by Carol Martin | Sep 20, 2018 | Local News
Gabriola Blackberry Pot Pie Chronicles of Real Estate: Plunk, plunk, bucket, plunk. Reaching as far out as I dare, plucking the ever so juicy one almost a hair too far. I found this patch whilst walking the property with the owner of, and spied a note to myself to...
by Carol Martin | Jul 2, 2018 | Local News
“Bond, James Bond!” cultured the perfect martini, his namesake The James Bond Martini, AKA the Vesper. Shaken – not stirred. A matter of convention in martini circles, Sean Connery bucked the trend in the 1962 “Dr No”. Shaken, poignantly. Welcome to my blog on...
by Carol Martin | Feb 26, 2018 | Local News
Education is available to all of us. Online, or bricks and mortar, mentors, teachers, visuals, in person, webinars, to listen and absorb our curriculum. Most of us can access and achieve our heart’s desires in the upper echelons of learning. Here on Gabriola, the...
by Carol Martin | Feb 13, 2018 | Local News
Where to eat on Gabriola. Robert’s Family Restaurant. In the hub of activity on Gabriola, a quick, 1 minute walk from our Village. Across the street from the Co-op gas bar and convenience store, and propane. Two liquor stores are in direct proximity, one being...
by Carol Martin | Feb 13, 2018 | Local News
It’s that time of year again. The Food Forum gets us pumped for planting our gardens, as well as serving as a winter market. Local food for sale will be there: produce, honey, eggs, baked goods, jams, chutneys, meat. And we’ll be able to buy local SEEDS! Once again,...