Musings from Sanborn Cottage

by | Sep 25, 2011 | life, reflection

I have just 6 days left in Sanborn Cottage, this house I have called Home for 7 years.Sanborn Cottage: an Oasis in the CityIn this house, we lost our first child, Peter, to miscarriage.In this house, we are raising two amazing miracle children – awesome gifts...

Another Goodbye

by | Mar 11, 2008 | friends, life, reflection

So, today I was at the airport again, saying a goodbye to a young lady I have been friend and ‘aunt’ to for the last 8 years. When I first arrived in Chiang Mai, Amber was just a girl, wide eyed, innocent, adorable and oh so excited to meet me. She made me...

Goodbyes Stink!

by | Oct 18, 2007 | friends, life

Today, our good friends and neighbours, The Peddies, left Thailand. 3 weeks ago all was well and there was no plan to go anywhere. Then, during a routine checkup, they discovered that Jill had cancer. So, they decided they needed to return home to the USA.James and...

Fishing

by | Aug 12, 2006 | friends, fun, life

Today we woke up late and did some work on Sean’s book. Then just as we were setting out on a long walk to the beach, our friend Stephen called to invite us to go fishing at the beach. So, we quickly ate lunch, and took off for a different beach and went fishing...

Sick in Bed

by | Aug 7, 2006 | life

Well, I finally caught the bug thats going around. Hardly slept at all last night – woke up every two hours until 4am, then every half hour after that. Ironically, I had an appointment with the GP that I had to cancel, cause I as too sick to jump in the car and...