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Family Travel: A Week in Victoria, British Columbia

:: danielle :: — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 17:41:27 +0000

A few years ago, once both my parents were retired, they decided to spend the cold Canadian winter, in the warmest part of Canada: the west coast of British Columbia. My parents got married in Victoria, a beautiful island off the coast, and lived there for a few years before migrating east for work. Victoria […]

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City Adventure: Seeking the Unexpected

:: danielle :: — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 18:43:02 +0000

This post was originally published on the Enfants Terribles Blog, May 2015 Each spring, we excitedly make our first return visit since the fall to one of our favourite spots along the river. We like this spot because we usually find ourselves alone there, so the children are free to roam as they wish without […]

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Family Travel: A Day In Toronto

:: danielle :: — Tue, 20 Mar 2018 11:26:24 +0000

The children and I recently made a trip across the country from Ottawa, Ontario to the island of Victoria, in British Columbia, which is off of the Canadian west coast. We made a similar trip last year to visit my parents who winter out there. Isn’t it fun and funny to use ‘winter’ as a […]

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On Marriage Equality and Explaining Gay Marriage to My Children

:: danielle :: — Fri, 15 Sep 2017 18:41:38 +0000

Life is busy and there’s just so much news out there that I’m not always on top of the key things happening around the world. So, I didn’t realize until recently that there was a vote happening in Australia on marriage equality. We’ve had marriage equality for about 15 years here in Canada, but I […]

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Raising Compassionate, Globally Conscious Children

:: danielle :: — Fri, 13 Jan 2017 17:51:09 +0000

Environmental Consciousness. Social Change. Mindfulness. Global Compassion. Minimalism. Holistic Living. Arts. Adventure. Education. Inspiration. These are words that drive me, that I try to knit together in the way I live and in the way I raise my children. They are also words that perfectly describe the Global Guardian Project. Last August I wrote about my friend Rebecca‘s […]

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Inhaling the Season, Inhaling the Moment

:: danielle :: — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 11:29:33 +0000

Yesterday, our city had its first snowstorm of the season. Ordinarily, we would have significant piles of snow by now, but El Niño has been kind to us this year. However, after two months of unseasonably warm snowlessness, winter arrived. Yesterday, incidentally, was also my first day back to work after the Christmas holidays. Having that […]

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