It's been far too long...

Hello! It has been way to many weeks without a post. Let's just say March 31 came and went with most consulting projects wrapped up. A few things linger, but I had a lovely lovely 3 day weekend last weekend (my birthday weekend) and ahead lies a 4 day weekend too so I am catching up on things non work related at last.

Last Saturday Grandma took the Honey, my parents and me out for lunch on Saltspring Island. We went to a local pub right on the water called Moby's and enjoyed some might fine pub grub. Mom and I both had the ploughman's lunch with Thai chicken soup, corn bread, smoked cheeses and salad.

While on Saltspring we visited the local spinning and fibre mill as well as Bullock Lake Farm where we could buy the fleece. What fun! Spring shearing is happening right now, so the fleece is getting low. Grandma bought the remaining wool/mohair mix and we both bought up most of his alpaca. As well, I got a beautiful cream wool/alpaca mix. Plenty to keep us both spinning for awhile.

After we spent our money we asked if there was somewhere to walk our dogs somewhere, and Jim (farm owner) directed us to his bottom field. What an amazing location right on Bullock Lake. So we took the opportunity for photos AND a dog run.


We all headed back into Ganges for ice cream and shopping at Mouats (looking only), finished off at the end of the day by a stop at Saltspring Island Winery. I was very pleasantly surprised at the quality of their wines. We bought a pinot noir, and Dad bought a blend called Aramata (just bottled). Their blackberry port is nice because it is not as sweet as other ports made here locally.

Once home the Honey and I went to a hockey game- Cowichan is still in the semifinals and were playing Nanaimo. Although they lost that night to a sold out crowd they made a come back yesterday and are still playing.