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The Circus is Coming to Town

One of the not-so-thrilling aspects of living in Southern California is dealing with termite infestation in our wood-framed homes.
Our townhouse development (about 250 units in all) is being fumigated this month, which means double-bagging all our food and medicines, moving all our houseplants out into the yard, packing up everything we need for work and […]

Posted by elp admin on July 21st, 2008 under From the editor, Living abroad | 1 Comment »

Celebrating the Dads and the Kiddos

A very belated Happy Fathers’ Day and I hope all of you in South Africa had a relaxing long weekend and a restful Youth Day on Monday!
Things have been a bit wild here at Casa eLuckypacket — hence no posting! See that angelic blondie in the picture above? He’s been sick and home from daycare […]

Posted by elp admin on June 19th, 2008 under From the editor, Kids & family | 1 Comment »

Come As You Are

So I’m late to the par-tay but since some of my favorite bloggers (including Aimee and Heather) are doing it, here is a self-portrait taken just after reading Sweetney’s Come as You Are post.
Oh … and because my mother complains that there are never enough pictures of me because I’m always the one taking them.
So […]

Posted by elp admin on June 9th, 2008 under Arts & culture, From the editor, Technology & gadgets | 3 Comments »

We Had a Great Time

We’re back from ten beautiful days on Vancouver Island. We travelled up together, leaving Dave at a conference in Seattle, while Tau and I flew on to Victoria, where we stayed with Dave’s Mom and Dad.
We spent time visiting the extended family and exploring new aspects of our old stomping grounds … those that appeal […]

Posted by elp admin on June 2nd, 2008 under From the editor, Living abroad, From around the world, Travel & leisure | 1 Comment »

Time to Unwind and Connect With Family!

 
Oak Bay, Victoria
 
Hello from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada!
We are away for ten days visiting Dave’s family and scouting out our old haunts … bookstores, coffee shops, favourite restaurants.
We lived in Victoria for 12 years before moving to San Diego and have not been back in over three years! It’s a wonderful city and we are […]

Posted by elp admin on May 19th, 2008 under From the editor, Travel & leisure | 1 Comment »

Housekeeping: April 2008

Oops! A day late but it’s definitely time to catch up on a bit of eLuckypacket housekeeping.

Most importantly, today is the last day (yes, the very LAST day) to get in on our delicious free (FREE!) giveaway from Side Attraction3. So, those of you in SA, if you haven’t entered yet, go to it!

And if […]

Posted by elp admin on May 2nd, 2008 under Odds & Ends, From the editor, Giving & receiving | 1 Comment »

Enough is Enough in Zimbabwe

There is nothing sweet or unexpected about this post. Not even one bit.
And I promise you I will not post this kind of thing on a regular basis — I am all about looking on the bright side and being glass-half-full.
But I am pretty sure we all feel the same way about what is happening […]

Posted by elp admin on April 18th, 2008 under Politics & society, From the editor, From around the world | 3 Comments »

Not a Good South African (and a Plant Killer)

 
This past Saturday I took my son Tau to the park to ride the local vintage railway. I took my new camera along and snapped pictures of the neighbourhood as we walked, including the photo above.
These beautiful daisies are scattered in gardens throughout our area here in Southern California. But as I uploaded […]

Posted by elp admin on April 10th, 2008 under Odds & Ends, From the editor, Living abroad | 2 Comments »

Let Me Say It Once …

Taking a big breath, holding my nose, jumping into the deep end.
I often talk about wanting eLuckypacket to be a place for us to share the good and the bad. But then I know that this means allowing you to say what’s really on your mind and so, up to this point, I haven’t raised […]

Posted by elp admin on March 28th, 2008 under Politics & society, From the editor, From South Africa | 1 Comment »

Easter at Our House

It is the hour to rend thy chains, the blossom time of souls.
~Katherine Lee Bates
Happy Easter and belated wishes for those of you who celebrated Purim last week!
We spent Easter Sunday yesterday with Dave’s sister Trish (eLuckypacket reader!), who was visiting with her family. Tau loves haves having his teenage cousins Greg and Jess […]

Posted by elp admin on March 24th, 2008 under From the editor, Living abroad, Body, mind & spirit, Kids & family | 1 Comment »

What We Had With Dinner Friday Night

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It’s not every day you come home to mail from the United States Government. Especially when you’ve been waiting to hear from them for seven years.
Friday we got official notification that our green card application has been approved. We are now permanent residents of the United States […]

Posted by elp admin on March 17th, 2008 under From the editor, Living abroad | 6 Comments »

There Were Only 24 Candles in the Box, I Swear!

 

We had a wonderful time in Palm Springs for my 40th birthday this past weekend.
Dave rented a gorgeous place with a pool and a hot tub, and we spent the weekend relaxing, sleeping in, going for coffee and yes, the three of us ate that whole cake! It was mostly fruit and sponge cake, or […]

Posted by elp admin on March 5th, 2008 under From the editor, Travel & leisure | 3 Comments »

A Little (!) About Me and eLuckypacket

Pearl Blossom Highway, California
by David Hockney
Happy weekend everybody! Today is my fortieth birthday and by the time those in the western hemisphere are reading this, we’ll be driving to Palm Springs to celebrate! Think of me lying under a palm tree, next to the pool, sipping something yummy!
Normally I’d do a housekeeping post today but […]

Posted by elp admin on February 29th, 2008 under From the editor, Living abroad, Living in South Africa | 7 Comments »

Balancing Life

This weekend I made a decision to post less here on eLuckypacket.
My original intention with this site was to give you something sweet and unexpected every day, Monday to Friday. But I have to tell you, it’s not sustainable.
I recently started a new job and am working this year to find better balance in my […]

Posted by elp admin on February 26th, 2008 under From the editor | 5 Comments »

Romance and Moroccan Lamb Shanks

As I mentioned, we don’t typically do Valentine’s Day here at Casa eLuckypacket. But we did celebrate our anniversary on Sunday night (close enough!) with a scrumptious home-cooked meal.
Over time, you’ll come to realize just how passionate I am about lamb! My favourite food — especially with a good glass of red wine.
So here goes […]

Posted by elp admin on February 15th, 2008 under From the editor, Food & entertaining | Comment now »
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