Buffy is gone now, off running an adventure in the sun… somewhere else. She came into our lives in the early months of 2000, and gave us more love than we deserved. Rest in Peace, Boo-Girl.
Month: July 2008
Green Living and Profitability
Here is a CNN article about a solar company that has several unique aspects: Namaste Solar Electric is the company’s name, and they “walk their talk,” which is refreshing. Here is a link to Namaste’s actual website. When companies, big and small, do what they can to reduce their impact on the earth, then it […]
Finished
Yes, it took four days for me to post the last of the pictures from the trip. I will post my recollections later. The new week is upon us! And we have just bought a new washing machine… The pictures are at the post titled: Picture Postcards.
The Itinerary
On July 3, we began our trip in Victoria, the capitol city of British Columbia. We finished up in Vancouver, Canada’s international city in the West and crossed back into the U.S. just east of Blaine, Washington on July 10. View Larger Map
Picture Postcards
I wanted to put up a bunch of pictures, but I am not really into writing a long travelogue today. So, here are a few of the prettier and more memorable pics from the trip to Canada. Sorry about the blurriness in some… my camera lens had a smudge on it that wasn’t apparent until […]
Youssif Update
From CNN.com today: Youssif: ‘I can do more’ I am so happy this child is doing well. This is good news, and I hope that people will take heart that good people DO good things. And not as rarely as we might fear.
A pretty picture
This is just one painting by my friend Jillibus — she did a whole series in the 1950s when she was living in Quebec, Canada. I took this photo of her work (and some others) while visiting this past weekend. I have her permission to share these with you, and will gradually load one at […]
Sidney, Vancouver Island, British Columbia (Canada)
Hello to all! We are here (see title) today, Stidgrandmere, a stidkid and myself. While on the Big Island we have seen Hetty and her husband (yesterday in Victoria) and lunched with Hetty, Jillibus, Flosey, Raelite, and Saanichcat here in Sidney today. Supper tonight with Raelite’s family, and tomorrow we will be on Salt Spring […]