Civilisation
One of the things I have to say I've been looking forward to since we started our family is spending time with the boys doing more grown-up things. Nothing too ambitious, just simple things like...
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My lovely wife took this photo at the Van Dusen Gardens with her new camera that's waterproof and (hopefully) childproof. It was late October and the colours of the leaves around this ornamental lake...
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I went up to Prospect Point this evening to try and take some photos of the devastation of the trees. If decimation is the removal of 10% of a group of soldiers then could the destruction of 20% of...
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These pictures give a hint of the devastation suffered by the trees in Stanley Park during the windstorms of late December 2006. Prospect Point seems to have suffered the worst. This picture shows...
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So it's the New Year and as a belated New Year's resolution I'm going to try to post to this blog more regularly. If anyone reads it and like the pictures then all the better, but I don't really...
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Just before new year we went for a walk at Second Beach and for lunch at Vera's Burger Shack on Denman St. Vera's do fantastic burgers, made with real meat rather than the stuff they serve up at the...
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One fine day, at Steveston harbour. Mount Baker really is quite something. On a clear day it towers over the Lower Mainland like a towering thing.
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BC is a giant collage
Judging by the very limited view I get from my little corner of it, British Columbia is a land of incredible diversity. Geographically it has desert, grasslands, estuaries and islands. It has high...
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Back once again
A lot of catching up to do. It will happen in no particular order.There's a bit in the Lord of the Rings where Frodo recalls what Bilbo used to say about travelling. You have to be careful when you...
View ArticleA licence to print money?
I don't know a lot about the operation of financial markets. I've watched Trading Places, so I know that if you buy Pork Bellies when the pigs are flying then you'll end up losing your seat, or...
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Sticky Currant Buns
I love fruity buns. Hot cross buns, currant buns, raisin bran muffins, fruit scones, lardy cake - you name it, if it's got dried grapes of any description I'm in. I did find a bakery in Kerrisdale a...
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Indian Pipe - plant, fungus or what?
The first time we went camping at Porpoise Bay, on BC's Sunshine Coast, I spotted this odd, white growth on the floor of the forest. It was just off the main path from the campground to the beach. I...
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Disaster strikes
Heady with the early success of my oatmeal bread in the machine I was all ready to try something new. At Famous Foods last week my attention was caught by an 8-grain mixture of rolled wheat, barley,...
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Sea to sky highway
The Sea-to-sky highway, Highway 99 north from Vancouver, is the main route to the Olympic skiing centre at Whistler. After passing the ferry terminal at Horseshoe Bay, the road hugs the coastline of...
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Dragonfly
Dragonflies have to be my favourite insects. Their sleek, colourful styling is more like a futuristic spacecraft than an ancient insect species.In the summer, dragonflies seem to thrive around British...
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Multigrain loaf
In the end, the secret to making a decent loaf with the 8-grain flake mix was to reduce the amount of water a little and cook it on a shorter program.300g water120g milk150g 8-grain rolled grain mix25g...
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A fountain in our yard
We moved into our house about 18 months ago. It's an old house. You'd like to think it had seen better days, although in reality I suspect it's been a bit run down and off-kilter ever since it was...
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Corn bread in a cast-iron skillet
A year or so back I read a piece in the Vancouver Sun extolling the virtues of the cast-iron skillet. The article made it sound like a real wonder-tool: an all-purpose frying pan that would pay back a...
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Sourdough with Rye and Corn
This recipe was another one inspired by Dan Lepard. His 'Mill Loaf' recipe, with wheat and rye, sounded nice but I thought I'd try it with a some maize flour as well for a little extra sweetness. The...
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Sanctuary
The Reifel Bird Sanctuary is one of our family's favourite places to visit any time of the year. Today I went with one of the boys, our family naturalist (he used to be the family naturist too, but...
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