Welcome to my blog....I thought i would give this a try....this is a personal on-line journal to help me stay connected with family and friends at home while I work and travel.
Friday, July 29, 2011
Blue Lagoon Iceland geothermal spa resort
Blue Lagoon Iceland geothermal spa resort
So! In my imaginary trip around the worl - the Blue Lagoon in Iceland would be my first stopover - unless I were to travel in the oposite direction - in which case it would be the last.....I first read about this magical place in a novel recently - and thought it would be a cool place to hang out for a day!!
soon to be an almost empty nester
Its a happy sad time right now as my oldest child prepares to leave home and move to Toronto. Hopefully it will be a new adventure for everyone in the family as I will have an excuse to go and visit Toronto - a wonderful place to eat, drink, shop, and be entertained - and I will have a couch to sleep on. I already have tickets for a concert in September and Alicia is going to see Brittany Spiers with her friends. now if only I could get my son to move out.......
Ok - back to planning my imaginary trip around the world.
Ok - back to planning my imaginary trip around the world.
Hawaiian Luau - Haida Gwaii Style
Another lovely barbeque lunch today at the hospital - pink and white salmon grilled on the barbeque, with mustard dill or teryaki sauce, Ellens' famous salad, a pasta salad with tropical fruit, and fresh fruit and ice cream for dessert.
We even had palm trees and Hawaiian music. Pictures to follow....
We even had palm trees and Hawaiian music. Pictures to follow....
TripPlanner powered by AirTreks: Plan and Price your Custom Around the World or Multi Stop International Airfare
TripPlanner powered by AirTreks: Plan and Price your Custom Around the World or Multi Stop International Airfare
Ok maybe this is just a dream - but it seems to me it might just be do-able. Just click on the trip planner and a map of the world pops up - pick out places you might like to visit.You can purchase a Round the world ticket - depending on your itinerary for a mere $3-4000 bucks. If you focus on visiting just one hemisphere - its cheaper - plan on spending at least an extra $1000 or more to cross the equator.
There are several companies on-line who offer such a thing - but Air Treks has a nice little tool that does a lot of the work for you and it will suggest stopovers for you so that you can get more bang for the buck.
Ok maybe this is just a dream - but it seems to me it might just be do-able. Just click on the trip planner and a map of the world pops up - pick out places you might like to visit.You can purchase a Round the world ticket - depending on your itinerary for a mere $3-4000 bucks. If you focus on visiting just one hemisphere - its cheaper - plan on spending at least an extra $1000 or more to cross the equator.
There are several companies on-line who offer such a thing - but Air Treks has a nice little tool that does a lot of the work for you and it will suggest stopovers for you so that you can get more bang for the buck.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Queen Charlotte BOX
Queen Charlotte BOX
Check out Jan Poynter's website. She is a west coast artist visiting Haida Gwaii, commissioned to paint a utility box in Charlotte near the Visitor's Centre. Here is a shot of her Blue Heron.
Monday, July 25, 2011
1. If you are not having fun, what are you doing?
2. Everything goes better with a good laugh.
3. Everyone deserves an I'm sorry or I understand.
4. If I give you a second chance, you will give me one too.
5. Laugh at mistakes and then set goals to do better.
6. Praise accomplishment, no matter how small.
7. Help me to understand because what I understand, I appreciate.
8. A thank you goes a long way.
9. If I care about you, you can tell.
2. Everything goes better with a good laugh.
3. Everyone deserves an I'm sorry or I understand.
4. If I give you a second chance, you will give me one too.
5. Laugh at mistakes and then set goals to do better.
6. Praise accomplishment, no matter how small.
7. Help me to understand because what I understand, I appreciate.
8. A thank you goes a long way.
9. If I care about you, you can tell.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Monday, July 18, 2011
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Your First Trip to the Big Island | GoHawaii.com
Your First Trip to the Big Island GoHawaii.com
I am looking forward to a trip to the Big Island this fall - with a group of fellow adventurers.
This website looks like a good place to start collecting info on sightseeing ideas. My last trip to Hawaii - Maui - in November of 2008 - I believe- was awesome - so diverse and the coastline was beautiful - like Haida Gwaii with better weather.
I am looking forward to a trip to the Big Island this fall - with a group of fellow adventurers.
This website looks like a good place to start collecting info on sightseeing ideas. My last trip to Hawaii - Maui - in November of 2008 - I believe- was awesome - so diverse and the coastline was beautiful - like Haida Gwaii with better weather.
cant wait to see this group in concert
Roy Thomson Hall - September 25
I first saw this group on "The Talk" back in march while I was vacationing in Mexico.
These 3 teenagers are 16, 16, and 17 but with very mature voices, a ton of talent and the best part is they are coming to Toronto.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
I am from ...
