If August means apples then the beginning of September means blackberries. This time last year Peter and I were still in Victoria. We decided to pick blackberries and headed to the park nearest our home. We did not find a single blackberry. Though delicious, blackberries are an invasive species to BC and so a lot… Continue reading Welcome to September
This weekend: Lunch on the deck after a kayak and a swim. Friday morning was gorgeous out and the water was calm. We kayaked over to a nearby sandbar where we hopped out for a swim. While getting back into our kayaks we spotted a group of seals a little ways out so we paddled… Continue reading Salmon at Work, People at Play
Writing is a solitary exercise. I may write with people around, I may enlist their help in reading and editing and giving feedback. I may talk over story ideas, but when it comes to putting the words down, I'm on my own. For the most part, I'm okay with that. I'm not the kind of… Continue reading A Solitary Activity
August! August means apples! At least, for some reason, it does to me. I eat apples all year round but this is the time of year they start appearing on trees in this part of the world. I have some big life news to share... I took a big girl step this weekend and I… Continue reading A B.C. Day Post
It's been a busy week or so. Here's some stuff that happened. A snail hitched a ride on our car. (2 points if you can tell where we were when this picture was taken.) We watched the rain over Nanaimo from Roberts Creek pier. We got some rain too but it… Continue reading Some Recent Adventures
Let's recap the last few days...They've been goood ones (Yes, so good it deserves an extra 'o'!) Wednesday Farmers Market Day in Roberts Creek. Lots of fresh, local produce. Preserves, honey, baked goods, even goat cheese. Yum. We came home with fresh kale and beets. We made kale chips for the first time - pretty… Continue reading My Week in Review
We've had a couple of pretty amazing days in a row here. The weather has been sunny and warm without being uncomfortably hot and we currently live in one of the most beautiful spots in the world. I feel very blessed. Check this out...it's a beach just a couple of blocks from where we're staying.… Continue reading Perfect Days
It's strange to come and go from a place so quickly. Just eight months ago we packed up another U-Haul and arrived in Chilliwack. This weekend we leave. We moved to Chilliwack in a step of faith, trusting that it was the right choice for us at that moment. And now we are doing it… Continue reading Farewell to the Fraser Valley
Today is the first day of summer and it's warm and a little muggy outside. The forecast, however, is still full of rain. You know what rain and warm weather do to rivers? They flood! This is the slough a few blocks from our house. It's overflowed its banks in a major way. For reference,… Continue reading Welcome to Summer (Fraser Valley Flood Edition)
We had two days of fabulous weather for the May long weekend, one day of clouds and then a final day of rain all day. Which was actually kind of perfect because it gave us just the right excuse to stay in our pajamas too late, to drink coffee slowly, read books, and simply hang… Continue reading Victoria Day Weekend
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