Seen the Facebook posts, the articles, the bin in the Pemberton Valley Grocery Store, or the funky bags around town? Wondering what all the fuss is about? Or how to get involved? Or how you can be part of it, even if you don't really know how to sew? Want to find out more? This … Continue reading Boomerang Bags community info session at the library, Tuesday 6:30-7:30pm
I was the person always asked for my ID. When I was very large and pregnant with my first child a woman came up to me and sympathetically said how sorry she was for me. She said being a teen mother was going to be challenging. I was 28 years old. When asked to describe … Continue reading I am 16, going on 44: Nic MacPhee confronts aging
Guest post by Kevani Macdonald, reposted from her new blog http://mountainmoms.ca/ - because not everyone tells the truth about parenthood, and the ongoing onslaught of revelations and struggles. And because Kev captures so well this gut-sinking feeling I've had myself, that if I really want my kid to self-actualize, I need to focus my efforts on … Continue reading Best Foot Forward – Mountain Mom Kevani Macdonald dishes the dirt on mamahood
Guest post by Jill Brooksbank. Photo by Dave Steers. Brutality. Abuse. Genocide. Slavery. Think I’m referring to the Holocaust? Think again. This is Canada’s history. The history that I’m now learning, in my late 30’s. How embarrassing. I’ve been given the opportunity through my job to take Cultural Training Safety Training; an online course aimed … Continue reading How did I not know this? Jill Brooksbank gets a lesson in Canada’s true history and it changes everything
On Friday, March 10, at 10:30am, a new black box appeared in the entry to the Pemberton Valley Supermarket. It had a boomerang stenciled on the front, and more than 400 reusable cloth grocery bags dropped inside until it was almost overflowing. A minute later, a woman was grabbing a small bag of groceries at … Continue reading Boomerang Bags launch in Pemberton. Because ocean.
Having children, it seems to me, is a golden opportunity to experience a constant sense of pride, freedom and downright celebration of accomplishment. That’s right, and allow me to explain while those without roar off to procreate. Before kids, were you a bit of an over-achiever? Doing things one after another? Active, intellectual and well-read? … Continue reading Farm story does parenting
Mom was an awesome cook. When she first moved to Pemberton, there were not many supplies so she figured out what to do with the basics. Her dad sent her a book with a title like, “101 Things to Do With Eggs.” It was there she learned that freezing eggs was possible. One night after … Continue reading Mom’s Baking
I have just a few memories of my grandparents when I was a child.We moved around a lot and didn't see them very often. Both my Grandfathers died when I was very young. My one memory of my Papa Olson is the deep pockets of his great big coat. He would come in the door … Continue reading Just call me Umma
Dad’s head was nestled in close to Bossy’s flank as he sat at his milking stool, listing slightly because Bossy had kicked the legs off at one time and they’d been hastily replaced. I listened to the soft squelching of the milk as it hit the pail and its sweet smell and the heat of … Continue reading Barn Memories
I’ll jump right in. When he was first elected I kinda thought to myself: well, there’s another imperfect democracy for you. Apparently, enough people in the right places felt good enough about him to vote for him and I guess his team played better than the other team. Bit of a shocker, but there you … Continue reading So, this Trumpocalpyse is starting to feel personal.
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