Category: Me

Around and around.

I’ve been a little off track lately, something about a holiday always knocks the drive right out of me – you know? Hard to get back on the workhorse and all that. Difficult to drag myself to work on such beautiful days when I’d… Continue Reading “Around and around.”

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Hope and inspiration.

I’m feeling good today. Inspired even. I’ve got a Boulevards Alive meeting tomorrow night, and I’ve been thinking about local community organizing all day. As depressing as Eaarth starts out, I’m just getting to the end and McKibben’s prescription for the future is as… Continue Reading “Hope and inspiration.”

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The opposite of inspiration.

For the record – the Rockies were amazing – and we had lots of good hiking days despite the fact the weather wasn’t always on its best behaviour. As someone who has always eschewed that part of the province because 1) it’s too close… Continue Reading “The opposite of inspiration.”

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Returning to harvest and photograph.

I’m brushing ants from the backyard table as I write this under the shade of our new garden umbrella – such is the heat wave that descended during our holiday One of the really great things about going away in the summer is the… Continue Reading “Returning to harvest and photograph.”

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Responsible gardening.

I dropped my car off for servicing this morning on the way to work and so took the opportunity to walk through the Eleventh Ave community garden in the skytrain right of way on my way to the bus. This is a lovely little… Continue Reading “Responsible gardening.”

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