Fog Lifting on the Victoria Harbour

Foggy, foggy days here in Victoria. Here the fog is finally lifting and the boats that must have been hanging out at the entrance to the harbour are finally coming in.

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Available after September 29, 2010 Experience Victoria at bench level. In Victoria—Bench by Bench, Rebecca Kennel takes you on her journey of discovery in and around spectacular Victoria, British Columbia. Visit historic sites and gardens; cemeteries and viewpoints; shipyards and restored creeks. Using pieces of local history and personal reflections, she introduces you to over [...]

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Victoria-Bench by Bench Preface I didn’t really intend to write a book about benches—I was looking for a way to turn my ‘round the world trip blog into a book. When I heard that Julie Salisbury was offering an InspireABook™ weekend workshop, it seemed like the perfect tool to make that happen. However, as I [...]

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Bridge is up for the barge to go under Originally uploaded by Rebecca Kennel

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Barge coming under the Johnson St. bridge The Seaspan Protection is bringing in a big, empty barge under the Johnson Street bridge.

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Be careful who you throw the lifeline to. You could end up with a tiger in your boat. Like really. Richard Parker. You know, Yann Martel, I should have just stopped reading your book at the beginning when it was slow and rather boring and totally believable. But I read too far. So that when [...]

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Searching out artists who have used the blue bridge (that would be the historic Johnson Street Bridge in Victoria, BC Canada) as the subject of their creations, including food and drink (who would argue that  Spinnaker’s Blue Bridge IPA is not an artistic creation??)as well as other media. If you know of other sites, please [...]

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Scrooge-like, I ponder “the gift.” At any other time of year, I might have written about the gift of life – or love or friendship. The gift of sight or smell or touch. The gift of joy. But now, as I walk the streets, I see people shopping frantically. Trying to buy something that isn’t [...]

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Included in the new book “Re-Write Your Life” by June Swadron http://www.juneswadron.com So you finally made it, little bald baby. Saturday night. 11:00. You tried once before, changed your mind, then three days later decided to brave it. You should have come through the first try and you could have been twins with your double [...]

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The Gift I look up from where I sit under the maple tree and close my eyes to the glint of sunshine that temporarily blinds me. I haven’t seen or felt the sun for a few days now, and I welcome it back. The soggy days of November – the sky so close to the [...]

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