Posts by MelW

Hooray for finishing, Nic!!! You're so strong. The sub-2 will be so sweet when you finally get it! RR- Ran a big hill ascent this morning. 6ish km, with 825m elevation gain (though most of the gain is over 2-3 km straight up that I...

Funny dingo-ish story: This morning we stopped by the bank on the way to the farmer's market. I parked right in front so the kids could stay in the car and in sight while we went in to use the machine. As we got out of the car two older...

Lofty, I've used shorty wetsuits and the full leg armless wet suits. I've had good luck finding wetsuits at used sports stores and pawn shops. JayGee, sounds amazing!! I have been getting bits of gardening done all morning. Tomatoes...

My four hour shift yesterday vending turned into one of my most insane shifts ever. I was rushing to the OR within my first hour and never managed to get changed out of the unisex large OR scrubs that were the only ones left on the...

Lofty, the Narnia yoga sounds wonderful!   sparkle, I appreciate the sharing your experiences and perspectives, even if it makes the prospect of perimenopause a little terrifying. I had an interesting conversation with a...

I'm coming late to the thread, but have been through severe pollen allergies with my youngest since she was a baby. Last year at 3 was the worst, with skin blistering from the pollen and bad asthma. We were doing twice daily Flovent,...

Quote: Originally Posted by Plady    MelW - So I was putting together a possible itinerary starting Aug. 19 and thinking Ferry-->Bamberton Prov. Pk-->Little Qualicum Falls-->Surf Junction...

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Jo, if you are still online, can you post the recipe for your (possibly Morrocan) chicken soup? I made it last winter but can't find the recipe now. Also, the links to both the cooking blog and the knitting blog don't work. Lofty, I...

And home again :)   RR- Yesterday I did a short 3km run with my oldest biking. I used RunKeeper on my phone for it, to find that we were running 8:00/km for the first half (mostly uphill- including one big hill that I ran...