I had lunch with a friend from Dunbar this week. She was very upset about a beautiful old home that was coming down two doors from them. The house was being demolished to make room for a new home with laneway house. The new structures would take up every square […] Read More
I visited my friend Bob last weekend. He lives in the historic fishing village of Steveston, home to a fabulous museum and the set of TV series, Once Upon a Time. He gave me a personal tour of the town and we had a lovely lunch, but the real purpose […] Read More
Looks like UBC understands the need to rest and digest after the learning. They set up this rest area outside the main library on campus. Bagged students are already taking advantage of the beans. The chairs were apparently designed by a UBC professor and are made out of old BC […] Read More
A young friend and I were heading to another friend’s house for dinner recently. We were travelling by bus. When we got off at our stop, we stepped into a very unfamiliar neighbourhood. My friend immediately turned to her phone and began searching for direction. I glanced down at the […] Read More
I watched an old classic recently, Inherit the Wind. The 1960 film is based on a true story about a teacher who was presenting Darwin’s theory of evolution in the classroom in the southern U.S. in 1925. The lawyer, played by Spencer Tracy, wins by arguing that all of us […] Read More
A Facebook friend shared this photo from wimp.com’s page. These men are window washers at a children’s hospital in Pittsburgh. Couldn’t find a photo credit. Don’t you just love super heroes?
I have a weekend off unexpectedly, the first in a very long time. One of my professors scrapped our final assignment. Some kind of miracle. So I had time to play. My friend Megan and I went for a swim at Kits pool, lunched at my place, then headed out […] Read More
When I attended the education congress in Victoria recently, I also fit in a visit to Dockside Green. I’ve been following the development of this sustainable community since it was still on the drawing board. The Vancity team (the credit union owns the development) gave us a fabulous, in-depth tour […] Read More
The Strathcona Business Improvement Association is now selling the compost they are producing in their resource park on the eastside of Vancouver. Food scraps are collected from local businesses and processed on-site in the impressive rotating Jora composters. Mission Possible staffs the composting and recycling program; the local social enterprise […] Read More
All week, CBC Radio has been running a segment on superhero fathers and listeners have been calling in with their moving stories. Many of my Dad superhero stories include my Wonder Woman mother right alongside him. But, when I was in Victoria recently, a few father-specific moving moments flooded into […] Read More