In the fall, the Pemberton Library ran a Tiny Stories contest - a wee little creative contest that gave writers just 420 characters (ie LETTERES and Spaces) to work with. There's a whole tumblr dedicated to winning entries from library contests around the world, but happily, the Pemberton Library gave us permission to share them … Continue reading Announcing…. Tiny Stories Tuesdays!
Back in the waning days of 2016, Anna Helmer nominated the parsnip for Crop of the Year. I bought a bag of them - my first ever parsnip. I've roasted them, chucked them in a chickpea curry soup, and am still on the hunt for good parsnip recipes, so consider this an invitation/request/challenge. Here's Anna's … Continue reading Got parsnips? #loveyourrootveggies
I sometimes think the height of wellness is flossing. Maybe because I have such a vexed relationship with self-care. And because flossing has been an annual resolution for me, every year, for like, the last twenty years. Which makes no sense. It should just be a habit, right? It shouldn't require resolve, or goal-setting, or … Continue reading Unmasking why self-care (and flossing) is so darn difficult
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIoDj2aEKPE I sat up extra straight when I discovered that one of the "teachers" of the MOOC on Reconciliation I'm taking through UBC right now (it's free, and you can still sign up), is from Seton Lake. Gerry Oleman is a member of the St’at’imc Nation from Tsal’alh (Shalalth B.C.) I was excited to hear from a local … Continue reading Could a 20 minute video completely change your way of thinking? It did mine.
As I ran that day, I considered the odds of all the maple seed heads landing with the head facing north. It sure seemed like the majority of these helicopter like pods had ended up pointing north. (No picture, as I kept waiting for a good sunny shot but never got one.) Considering the concept … Continue reading Searching for patterns in randomness, and finding magic
I sat down with John Tschopp earlier this year - he and his neighbour had had a close encounter with a hawk that got entangled in the wire of a chicken coop on New Year's Day, and we figured that my column needed a bit more bloodshed and drama. I've been gleefully receiving John's birding … Continue reading Chicken Coops are the avian version of the Tiny House movement – trending in a big way, according to John Tschopp’s latest update
When a friend shared this via Facebook, I realised she might have been sharing a little bit more than just a pretty picture... And I paid attention. Last week was a week during which several people I know opened up online and admitted to bigger struggles with their mental health. It made me think - … Continue reading 15 things you didn’t know about people with anxiety
I have a story about the Pemho. The one and only "bar" in town. Affectionately (maybe?) coined the 'Pemho' after the Pemberton Hotel and the wit that comes about after a few beers. Almost everyone has their own story about one time or another, at the Pemho. I may have stretched the truth to get … Continue reading Confessions of your local Bartender
The Wellness Almanac 