This past year, I have taken refuge in the garden, in the kitchen, and in thoughts of my grandmothers and great-grandmothers - all the women going back, to the point where I no longer know their names, who endured plagues, famines, wars that lasted for year on end - and I let my hair grow … Continue reading Women’s Institute Plant and Bake Sale coming up, May 1

https://www.instagram.com/p/CNlG4HJMobV/ This week, Amanda, who is at the helm of the Wellness Almanac's instagram account, has been out spying all the little signs of new life. Follow along at @thewellnessalmanac, for poetry and provocations, powerful imagery and ideas, and invitations to pay attention to things that might have slipped your notice. How many of these … Continue reading 10 signals of hope: spring shoots

https://www.instagram.com/p/CNKtvx2DOdN/ One thing I loved about working seasonally, when I landed in Whistler, fresh from a lawyer's office, was the way working out of doors, with a seasonal start and end date, gave a different meaning to time, than the corporate treadmill had when every day had literally the same texture as the one before, … Continue reading Oh look, it’s Blursday

https://www.instagram.com/p/CNVnMOFFt8D/ Join the #BigLibraryRead digital book club! Borrow the ebook ‘The Art of Taking It Easy’ by Dr. Brian King from Libby with no waitlists or holds April 5-19, 2021! Download the Libby app to get started. The #BigLibraryRead is the first global digital book club and it is entirely free from your local library! How it … Continue reading Why everybody is reading “The Art of Taking it Easy” and laughing off the stress

Troy Knecht is in the midst of marathoning for mental health, literally running laps around Pemberton, to run 7 marathons, and raise awareness that it's okay not to be okay, and to raise funds to make counselling more available for men, through the Sea to Sky Community Services Society. Troy, after his first 2 days … Continue reading Troy Knecht’s marathon has a few days left to remind us that it’s okay not to be okay and make sure men have access to help when they ask for it

So, we're eight days into April, and unlike more than a hundred of you keeners, I have not ridden my bike for at least 30 minutes for the last 7 days in a row. This was entirely predictable. Regardless, I am still proudly participating in PORCA's 30x30 challenge, because it (and the possibility of winning … Continue reading What I love about PORCA’s 30×30 Challenge

They say that you can be assured that it's time to plant your seeds directly in the ground when you can sit your naked bum comfortably on the earth - that means the soil is warm enough for your little sprouts-to-be. Planting signals from nature can be more nuanced than the bum-test. Another sign of … Continue reading Signs of spring, that slither and skitter and seek the sun

I've had an inner debate going on for the past year... The affirmative team has been arguing that the COVID-19 virus is here to teach us something. The negative team has taken the stance that it's silly to attribute any kind of intention or intelligence to a virus, or to grand forces behind it, and … Continue reading April is mindfulness month at the Library. Tonight kicks off with Mindful Eating with Jess Turner

Here's what the science says: want to be happier? You need more birdsong in your life. According to a recent study published in Science Daily, "Europeans are particularly satisfied with their lives if their immediate surroundings host a high species of diversity." Joel Methorst, a doctoral researcher at the Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, … Continue reading Hairy woodpecker vs downy woodpecker: can you tell them apart?