Chris

Garlic

It's always time to eat it but now is the time to plant it. This is from last year's crop at Good Earth Farm.

Onions at Sunset

This snap is a month old now so these onions are dried and stored already.

Lloyd

Lloyd Arntzen in a quiet moment before a gig at Raspberry's Jazz Cafe

The Kovich Quartet

This gifted ensemble of young string musicians from Victoria played a fantastic concert yesterday afternoon at The Centre. If the smiles look genuine, consider that they'd just walked off stage after receiving two standing ovations from a sold-out house of delighted Gabriolans. The program included Haydn, Debussy, Shostakovich and a set of pop standards masterfully arranged by cellist Nathan Jacklin.

The Kovich Quartet
Jeremy Potts, violin
Shima Takeda, violin
Sarah Tradewell, viola
Nathan Jacklin, cello

Here's a YouTube video of the group playing Debussy at a concert this past spring.

Thanks to Lulu Performing Arts for making it happen!

Sunday Signage > Ferry To Gabriola Island

Ready For Winter

Smilin' Bob

You Say Tomato...

Joelle at The Roxy

My wife Joelle giving a talk at The Roxy about Nevil Shute and his influence on her writing.

Steve

An unplanned portrait of my neighbour Steve: ace guitarist, recording engineer and heckuva a nice guy

Art Is The Heart

A snap from yesterday's Fall Fair

Sunday Signage > Visitors Welcome

The tourist tide has slowed to a trickle but everyone's welcome at Paradise Island Farm.

Kelly B

July 18, 1989-August 24, 2011

Kelly was like family and she brightened our home every single time she crossed the threshold. If you're on the island, please drop by the community hall this afternoon to remember her. The Celebration of Life begins at 1:00pm. In lieu of flowers, her family requests donations be made to three organizations that Kelly believed in:
The Gabriola Commons

Engineers Without Borders

Gabriola Health Care Foundation

A tribute in photos and music is here

Antony

Antony Holland on his way home from another trip to Vancouver

Good News Bad News

The good news is that it's September and Gabriola is at its most bountiful. Everything is coming in in such abundance. The bad news is the abundance. SO much produce to process it's almost impossible to keep up with. But that's OK. I've not heard one single person complaining. Yes, we'll be eating well for months to come. Blessed we are.

Art Is Everywhere

Spotted in the parking lot at Village Foods. They don't call Gabriola the Island of the Arts for nothin'

Hydro Shed

Maple

Sunday Signage > No Fires

The Good Life

House Guest

We found this little fellow (he's about the size of my thumb) under the fruit bowl on our kitchen table. You wouldn't believe how loud a sound such a small creature can make. After the photo op, we carefully relocated him back to the great outdoors from whence he came.

ABC Wednesday > H is for Hockey

We take our hockey pretty seriously around here (mural at the rink behind The Village)

Global ABC

Robbie

Boat builder, gardener, volunteer and all-round nice guy

Good Apples

In the self-serve shed at Ike's orchard

Seurat Cloud

Style In Motion

Global Theme Day > Perspective

Dining al fresco

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