We’ve had a busy few weeks and we’re off to Halifax later this evening for a long-overdue vacation. It should be fun. In the meantime, my birthday has come and gone, the owls have had their owlets, the gardens on Galiano are coming along well, and there are lots of bird photos. The usual.
Read MoreThe Roof Deck is Finally Open!
A quick post today - the roof deck is finally open! It’s taken quite a few days, a bit at a time and with lots of different projects along the way, but we finally have everythign out and we’re ready for summer!
Read MoreA Few Spring Updates
It’s been a few weeks since I posted an update, and while nothing specifically has been going on, it’s been a beautiful start to spring. So I have garden updates, lots of flower pics and some great shots of a pair of mating owls that are here in the city, not too far away!
Read MoreMore Than a Week on Galiano
I had a rare treat this week - I was spending more than a week on Galiano! We came over on a Thursday evening, I and was staying through the following Sunday to manage the Panorama Lane road rebuild. Justine was taking the ferry back on Sunday night, and coming back over on the following Friday night. While I had a busy week of work ahead of me, it also meant I could focus on a number of projects in the evenings.
Read MoreA Last Day at Whistler and the Junos!
The last weekend of March we decided we needed to use the second day of our tow-day, pre-paid Edge Card from Whistler. We gambled on Saturday being a good ski day and headed up with our friend Nicole. It was a busy weekend as Justine had bought us tickets to the Juno Awards for Sunday night. It was a big weekend!
Read MoreA Visit with Risa!
This post is a bit all over the place - some random, fun activities, but mainly centered around a visit from our friend Risa! Risa and I worked together back when I first moved to Vancouver, and we have been great friends ever since. Risa and her husband Jeff moved back to Ontario four years ago, which means we have not seen then as much as we would like. Last week was Risa’s birthday and she was in town and we were lucky enough for her to stay with us over the weekend. And it meant we had a chance for some fun adventures.
Read MoreA Start to Spring?
After a full three weeks away, we made our first post-snow trip back to Galiano. There had been some storms and other weather, and we were interested to see the state of the place and to start the process of moving from winter to spring. We had lots of projects to do, and it looked like we might have some nice weather to do them in.
Read MoreA Visit from Mackenzie - the Final Chapter
A final post - and likely a fairly long one… Mackenzie’s visit was coming to a close, but we had one last epic day in us! Justine and I both took Friday off, and we were doing the double shot of outdoor fun - Squamish and Whistler! We had a morning up the Sea to Sky Gondola, followed by an afternoon/evening in Whistler as a way to round out Mackenzie’s visit and enjoy the last of the sunshine.
Read MoreA Visit from Mackenzie - Part II
We’ll pick up the trip on Sunday on Galiano with some additional adventures. We finally found some sea lions and lots of birds, before heading back home to Vancouver. More adventures await later in the week.
Read MoreA Visit from Mackenzie - Part I
For her 18th birthday (last July), we had offered to organize a trip for our niece Mackenzie to come to Vancouver for a week or so. We finally got the trip organized around Christmas time, and she decided she wanted to come out in February - much to our surprise. As it turned out, she picked a good week! We had snow just before she arrived and a high pressure system settled in that gave us cold temperatures and sunny skies.
Read MoreAnother Galiano Trip - Lots of Work to Do!
After getting back from North Carolina late Friday night, we were on the ferry first thing Saturday morning to head over to Galiano. We had been away for almost a month, so we needed to check on the place and get some work done. Plus, our new water tank had been delivered and we needed to get it hooked up.
Read MoreA New Year on Galiano
We arrrived home from Ontario in the evening on New Year’s Eve. we had a relaxing night at home, spent most of New Year’s Day relaxing, and then headed to Galiano on the late ferry to spend a few days on the island before life gets crazy.
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