Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Time to Reflect and to Dream

Another year is coming to an end.
I recently read a blog post about a woman (a yoga teacher in San Fran) who always retreats (renting a cottage in Hawaii) for a few weeks during the holidays. She needs to take that time for herself to reflect on her year and set her intentions for the next one. She mentions how important it is to find quiet, alone and reflective time during this socially (and commercially) busy time of year.

My wish to you: find a few quiet moments to reflect and be grateful for the past year, and to dream and plan for your future adventures!

# 1 Highlight of 2014 for the Khouri-Parham Trio
Our awesome trip to France! (Sept.2nd posting)

Overall, 2014 was a pretty good year!

This Christmas, due to an extremely busy semester, I didn't send my yearly holiday cards. I apologize for all my readers who usually get a card from me. Know that I am sending you best wishes for the holidays and the new year. Perhaps I will mail New Year's cards this year… or maybe you'll have to wait for next year… we'll see...


What are my wishes for myself for 2015?
My word of the year will be play. 
Smile more, hug more, offer little surprises along the way, say "yes" to new experiences, stand taller, walk lighter, skip more, be more graceful in my daily movements, take deeper reflective breaths, drink more water. Shine!


Happy Holidays everyone! Now go and play outside!


Thursday, December 11, 2014

Festive Days

It's that time of year!

The tree:
Simon and Margot are master "decorateurs"

I was good for handing the decorations to Margot.

Our festive living room. I love keeping the lights on!

Find Luna ;)

The letter to Santa:


The Nutcracker performance:
Pre-show party
Row G Orchestra


Sitting "sagement" during intermission



Cousins striking a pose

Happy December everyone!

Sunday, November 2, 2014

The Cusp of Winter on Dewberry Trail

A crisp Sunday morning:

It feels like Autumn is lingering on its last legs and the coming of snow is on its way…




Dewberry Trail aka The Chickadee Trail


It's a 1km loop but it took us 40 minutes as we stopped to feed and chat with our newfound friends (who, I swear, were following us and taking shortcuts between the trees)

Find the Chickadees:






Friday, October 31, 2014

Colours of Leaves and Cranberries

Finally: A post!

On Thanksgiving Weekend, my mom, Simon, Margot and I went to Mont Sainte-Marie ski resort (we did that last year) to take the chairlift up the hill and walked down:


I think we were following the mountain biking path because it was really narrow and muddy. Ah well, at least it made for an adventure!


 As we were driving back, we stopped when we saw this on the side of the road:

and this...


And we discovered a Cranberry farm (it was the Cranberry festival)