by Allison Smith –
We recently took a trip up north to Bridge Lake, B.C., and the Montana Hill Guest Ranch. It was a much-needed break and a time for our family to reconnect. In fact, we had little choice in the matter – the sign at the entrance to the ranch read: “spotty Wi-Fi ahead; pretend it’s the 90s!”
I haven’t spent much time in that part of the province and my daughter and I stared out the windows of the truck, spellbound at the sight of the towering cliff faces and wide, silty river following us with every turn. In many places, the charred, spindly remains of once-proud trees trembled where forest fires had charged through over the past years. If we looked closely, though, we could see a carpet of new, green growth creeping over the landscape – a sign of hope, rebirth and things to come.
Of course January is the traditional time for resolutions, plans for the future and the like, but here at Seaside Magazine, of course, we have to work in advance. The fall is when we do our planning for the upcoming year. You may have seen our posts on social media, asking you to write in with any ideas for stories or new columns, feedback (good and bad!) or thoughts on how we could improve. While we always welcome hearing from our readers, it’s at this time of year that it is most valuable as that’s when we potentially implement that feedback in the form of how the next year’s issues will look.
Next year, in particular, promises to have some surprises in store for you, our valued readers – some “new growth,” if you will. A few have already happened – Richard Hope has taken over for Tilar Mazzeo in the Off the Vine columnist role (pg 13); our Out for a … columnist, Scottee Giles (pg 21) will be passing the torch to a new writer and the rest? Well, I’ll just let that be a surprise! Stay tuned.
Photo by Janis Jean. Clothing provided and styled by Moden Boutique.
