Six on Saturday: VanDusen Botanic Gardens

Last week, I had the joy of going to the VanDusen Botanic Gardens as I have already mentioned. Here are … More

This week’s small pleasures #285

What a week! Our hot water was restored on Wednesday as I mentioned in a previous post, and then on … More

It is already the end of May, and you can really feel the autumnal chill in the air. Today was … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would be celebrating the return of hot water. I tell … More

Phew! Monday evening, work done for the day, dinner has been eaten and now time to get this post out … More

We are still without hot water would you believe…Wednesday looks to be the day all will be restored, provided the … More

I started writing this post this afternoon while waiting for an emergency plumber. The boiler which supplies us with hot … More

One of the joys of autumn is the produce available. Beautifully coloured pumpkins of all shapes and sizes, crisp green … More

What a week….3 full days of Zoom meetings based from home, an attack of ‘abdominal migraine’ meaning pretty much a … More

It is already May, so we are well into autumn down here in the Southern Hemisphere. We have been having … More