School goes back tomorrow, so for many of us, this week marks a shift in which we are soft-landing and sliding into a bit more structure and routine than summer has held. I'm thinking about this and the relief at not having to be my kid's entertainer, programmer and play date wrangler, lamenting the things … Continue reading Return to routine: what will you make space for?

Lois Fay's parting post for her takeover last week was this delicious offering, that is ringing like a bell for me... who somehow carries a load of sheepishness or guilt that I haven't tried to optimize July or August more... that I asked the summer to be a time for rest. For being just what … Continue reading Let your August be August

Curious about learning Ucwalmictws, or thinking of heading back to school this fall? Ts'zil is hosting a back-to-school BBQ, open to everyone, on Wednesday August 24 (4-8pm). The event includes: smudginghands on activitiesdinnerdrumminginfo about CapU programs this fall

I've deployed various strategies over the years, to make the most of Slow Food Cycle Sunday. Early starts, leisurely starts. Slow pace, led by a 5 year old, turning around almost before I'd begun. High speed blast up the Meadows pulling a napping baby in a trailer, hoping to reach the end and then meander … Continue reading Plan your Slow Food Cycle mission with the latest details and vendor’s map

Learn how to spin a great yarn and have people hanging off your every word. Next month, on Wednesday September 14, the Whistler Writers Festival hosts a free oral storytelling workshop for anyone who wants to learn how to leave their message with their audience long after the story has been told. “The theme of this … Continue reading Learn how to tell a yarn, with Indigenous storyteller Tanina Williams, and you could be part of Whistler Writers Festival’s first ever oral storytelling evening. Free workshop Sep 14.

Lois Fay Thevarge has just wrapped up another wonderful week-long take-over of the Wellness Almanac on instagram - take a stroll/scroll through her posts of vibes, poetry, meals, jokes, and gentle warnings that fall (and the season of pumpkin spice) is on its way... at https://www.instagram.com/thewellnessalmanac/ One post she shared celebrates her grandfather, Chief Edward … Continue reading If we could go back in time, and do it all over again, could we listen to the wisdom of the people of the land next time around?

Last year, in the absence of the cycle itself, we were happy to share Tourism Pemberton's beautiful video series of local growers, the Slow Food Cycle Video Series. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpZBGZTcWgs&t=4s This year, the ride returns, on Sunday August 21, with its annual invitation to slow down, enjoy life, appreciate farmers and farmland and this beautiful place, … Continue reading Slow Food Cycle Sunday is just 2 weeks away!

Nathan Pyle's Strange Planet comics are my favourite and this one made me laugh so hard because instead of sleep-training my kid, I basically lay down next to him to "model" what sleeping looked like. Mammals co-regulate off one another and human infants don't have a developed nervous system, so they basically plug into their … Continue reading Tips for insomniacs: simulate exhaustion

Grateful to our summer instagrammers Amanda Ritchie, Crystal Conroy, and Lois Fay Thevarge, who returns this week with more poetry and inspiration, reels and good vibes. As the not so pretty pieces of yesterday  release their hold on your consciousness &float off in a hazy wake. Should today dare to be so beautiful ( ? )  Yes, yes it … Continue reading Get your poetry fix over at our instagram this week