seasonal fermentation project
Was at the James Bay Market last weekend and noticed some great looking pickling cucumbers available at the Saanich Organics booth. I’ve never done a cucumber fermentation project, but I know people that have, and it doesn’t sounds all that difficult! I decided to take...
Mobile IT worker kit
Working from home over long periods of time isn’t really my jam. As a subscriber to agile methodologies, I figured I would embark on an experiment to see if I could find ways to work out of doors in these challenging times! Working away from...
What I did on spring vacation
Dates: May 29 – June 7, 2020 Location: Victoria, BC Activity: Staycation Ok, so here is what I have been up to on the last few days off, poking around the house… Backyard weeding The back corner of our lot attracts a lot of growth...
Father’s Day 2019
Father’s Day came and went this past June. I think we were at a swim meet with the kids. I was thinking of my Dad, of course. Although he passed on in 2008, I continue to dream about him frequently. We’re often working at the...
Tri of Compassion complete!
On the weekend, I competed in the Triathlon of Compassion in Esquimalt! It is the annual fund-raiser for the Victoria Sexual Assault Centre!
a rainy dash to the 5 PM ferry
The family in the minivan left IKEA Richmond well after 4 PM, with flat boxes standing up inside the van, and bungee-corded snugly to the roof racks. Would they make the 5 PM sailing?! Not so, judging by the Hwy 99 backup, that stretched all...
Daddy, what am I worth ?
My 9 yo old son has just woken up, and comes downstairs to greet me as I am getting ready for work. Son: “Daddy, what am I worth?” Daddy has also just awoken, so isn’t as sharp as might be needed. Me: “What do you...
200 in breaths, 200 out breaths
This is the pace of silence. A 20 minute sit, with 30 seated people.
thinking about the night
Really enjoying the Radio Paradise App, I have it installed on all my devices. I noticed on the slideshow from featured images from freestock.ca. Check it out…
working on my Caroma toilet
Yah, we like our low-flush toilet, and installed this baby in 2007. Saves us so much water every year, which is great, because here in the CRD we got major extra utility charges to deal with this sewage project that is going on. I wanted...
staycation 2017!
Yup, I am at home in James Bay, doing stuff around the house. I may need to post various artifacts here while I go, and of course, some stuff will land on the Instagram!