by Anne Miller | photo by Amanda Cribdon Photography – No doubt, many readers can relate to this story. As a child, I was introverted and shy, petrified to speak in front of a class of my peers. That feeling stayed with me long afterwards and I regret the many moments I failed to speak […]
MEET YOUR NEIGHBOURS – Souzann McMillan: Giving Youth a Voice Read More »
by Deborah Rogers – Welcome to another year of Seaside Book Club! We started our fifth year off with a bang, combining a stunning Canadian read with a discussion with its Vancouver Island writer. The Heaviness of Things That Float was the debut novel by Jennifer Manuel and is wholly influenced by the years she
January 2021 Meeting Read More »
by Michelle Carpenter – Home. It’s incredible how a single word can elicit an array of thoughts, feelings and emotion. Home is where stories begin and grow, it’s where friends gather, where dreams blossom, and where the warmth of family lives. It is where we are most at peace, surrounded by the safety and foundation
ON DESIGN – Finding Comfort in Home Read More »
by Deborah Rogers – Were you ever a Cub Scout, or parent to one? Do you remember the Wolf Cub motto with its “dyb dyb dyb, dob, dob, dob?” I never knew what the “dybs” and “dobs” were all about until my sons were cubs, and I became a leader. Yes, I was Chil (the
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by Gael Hannan – Going for a walk is one of the few pleasurable, allowable activities outside our homes during the pandemic, so we are lucky to live on a peninsula so be-ribboned with beautiful places to hike. Some trails are narrower, hidden treasures where you encounter few people. Other trails are more well known
OUT FOR A HIKE – Winter’s Forest Gifts Read More »
