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Beauty in Stressful Times

March 20, 2022

We live in such troubled uncertain times. I know I’ve been feeling variously distressed, heartbroken, and powerless. And so I …

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The Time Of Water – winter in Vancouver

January 4, 2022

To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake it is necessary to stand out in the cold. Aristotle Most Canadians spend …

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Within Reach. Beyond Comparison. Bowen Island, BC

September 4, 2021

The Solo Travel Adventures series: I recently realized that I’d become so dependent on travelling with Don that I’d forgotten …

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A Humdinger of a Shindig! The Columbia StrEAT Festival

July 22, 2021

27 July 2019. So there’s just one last outing I want to tell you about that took place during the …

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Why Vancouver After Years of Travelling? – a new interview

June 9, 2021

We were so delighted to be asked by Gil and Gene to be interviewed for their podcast. Gil and Gene …

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We live here too! Vancouver’s urban wildlife, part 1

May 24, 2021

Cities are growing at a faster rate than any other habitat on Earth. They may seem an unlikely place for …

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It’s Autumn Somewhere Right? Fall colours in Vancouver – a photo essay

May 5, 2021

I know I know, it’s spring where I live and I’m posting about autumn! Last autumn I was posting about …

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A Vancouver Hanami – from winter into spring

April 16, 2021

I feel as if I’ve been waiting for it for months. Even as far back as December I was noticing …

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An Ode to Vancouver’s Fraser River

February 22, 2021

We’re there a lot in the spring and summer, this enchanted land right in our own backyard. Even in the …

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The Colours of Joy – Vancouver Pride Parade 2019

June 7, 2020

Warning: naked butts and boobs ahead. It’s Pride month! Gay pride was not born of a need to celebrate being …

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Best. Summer. Ever. Vancouver when the sun shines.

May 2, 2020

June-July 2019 Warning: naked butts ahead. It was the best summer of my life. Well one of the best. I …

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Down By The Water – summer evenings by Vancouver’s Fraser River

August 12, 2018

On these long hot summer evenings Don and I like to have our dinner here:It’s a tiny rocky pebbly “beach”, …

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Five Months In Vancouver: a long rambling story

November 21, 2016

31 May-31 Oct 2016. We haven’t had a home for over five years now. People ask us if we ever …

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Naturally Beautiful Vancouver

November 15, 2014

Early morning, False Creek, Vancouver. At 6am the alarm starts beeping, waking me from a light sleep. I’d hardly slept …

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Fear at the beginning. Unusual for me. Perhaps prescient. I don’t know. Something could go wrong! After one of the flights we’d booked was cancelled and as we continued trying to book flights Don suddenly thought of a reading from the I Ching: Difficulty at the Beginning. At the beginning. It was still difficult in the middle, and all the way to the end. Latest blog post: Wow! What a Ride! An overview of seven weeks in Croatia and Greece. Link in bio.
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Three weeks in Croatia. Beautiful, kind, and welcoming. We had some challenges, but the beauty of Croatia was worth it. These photos: Dinner on the balcony of our Airbnb on Vis island, and the incomparable Plitvice Lakes National park. Latest blog post: One Darn Thing After Another! Three Weeks In Croatia. Link in bio
Three weeks in Croatia. Beautiful, kind, and welcoming. We had some challenges, but the beauty of Croatia was worth it. These photos: Latest blog post: One Darn Thing After Another! Three Weeks In Croatia. Link in bio
Three weeks in Croatia. Beautiful, kind, and welcoming. We had some challenges, but the beauty of Croatia was worth it. These photos: The main square in the town of Hvar on the island of Hvar, and the harbour in Dubrovnik. Latest blog post: One Darn Thing After Another!
Three weeks in Croatia. Beautiful, kind, and welcoming. We had some challenges, but the beauty of Croatia was worth it. These photos: The harbour in Dubrovnik, and the town of Supetar on Brac island. Latest blog post: One Darn Thing After Another! Three Weeks In Croatia. Link in bio

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