We were back on Galiano for the weekend, with a whole raft of projects to tackle. We finally got to use a purchase that we made back in the fall, there was more garden to be planted and of course broome to be cut. We ended up with a pretty nice weekend and we got a lot done!
Read MoreAn Actual Ski Weekend
Justine and I finally managed to sneak a couple of days of skiing this year! We left it pretty much until the end of the season, but we had an super-fun weekend at Silver Star Mountain resort near Vernon in the interior. It was a long way to go for a couple of days, but it ended up being excellent and a great way to wrap up “winter”.
Read MoreSan Jose and Back to Galiano
It’s been a busy spell for travel. Immediately after getting back from Galiano (see the last post) I was on a plane to San Jose for a few days in our head office. While it was a pretty uneventful week, the weather in San Jose was amazing! After being back for a few days, I was heading back to Galiano solo to deal with a bunch of activities for the golf course while Justine had a girl’s weekend at home.
Read MoreA New Addition to the Roof
In the middle of trying to get our place put back together with the renovation, I found a great deal on a small Yardistry greenhouse that looked like it would be a perfect size for the roof! I couldn’t pass it up (free shipping too) and so we had another project to tackle at the all wrong time of the year.
Read MoreA Quick Weekend on Galiano
I got back from Barcelona around midday on Friday. The trip home was fine and I powered through to stay up until a normal bedtime. Saturday morning we were headed over to Galiano to see how spring was unfolding and to start planting some of the early seeds. We only had a couple of days, but it’s always nice to head over.
Read MoreMWC 2026- Barcelona - Part II - The Event
Picking up where we left off, it was the Sunday before the start of the event. The rest of the week was (sadly) about work - we had full, busy days ahead of us. I ran into a surprisingly large number of people that I know, got to check out some very cool new things and made introductions to a number of new partners that could add to our product ecosystem. It was a busy, productive week!
Read MoreMWC 2026 - Barcelona - Part I - Exploring the City
My second big work event of the year was in Barcelona for Mobile World Congress (MWC), the biggest event dedicated to the mobile phone and cellular industry. I have never been to the event before, and it has certainly been on the list for a long time. This was the 20th anniversary of the event being in Barcelona, and any excuse is a good excuse to spend time in that fabulous city. I had a little bit of time to explore, but mainly it was full days in the conference center.
Read MoreAn Early Start to Spring on Galiano
I know that it’s only mid-February, but we’ve had such a mild winter that it really feels like spring has arrived. This past weekend we were on Galiano and I took advantage of the warm, clear weather to get an early start on prepping the gardens. We also did some more broome cutting and burning - a great start to spring!
Read MoreA Non-ski Ski Weekend
We booked a long weekend on Mount Washington. It should have been epic, but instead the conditions were horrendous! We skied one day and did some tubing but it was really a bust as there was no snow! We did have a great visit with friends, so that made it all worth while! Heads up - this post is pretty long.
Read MoreIce Fishing in Minneapolis
At the end of January I had a short work trip to Minneapolis for an event with one of our Partners. It was a good opportunity to catch up with a bunch of people I had not seen in a while, and one of the fun aspects of this event is that they do ice fishing as part of the last big social event of the night!
Read MoreHarry Potter in Concert
This is going to be a short post covering a couple of things over the past few weeks. I am working on a larger post on my trip to Las Vegas and CES (the Consumer Electronics Show), which I hope to get up shortly. In the meantime, we had a fun night out at Harry Potter at the Symphony and this past weeked on Galiano we had a bit of an inversion, which offered up some incredible views.
Read MoreCES 2026 - Las Vegas
I started off the year with a week-long trip to Las Vegas to attend CES! It had been about 10 years since the last time I had been to the show and I was excited for many reasons. I love checking out new tech and this is the place for that. From a work perspective we are launching a new product in late January and this was going to be a good chance to show off the new device to media and get some feedback. And poker - there’s always poker when in Vegas!
Read MoreNew Year's on Galiano
The first weekend of the year on Galiano. We’re off to a good start.
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