By the time I got close to this loaf of soda bread this morning it was half gone. I was so pleased that my son requested 3 slices while we were mowing the lawn together. I’m tidying up the garden for the fall and while my at it, my thoughts turn to writing, making squash […]
The kids and I are rediscovering this beautiful island we’ve been living on for the past 9 years. One of the best finds for us this summer has been a place unlike any other. It’s part of a rock formation locals around here just call the Galleries, but until two weeks ago I’d never taken […]
Since we got home from camping, one of the great joys of island life has been heading into the bushes and trees to find fresh fruit. These Italian plums came from one of our trees today and plucking these little jewels from the green boughs made my heart sing. Yesterday my kids and I set […]
Sointula is a tiny village located on Malcolm Island, just a 25 minute ferry ride from Port McNeil on northern Vancouver Island. Settlers from Finland came to the island around 1910 and set up a colony. Much of the architecture remains from that time, as do many generations of the first settlers. From the moment […]
One of my favorite places in the world is inside our tent, especially on a clear afternoon like this one, when the fly is off and we can feel so close to nature. This year we took a week to travel up Vancouver Island to explore places we’d heard of but never visited. Unpacking the […]
Holiday fun. Camping. The milky way. Living outside. Back in a week.
I was on my way to Nanaimo on the ferry last night, sitting reading my book in the waiting room, when I heard a women outside say to someone, “Did you hear Robin Williams died?” I felt like someone had walked down my back. I couldn’t believe he could be gone. He was so much […]
J.E. Reddington 