Last I heard of Pemberton’s stalwart dentist, Anne Crowley, she had put on a backpack and was about to solo trek across the country. I didn’t really expect her to be offering an eight-week wellness course at the Pemberton Community Centre, starting Jan. 18. “I made it to Lillooet,” she said. She’d set out with … Continue reading Group therapy could be fun
“Babies can’t do that.” This is currently my kid’s favourite phrase, and frankly, our best leverage to attempt to manipulate him, great big two and a half year old that he is, into doing our bidding. “Oh, well, putting on pyjamas is for big boys. Babies can’t do that.” Babies don’t wear sunglasses, he noted … Continue reading It’s called flow state because you just can’t force it
I am grateful for the friends who drove all the way from Grand Forks to spend the weekend with us, even though they're "horrible teenagers" and should be much too full of attitude to want to have anything to do with us. And I am grateful for my brother-in-law, who saw me eyeing the naked … Continue reading Happy Thanksgiving
After competing in the IRONMAN last summer, Wellness Almanac contributor Gary Martin elected to volunteer this year. He was awarded Volunteer Captain Award, and shared his account of the highs and (plummeting temperature) lows behind the scenes on his website. With permission, that's reproduced here. Beep beep beep, beep beep beep, a 4am alarm call … Continue reading Behind the Scenes at IRONMAN Canada
I've been using apple cider vinegar in lieu of hair conditioner for about 2 years, albeit a little sheepishly. You know how easy it is to tar those hippy dippies who use baking soda deoderant and patchouli oil, but are actually kind of stinky? I don't want to smell like I'm making a political statement. … Continue reading Pantry staple: Apple Cider Vinegar
Riva Fisher has a tattoo of Mt Currie running along the length of her ring finger. “What did your parents say?” I ask. “They loved it.” It's the view from the house she grew up in. When she was 18, the Pemberton-raised Fisher spent her first year of University in New Zealand, where her father, … Continue reading How many reasons to dance do you need?
Polek shared something a little different this week - another perspective on wellness, of pro skiers Chad Sayers and Dana Flahr flexing their summer form on Clinging to the Edge at the Lillooet Edge crag.
Got aches and pains? Check out black cottonwood medicine. There are probably more black cottonwoods in our valley than there are people. Despite the fact that they provide welcome shade from our blistering summer sun and important wildlife habitat, some of us love to hate them because they have a nasty tendency to rot from … Continue reading Black Cottonwood – Good for What Ails You
We're not narcissists, no. Just putting on a good show on a daily basis. Wouldn't mind if you stopped to notice once in a while. Love from, The Clouds
Sometimes, it helps to feel accountable to someone you hate to let down.
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