Richard Smallbone

We’re going to Cuba for a week. Hope to come back relaxed and with lots of new photos.

I was working in my office just now when my son opened the door. He looked up at me with his big blue eyes and, with an angelic smile, asked “Daddy, can we please get a fish?”
How do you say no to such a request? So we’re having halibut for dinner tonight.

Autumn is my favourite season. The chill in the air, the smell of burning leaves, and clouds as sculpture. It was hot on Saturday, and there were no burning leaves, but the clouds were there.
This rusty old el Camino was waiting for us at our destination.

After an afternoon of apple-picking, we took the kids by the McDonald’s featured in the last post to see what progress had been made. Aidan was DELIGHTED to see that some local vandals had edited the sign (previously “Renovating For You”). I was too.

One thing you don’t realize before you have kids is that, as much as you hope that through your knowledge and experience you will be able to teach them a little bit about life, you will end up learning so much more from watching them grow and explore on their own. One thing I’ve learned […]

Happy Birthday, Monkey.