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Don’t say Basement Say Accomplishment!!

May 20, 2020Reg 1 Comment

This is not the blog I had considered for this week.  However, I am so long-winded that IG insists I get blogging, by showing me that my word content is too large!  Well played IG, well played.  I have all… Continue Reading →

Renovation

The Heart of the Home

April 15, 2020Reg 1 Comment

Recently, on IG, I posted the first picture, of our kitchen, since the renovation of our home. I was overwhelmed by the interest & feedback from so many of you.  Largely, you wanted to see ‘before & progress’ pictures.  Therefore,… Continue Reading →

Renovation, Uncategorized

Enter, You are Welcome Here…

April 4, 2020Reg 3 Comments

This is one of those days I believed would come, but invariably, took much longer than I had ever intended.  The new Web Page & Blog is up!!!!!!!  Now, the real work of me maintaining some interesting content, for you,… Continue Reading →

Renovation

The Centenarian

February 9, 2020Reg

February 8, 2020, might just be a date like any other.   Any marked point in time can stir emotion, in us, for so many reasons. February 8 was my father’s birthday.  The date has passed by, many years before, but… Continue Reading →

Family, Faith & Fun

A Little Bitter Breakfast

March 28, 2018Reg 3 Comments

My husband & I have long had a, breakfast out on Wednesdays, tradition.  Last week was no different.  The only real difference is our location.  We are renovating our Kelowna home, at present, so we are nestled into a lovely little… Continue Reading →

Reg Recommends - Food & Drink

Casserole Craving Complete – March 21

March 22, 2018Reg 4 Comments

Maybe it’s because this Calgary winter has been dragging on incessantly…or maybe because we have been cutting back on carbs…or maybe nothing more than a simple craving -but- I have been longing for an old-school lasagne, to the point, where… Continue Reading →

Recipes

On Being Mary – March 9

March 9, 2018Reg 2 Comments

Yesterday, being International Women’s Day, I reflected like all others, on the many roles that women play in society.  Whether these roles are equitable, whether women are taken advantage of, whether certain cultures of women are even treated fairly within… Continue Reading →

Family, Faith & Fun

A Very Martian Christmas 2017 – March 7

March 7, 2018Reg 2 Comments

Over three months since I would have sat down to pen this letter, I finally undertake the task.  To be honest, I have had the letter written, in my journal, since the beginning of December.  But, as you will soon… Continue Reading →

Holiday

So This Happened Today – the beginning…

March 2, 2018Reg

So, I spent the better part of this wintry morning fighting with my computer, trying to create, what I thought, would be a better & more professional-looking blogspot.  Joke’s on me because here I am right back where I started. … Continue Reading →

Family, Faith & Fun

Today is Going to be Great

April 21, 2016Reg

I think I may have found “my” spot…a peaceful spot.  A spot where water rushes fiercely down the creek bed, a few yards away, but a tender little stream trickles by, right where I have chosen to sit. I needed… Continue Reading →

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Welcome!  I am Reg!  I love to write and share stories. I hope to engage you in some tales about our recent renovation, food, family, faith & fun! Join me  & see how we live life, to the full, at Our Valley Home.

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