A hatchling Sharp-Tail Snake, spotted by Leslie Anthony, May 13. A slug-eating snake that is endangered, and found only at a handful of sites in coastal BC.
Month: May 2012
Recipe of the Week: Bannock
The best thing about summer, as a kid, was campfires. And the best thing about campfires, as a good little Aussie, was making damper. This 'smore business is something no self-respecting Aussie would come up with. Not when you can make up a batch of damper, wrap the dough around a stick, cover it in … Continue reading Recipe of the Week: Bannock
Q+A with Holly Joseph
This winter, Lil'wat artist Holly Joseph was featured on Whistler is Awesome. Here's an extract of the Q&A from the article. Why did you start making regalia? I always wanted to be an artist, but I found drawing difficult. Instead I would make Christmas gifts for family and friends – and it turned out that … Continue reading Q+A with Holly Joseph
Sighted: Lamprey at One Mile Creek
This is a lamprey, a jawless fish whose name means "stone licker." Photo by Veronica Woodruff, One Mile Lake Nature Centre, May 6 2012.
Want to Get Engaged? To Your Community? Free Talk Tuesday Night, May 29
Apathy, who cares? Dave Meslin does. Activist, journalist, organiser and rabble-rouser, he cares a lot about community engagement, and he's speaking at the Pemberton & District Library on Tuesday, May 29 at 7pm. Free child-minding available. The talk, or "education forum", is inspired by the Pemberton & Area Cultural Plan, and presented in conjunction with … Continue reading Want to Get Engaged? To Your Community? Free Talk Tuesday Night, May 29
Coaches Corner: Set a Goal
Goal setting is critical. Without it, you are just floating! Goals don’t have to be huge & flashy, it’s not about impressing the people around you. Goals need to be personal and realistic. Little things that when accumulated become life change. Eating broccoli, drinking more water, walking to the store, getting more sleep, setting boundaries, … Continue reading Coaches Corner: Set a Goal
None of Us is as Strong as All Of Us
The Winds of Change is an effort to come together - an acknowledgement that the distance between Mount Currie and Pemberton is greater than 8.5km, because the policies of the past, for which Canada formally apologised in 2008, which left deep hurts, but that we also depend on each other. We live in small communities, … Continue reading None of Us is as Strong as All Of Us
Word of the week: “Empathy.”
"If we're going to find our way back to each other, we have to know and understand empathy, because empathy is the antidote to shame. If you put shame in a Petri dish, it needs three things to grow exponentially: secrecy, silence and judgment. If you put the same amount of shame in a Petri … Continue reading Word of the week: “Empathy.”
Recipe of the Week: Lemony Lentil Soup with Dill and Feta
The first fronds of dill are doing their delicate dance in my garden. I'm still waiting impatiently for everything else to start sprouting seriously, and my pantry is running bare of last summer's pesto and jam. So here's a recipe for the in-between days, with just a dash of freshness from the garden. (Serves 8.) … Continue reading Recipe of the Week: Lemony Lentil Soup with Dill and Feta
The Wellness Almanac 