Lost and Found in Maple Bay

Posted on May 21, 2013 by

It was warm Thursday evening and the May long weekend was ahead of us. My friend Lisa and I were enjoying a glass of wine while sitting on the deck looking out at Maple Bay and watching our girls playing together in the yard down below. That serenity changed the instant I noticed my four-year-old middle child, Clodagh, was missing.

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Not Wasting My Vote

Posted on May 11, 2013 by

Until today, I had no idea who I was going to vote for.

The campaign signs went up on a dewy morning nearly a month ago. If I had been asked to vote on that day, I probably would have voted BC Green, regardless of the tired message that a Green vote is wasted. Paying attention to politics this past year has given me the confidence to know this: I am no longer going to vote for any person or party unless I can defend my decision to do so; otherwise, what’s the point in voting?

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Nigh-night: Sleeping with a zipper

Posted on August 15, 2012 by

When buying a new tent, you look for things like capacity, seams, waterproofness. After last weekend’s two-night camping trip to Bamberton, I suggest a new feature for determining what makes a tent worth buying: how loud the zipper sounds at 4 a.m. in a full and quiet campground.

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No More Overcooked Prawns!

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

I had the privilege of watching Matt Horn of Cowichan Bay Pasta‘s cooking demonstration at the Cowichan Bay Spot Prawn Festival on Saturday. I thought I would share the recipe and a few tips I learned from Matt about how not to overcook prawns, how to make fresh pasta, and what to use instead of lemons to keep ingredients entirely local.
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