The rocks loom over me and beckon. In the wintertime, it seems like a steep but quick scramble to get high enough to explore boulder outcrops that are somehow different from the surrounding slabs. They remind me of the hoodoos around Lillooet and Pavilion so I decide to climb up the base of Mount Pauline … Continue reading Adventures, misadventures and possible fairy sightings
Earlier this month, I was given the amazing opportunity to capture the wedding celebrations of my friends, Maya & Anuj, in Alberta, Canada. 2500kms round trip, a couple different hotels, and a whirlwind of activity resulted in way over 10,000 images, which I now get to cruise through. But wow. The overflow of love and … Continue reading Celebrations: The loud, the quiet and the colourful
Anxiety. It seems to be the "new" mental health buzz word. Everywhere you look on social media there are articles and blogs about it. It is something I think we all deal with at one time or another in our lives. Most of the time we can just power through and get past it. Looking … Continue reading Oh, hello anxiety. You’re back, are you?
As a therapist, I occasionally get all caught up inside my head. No surprise there. My husband often has way better words for explaining things and one thing he talks about often, and I have stolen from his repertoire is the development of schtick. As we grow, mature, change and adapt we present ourselves to … Continue reading Mind your schtick
The Pemberton Museum is hiring a Museum Supervisor. The position is to assist the Curator with museum operations and visitor services from Aug-Nov 2016. Applications will be accepted until Friday August 6th, 2016. The successful applicant will possess the following skills and abilities • resourceful, innovative, and creative • dynamic leadership ability • project management … Continue reading Pemberton Museum is looking for a part-time supervisor
If you have a project or program that takes place in the Pemberton Valley and benefits the community or enhances agriculture, check out the information about the Pemberton Music Festival Community Fund, at the Village of Pemberton website. A portion of each ticket sold goes to the fund, to support community groups in the Village … Continue reading Apply for Pemby Fest funds
Our instagram experiment is going strong. Thanks to Holly Joseph who took us out picking with her last week. Today, we welcome our 13th guestagrammer, Lindsay Craig. If she has cut your hair, at the Mountain Rose Parlour, which is her business, you'll probably know, she loves horses. Fair warning. This takeover will likely … Continue reading Beware: Horses. Lindsay Craig steps in to run the Wellness Almanac instagram account
"Look for something positive in each day, even if some days you have to look a little harder." -Unknown
On May 24th weekend, I picked the first huckleberries of the season while descending the stairs to town. I was supposed to be doing hill repeats but those glossy purple berries were too juicy to resist. Now, here it is the end of July and my hands are still stained from the berries I stopped … Continue reading Berry Picking
On August 1, 2016, celebrate BC Day with Tourism Pemberton & Destination British Columbia by joining an Instameet! Meet at the Pemberton Visitor Centre on Hwy 99 at 6:30 PM to connect with fellow photographers and Instagrammers and share some BC Day adventures. The evening will include a stroll around One Mile Lake and stops … Continue reading Tourism Pemberton is hosting an Instameet on August 1
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