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Read Reviews on YelpWhat started out as a beautiful day yesterday here on Gabriola turned into an intense yet short storm unlike what we have seen in recent years. From out of no where the atmospheric pressure dropped quickly, and 100 km/hr wind came up blowing and chaos ensued. 30 minutes later the power was out to the entire island (still many without power this morning) and the worst of the weather had passed.
Gabriola survived a zombie attack on the village area yesterday, albeit we now have a slightly lower population of living but a higher number of undead! At 1:45 pm on Saturday October 29th a small but terrifying group of zombies descended on the downtown of Gabriola Island searching for good eats. Thankfully they were slow moving so we got some good pictures before retreating to the safety of our office in Folklife Village. 
Photos courtesy of Carly McMahon or Siki McIvor
There are quite a number of plants that can be foraged for food on Gabriola. The spring and summer months offer a multitude of berries, oregon grape, young stinging nettle, and tender greens; in the fall find rose hips and mushrooms. It is very satisfying to walk along mossy forest trails and spy a chanterelle mushroom, and where there is one there are u
sually more. Our favorite are the golden chanterelle but the white ones are good as well. Take them home, clean off the forest debris, leave them to dry for a couple of days, then fry them up with onions and olive oil – delicious!
Just five days left until the start of the Fantastic 15th Annual Thanksgiving Studio Tour, when you can have a peek at many of the island artists in their studios surrounded by the most creative examples of artistic expression that you could hope to see. For Give and For Get Boutique showcases the wearable art one of a kind clothing and accessories created from designer fabrics by Robyn;
and Carly’s jewellery of silver and copper, semi precious stones, dyed ribbon and glass beads. You will not want to miss the style, color and sparkle to be found at studio 36. I visited just yesterday and found the studio space upside down and in a riot of activity – will they be ready? I’m betting they will! To preview the tour check out the gabriola arts council website.
It was a pleasant and sunny day, perfect for a fair! There was a good turnout and lots to look at with music as well. Being a somewhat rural community there was a nice selection of farm animals, including goats and rabbits, chickens, alpaca, a donkey and horses – all nicely groomed. There was a food section offering a taste of Gabriola, popcorn, corn on the cob and ice cream too. Raffles for fund raising, a display of an apple press with a wonderful sample of fresh apple cider, and a squash race that was met with hoots of excitement and appreciation. The home arts of cooking and sewing, drawings and flower displays and of course a great selection of garden vegetables were there to view, many with ribbons for the best, biggest or most amazing. 
We took the whole family, children, parents, grand parents and even great grandma – we all had a fun time!
We had such a cool start to the summer that I thought the garden would never grow, but I was surprised, we are able to pick a bountiful daily harvest of vegetables – enough for three families. We used sea weed and compost this year and the result has been market quality. 
When there is too much we can give the excess to the local food bank.
A call from friends in the morning and we were meeting them at the El Verano boat launch at two. With a small propane barbeque and food for the grill, a bottle of wine and some blankets we were ready for an afternoon picnic. A short boat ride and we arrived at Oak Island. Oh oh, it’s a long weekend with beautiful weather and people are on our island with the same idea! No problem, 15 minutes more and we are stepping off the little aluminum outboard and on
to Valdez Island. This part of the island belongs to the Lyackson First Nation and they graciously share with boaters who are respectful of the land. We had a lovely picnic and while we were enjoying the sunshine and the view some friends in the cutest little boat stopped by to say hi. This is gulf island lifestyle at its best!
Robyn & Carly McMahon and unlicensed assistant Lesley McMahon, your Gabriola Island Real Estate Sales Team
Located at The Folklife Village, #1-575 North Road, Gabriola BC, Canada V0R 1X3
Toll Free 1.877.422.8455 or Local 247.2088 or email mcmahon@gabriolaproperty.com
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