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Things I love about my home town: The big, beautiful Columbia River. Mountains. Everywhere. The Odeon (now Royal) Theatre The Italian food The smell of Syringas in June The big old churches That my childhood house is still standing That my mother’s childhood house is still standing The Italian food The dusty alleyways with neighbourhood [...]
Hubby and I returned from our trip to Europe a couple of weeks ago ( I know, unbelievably lucky to have the lives we have!) and I am eager to share some of my insights, travelogues and meanderings. Of course, I took over a thousand pictures. (I just love digital, don’t you?) So its taking [...]
“Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run, there’s still time to change the road you’re on.” - Led Zeppelin Pathway #1. The trail is marked. (And much remains to be revealed.) Pathway #2. The path that goes toward the light. Pathway #3. The path that may be dark. (And we can [...]
It’s wet on the west coast. Cold, too. My peas are up and the beans are starting – but oh my! It’s cold in the garden. I just returned from our home-away-from-home in sunny Scottsdale and it is spring in the desert, too. Different though. Very different. How? Glad you asked. Sunny. Dry. Blue, blue sky. [...]
On a recent weekend, my hubby promised me a blog-worthy outing that would allow me to indulge in some of my favourite idle pursuits. Walking, daydreaming, picture-taking…all at the contented slow-mo pace that suits me best when chores are done, work is tucked safely away for the weekend and the pantry is stocked with endless [...]
Deeply enjoying my summer holidays with my hubby in the Comox Valley. Sun, sea, trees and an abundance of fresh food at our fingertips. Time with old friends, family and one another. Here are a few pictures and I will be back with my regular weekely blog in a few days. Picnic spot at Kitty Coleman [...]
There is a way that tending a garden brings out our goodness. Caring for soil and seedlings, watering and feeding – there is no fundamental requirement to plant flowers and shrubs, ornamental beds and borders, yet somehow we are compelled to put hands in earth and tease tiny sprouts from the dark dirt. I recently [...]
I have a bit of a secret. I love goats. I am also inordinately fond of chickens. I have a very active fantasy life in which I have a backyard chicken coop producing wonderful free range eggs, a couple of handsome and wise-looking goats and a milking cow named, very creatively, Daisy. (The chickens and [...]
This week’s fabulous finds are from two different scouting outings. Keeping up with my collection of fruit-embossed dishes, I picked up this great gravy boat and plate at the local Value Village. I already have an official gravy boat that matches my good china, but I came across this one while I was in post-pedicure [...]
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