Heather in BC… & Beyond! 'Living the Baby Boomer Life in BC… and Beyond!

Pop and his brother Robin were working at the Newcombe logging camp in the early 1940’s, before World War II. The camp was in Salmon Inlet which is an arm of Sechelt Inlet, east of the Skookumchuck Rapids. Pop remembers quite a few of the names of the owner’s family. Tim, Gene [...]

Crystal turned 28 on Sunday and her boyfriend Dave invited me to the LampLighter Pub to join them and a few friends for dinner and a party.

Sean decided he should drive my car as he’d be likely to drink less than me! LOL – I don’t know what made him think that…
We picked up [...]

Good news and bad news coming up!
The good news is that boating season has seriously begun here in Beautiful British Columbia and Kent and I will be heading to Egmont to live aboard our boat, the Jervis Mist, for the next 5 months.
Our base is the dock at my ‘Pop’s place, where we tie and [...]

Life isn’t always a:

Hugo sometimes gets a little too rambunctious for Buttons’ liking. Buttons looks like a 23 pound cat, but she has very long, thick hair and isn’t quite that heavy. Hugo is 22 pounds but he has a 65 pound ‘big dog’ attitude.
Our cats are used play fighting with Hugo and [...]

Hoppy Easter!

My Granddaughter, Kaia, came over last night to have dinner with us. Hugo absolutely loves her and follows her up and down the stairs and watches everything she does. Our friend Katie let Kaia play with her beautiful parasol. Of course I had to get out my camera when I saw [...]

I love making cookies with my Granddaughter Kaia and she always seems eager, so it’s becoming a tradition for holidays, birthdays, or just because.
Kaia and Sean came over yesterday afternoon and the three of us made heart shaped sugar cookies then decorated them with pink icing and sprinkles.
It was messy but so much [...]