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Blog about Gabriola Island
Blog, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn. Oh My Gosh, there’s so much to do, and so much to read about. So here goes. I provide newsy information from time to time, but mostly I like to provide the ‘real’ side of life on Gabriola, what we do, why we love what we do, and the business aspect of selling and buying Gabriola real estate, mortgages and those that could be a part of your new life here on Gabriola.
I’m involved in the Lions Club on Gabriola, Welcome Wagon, Coast Realty Group Gabriola as a Realtor®, Silva Bay Yacht Club, Garden Club, and more. I love it. Do I sound excited and happy? Yes! Enjoy my blog. Like me on Facebook. Tag along on Twitter. LinkedIn if you want to share your business. Recently, I received the Seniors Real Estate Specialists® or SRES® designees and now qualify to address the needs of home buyers and sellers age 50+. Cool! Oh, wait a minute. My garden needs me for a wee bit; to put in a winter vegetable garden. Back later!
Russell deCarle Smash Hit on Gabriola
June 29, 2010
“Now that’s a long, tall drink of ‘Sexy’” is now Shelagh Rogers, laughter with that big warm smile of her’s, introduced Russell deCarle, celebrated Canadian songwriter, lead singer and founding member of Prairie Oyster. On stage along with Russell where Denis Keldie playing the accordion in a true Zydeco style like I remember in N’Orleans, and Steve Briggs, guitarist with soul. We all felt that ...
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Mortgage Lenders
June 23, 2010
Hi! I will be completing this one very soon. Call me, if I can be of help in connecting you....
Posted in Mortgages
Saje on Gabriola
June 23, 2010
Ah, Yes! There’s a little gypsy in all of us! Toe-tapping, swaying to the lilt, romantic rhythms sung in the native language of these gifted performers. “Saje” took us on travels through Italy, Spain, Hungary, France, Ireland spinning songs of passion and then slipped us back to Gabriola. It was a full house at The Roxy on Saturday, June 5th, and “Saje’s” CD launch party. Lou Gradanti, Maestro & arrangements, piano and accordion sang delightfully in ...
Posted in Rave Reviews on Gabriola
Nia on Gabriola with Missy Nobels
June 23, 2010
Nia embodies freedom of dance, awareness of self, joy of movement and breath. Missy Nobels is a White Belt Nia teacher living on Gabriola. To put this in a sense which I could understand when I started exploring Nia about 3 years ago, it is a combination of aerobics, rhythm, Tai Chi, Jazz, Modern Dance, Aikido, Tae Kwon Do and Yoga, movement and dance. Very physical, intense, expanding as you become aware of your body’s universal energy. Missy teaches in Nanaimo and Gabriola, and points fu...
Posted in Rave Reviews on Gabriola
Gabriola ESS Preparedness Week - May 2010
June 23, 2010
As a wind up to our Provincial Emergency Preparedness Week, the Gabriola Emergency Services will be hosting a show case of organizations who will support this community in the event of a disaster and others who will help neighborhoods prepare. There will be music, face painting, a challenge course, and a chance to meet up with your fellow islanders. Come out and join us May 8th 2010 at the Rollo Senior Citizen's Center 685 North Road 11AM-2PM as we celebrate this year's theme: Neighborhood Prepa...
Lions Concert on the Green - August 5 2010
June 23, 2010
14th Annual Concert on the Green, held by the Gabriola Lions Club, will be holding the Concert on the Green, Thursday August 5, 2010. This year we have The Timebenders, presenting two hours of music from the 70's, 80's and 90's. Twisted Solicitors will provide the opening act. A family affair for all ages from on and off Gabriola gather at the golf club's natural amphitheater starting at 5pm. Want to be a sponsor for $150? Call me and I'll fill you in. 250-247-9333 1,200 people attend this summe...
Posted in Lions Club of Gabriola
Coast Realty Gabriola in the Community
June 23, 2010
Coast Realty’s Community Day, Thursday, May 27, 2010 found us at our Gabriola Museum pulling garden tools, rakes, snips, wheelbarrows and tarps out of the back of our cars for a full day of a landscape face-lift. Most plants are indigenous to our natural habitat and were in dire need of care and more sunshine. Rakes flying, snips snipping, piles of underbrush were gathered and burned or composted or chipped-up and all done with smiles, laughter and determination to get the job done in one ...
Posted in Real Estate
Lulu Preforming Arts - Jack Glatzer; Lutz & Wilson
June 23, 2010
Our Lulu Performing Arts has done it again!
