Thanksgiving Weekend was bustling on Gabriola with the 18th Annual Artist’s Studio Tour organized by the Gabriola Arts Council. This is one of my favourite events happening on Gabriola. I have a passion for sewing, which I some how manage to fit in outside of my real estate life and I partnered up with my… Read more »
Gabriola Studio Tour and Festival
This weekend is the Thanksgiving Studio Tour. This annual event is one of the favourites of islanders and visitors alike. There are more than 40 studios to visit, each offering a fine display of arts and crafts for sale, yummy refreshments and a chance to meet the artists in their galleries. We took some time… Read more »
A Sunny Easter Weekend
We had an absolutely gorgeous long weekend here on Gabriola! The sun was shining, the sky was blue and in some areas it was almost up to 20 degrees Celcius. Just what we all needed. Perfect weather for an easter egg hunt – we took our girls over to their friends’ house for an afternoon… Read more »
Groundhog’s Day
February 2nd is an exciting day in our house as the girls race around waiting to hear if we are set for an early spring. This year the results seem to be mixed with the Canadian groundhog’s calling for an early spring and the American claiming 6 more weeks of winter. I took a look… Read more »
Garden Raiding in January
We just had a cold snap on Gabriola Island with a good dump of snow, heavy wind and rain, and today sun with seasonable temperatures! I decided to see what greens and herbs survived the nasty weather of the past 10 days and was pleasantly surprised to find beets, kale, parsley, rosemary, chard, kale, cabbage… Read more »
