Linville Land Harbor
I’m back from visiting my parents in Linville Land Harbor, a private community nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of
Read MoreI’m back from visiting my parents in Linville Land Harbor, a private community nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of
Read MorePicking up Callum from school on a beautiful Saturday morning.
Read MoreI am in Manhattan with Amelia for a few days to get her settled at her new school, so we
Read MoreOne week of quarantine down! They say that on average, people display signs of COVID-19 five or six days after
Read MoreCases of COVID-19 first officially started to appear here in the Czech Republic in early March – in fact, it
Read MoreOne of my favorite things about living in Europe is the markets that spring up around many European towns around
Read MoreAmelia ran her second half marathon this morning, at Disneyland Paris! Looking forward to seeing her soon and hearing all
Read MoreEarlier this month I traveled with the family to (as the title indicates) my hometown of Toronto, and also to
Read MoreI’ve been staying in Prague in the Czech Republic since late January… sort of. Two weeks ago we traveled to
Read MoreLast month, after visiting friends in Toronto, Callum and I headed to our cottage on Paudash Lake, in the Highlands
Read MoreToday we went to Kpoppin USA Shop, a store in Orlando that sells K-pop (South Korean pop music) and anime
Read MoreIt’s been a relatively busy end to the winter season. A few weeks ago I went to the father-daughter dance
Read MoreSo it’s not much of a secret that we go to Disney World a lot. Considering we live right next
Read MoreLilou is unsure about her present from Switzerland. 🐶 🐮 🔔
Read MoreOver the weekend we visited the Magic Kingdom as a family. After riding Splash Mountain, Callum and I were walking
Read MoreCallum spent a good chunk of Saturday searching for various tips, tricks, and exploits to do speed-runs of different Portal
Read MoreIt’s Christmas Eve! I have to admit, I love the holiday season. People are generally filled with excitement and anticipation,
Read MoreHow awesome are they? This was from Spain two years ago.
Read MoreCallum got a Raspberry Pi late last year (just before Christmas – I’m not sure if Santa would have been
Read MoreWhen I was in high school, my family lived for a while in Saudi Arabia. My father was working for
Read MoreIn a previous post, I mentioned that we’ve been getting into running as a family. It’s a great way to
Read MoreToday is Easter Sunday, and Yvonne and the kids have been busy decorating Ukrainian Easter eggs (pysanky). Creating them is
Read MoreLately we’ve been venturing outside for frequent family walks. We’re big fans of nature (especially Callum – he loves checking
Read MoreHow often can one family go to Disneyworld? We may be in the process of finding out. We live quite
Read MoreThere are a few pictures of the family that I meant to post to this site late last year, but
Read MoreBack in college I took a sailing course. Yup, I got college credit for cruising around Charleston harbor on sunny
Read MoreIt has been a busy couple of months! During May, June, and July I managed a six-week project in Paris.
Read MoreI’ve been sharing plenty of nature photos lately… pictures from leisurely walks in the woods, from lazy afternoons spent wandering
Read MoreToday is Memorial Day, a day to remember those men and women who died while serving in the United States
Read MoreAmelia and I took a walk around our local town of Saint Hilaire du Harcouët, in Basse-Normandie, France. We shot
Read MoreSo here we are in France, and it’s been great! But we never planned for it to be forever… our
Read MoreThis evening, Amelia lost her third top front tooth. She’s been missing one of her two front teeth for several
Read Moreyesterday we went on a walk through the public park in the center of Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët. While we were there, Mia
Read Moreit’s that time of year again… the time when the persistent nip leaves the air, the sun starts lingering in
Read MoreIt’s the middle of February, and the rainy, gloomy days typical of winter here in northwest France are winding down.
Read MoreI just got back from a run in the countryside. It was a bit chilly out there – the snow’s
Read Morethe reason I say almost winter in Normandy is because technically winter doesn’t start until December 21st. I always get
Read Moreanother year has passed, and we’re still living in Normandy. The kids are well on their way to being bilingual
Read Moretoday I’ve started using the WordPress Image Uploader to upload and manipulate images. Up until now I’ve resisted doing so
Read Morespring has arrived in Paris, and the flowers are in bloom. I don’t recall having been to Paris in the
Read Moretoday marks the day that we’ve officially been living in Paris for a month, so it’s about time for a
Read Moreexciting news – we’re moving back to France! I’m going to be working for Varicent, a software company based in
Read Moreas I mentioned in my last post, we spent Christmas in Johnson City, Tennessee, with Yvonne’s older brother Robert and
Read Morewe’re in Johnson City, Tennessee, visiting with Yvonne’s brother Robert and his roommate Gerry. It’s a five and a half
Read Morelast week we returned to Disneyworld for a week – the first time around we bought annual passes (which are
Read Morefor the past several months we’ve been letting Mia’s bangs grow out. As such, her hair’s been looking like that
Read Morehere’s a picture of Mia at the Princess Dinner at Norway in the Epcot World Showcase. You’ll notice that Mia
Read Morethe week before we took the family to Disneyworld. It was of course pretty fun, and everyone had a great
Read Morehow to get the kids to do their chores in the Crawford household: Issue the order something like this: “Autobots,
Read MoreCallum, who is 6 (now almost 7), has been taking weekly violin lessons since last fall with some music teachers
Read More“let’s go to the Aquarium,” I suggested to the kids. “Why don’t you guys go pick out some clothes, and
Read Morethe kids are well. (don’t worry, the update is not quite over yet!) Here is Callum, doing some reading on
Read Morelast night I was telling stories to Callum and Mia before bedtime. Callum wanted to hear stories about trains. Mia
Read Moreso I know I said I’d never ever get one, and I’m probably going to lose all my cool points
Read Moresince my last post we have moved to San Antonio, Texas, where we are living in the same neighborhood as
Read Moreit has been quite a while since I have posted any updates; I promised myself I would take some time
Read Morewe went here today. Here’s proof! also, from a French festival we went to yesterday, here’s Callum in the bouncy
Read MoreYvonne took a great picture today and I just had to put it online – although it’s blurry and uncropped,
Read MoreI haven’t posted a lot of pictures lately, so I figured that today I’d write a bit of a photo-journal
Read Morewinter has officially come to Clermont-Ferrand; that is to say that this morning during my walk to school I saw
Read Morewe’re back in Ontario, at my family’s cottage on Paudash Lake – we will be here until the end of
Read Morelast week we made the 28-hour drive to Austin, Texas, where we are currently staying. One of Yvonne’s brothers and
Read Morethis evening before heading out to the bookstore with Y&C I decided to change my contact lenses for some reason.
Read Morewe just had a garage sale – and even though in the newspaper we put 7:00 AM as the time
Read Moreresplendent in faded jeans and a t-shirt a small boy rolling happily before me rubber wheels jostling over sidewalk cracks
Read Morehere is hoping that you and yours have a safe and happy holiday season. here’s Callum showing his love for
Read Morehappy American Thanksgiving. For lunch today Yvonne (I volunteered to help but she insisted on doing it herself) roasted a
Read Moreas of November 18th Callum has been crawling all over the place, which has sparked the rapid babyproofing of our
Read Moreso baby has been learning to eat solid foods. This has been going quite well. Right away he mastered two
Read Morebaby update: Callum is sitting up (albiet with some assistance – he can only go a few seconds without toppling
Read Moremy mother, who lives with my dad north of Toronto, has been in Toronto during the past couple of weeks
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