A stunning presentation by Jack Glatzer, violinist currently living in Portugal, lectured and played music of the Mediterranean engaging us in each melody and caprice as they originated from the 1700 – 1900’s. Pre concert chat between Jack Glatzer and Patsy Ludwick revealed to us at the full-house Gabriola United Church venue, more of this artist, his global musical travelling and lecturing style. Caprice 24 in A Minor, a very recogn...
A stunning presentation by Jack Glatzer, violinist currently living in Portugal, lectured and played music of the Mediterranean engaging us in each melody and caprice as they originated from the 1700 – 1900’s. Pre concert chat between Jack Glatzer and Patsy Ludwick revealed to us at the full-house Gabriola United Church venue, more of this artist, his global musical travelling and lecturing style. Caprice 24 in A Minor, a very recogn...
Posted in Rave Reviews on Gabriola
Robert's Place on Gabriola
June 23, 2010
Craftingly good food. Robert's Place opened on Mother's Day, May 9, 2010 to an awaiting Gabriola crowd. I waited till a break, and today, Monday at lunch I strolled in. What a transformation. Light colours, new fixtures, new layout, kitchen, flooring and new outside deck. The menu has a blend of Suzy's tried and true, and Robert's infusion to the new and exciting. My pick today: Gabriola Burger, beef, jalapenos, melted cheese on a bun, con fries and coleslaw. Delish! Classy surroundings, funky-j...
Posted in Rave Reviews on Gabriola
Melinda Wilde, Watercolour Artist on Gabriola
June 23, 2010
I'm so blessed to have a neighbour as Melinda Wilde, gifted watercolour artist on Gabriola. One of my favourite watercolours by Melinda is the "View to Entrance Island" as well as "Bell of the Landscape". Both feature the rugged and beautiful Arbutus tree, stretching it's trunk well over the edge of a craggy cliff outcropping. Makes one wonder how it hangs on year after year, in wild winds and storms. Check out her site. Not only does Melinda paint landscapes, she has a sense to our wildlife on ...
Posted in Rave Reviews on Gabriola
Lulu Preforming Arts Presents
June 23, 2010
Lulu presents a Fantastic Classical Double Feature! Two extraordinary back-to-back performances on the same bill: internationally touring solo violinist, Jack Glatzer and Giovanni Battista Pergolesi's exquisite ‘Stabat Mater' featuring Gabriola's own Elizabeth Lutz, Soprano, and Elizabeth Wilson, Contralto. Held at the Gabriola United Church, Friday, April 13 at 7;30pm, with an artists chat at 6:45pm....
Posted in Rave Reviews on Gabriola
Gabriola Lions Club teamed up with GaLTT
June 23, 2010
Gabriola Lions Club teamed up with GaLTT, Gabriola Land and Trails for two consecutive Sundays in May 2010, pulling broom at Drumbeg Park. Forging ahead, about 20 willing volunteers carved a large swath through the thick underbrush of this invasive plant, pulling, cutting and stacking broom. GaLTT provided guidance and education on the eradication of this plant. At the end of the day, we all saw the progress achieved when willing hands make light work. A feel good Broom Pulling Party, the first ...
Posted in Lions Club of Gabriola
Gabriola Home & Garden Tour - 2008
June 23, 2010
What a knock out day!Beautiful weather, not too hot, not too cool, the gardens were in top form.Gabriola Home & Garden Tour is a fundraiser for our People for a Healthy Community, we call PHC on Gabriola.Visitors from Vancouver, as well as bus load of garden enthusiasts from somewhere (Vancouver Island, I think) arrived and mingled with the locals, for a delightful show of gardens at their best.But back to PHC. Tickets were $20 and well worth it. Proceeds provide for PHC p...
Posted in In my Gabriola Garden
Gabriola B&B Cliff Cottage Rave Reviews
June 23, 2010
Thought we'd put together comments from the guest book of Cliff Cottage on Gabriola Island. "We have been fortunate to travel all over the world but there is no place like Gabriola, BC and the views and peaceful ambiance make your home very special. If this isn’t Paradise, it must be right next door. What a lovely respite from city life. Thank you for the sanctuary at Cliff Cottage B&B. What can we say! Awesome! Awesome! Awesome! That includes the accommodations, food, locale and most ...
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Gabriola Visitor Centre is Open
June 23, 2010
Yes, our Visitor Centre is now Open for the summer season, on Friday, Saturday and Sundays from 11am -3pm. Easy to find, you just follow the signs from the ferry, left onto Taylor Bay Road until you see Twin Beaches Shopping to your right. Pull in, lots of parking and for long rigs, too. The staff are locals, trained by Tourism BC. Wondering what is happening on Gabriola? Ask the volunteers. We live here! Hope you enjoy your stay. If you wish more information on properties, recreational, waterfr...
Posted in Chamber of Commerce on Gabriola Island
