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  • Flavour Trip: Salal the unsung hero of B.C.’s coastal berries

    Hiking through most coastal forests in British Columbia, you’re likely to encounter thick, leafy salal bushes or Gaultheria Shallon. In the spring delicate bell-like flowers, white or baby pink in colour, hang in linear herd of five to fifteen. In early summer, the blooms transform into berries that reach their peak flavour and a blackish, deep…

  • How did you get that F*#king awesome job Kim Pickett?

    She’s a big city gal who helps her clients tell their visual stories. Meet risk taker, snowboarder, beach volleyball player and creative director Kim Pickett of KIMBO Design. Bravery in the form of big big, bold life moves across vast spaces (for example, loading up your vehicle and to move across Canada) is always an…

  • Give Your Garden Some TLC: Transform Your Neglected Outside Space

    Sometimes, you can spend so long decorating the interior of your home – making it a cozy haven where you can display family memories and travel mementos – that it means that your garden space doesn’t get given much thought. If the kids use your backyard to play it can become a little messy around…

  • Anthology ~ July Edition ~ Coastlines

    Here’s a slightly tardy round up of the best links on the web this July. But first a wee #islandlife summer update… Who is loving all their sunshine, friends, campfires and road trips of our North American summer season? And what about my southern readers? Counting down the days until winter is over? We’re having…

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