Sep 9, 2010
The Purple Martins are a kind of large swallow that is being encouraged to remain in our area by the placing of these special purple martin houses on pilings where they can nest and be close to the flying insects that they prefer to catch, apparently you will rarely...
Sep 1, 2010
The hydrangeas in our garden are almost past their peak but I managed to cut this whole bucket full, plus another full vase. These ones are such an unusual colour this year, they have gone a soft greyish green that is just gorgeous and soft looking. Some blooms on the...
Aug 23, 2010
Finally, after years of dreaming about growing and harvesting lots of lavender, I have done it! Along with the seven or eight lavender plants that are scattered about in our Qualicum garden, I have planted a bed with a dozen or so plants on Hornby. They were all...
Aug 17, 2010
With the current interest in everything “green”, I thought it would be fun to show you two versions of “green” living roofs. I do hope this the interest in green technologies only continues to grow, it really has to if we are to continue...
Aug 9, 2010
Recently I was at the train station in Qualicum Beach to pick up our granddaughter who was arriving for a few days of summer vacation – a first trip on her own this far up the island on the E&N train and my first time to our train station to pick anyone up....
Aug 1, 2010
I am very much a novice with mountain biking, not really a newbie but still hanging back as a novice. What joy it brings to be challenging yourself to make the next hill and not have to be in granny gears! The feel of rushing down the trails with the wind cooling you...
