Mollie has a spot in her garden that is perfect for a bench. The views of the gardens, the ocean and minimal views of neighbouring roof lines makes it ideal and she had mentioned this a few times over the past year or two. A plan was born to surprise her with a glider bench for this spot while she was away in Ontario visiting her sister and family. While convalescing from knee surgery, I found a great design on YouTube and sent an email to the individual that published a bu

The trip begins! On Quadra Island you will find Main Lake Provincial Park which has 7 boat-access-only, backcountry campsites. Each of these could accomodate between 5 and 7 tents. On our 3 night adventure, we had the entire Provincial Park to ourselves. We didn't see another canoe until the last day as we were leaving! And the weather was amazing. Not too hot but not very cold and with mostly clear blue skies. We only had one evening when a few raindrops fell that clear

Mollie, Holly and I worked for the Maple Bay Community Association again this year as food servers and general helpers. More accurately,...

An Addendum to our Skookumchuck blog! Holly and I are getting married! Yes, I did drop to one knee and she did indeed say "yes"!!! It...

On June 10, we rode Speedy (the Triumph Speedmaster motorcycle) to Nanaimo to catch the early boat to Horseshoe Bay. We then rode to the...

On May 18, we woke to sunny skies and dry roads. We clad ourselves in our most dapper fineries and rode the Speedmaster into Victoria. ...

In just 3 weeks, we will be riding Speedy (Triumph Speedmaster) in the local Gentleman’s ride. This is an international event. The goal...

H&R Home and Yard had the opportunity to build a custom closet. Initially, it was a simple shelf with a wooden rod under it for hanging...

The work of our little company, H&R Home and Yard, is varied and diverse! Last week saw us finishing a bathtub installation and doing a...

It has become a tradition to spend two nights a year at Fossil Bay Resort. This resort has 6 private cabins on a cliff overlooking the...

Thanks to a wonderful gift from Mollie, we attended a Candle Light Concert in Victoria this evening. A string quartet performed...

Last week. We hiked along Power Line to see the water cascading down from the top of the mountain! This view looks down on the farm...