For convoluted reasons, I ended up with four accordions, one of which I play occasionally. The other three have been stored in various closets until four days ago when I listed the smallest two on the Pemberton Buy and Sell. What a flurry of response to two small instruments! People were alerting their friends to … Continue reading Don’t overlook the magic of a squeezebox: a tale from the owner of four accordions.
This morning, Pemberton birders gathered to count birds. It was cold. Cold, but beautiful, says Count organizer, John Tschopp, offering this as definitive proof of the claim:
So, it’s true. When Lisa Richardson, friend and editor of the Winds of Change blog, asked me to be the next Guestgrammer on the Wellness Almanac Instagram account I instantly thought she had emailed the wrong person. You see, in our house it is my husband, Gary, that is known for the mind blowing photography. … Continue reading My week on Instagram – Zoé Martin’s takeover
As we approach another season of Festivus I remember those who are no longer with us. For my family, Christmas was always a time to be together, laugh and eat really delicious food. When we would snuggle up on the couch and spend quality time. Holidays are a time for celebration where traditions are made … Continue reading Seasons Grieving
Dahlia (age 7) and Rio Lambrecht (age 9) will dance in the Goh Ballet’s Nutcracker this December 15-20. Photo by Richard Megeney. “What have you learned about commitment?” I ask 9 year old Rio Lambrecht, about her forthcoming debut as a Nutcracker ballet dancer. Rio and her 7 year old sister Dahlia will dance … Continue reading When Commitment just means following your passion, as modelled by a 7 and a 9 year old girl
Today's feature photo was taken at the Squamish and Lilwat Cultural Centre by our contributing photographer Victoria Saddleman. "The night was clear and beautiful and the moon was shining bright," she says. "It was the best part of my very long stressful day."
Given the right conditions, a Christmas cactus can bloom for eight weeks or more and will usually start flowering in November. Spread throughout the world by botanists in search of new plants, they originated in Brazil where they grow in the canopy of trees in the mountains and are quite hardy. Perhaps that helps explain … Continue reading The Christmas Cactus
The shortlist of self nominated, self-awarded, self-indulgent and perhaps of interest only to self Awards for the 2016 season at Helmer’s Organic Farm are as follows: Crop Flop: Celeriac Doomed from the start. The first set of terribly delicate, freshly sprouted, faintly visible and hand-seeded starts got mistakenly baked by an unseasonably powerful February … Continue reading Anna Helmer’s Creative Non-Fiction Column for December
A guest post by Vicki Powell, about her week taking over instagram.com/thewellnessalmanac account: When I was asked to be a guestagrammer for The Wellness Almanac I realised that whilst Lisa Richardson may have been fond of me, there were still a few degrees of separation between us. She was unaware of my minimalist techno abilities … Continue reading What Vicki Powell really thought about instagram
The snowbirds have gone south. But interestingly, they went the day before the snow. On Friday, November 26, the day before the big snow, John was outside walking the dog. He shares: "A constant movement of waterfowl was taking place overhead, all flying South. It seems these birds knew the snow was coming. Here are … Continue reading This migratory flyway we live beneath, as captured by John Tschopp the day before the snow came
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