I am from a country road with big maple trees for climbing and a forest waiting to be explored. And in the spring, where dog-tooth violets and trilliums of white, green and red bloom just before the trees open their leaves. And a big yard with space to set up blanket tents where i would sprawl out and read books. And a sandbox and 2 cats named Fluffy and Tuffy. And a cabin in the back where my uncle would stay. And a pond where I made clay pottery and looked for tadpoles and kept some mallard ducks.
I am from a family of five with grandparents who lived "over home" - just a short walk up the hill where we would fill a tupperware pail with drinking water from an outdoor pump where grandmother grew hollyhocks that could be made into little dolls.
I am from playing monopoly and a ouija board that we got for Christmas that told us we should look in the door in the ceiling for another Christmas surprise.
I am from watching Bonanza and The Beverly Hillbillies, and The Red Skelton Show with my dad and watching him go out to the field to prune evergreens and hearing my mom call "Yoo hooooo" to let him know that dinner was ready.
And from picking grapes and taking them to market in the wee hours of the morning in the back of a car with the seats removed.
I am from an old Bernina sewing machine that was used to make barbie doll clothes and later my own clothes and from spending hours in the fabric department searching the Simplicity and Vogue catalogues for patterns for a new dress or a blouse.
I am from The Beatles, Sonny and Cher and The Carol Burnett Show.
And Gilligans' Island, Flipper, and My Favorite Martian. And The Addams Family, Candid Camera, Laugh-In, Green Acres and Petticoat Junction. And from a trip to an Island called Treasure Island with my parents. And a movie called Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. And a trip to Toronto with my cousin Greg to stay with my big sister who was already married.
I am from a family birthday dinner with lemon meringue pie for desert.
I am from a family that soon dwindled to be just me and my mom.
And a new baby that was born on Easter Sunday.
I am from bell bottom jeans and polyester and crimpolene. And piano lessons and band practice and school trips to Quebec City and Fort Myers, Florida.
I am from a family of five with grandparents who lived "over home" - just a short walk up the hill where we would fill a tupperware pail with drinking water from an outdoor pump where grandmother grew hollyhocks that could be made into little dolls.
I am from playing monopoly and a ouija board that we got for Christmas that told us we should look in the door in the ceiling for another Christmas surprise.
I am from watching Bonanza and The Beverly Hillbillies, and The Red Skelton Show with my dad and watching him go out to the field to prune evergreens and hearing my mom call "Yoo hooooo" to let him know that dinner was ready.
And from picking grapes and taking them to market in the wee hours of the morning in the back of a car with the seats removed.
I am from an old Bernina sewing machine that was used to make barbie doll clothes and later my own clothes and from spending hours in the fabric department searching the Simplicity and Vogue catalogues for patterns for a new dress or a blouse.
I am from The Beatles, Sonny and Cher and The Carol Burnett Show.
And Gilligans' Island, Flipper, and My Favorite Martian. And The Addams Family, Candid Camera, Laugh-In, Green Acres and Petticoat Junction. And from a trip to an Island called Treasure Island with my parents. And a movie called Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. And a trip to Toronto with my cousin Greg to stay with my big sister who was already married.
I am from a family birthday dinner with lemon meringue pie for desert.
I am from a family that soon dwindled to be just me and my mom.
And a new baby that was born on Easter Sunday.
I am from bell bottom jeans and polyester and crimpolene. And piano lessons and band practice and school trips to Quebec City and Fort Myers, Florida.
I am from so many places, people, some sad times, and many, many happy times.....
http://www.swva.net/fred1st/wif.htm
Friday, July 8, 2011
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Keeping an eye on this yurt that is being built up on the hill with a million dollar view of the bay, the village, the mountains and the foxgloves. walked around tonight searching for berries and checking out a couple of warships here in the bay. Feasted on fresh pink spring salmon this week.
This is a work in progress but I will be back to add more details and pictures....
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
20-Minute Huckleberry Muffins Recipe - Breakfast.Food.com - 240747
20-Minute Huckleberry Muffins Recipe - Breakfast.Food.com - 240747
Banana Oatmeal Berry Muffins
1 1/2 cup oatmeal
1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1 cup mashed banana (or applesauce)
1/4 cup veg oil
1 egg
3/4 cup milk
1 cup berries - whatever you have - huckleberries, mixed berries, blueberries - just fold in
Topping
1/3 cup oatmeal
1 Tbsp brown sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp butter or marg
Bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes
Banana Oatmeal Berry Muffins
1 1/2 cup oatmeal
1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1 cup mashed banana (or applesauce)
1/4 cup veg oil
1 egg
3/4 cup milk
1 cup berries - whatever you have - huckleberries, mixed berries, blueberries - just fold in
Topping
1/3 cup oatmeal
1 Tbsp brown sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp butter or marg
Bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes
Monday, July 4, 2011
July 4 - back to work
working 9 - 5 today, on call tonight and tomorrow night...maybe I'll plug in my ipod later, listen to Il Volo and go for a nice walk.
