Something big is coming this Wednesday. I can't say too much about it, but if you've read some of my non-Victoria-based posts, it may not be a huge surprise. I'm excited about it. I thought as COVID kept going I'd have to focus future posts on the journal-style blog entries most people who start a … Continue reading Something big’s coming. . .
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Santarossa Soundbites Overview of 2019
2019 was the year of checking off boxes. Of checking out the places looming in my mind week after week, and everything in between.
Downtown Victoria dazzles with Lights of Wonder
The great downtown photo op kicked off for the first year this Friday, and this Sunday evening had hundreds of folks and their puppers strolling about Centennial Square snapping photos.
3 ways to get in the Christmas spirit in Victoria
When Victoria gets to Christmas time, it goes BIG. There are so many places to enjoy the Christian holiday in the Garden City that to compile a comprehensive list would take days. So I'll be touching on a couple of the obvious, and one of the more personal, intimate, and perhaps *gasp* spiritual places to get into the holiday spirit.
Bathing in Mt. Douglas Park
The Japanese have a mental-health practice called shinrin-yoku which directly translates to forest bathing. This involves walking in a forest setting, not at a particularly fast pace, and simply taking in the surroundings. I'd been wanting to do that for a couple weeks now, so when my friends and I explored Saanich's Mount Douglas Park, I think I captured a bit of its spirit.
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