I participated in an end of year ritual, in which we were invited to contemplate certain sorrows and grievances with the world, and release what is not ours to carry, and invite in what belongs to us, and offer a prayer for the beautiful transformation of things for all. 10 times, maybe, over the course … Continue reading Are you feeding your soul’s purpose, or a persona?

Don't peak too early, peeps. Enjoy the last few days of 2022.

I spent a part of Boxing Day trying to explain what I mean when I say "I believe in magic" to one of my oldest friends who is a civil engineer. I suspect that the word "magic" makes her head implode a little bit. She can do the kind of mathematic formulas that will ensure … Continue reading I do believe in magic

I thought it had been a sweet Christmas - I had somehow managed to come free of a lifetime of performance pressure around feasts and entertaining, I'd seen the meme "they don't want more stuff, they just want time with you" online enough times for some of that to have stuck, the apocalyptic weather forecast … Continue reading Hold it all lightly

Kinda sums it up. May 2023 bring a system reboot that prioritises life, care and living systems over profit and power.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/Tb2I-_SPqCo I was sent a couple of meditation tracks over the last week - from teachers I love and friends I admire, and weirdly, playing them feels like work. Like an investment in being the best version of myself. Another act of self-improvement. Funny little pathologies, hey. And then, this. And I thought, hmm, meditation … Continue reading A meditation break

I like the idea that there is a seasonal waypoint, a holiday/holy day, as it were, that doesn't need you to do anything, to mark it. I mean, I plan to go for a walk with some friends tonight and speak into the frigid dark the things we'd like to release from the year, and … Continue reading Today is the solstice and there is nothing you need to do about it

https://www.youtube.com/embed/6U3453zqo5o Curated by Mixalhítsa7 Alison Pascal (Lil’wat Nation) and Tsawaysia Dominique Nahanee (Squamish Nation) – the newest exhibit at the Skwxu7mesh Lil'wat7ul Cultural Centre looks to be visually stunning. “As urban cities, farmland, towns, and recreation parks build up around us, our Ancestors are still here, in the hearts and minds of the people of … Continue reading Unceded exhibition opens, Dec 21 – May 21

The Pemberton Transfer Station will take your Christmas tree, naked, post-holidays. January 2 - 31Mon, Wed & Fri12 - 7 pmSat & Sun 10 am - 5 pmTipping fees apply. Follow https://www.facebook.com/ZEROinonWASTESLRD for tree-chipping events.

"We're living in virus hell," read the headline of the Washington Post story, so I know it's not just us here in Pemberton, where every day I send my kid to school I literally feel like we're playing Russian roulette. This cookbook, Bettina's Kitchen, has been a staple since I got it - you may … Continue reading An easy soup for those battling pestilence