July 3 - attempted hike to rhododendron
The original plan was to drive to the end of Nadu Road, follow the old road through the town site to the pier and hopefully see the huge Rhododendron in bloom. Sounded like a good plan.
However, the plan was interrupted. There is a very old "roadway" that can be picked out on this hike, but it is unmarked and overgrown. Hard to believe there used to be a road, a bridge, and a peat moss factory. the road is completely overgrown with mosses and the elder are starting to grow in, although, I suppose there is only a little soil on the roadway - so it is easy to follow if you know what to look for. Lots of old abandoned relics of the former town site - some old trucks, a "reservoir?? and I understand the mating grounds of the sandhill crane. Just past the reservoit, it became very dense and some unidentified sounds were heard nearby. Not sure what it was - a bear? a tree creaking? a pteradactyl? Not wanting to stick around and find out, I turned tail and started back out along the same path that we took in, regrettably and missed out on the rhodo - perhaps there will be another time. in the meantime - I think I will read up on the Sandhill Crane.
http://www.northwestwildlife.com/articles/Sandhill_Crane.pdf
However, the plan was interrupted. There is a very old "roadway" that can be picked out on this hike, but it is unmarked and overgrown. Hard to believe there used to be a road, a bridge, and a peat moss factory. the road is completely overgrown with mosses and the elder are starting to grow in, although, I suppose there is only a little soil on the roadway - so it is easy to follow if you know what to look for. Lots of old abandoned relics of the former town site - some old trucks, a "reservoir?? and I understand the mating grounds of the sandhill crane. Just past the reservoit, it became very dense and some unidentified sounds were heard nearby. Not sure what it was - a bear? a tree creaking? a pteradactyl? Not wanting to stick around and find out, I turned tail and started back out along the same path that we took in, regrettably and missed out on the rhodo - perhaps there will be another time. in the meantime - I think I will read up on the Sandhill Crane.
http://www.northwestwildlife.com/articles/Sandhill_Crane.pdf
July 2 hike at White creek
Today we hiked along the beach, saw some interesting driftwood structures,and looked for "pinkies' on the beach.
pics to follow.....
Followed white creek partway back to the road but got too boggy, turned back and followed the beach back to tow hill road.
pics to follow.....
Followed white creek partway back to the road but got too boggy, turned back and followed the beach back to tow hill road.
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Friday, July 1, 2011
Celebrating Canada Day in the Charlottes
Today we celebrated Canada Day in the Charlottes - a new experience for me as I've never been here in the month of July. These island people are troopers when it comes to weather. Apparently you just have to learn to pack rain gear- gumboots are great and an umbrella wherever you go and its all good.
Today I rode with the Over the Hill Hikers and hiked out to Yakoun Lake - a beautiful inland lake - with fairly warm water. It would be a nice place to swim on a warm sunny day.
Saw lots of old growth today as well as new growth - yes the elder are trying to swallow up the road to Yakoun. Its one lane, very narrow, and pot hole ridden. But an adventure!!
A great Canada Day celebration in the Charlottes is to take advantage of the rain and turn a big old mud hole into a competition - pictures will follow of mud bog event.....(I left my camera attachement back in London, Ontario so I will have to improvise in order to get my photos up on this site.....
A stop at the Crow's Nest on the trip home is always nice - great coffee, the best trail mix money can buy, home made muffins and other goodies and a warm, homey atmosphere. And, if you sit around long enough, someone you know will wander in!!!
Today I rode with the Over the Hill Hikers and hiked out to Yakoun Lake - a beautiful inland lake - with fairly warm water. It would be a nice place to swim on a warm sunny day.
Saw lots of old growth today as well as new growth - yes the elder are trying to swallow up the road to Yakoun. Its one lane, very narrow, and pot hole ridden. But an adventure!!
A great Canada Day celebration in the Charlottes is to take advantage of the rain and turn a big old mud hole into a competition - pictures will follow of mud bog event.....(I left my camera attachement back in London, Ontario so I will have to improvise in order to get my photos up on this site.....
A stop at the Crow's Nest on the trip home is always nice - great coffee, the best trail mix money can buy, home made muffins and other goodies and a warm, homey atmosphere. And, if you sit around long enough, someone you know will wander in!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw3c5d3aBSE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw3c5d3aBSE
Guess who is going to see Il Volo on September 25 at Roy thomson hall. Me for one - now i need to find someone to go with me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw3c5d3aBSE
Guess who is going to see Il Volo on September 25 at Roy thomson hall. Me for one - now i need to find someone to go with me.
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