“HOME is where the heart is, but today, the PHONE is where the Heart is!” – Rachitha Cabral Every once in a while, friends and associates will send me old photos of individuals in the real estate industry (which includes myself which I am embarrassed to admit). It is interesting to see how we all have changed, […]
Maybe I’m just old or maybe I’m out of touch but in my opinion, it seems that most everyone is offended by most everything these days. I have friends that are from all walks of life, religions, skin colors and nationalities and all of these people matter to me. I’m not too sure what’s going […]
Nanaimo Daily News Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada 16 Jul 1958 With all that is going on in the world, it is refreshing to realize that some things are less expensive today than they were many years ago A good Buddy sent me a news article the other day as he sends me little blasts from […]
PART 2 Creatures of the Forest in Yellow Point: a guide to the habitat and habituations By Pamela Walker As I mentioned in last weeks Part 1 of this Island newsletter, I was fortunate enough to have a dear friend who belongs to the Yellow Point Ecological Society offer to share a study they […]
You know you’re not travelling the globe this year so why not use that time to take in the beauty that Vancouver Island has to offer!!! I was fortunate enough to have a dear friend who belongs to the Yellow Point Ecological Society offer to share a study they are doing which will in turn […]
“I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren’t trying to teach us. We are formed by little scraps of wisdom.” – Umberto Eco, Foucault’s Pendulum I hope that you enjoy this week’s article which I dedicate to Father’s Day this coming Sunday about what […]
As we start to pull out of this isolation and get back to work and other activities, I have noticed some resounding common responses from many people that I have talked to. One is that people joke about the weight that they had gained, which was probably voicing their concern and basically saying, don’t judge […]
What is the allure of collector or fast cars? I think it is the nostalgia of things from our childhood that we remember and want to relive or experience again. I have always loved fast cars and everything that goes with them. A bit of a fanatic you might say although I have always been […]
Early the other morning my wife called me to come down from my office work to see what was at the front door. It was a fish which I guess an Eagle dropped. Lots of Eagles and the Plainfin Midshipmen fish are back on our beach. A real surprise to see. Thinking I may be […]
So it’s been two and a half months since we have actually seen our grandkids and as a grandfather and a parent I can tell you that has been one of the hardest things I have had to do. Thoughts raced through my mind if the grandkids would remember us or stand back feeling uncomfortable and not knowing what […]