July 22, 2022 Crossing the Strait of Georgia

[envira-gallery id='5628'] Windy but beautifully sunny day on the Queen of the Cowichan crossing over to Vancouver Island. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMjwluoz63s

July 21, 2022 Lookout Garden Updates

[envira-gallery id='5534'] Things are really heating up in Vancouver. Here’s where we’re at with the Lookout Food Garden.  A lot of the lettuce never took but it looks like we're finally getting some lettuce with seeds I sowed a few weeks ago. On lots of the garden videos we’ve heard how...

July 21, 2022 Hot Summer Days

[envira-gallery id='5512'] Was a scorching afternoon today in Vancouver. My skin has been flaring up like crazy so with blistering fingers, didn’t enjoy being outdoors as much. Sigh. Alas, still basking in the beauty and colors that this season brings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuOVbo-kOt8

Experiencing: Perspective

Bookmarking and posting some incredible resources that have shifted perspective in terms of time and space. One Zoom One Zoom An interactive map of the evolutionary links between all living things known to science. Discover your favourites, see which species are under threat, and be amazed by the diversity of...

Watching: Healing in Clever Microhome Atop Tiny Food Forest

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDlpnlyTjRI Watching: Healing in Clever Microhome Atop Tiny Food Foresthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDlpnlyTjRI At just 8 square meters (86 square feet), the Freeland tiny house extends far beyond its footprint with a large deck, a wood-burning sauna, a Win Hof method ice bath, and a permaculture food forest providing enough produce for a...

July 20, 2022 Greenery

[envira-gallery id='5428'] Potatoes, potatoes, potatoes! Growing potatoes in grow bags on the rooftop and they are prolific (at least the greens are). Hopefully get some spuds to harvest soon enough. For now, I’m in love with all the lush plants adding a real jungle vibe to the roof. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsgWkF1U-T8

July 18, 2022 Plant Life At Home

[envira-gallery id='5394'] Was feeling really rough in my body today. Not feeling like I could leave the house, I realized that the nature in our home would be my reconnection and grounding today. This is a spider plant that is one of the house plants that lit my passion for...

Campbell River, Traditional Land of the Wei Wai Kum First Nation

Journey To and From Campbell River Journey involved driving to Horseshoe Bay and taking Queen of Cowichan across to Nanaimo. Then driving up to visit friends in Comox/Courtenay and took the scenic road up to a Campbell River Highway 19A On the way home in tree red took the inland...

July 16, 2022 House Food Garden Updates

Front Yard The front yard was where we planned to have the brassicas (e.g.: broccoli, cauliflower, kale), which go well with companion planting with beets and the allium family (e.g.: chives, leeks, and onions. The lettuce seems to be happy. We used the lettuce for salad this evening. The broccoli...

July 17, 2022 Bubbles & Pollinator Garden

[envira-gallery id='5048'] [envira-gallery id='5063'] Visited the beautiful Ambleside Butterfly Garden in West Vancouver today. “A community Pollinator Garden for butterflies, bees and bugs. Started by a group of Master Gardeners and volunteers and the District of West Vancouver, this garden provides habitat, food and a corridor for pollinators. We aim...