George: A Man Of Many Talents
For the whole time I’ve lived on Gabriola – 19 years – I’ve worked in Nanaimo. That 6.3 kilometre trekContinue Reading
Everything You Need To Know About Backyard Chickens & More
For the whole time I’ve lived on Gabriola – 19 years – I’ve worked in Nanaimo. That 6.3 kilometre trekContinue Reading
I offset some of my costs of keeping chickens by selling eating eggs, hatching eggs, chicks and occasionally pullets. ThereContinue Reading
When Things Don’t Go As Planned
Who’d have thought a girl born in France to a Canadian Air Force serviceman and a boy who grew upContinue Reading
Sometimes I run out of ideas, sometimes I’m looking for inspiration. This blog isn’t just for me, it’s about connectingContinue Reading
I grew up in Toronto and don’t ever remember seeing a rat until I moved to Victoria, a port cityContinue Reading
A Retrospective Look At My Year In Eggs
Driving past Betsy and Hector’s place there’s not much to see from the road. The property is sloped with aContinue Reading
You’ve probably heard the occasional news story about an outbreak of Hepatitis A, E.coli, Listeria or Salmonella – all germsContinue Reading
Folks who work in high-pressure jobs that deal with the darker side of life – cops, paramedics, emergency room personnelContinue Reading









