few minutes to make and it’s not only incredibly delicious, it’s healthy for your whole family.  I made a vegetarian version in this video but of course you can add whatever you like to it to suit...
  • A Little Piece Of Normal

    Social distancing – not working, not going to the gym, not going shopping, not living a normal life, no income and no idea when it will all end or any control over your security a miserable set of circumstances to be in. We may not be able to get...
  • First Run Of 2020

    Truth be told, this title should be “first run since 2016” (other than a very brief indoor run at the gym a few weeks ago), but I had hoped to give the false impression that I was some kind of avid runner and somehow fate and misfortune had prevented...
  • Our Day In Quarantine With Three Toddlers

    When the house starts to shrink so does our patience and it was time that we leave the house and take the kids outside.  Managing their happiness is managing the happiness of everyone at home I have found so I baked them a special treat, had a workout while...
  • Thinking Beyond Ourselves

    This lockdown has been an opportunity to think outside of ourselves, get off social media, reset and rethink our values….reaching out to those in need, those who are lonely at this time, maybe need encouragement, a card or a gift in the mail to let them know we’re thinking...
  • On Lockdown – When You Can’t Avoid The Problems

    We are deep into this social distancing thing and at times the walls feel like they are closing in.  Small problems become big and annoying problems so patience is low, stress is high, and there is no place to go to get away from the issues.  It can get...
  • So Tempted To Do All The Wrong Things On Lockdown

    It’s been close to two weeks now and with all of us off our schedule it’s very tempting to eat for comfort and skip home workouts.  Elaine and I talk about what we need to do to get past this and make good use of the time we have....
  • Things We will Keep Doing When Social Distancing Is Over

    Every experience comes with a silver lining and well into week two of social distancing we have learned a lot about ourselves and our family and in a contained environment, the little things become really big things very quickly.  Ana and I talk about what we have learned and...
  • My Diary

    Perhaps this isn’t something one would expect to see on my website or any other for that matter, but I’ve given it some thought and it’s something I am ready to share with you. I’ve been here for closer to sixty-one years now than sixty and I’ve had the...
  • Locked Down, Distancing, And Quarantine Survival Tips

    This whole social distancing thing was a lot of fun for the first couple of restful days but the novelty has worn off and everything, and everyone is getting irritated.  The reality is this thing is not going away anytime soon so the only thing we can control is...
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