Yearly Archives: 2012

 

ALECC 2012 – Space + Memory = Place (day 1)

Aug 11

The ALECC conference has been held in Kelowna – plus a little time in Penticton – which is in the midst of its summer heat. Temperatures on Sunday forecast to reach 34c (93f)… good for the Okanagan fruit which is … Continue reading →

Comments Off on ALECC 2012 – Space + Memory = Place (day 1)
 
 

Calgary interlude

Aug 11

I spent a very pleasant long weekend in Calgary, visiting old friends and having occasional excursions to sprawly bits of the city on shopping missions or the green and pleasant farmers markets in Calgary and Millarville. I’d been to the … Continue reading →

Comments Off on Calgary interlude
 
 

Sage Hill, Strawberry Scones, farewell

Aug 3

I’m pausing in Calgary after an exhausting and exhilarating ten days in Saskatchewan. It was my second Sage Hill Writing Experience – a poetry colloquium a few Springs back was my introduction, but the summer writing program was a first, … Continue reading →

4 Comments
 
 

Mason bees in the summer

Jul 24

By now all my Blue Orchard Mason Bees (Osmia lignaria) are finished: this year’s adults have gone to the great flower garden in the sky and the next generation is tucked up in its nesting tubes waiting for spring. It … Continue reading →

Comments Off on Mason bees in the summer
 
 

Time of the stinking rose – with rust

Jul 12

I was looking forward to my garlic crop this year: I’d followed farmer Ray’s advice (plant deep, mulch well) and my plants seemed to be thriving. They also appeared to be rust-free, which surprised me since I’d had rust the … Continue reading →

Comments Off on Time of the stinking rose – with rust