Author Archives: mark-diane

Sorry, I couldn’t resist. So, keeping in line with what I’d like in a house…what happened to medicine cabinets?  I am in a house with 2 1/2 bathrooms and zero medicine cabinets.  The last house was the same – no … Continue reading →

Two rentals in two months is too many.  However, it does give me the chance to live in homes and assess things I want or loathe. Where did linen closets go? Did someone decide we needed a pantry in lieu … Continue reading →

What a great day it was for the Kite Festival.  We had no idea there would be synchronized kite teams…who knew?  We watched one young kite-flier maneuver his kite in time with a techno-pop song and he was amazing.  He … Continue reading →

Do you see him?  He/She and his/her partner ( I need to do Heron research) are on the beach everyday.  I forget to bring the camera with the long lens. We live on the hill to the left.  Being that … Continue reading →

I bought yarn today!  Yes, I did.  The morning was full of frustrations and so off we went to Coupeville to do a few things that seemed “doable”.  They were. There is a wonderful yarn shop in town and the … Continue reading →

..and so it begins.  The vacation.  The sitting back and enjoying the Island.  Today we went on the Farm Tour.  It was beautiful, informative, wondrous and much more.  Coming from Colorado, we are stunned to learn we can plant greens … Continue reading →

Good times: …walking the dogs along the golf course …seeing a seal on the beach by the house …noticing a doe and her two babies on the golf course this morning …hummingbirds at the feeder …banana slugs …having a massive … Continue reading →

It’s a gorgeous sunrise.  It’s going to be a fabulous weekend with a Fibre Festival, silliness in Langley…soup box derby, Farmer’s Markets, Farm Tours and more.  Lots to do on the Island. And…Lucy came home.

We are another home in another place on another part of the island.  We may have sold the Black Forest home and we may have the previous rental rented out. We lost a good pal, Ms. Lucy.  We have no … Continue reading →

Every time I go to the beach, I remember one of the reasons I am here.  The pull of the ocean, for those of us who were raised near the sea, is a constant. Add to the mix lush forests … Continue reading →