Shed A shed is a simple building or sometimes just a roof, where we can store yard equipment, maybe the bicycles and tools. Australia and New Zealand are shed people, in that they use them as a place to meet socially and to be in a personal space, like a den. There is even an […]
Wait for the bags – September 10th
Along with the fall season’s many activities comes Oliver’s annual right-on-your-doorstep opportunity to help get those shelves at our local food bank stocked for winter. Soon volunteers will be traversing Oliver and communities all over BC on foot to distribute donation bags and pick up food donations. You might not think a few cans and […]
On the Sunnyside
Misdirected Compliments A group of friends had gathered in a home for an evening of fun, food and fellowship. One person in the group was a photographer who took great pains to produce good work. As the pictures were being admired while they were passed around, the hostess remarked, “These are really good. You must […]
Hunting this fall ? – old news becomes current and relevant
The Province is amending Wildlife Act regulations to enforce the closure on the grizzly bear hunt, increase the amount of meat a hunter retrieves from big game species and require hunters to carry all their species licences during a hunting trip. The changes came into effect earlier this year. To help enforce the ban on […]
Down the aisle
by Pat Whalley
HOME SWEET HOME, YEAH RIGHT! Once again, here I sit amidst the clutter. Dust accumulating on all surfaces, oddments of clothing hanging over furniture, a cat draped over the arm of a chair and folded laundry piled up on the kitchen table. Am I ill, not feeling up to my usual happy homemaker self no, […]
by Darcy McElveny
At Ok Falls – Friday evening