Duncan and Emma's Salt Spring Island Adventure!
Wow so its been a year since our last post. We must have been busy… We will try to travel back in time and fill in some of the gaps. Anyway this weekend was the annual fall fair with the theme of Gumboots and Island Roots (Gumboots are Wellies for those reading from the UK). …
Well, after buying the rental – all the associated renos, working on the business, in the garden and getting the guest cottage underway it felt like we were going to have a 'dirt' hall FOREVER! However things were brought to a head when we seemed to have ever increasing numbers of mice and were getting…
While I was away in Seattle and Emma was painting the hallway she also decided to finish off Dexter's Dog House. I think it looks great but I just hope that I don't end up in it!
At the end of the last cottage update we were left with something looking a little like an under ground bunker – because of the slope on our land the foundation for the cottage needs a lot of concrete to achieve a level floor. The next challenge was to get the framing done – that's…
So you may be wondering what is Seedy Saturday anyway? Well its an event organized all over Canada by local organizations such as Island Natural Growers and supported by Seeds of Diversity. There are a few of main objectives – one is to educate people on seed saving and encourage the exchange of seeds between seed savers…