Robyn’s little Boston Terrier, Fargo, loves to accompany us on our walks in the park. Today was decidedly beautiful, warm and sunny.
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Read Reviews on YelpRobyn’s little Boston Terrier, Fargo, loves to accompany us on our walks in the park. Today was decidedly beautiful, warm and sunny.
It is great little coffee bar at Madrona Shopping center. On a hot day they open the overhead doors for a refreshing open air experience. There is plenty of comfortable seating, both inside and out. They serve really good coffee, tea, snack bars and pastries. You can buy a delicious lunch of soup, sandwiches and wraps. We arrived early on Sunday and by the time we were finished the place was hopping. Afterwards we browsed in the shops, I found a lovely pair of leather walking sandals at the North Road Sports & Clothing shop – on sale! For us this is just a 15 minute walk from home and a nice way to get some exercise.
This morning at approximately 3:45 am there was an incident with an asphalt truck falling through the trestle at the Nanaimo side terminal of the Gabriola Ferry. Click here to see the story at the Gabriola Sounder page for more information or go to BC Ferries for the service notice. Photo by William Basaraba
We were able to spend 4 days and 3 nights camping at Lake Cowichan on Vancouver Island and the trip was spectacular! The weather cooperated and it felt like summer the entire time which for anybody who has been on the west coast this summer knows those days have been few and far between. We had one of the nicest if not the nicest campsite we have ever found with a beautiful waterfront to spend our afternoons sitting in the sun gazing out across the lake. Just moments away was a wonderful swimming beach complete with raft for diving off of. The kids adored this place and were quite sad that we had to pack up and come home. So lucky that this is only a short trip from home, about 2 hours from Gabriola.
We are very lucky to have wonderful friends on Gabriola Island who are willing to take our eldest daughter everyday last week to Wellington Secondary School in Nanaimo to partake in the Arts Alive Summer Program for “A Play in 5 Days”. The kids in conjunction with their wonderful teacher Mary-Jo Fulmer created an entertaining and very goofy
play complete with bad guys, magic bananas, a princess, fairies and more. After working on it all week family and friends were invited to watch the play which the kids performed in the auditorium. It was a wonderful introduction to drama and I am sure many will continue on as the kids were all fantastic.
There were two curious little girls who were able to spend an afternoon exploring within a fairytale land. There were dragon’s, castles, lush greenery, faeries and so much more!
This past Saturday the girls went and explored the wonderful Once Upon a Time art market/tea house here at a private residence on Gabriola. There were 16 artists, a tea house, faeries and more located in beautiful lush gardens making it a very magical experience for all.
This beautiful dragon and its rider is made from foam found on the beach then carved and felted, absolutely stunning!
I have been spending a fair amount of time looking online at farm co-op’s and how they are started and run. I looked at Glen Valley farm’s website located in the Fraser Valley and was inspired by what they have created there, a successful model of co-operative organic agriculture. The goals of this co-op is below and a model like this could work on Gabriola :
The original goals of the co-op when established in 1998 remain priorities today and figure into our decision-making processes. These goals are to:
Shareholders and friends of the farm meet regularly for a shared meal and meeting. All major decisions for the co-op are achieved through concensus. We believe this process helps to ensure that issues are carefully thought through before action is taken, that it gives everyone a voice in the process, which results in much greater buy-in by all participants.
Check out their website for more information at http://glenvalleyorganicfarmcoop.org/ and a local blog from a Gabriola group who is quite involved with the slow food movement at http://www.goal-2025.com/
They have told us to be prepared for one of the coldest winters on record. Yesterday, as if mother nature was thumbing her nose at the whole idea, the afternoon temperature crept up to an absolute balmy 15 C and sunny. We spent the afternoon outside walking in the woods and checking out our pond which is much larger than usual (In the picture the pond usually ends at the brush in the background). The girls had a blast pretending to fish and splashing in the water. What a treat in the middle of what should have been a winter day!
It was a beautiful day yesterday, the snow fell most of the night and the clouds parted to give us a beautiful and sunny winter day. The kids and the dog spent as much time as possible outside knowing that the snow never stays long enough for their liking. We went for a wonderful afternoon walk and came in to have hot chocolate and oatmeal cookies. It was a wonderful day!
Thanks to all who made it out to the studio today for the Gabriola Winter Art Affair, it was a fantastic event! To all who receive the gifts we hope you love them even more than we do, locally made is extra special! Also a very happy holidays to all, may it be full of warmth, family, friends and laughter. Here’s to a great last 2 weeks of 2010 and a smile to the year to come, may 2011 be a wonderfully special year with new adventures and experiences. Thanks for all the support and business we have received this year, you are all wonderful in your own special way and we appreciate all of you!
“Ther are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward”
Kahlil Gibran
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