The other day, Tanya submitted this shout-out to the Pemberton Library, and I nodded my assent, and filed it for future use. Then, I read a facebook post, from Nic, one of the AMAZING librarians... who admitted to having struggled with learning difficulties and hating reading as a kid. I remember pretending to understand what … Continue reading Shout out to the Pemberton & District Public Library
Gary and Zoe went for an adventure yesterday and my biggest takeaway from the photo Gary offered for today's Wellness moment is "why go anywhere else?" Anyone else game to take on a hyperlocal adventure challenge? What if we made 2017 the year in which we tried to do all our adventuring within the Squamish-Lillooet … Continue reading Gary Martin’s photo sings the praise of hyperlocal adventures
When your heart is happy, your mind is free. -Ron W. Rathbun
It’s almost like we belong to some mysterious (and some would say, delirious) club, but Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 5:40 in the morning, vehicles converge in the parking lot beside Mountain Glass and Mirror and a committed crew of clients line trundle into the side bay of the shop to gather a collection of … Continue reading What Happens at Early Risers…
A beautiful journey is about to get underway. This is the itinerary.
The psychologist was not telling me what I wanted to hear. We were skyping across time zones, navigating work, kids and continents and I had a pretty clear idea in my head of what I wanted from him. Damn head-mechanics. I was looking for an expert to back a theory – to offer up neurological … Continue reading Own this space: secrets about life I learned from my mountain bike
This is the poet, Mary Oliver's, take, on what those three things are. In Blackwater Woods Look, the trees are turning their own bodies into pillars of light, are giving off the rich fragrance of cinnamon and fulfillment, the long tapers of cattails are bursting and floating away over the blue shoulders of the ponds, … Continue reading To live in this world, you must be able to do three things
I was late for work last Thursday. Well, technically, I left my house on time, I wasn't caught in traffic, I arrived in the parking lot on time. But artist Roy Henry Vickers was speaking with Anna Maria Tremonti on CBC radio, and I just couldn't turn it off, so I sat there, outside the … Continue reading Wise man talking – Roy Henry Vickers on learning that you are a beautiful person and your life is art
The Pemberton Search and Rescue team took their boat down Lillooet Lake in advance of the Pulling Together paddling event which they are going to provide safety for . Happily, Dave took his camera along for the ride. This is the country that will sing to the paddlers. (Don't you wish you could be along for … Continue reading Dave Steers, of today’s feature photo, presents tomorrow at The Prospect Pub
"We all have bad days, but one thing is true; No cloud is so dark that the sun can't shine through." ~Miranda Kerr Photo and quote selection by Victoria Saddleman.
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