The Journey of Life

Just reading this article on the BBC site about expats returning back to their home country only to find that the culture shock is greater than the initial culture shock […]

Every year on Gabriola, the Lion’s Club presents Concert on the Green.  Essentially, the gradual slope to the side of the Gabriola Golf Course get’s turned into an open air […]

I had forgotten how much fun it can be to play music and sing.  Have been meeting some lovely new people here on the island.  One couple who moved here […]

Every night this little sneaky raccoon comes up from its hiding place to eat the seeds that the birds have dropped from the feeders.  I think it is a female […]

Well the heat wave is continuing. However with all the wildfires burning in BC, and with the current air stream, the smoke has blown over the coast reducing visibility.  Normally […]

Hummingbirds.  They are such amazing little birds.  I love them.  They don’t exist in the UK so I have not seen them for over 6 years.  But now back in […]

So I arrive on Gabriola on 19 July.  I finally get to the property a number of days later having been informed by my friends that it is a bit […]

So the deer here on Gabriola are a bit like rats, they are everywhere and they have no natural predator on the island. I can’t deny that they are pretty […]

I have some wonderful friends here on the island. Aside from me having a great place to live for the next year whilst I figure out my next steps, I […]

Life is always filled with highs and lows.  Filled with love and passion.  We always try our best to be all we can be and love completely those we love. […]

So it has been 5 years I have lived in the UK and it has been a lovely experience with both positive and negative influences. I have a new piece […]

k. I haven’t posted in awhile but I have felt compelled to. I have aves been living in Britain now for two and a half years. One thing I have […]

Welcome from my long absence.  What can I say – life got in the way – work, bathing, working out, friends – etc… It is amazing how short 24 hours […]

And it was amazing.  I headed down there with my friends and sat on the beach on a glorious sunny hot day and watched an amazing array of aviation acrobatics. […]

I have lived here almost a year.  One iconic visual presence is the Bournemouth hot air balloon.  Well to be honest, I don’t know if I can call it hot […]