Posted in Uncategorized on June 28, 2010| Leave a Comment »
We’re at the White Spot in North Vancouver, waiting for our flatbreads, mac and cheese, and veggie burger to arrive.
The White Spot is part of the everyday landscape on the Lower Mainland. Basic white-folks comfort food, kind of a west-coast Salisbury House, a similar genre Winnipeg institution.
Perfectly child-friendly in every way — waitstaff, menu and crayons at the table.
Posted in Bowen Island on June 21, 2010| 1 Comment »
Intruder alert! Intruder alert!
No predators in the form of coyotes, cougars or bears means huge numbers of deer wander the island, munching on whatever tasty morsels they find. Gardens surrounded by six feet or more of fencing MAY be safe from the marauding herbivores.
What? Cute little me? I’d never harm a fly.
Lock up your cabbages, folks. Bambi’s in town.
Posted in Bowen Island, tagged brass fixtures on June 20, 2010| 5 Comments »
We have a theme going on in the new house.
It’s not glass.
It’s not wide open spaces.
It’s a wee decorating dilemma.
A decorating dilemma that involves just about every room in the new abode.
Are you catching the flavour of my fear?
I came of age in the 70s.
Wood was big. Wool too. Beards. Beads. Granola.
Pottery.
The 80s, mind you, were all about padded shoulders, rouged cheeks, Dallas and big, brassy personalities.
Did someone say “Brassy?”
Help me, Rhonda!
Posted in Down home on June 10, 2010| Leave a Comment »
The Country Mice 