Elbows up
I have long thought that… - no matter how bad things might seem during this particularly dark period in time - no matter how crazed this crowded little world may…
Mexican miscellany – 2
A final batch of photos from our recent trip to Puerto Vallarta. We admired this Gaudi-esque public space which puts one in mind of the Parc Guell in Barcelona -…
Mexican miscellany – 1
Here on Vancouver Island it is raining. No surprise there of course, though it is also true that temperatures are beginning to creep into double figures and Mother Nature is…
Roberta Flack
Roberta Flack 1937 – 2025 RIP Regulars on these pages will be familiar with the occasional but still all too frequent tombstones that mark the passing of those iconic figures…
Some Mexican flora and fauna
Guess where we are! Yes! As trailed but a few short weeks ago in an earlier post we are taking a brief restorative break in Mexico; in Puerto Vallarta to…
Rats!!
I should have known... of course! Yesterday's post - concerning our recent snow/not snow experience - included two short videos taken from our deck here on the Saanich peninsula. Should…
Weather… or not!
"And finally Winter, with its bitin', whinin' wind, and all the land will be mantled with snow" Roy Bean …or not! When I announced - during my last year working…
Tough times
“It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future” Yogi Berra At around this time last year I was following my usual custom of looking ahead to the coming year…
Birds of a feather
Are you one of those good people who find themselves mildly annoyed (or even a little nauseous!) when long-term couples regale all and sundry with overly eager descriptions of their…
A winter walk…
...with friends - on a cold but sunny day at Island View Beach. Enjoy!
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