2024 Holiday Tea at Butchart
Among the presents under the tree this season was a Holiday Tea “date-afternoon” out to the Butchart Gardens. They have a regular afternoon tea service, that has been on the list for a while. We booked a 2:45 PM sitting, which does require an admission...
Port Browning Marina
Notes on arrival for this first visit to this marina, part of the Mill Bay Marine Group empire of marine properties.
reflecting on the core-mobile
Was hanging out in Picnic Coffee today on Fort Street, and got into a bit of a riff with another customer about old cars. She’s got a 1941 Ford Coupe, that is relatively new to the streets of Victoria. Keep your eyes peeled! I went...
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...
California road-trip 2013: Day 7, sun, sand, and some surf viewing
We like to get the kids out first thing in the AM, before it gets too hot. Charlotte has a friend she met down at Dinosaur Caves park this week, so we went down there to play around 9 AM. A quick trip down to...
California road-trip 2013: Day 6, local playgrounds again
We tour several playgrounds when we are here. After the morning jaunt at the Dinosaur Caves, we came home for a spontaneous outbreak of “family band”. That’s right – grab an instrument and jam! We...
California road-trip 2013: Day 5, part-time residents again
We’re off to do the things we usually do as part-time residents of Shell Beach. Hit the local coffee shop, and go to Dinosaur Caves Park to play in the morning. After coming home for a break, we hit New Frontiers Market to get our...
California road-trip 2013: Day 4, are we there yet ?
Took the road west out of Tracy, CA this morning, and drove through this neat windmill farm on the way to the Bay Area. We took route 505 west, and then went down south past Gilroy, heading for Salinas, and the 101 route south. We’d...
California road-trip 2013: Day 3, travel in theory, and in practice
Left Yreka, CA in full sun this morning, with kids very eager to reach destination. We had lots of discussion today about how far the trip was in miles, and how long that would take. Are we there yet ? Many teachable moments along the...
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