by Deborah Rogers – So many of my friends have commented this year that their Christmas shopping is going to be different. They’re more concerned than ever about supporting locally owned businesses; they don’t want to deal with lineups and crowds at the big box stores or malls, and if 2020 has taught them anything […]
DEB’S DAY OUT – Gift Making for the Not-So-Crafty
story by Janice Henshaw & photos by Janis Jean Photography – Piers Island is a 250-acre private Gulf Island situated between Colburne Passage and Satellite Channel. If you are travelling by ferry from Swartz Bay north to Tsawwassen, Piers Island is on your right as you leave the ferry dock. There is one perimeter road
SEASIDE HOMES – Piers Island Home Reno – Contemporary & Organic
by Karen Elgersma – Lillian Underwood is an Employment and Training Service Manager for the Tsawout First Nation, an entrepreneur, a facilitator and “Train the Trainer” of the KAIROS Blanket Exercise (KBE). She is also a certified executive coach and a motivational speaker with liveitbydesign.com. Through sharing her personal journey, Lillian communicates how she overcame
PENINSULA VOICES – Talking with Lillian Underwood
by Sheila Molloy – On winter days, the sun seems to work just a little harder for us and its light feels that much warmer when we take time to venture outdoors. Colder weather can ebb our motivation for getting outside, but it is such an important source of solace during times of seasonal sadness
The Winter Solace: Getting Out in the Colder Months
Ode to the beet, which brightens the darkening days of winter with life-giving colour. Heavenly greens and earthy sweet roots, crisp with shocking fuchsia, gold or candy cane. Elegant and crunchy raw; warm andsatisfying cooked. Low in calories and high in nutrients, strengthening our blood and immunity. Truly blessed we are for having this bounty
