Expedition Canada

Apparently Nov 13th 2023 I have never been a football fan.  It might be something to do with being taken to see Brentford play Southend or Southport or something South when I was a nipper.  The sleet flew horizontally across the ground, it was freezing cold, I was too young to swill beer, I could not see properly and Brentford lost 0-2 in that Boxing Day game.  It was a defining moment.  At school I used to ‘support’ Arsenal (or was it Chelsea) because everybody supported one team or another, but I never went to or watched a match and couldn’t name a player.  I only ever checked the scores so that it appeared I knew what I was talking about.  Others in my family supported West Ham or Brentford.  I tended to support the opposition but remained ignorant and indifferent of anything to do with the Beautiful Game even when England had a key World Cup match, which let’s face it, they usually lost! Move on a few years and I am now glued to the screen wat...

Coast Art Crawl Tue Oct 25th Moody sunset over Vancouver Island Note from Ed: Production difficulties this last weekend have delayed publication of this blog. Our six month old grandson has been in town (with his mum and dad) and he is sooooo much fun, the blog went down the running order! Newly acquired 4' x 4' artwork This last weekend has been the annual Sunshine Coast Art Crawl .  Stretching the 80km from Langdale to Earls Cove, 169 artists have their work on display.  Painters, potters, sculptors, wood and metal artists, and more.  With a population of a little over 32,000 the Coast is quite a creative hub.  Musicians and performance groups are also in abundance.   There is some amazing talent here! We have been on the search for a large painting to go on the main wall at the top of our stairs. A local Gibsons artist, Teryl Mullock caught our eye and we visited his studio on Friday.  A former architect who designed his own house , (and greenhouse...