Cleaning, contemplation, and insight
Happy New Year! π How was your New Yearβs Cleaning 倧ζι€π§Ή? The weather here on the west coast was mild so we had all the doors and windows open as we dusted,...
Ending the year of the snake π
Happy Holidays! βοΈ π Being the end of the year there is a giant End of Year post hiding in this email like a bomb. So I will keep this little preamble fairly...
Remember to thrive in the dark
Hello there! π This morning the grass was white with frost for the first time this year. The sky was a clear pale blue. November has been pretty dark and...
Roots
Hello there! π (Shipping this a little early since we will be busy tonight for Halloween.) This month saw the anniversary of putting in the offer (and it...
Retreat and Reconciliation
Hello there! π MettΔ to you ππ§ After the flurry of kids Back-to-School and me wrapping up a work contract, I drove 3 hours into the BC wilderness to spend 7...
An Eventful Summer
Hello there! π How is your summer treating you? We did a lot of travel as a family (link from the blog down below) in August but this month was also one of...
Je me souviens
Bonjour! π Comment Γ§a va? I am writing you from the capital of la belle province: Quebec City. We have been vacationing in Quebec for the last week. (I have...
Fais-toi du fun!
Bon Matin! π I am in a particular Quebecois βοΈ mood today since just this past weekend I saw off my older daughter to Quebec City for a 5 week language...
Loose ends and reweaving
Hello there! π Living in the suburbs, and working from home, it has dawned on me how isolating it can be. Not yet integrated into the local community, I...
"The temple bell stops but the sound keeps coming out of the flowers."
Hello there! π Cherry blossom season has hit Greater Vancouver and I have gotten my camera out for the first time in a while. So many different kinds of...
The Final Flurry: Tokyo, Seattle, and Home
π Hello there! With one last push β a week in Japan, driving a moving truck over two mountain passes, and four days at a conference in Seattle β I finally...
Tokyo bound, yearning for home
Hello there! π Sitting in YVR right now, about to board a plane to Tokyo. I am flying over there for a week of client work. Canβt believe it has been less...
House and Home
Hello there! π Hope you enjoyed Lunar New Year! I have been eating εΉ΄η³ Nian Gao (Chinese New Year Cake) for days, and not stopping! I have much to celebrate....
Best of 2024
Roundup of Chad's writing and best links for the month of December 2024
Connections across mountains and borders
Hello there! π It is -1ΒΊC here in the Okanagan. I woke this morning to light coating of snow all over everything. I am here just for a few days visiting...
Happy Halloween π
Hello there! π The leaves are changing, it is still quite warm, we experienced another atmospheric river, and then went through a nail-biting election where...
DOUBLE ISSUE from Germany
Guten Tag from Mannheim π©πͺ Germany! π Iβve been in country for a couple of days visiting friends and exploring before heading up to Berlin for Causal...
Landed
Hello from Canada! π¨π¦ π We made it here safely β all together. Last time I wrote about my wifeβs visa plot twist: Immigration Canada was not satisfied with...
Not quite an M. Night Shyamalan twist
Hello there! π We are in the final days. In a little over a week I will be heading back over the Pacific Ocean to the Greater Vancouver Area, while far below...
DOUBLE ISSUE: Taiwan, the Internet, and book metaphors
Hello there! π Last time I emailed you I was up at an old gold-mining village at the top of a mountain in northern Taiwan. This month I have finally started...