It’s been a while since I posted an update - it’s been a busy stretch. I had a quick trip back to Ontario to visit with both of my families (after my work trip to Florida), and then we had a nice stretch on Galiano. There was a weekend in Squamish mountain biking squeezed in there as well. Lots of fun!
Read MoreThe Caterpillar Apocalypse - and Lots of Birds!
We spent a full week on Galiano with big plans to tackle lots of projects around the property. That came to a crashing halt as we discovered how bad the tent caterpillar apocalypse had become. I’ll share some of the details, an update on how the gardens are doing and because it’s migration and nesting season, lots of birds!
Read MoreWhiskey and Words, Spring on Galiano and Vancouver Sunsets
On Friday night I had bought us tickets to Whiskey and Words, a fundraising event for the Vancouver Writers Fest, before heading to Galiano on Saturday morning for a long overdue trip. We stayed through Tuesday night getting lots of projects done around the cottage, before heading home to spring finally arriving. Wednesday night we went for a nice walk and had an amazing sunset.
Read MoreSun Run 2023 and Some Vancouver Spring Flowers
The Sun Run is the unofficial start to spring in Vancouver, a 10 km race that regularly has between 30-50k participants. Justine had registered with her company team and for whatever crazy reason, on Thursday I signed up too. I haven’t run in over a year and neither of us trained for the run. Despite those factors and the pouring rain, there we were at the start line on Sunday morning…
Read MoreGaliano - Spring Has Arrived!
I’m taking a short break from the Maui updates (a couple more to go…) to share our weekend on Galiano. IT had been almost a month since we were over and it finally feels like sprint is arriving. We missed what hopefully will be the last storm and snow for the year, and we have lots of projects to tackle. More than we knew…
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