Homeward Bound

Flat Katherine and I left Vancouver at 8:30am Pacific Time (which is 1pm for Real Katherine in Newfoundland). At first it looked like we were going to fly over clouds for a lot of the way, but then we reached Montana and the clouds disappeared. Montana is beautiful. I thought that Real Katherine would like…

A good day to be born

At 2:06am, Pacific Time (that’s 6:36 in Newfoundland), a wee manling made his way into the world. Please welcome new arrival Connor* Jacob Bragg: Who is absolutely perfect in every possible way and is healthy (although somewhat unhappy about being removed from his cozy cocoon). He weighed in at 8lbs 11.6oz and he, Adam and Tamar are…

Granville Island

Today, Tamar (sister), Adam (brother-in-law) and I headed down to Granville Island for a wander and see. I quite surprised at the crowds on a Sunday morning! Granville Island did not disappoint! Flat Katherine spotted a pretty cool mechanised model to do with cement-making right away: The we found a totem pole maker’s shop. It was,…

Vancouver!

The leaves are just turning… Flat Katherine and I arrived in Vancouver yesterday and were utterly exhausted. This is one mighty big country and travelling from one side to the other is a full day of travel. Once we got her, we met my sister Tamar (who is due to have that baby today and…

En route to Vancouver

Flat Katherine and I are underway! We got up insanely early and got to the airport with more than enough time to spare. Flat Katherine was quite calm during take-off, but got very excited when we got above the lights of St. John’s an was positively giddy when we flew over her beloved town of…