(I ran into Tanya in the street the day before Mother's Day and we had a little vent about Hallmark holidays. She'd walked into a classroom where the kids were busy colouring for Mother's Day, and she personally knew that a lot of those students had pretty unHallmark relationships with their moms. Later, a friend … Continue reading Mother’s Day, Father’s Day: a plea to schools and daycares.
Students from Pemberton Secondary built these beautiful chickadee houses and a bird feeder for the Pemberton Creek Community Garden. To attract house wrens and chickadee, place the box very close to or actually in the cover of a bush or small tree where they seek shade and protection of thick bushes and where mated pairs … Continue reading The best kind of Air BnB: bird-feeders and bee boxes as accommodation for the winged ones
Sometimes it's not about the "where" in photos, but the "what" that makes it priceless. Sure, mountains are gorgeous. Lakes and waterfalls are breathtaking. But they sure aren't going to entertain a 7 year old for very long, or intrigue them enough to generate that cheeky grin of sheer joy. The answer? Swings. Swings are … Continue reading Swinging out of summer: a photo gallery from Amie Le Blanc
Getting to know your neighbours, they say, is one of the most basic and powerful ways to build community resilience - in the event of emergency or crisis. It’s hard to do, though, especially if you’re shy and not much of a muffin-baker. I mean, what is the protocol? Do you just rock up with … Continue reading Instagram Project welcomes our 18th takeover
"With each individual leaf doing its part, trees can live for thousands of years," ponders Polek Rybczynski. "That's a serious amount of shedding and re-newing each year. Wisdom in that."
The Pemberton Library is running a wee little creative contest. And by wee, we mean tiny. A tiny story contest. All you have to work with is 420 characters. (That's three tweets, for you professional microbloggers.) Here are the details, from the Library. The 420 Characters Tiny Story Contest: CALL FOR ENTRIES Can you pack … Continue reading Tell a Tiny Story, with just 420 letters, and win
Why not write a poem? For the fourth year in a row, for Farmers Appreciation Week, the BC Farmers Market Association invites British Columbians to show their appreciation for BC farmers and agriculture through words. Whether it's a sonnet, limerick or haiku, get your creative juices flowing and send in your farm-themed poem. You could win … Continue reading We’re halfway through BC Farmers Appreciation Week. So. What have you done to show a farmer you care?
Delores Los brings out a little mason jar of light golden honey. She dips in the stir stick, swirls it around and offers me a taste. Time stops. Seriously, stops. I’ve eaten flowers before. There’s no mouthful of petals that tastes like this. Bees, what wickedly wonderful alchemy do you do? “What is it?” I … Continue reading Thank you, Bee Keepers
I’ve been thinking of being last. Not planning on it, just ending up in that position. There’s a trail run coming up in Whistler and I had considered entering until I really thought about the speedy, tough field of runners who would likely enter. I told my friends that I was not ready to come … Continue reading Last
https://www.instagram.com/p/BJYbO0Gj5G5/?taken-by=thewellnessalmanac I finished my stint as "guestgrammer" on the Winds of Change Instagram account last week. https://www.instagram.com/p/BJbYebZD5kO/?taken-by=thewellnessalmanac As I took photos and then chose ones to post I found they all had a common thread: There is simple beauty all around us if we choose to see it. https://www.instagram.com/p/BJi12t7jTIV/?taken-by=thewellnessalmanac Most of the time we are … Continue reading The Simple Life: a recap of a week spent with Michelle Beks
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