We are blown away by the responses to our request for testimonials! As Robin quipped, "It's like having a memorial celebration before you die." So much good spirit and support from so many perspectives! We're moved and grateful. It's not too late to add yours—we're … [Read more...]
The Impossible Only Takes a Little Longer
Most travel days don't have this many challenges! * We left Bellingham a day late because of heavier snows than predicted. * Our motorhome was searched at the Canadian border. * Trying to activate new cell service in Vancouver, we stood in line for half an hour, … [Read more...]
BC Island Journeys – Sooke, Salt Spring Island, Shawnigan Lake
Robin has an interesting image about traveling in our rolling home. We pack up our little house to go somewhere new, and the earth rolls beneath her wheels. We find ourselves in a new surrounding, and yet nothing has changed—we're still at home. In the last two weeks, … [Read more...]
The Light Returns: Solstice beside the Salish Sea
It is Christmas day. We are house-sitting with Carson the Cat in a Victorian house in Victoria, British Columbia. Yesterday we were moved by a delightful reading of Dylan Thomas' "A Child's Christmas in Wales" by narrator Nelville Jones, a Victorian Welshman. Interwoven … [Read more...]
Our Autumn Around Vancouver, British Columbia
We spent ten gorgeous-colored autumn days parked in front of Varouj Gumuchian's residence in Vancouver, BC. Inside and out, his home is a living gallery of found art and an invitation to community, complete with bench and bulletin board beside the sidewalk. Thank you Varouj … [Read more...]
An Artist’s View from Coyote Overlook
This is where we live. What inspires us. Just a short walk around Round Mountain, Coyote Overlook boasts a vista extending across the Rock Creek watershed to the South Yuba River canyon. Beyond is the Sacramento Valley and on clear days, we can see the coastal range. … [Read more...]