A Place Like This

Valarie Budayr

  • Your Invited to the Club

    Over the weekend my blogging friend Joy was recommending the book "The Weapons of Mass Instruction." By John Taylor Gatto. Another friend of ours, Eileen ,wanted to read it along with her and then I said, "Can I come too?"  From… Continue reading

  • One Year Old

    There was a knock at the door. As I walked to the kitchen to see who it was, I could clearly see that it was my baby girl Mimi. Odd that she wouldn't use her house key but then I… Continue reading

  • The Quiet of a Cafe Afternoon

    After all the excitement of our Traveling Tribe holidays, I quickly preceded to get sick. I've had the worst case of hacking cough of my whole live long life. What was needed was just a quiet day of resting, reading… Continue reading

  • The Birdman of Montreal

    It was a hard day walking in the streets of Montreal. The night before an ice-storm had descended upon the wintry city making it nearly impossible to walk the next day. That didn’t stop us however. Following my mother’s advice… Continue reading

  • We Talk With Our Hands

    As I was going through the photos from our trip to Montreal, I noticed that there were always a couple blurry images in each photo.  The hands. Yep the hands are always moving, more so than the mouth in family… Continue reading

  • The Year That Was and A Happy New Year

    Holding both incredible and difficult moments, 2011 is a year we will not soon forget. We are thankful for so many things. I've met many blogging friends near and far. Started Audrey Press and watched our first production The Fox… Continue reading

  • Living With Attention

    Holstee Manifesto Today I find myself in a very reflective mood. When 2011 started I made the intention to live differently. Not the resoultion making type of living different , no not that, I just wanted to live with attention.… Continue reading

  • Good Continuation

    These days between Christmas and New Year's in the Swedish tradition are known as "Good Continuation". Why end all of the merriment? Our huge family gang is still together moving in tribal form around Montreal, that is until I took… Continue reading

  • Holiday Wishes from The Traveling Tribe

    So here we are on Christmas Eve. Our family, aka. The Traveling Tribe, has come from all over the globe to be together, Canada, France, USA, Lebanon, and Sweden. We're heading over to my nephew and nieces where we'll prepare… Continue reading

  • Dip in the Cooking Pot Day

    Today I'm out and about gathering all the good food to prepare for tomorrow at our family feast. December 23rd is a day of gratitude, a day when we take a piece of fresh bread and dip it into the… Continue reading