Ski season is almost over. After more than a week without snow and a hot spring sun warming up the Kootenay region considerably, I am finally coming to terms with the end of the season. The skiing this winter has been on-and-off incredible. There have been many knee-deep powder days, extremely cold temperatures, and gorgeous …
On Monday, March 8th I started work for Sore Thumb Inc., a digital marketing agency based out of Toronto. I am so stoked to be working in this small-scale agency doing some very exciting design projects. So far, I’ve worked on designing websites from scratch, creating digital marketing ads, and laying out concepts for short …
A month ago my pal Clayton and I bought a used sewing machine (Singer 247 Zig-Zag) from someone in Castlegar and since then I haven’t been able to stop sewing. My first project was simple; I made some desperately needed new face masks. This was a great way to learn the quirks of the new …
At 6:40 AM on the morning of January 13th, Marcus and I were both awakened by howling winds and branches falling on our roof. We peered out into the darkness and saw the world in blustery chaos. Our alarms were set to go off just 30 minutes later, but as we watched in awe by …
Well, we made it through 2020! To celebrate the new year (and rinse off the old one) I took my first dunk in Kootenay Lake since moving to Nelson! The water was absolutely freezing; I looked it up and found a historical average of 4ºC. Like all good plunges, I felt the adrenaline rush and satisfaction …
In my MEC days, I got to take home a pair of broken (but free) snowshoes. Only recently, I took them into a shop here in Nelson to get repaired. After picking them up this morning, Marcus and I planned to snowshoe up to White Queen, a peak near Whitewater Ski Resort. We were out …
In celebration of our first two weeks in Nelson, Marcus and I drove a couple of hours outside of town to some natural hot springs. We parked the car off the highway and marched 3 km uphill to some hot springs that have been built into a few different pools with rocks and cement. I …
I swept the floors, made the bed, stuffed bits and bobs in to some random drawers, and took some photos of my new home for you! Click on the photos to enlarge. Our cabin with Kootenay Lake in the background. Through our kitchen window we can keep an eye on our car! The bathroom has …
