Month: March 2010

Lawn-free living.

We eliminated another patch of our backyard lawn this weekend with an extension to our brick patio and a new bed dug in for tomatoes and flowers alongside it. Next weekend we’re planting the shade garden alongside the house, and that small patch of… Continue Reading “Lawn-free living.”

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Mushroom Workshop

On Saturday I drove out to Langey and participated in a shitake and oyster mushroom growing workshop with Bill Chalmers who runs  Western Biological. For three hours myself and a small group of people (mostly from East Van) hung out in and around Bill’s… Continue Reading “Mushroom Workshop”

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Social dancing and awkwardness.

Brian and I have been taking dancing lessons lately – Wednesday nights for an hour we go and learn the basics of west coast swing – which is one of those social dance forms involving lots of spins and pushes and underarm passes once… Continue Reading “Social dancing and awkwardness.”

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Broad beans and garlic!

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Back from the weekend.

Well, there it is. The new studio almost finished (awaiting last bits of electrical) and a backyard very much in progress. It’s all a bit messy at the moment, but for the last three days we’ve been working on the garden and studio and… Continue Reading “Back from the weekend.”

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