Heather in BC… & Beyond! 'Living the Baby Boomer Life in BC… and Beyond!

My 96 year old ‘Pop’ and I drove to Madeira Park to shop, do errands and to get our H1N1 flu shots, to protect ourselves from the pandemic. The receptionist at the local clinic assured me on Tuesday we could get the H1N1 shot on Thursday at the Legion. Perfect because I’m leaving for New [...]

UPDATE! I heard on the news the Cowichan Tribes Knitters WILL be providing their hand knit ‘work of art’ Cowichan Sweaters to the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games! A few days ago I wrote about the planned protest against the IOC and Hudson’s Bay choice of knitted sweaters being provided for the athletes and the [...]

This is how the Pender Harbour fishermen spend October! How cute is that? Someone was very creative! I was surprised to see a number of local businesses in Madeira Park (Pender Harbour) decorated for Halloween. It’s awesome they get into the spirit, and some of the displays were very well done – like the fisherman [...]