Guest writer Peter here. I am delighted to report that this is the third year I have hiked with Pearl along the Sunshine Coast Trail and that the tradition continues. Rose has just completed grade one and is slated to hike with me for the first time in a couple of weeks, when we will… Continue reading (Guest Post) Sunshine Coast Trail Year 3
Last Monday we headed downtown and attended the annual Sechelt Canada Day Parade. Canada Day has traditionally been Sechelt's big event. (Pender Harbour has May Day and Gibsons used to have Sea Cavalcade.) In recent years, the celebrations have morphed and adapted to varying circumstances. We had neighbourhood parades in 2020. We had an Orange… Continue reading 2024 Highlights: Canada Day
Slow Dance - Rainbow Rowell (William Morrow, 2024) I received an Advance Readers' Copy of this book. All opinions are my own. Pub Date: 30 July 2024 Slow Dance isn't my usual sort of fare but when an Advance Copy came through the door and I was headed out of town on a weekend away,… Continue reading Book Review: Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell
Read: Our Crumbling Foundation - Gregor Craigie (Random House Canada, 2024) The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle - Stuart Turton (Tantor Media, 2018) Brotherless Night - V.V. Ganeshananthan (Random House, 2023) Clear - Carys Davies (Scribner, 2024) Introduction to First Nations Ministry - Cheryl Bear-Barnetson (Cherohala Press, 2013) Slow Dance - Rainbow Rowell (William… Continue reading What I Read: June 2024
On June 27th, the girls (finally) completed their school year. Peter finished the next day (Friday). We've come to realize that we like having some sort of getaway immediately after school lets out; it acts as a kickstart to our summer and lets us feel like we're on holiday right away. So Friday afternoon we… Continue reading 2024 Highlights: Start of Summer (Powell River)
Happy Monday! I had intended to get share this post last Friday but last week turned into a total gongshow. June is always chaotic (at best) in our house but this one has really taken the cake. The weekend before Peter took off for four days and three nights to summit Mt. Baker. This has… Continue reading Quotes of the Week (Vol. 4) and other Life Things
Point form book reviews are reviews where I have something to say about a book I've read (or, in this case, listened to) but I don't have enough coherent thought around to write a full review. I enjoyed this more than I thought I would Did not know it was split into two parts, set… Continue reading (Point Form) (Audio) Book Review: The Damages by Genevieve Scott
This will be my second year participating in Cathy's annual book reading challenge. I like it because of how incredibly relaxed it is. Choose 20 books that you want to read in June, July, and August and then read them and report. You can choose fewer than 20 too and at the end nobody judges… Continue reading 20 Books of Summer 2024
Read: Doppelganger - Naomi Klein (Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, 2023) Kingdom, Grace, Judgement - Robert Farrar Capon (Eerdmans, 2002) Held - Anne Michaels (McClelland & Stewart, 2023) Last Woman - Carleigh Baker (McClelland & Stewart, 2024) The Book of Goose - Yiyun Li (Macmillan Audio, 2022) Present Over Perfect - Shauna Niequist (Zondervan, 2016) The… Continue reading What I Read: May 2024
I've never been organized enough to participate in this monthly blog event, hosted by Bookish Beck, but this time I'm getting my act together to give it a go! As I've shared previously, our local library deserves a lot of love! In January, they had extensive flooding from some burst pipes after a heavy snow… Continue reading Love Your Library
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