Oct 4, 2011
After touring San Juan Island, we took the ferry to Orcas Island. Orcas is less touristy than SJ Island, but it still has lots to see and do. We stayed at another pet-friendly B&B. Our room included a...
Oct 4, 2011
Last year we went to the Okanagon for my birthday and this year we decided to visit the San Juan Islands. Although they are only a short ferry ride away, I'd never been there before.We (husband, dog a...
Oct 4, 2011
I finished the first baby outfit that I've knitted in years. And, I even finished it before the baby grew too large for it to fit. Now I'm just waiting to hear from the new parents that it arrived oka...
Aug 28, 2011
Yesterday our island held its annual Fall Fair (yes I know its still summer) and I decided it was time to get more involved. I volunteered to sell tickets at the entrance and since I got a shift short...
Aug 28, 2011
This year the deer are everywhere and one family has taken up residence living under one of our decks. We often startle each other when we meet outside. Recently, when I started the deer, he jumped up...
Aug 1, 2011
After taking a few years to adjust to island life, this spring we built ourselves a garden. This was a challenging exercise as our property is all slope (no level areas) and we had to build something ...
July 31, 2011
Nittineedles has already written about my great visit but here is a photo from our day at the craft market. You can see Lambert on the table although he has already been sold. Nittineedles had a very ...
Aug 30, 2010
Tuesday, August 24thToday we found a quiet coffee shop (compared to all the nearby Starbucks) called Madeleine’s. We sat at a table along the sidewalk while we drank Americanos and ate croissan...
Aug 24, 2010
Sunday, August 22ndWe decided to give the hotel’s free breakfast a pass this morning and went to a nice coffee shop on the main downtown street of Morgan Hill. It was still early (7 a.m.), so t...
Aug 23, 2010
Friday, August 20thOur trip began in Nanaimo early in the morning. We had travelled there to leave the dog with my Mum. It took us about two hours to drive to the Victoria airport and we were there by...
Aug 5, 2010
We recently returned from a three week jaunt in England, France and Spain. This is a brief summary of that trip.In London we visited places that we had not been to before: British Portrait Gallery, Gr...
Feb 18, 2010
This post may be a bit late but what the hey!Husband has been working every day since Feb. 5th as an Olympics volunteer, but he managed to get one day off - Valentine's Day. The Finnish fellow who he ...
Feb 13, 2010
Husband has been in the City for a couple of weeks as he is a volunteer and is driving around a Finnish Olympic official. I came over for a few days to take in some of the atmosphere and it is amazing...
Dec 29, 2009
I've seen lots of posts about the things that cats and kittens can get into at Christmas. Well here is my dog tale.We picked up my Mum before Christmas to bring her to our home for the holidays. She g...
Dec 14, 2009
When we left Brisbane, we decided we’d have two long driving days so we could have a couple of days in the Hunter Valley, one of Australia’s wine-producing districts. On the way, we took...
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