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Gardening resolutions for 2014.

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Chrystal

Although we passed the winter solstice only a week ago, signs of spring are appearing in Vancouver. The weather outside was uncommonly warm and not raining so I went outside to see what has started to come up, pulled weeds … Continue reading →

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Get Shaking People!

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Chrystal

When it snows in Vancouver, the city pretty much shuts down. The streets are undrivable, transit is unreliable, cyclists try to ride in the tracks from the SUVs and most of us try to “work from home”. While we are … Continue reading →

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Winter gardening outdoors and in

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Chrystal

This freezing cold weather means that I have been mostly hiding indoors. I try to make sure I walk around the garden at least once a day; thanks to my in-laws, the garden is full of evergreen trees and bushes … Continue reading →

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Visiting the bees at their winter home

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Chrystal

Yesterday we drove to Langley to attend a honey tasting party and meet all the other bee-people who sponsored hives from the 3B Honeybee company. Art and Bryn had combined the honey from hives in each of the different localities … Continue reading →

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Exercise and gardening: on my daily to-do list

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Chrystal

Sometimes a girl has to do what is necessary. What works for me is having my coach text me every single day to ask “what kind of exercise did you do today?”.  It is a remarkably effective way to ensure … Continue reading →

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Out of Season

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Chrystal

We live on a bit of a hill and our back yard is gently terraced. The middle terrace consists of a lawn that is sloped just enough to tip chairs and tents off balance and to cause bocce balls to … Continue reading →

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Autumn Man

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Chrystal

I absolutely love this painting of Autumn Man; he’s wearing a pumpkin on his head, his hair is made of grapes, he has a rosy apple cheek and he is wearing the slats from a barrel. Autumn man reminds me … Continue reading →

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Slowing down

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Chrystal

Third week of September and life is speeding by at a frenetic pace. I have lots of contract work right now, which is a great thing as it means income and opportunities to work with some of my favorite free-lancer … Continue reading →

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Goodbye to the bees….

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Chrystal

In so many ways, this was a fabulous summer: great weather, the most apples that we’ve ever had from our tree, lots of zucchinis produce and the bees. We all loved having the bees in the back of the yard. … Continue reading →

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BOZR: Black Ops Zucchini Redistribution

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Chrystal

I have my coolest friend, Ms. W, to thank for the title of this post, which also describes one of my activities this week. Even though I pledged to pick all my zucchinis when they were small and tender, I … Continue reading →

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