No One is Safe

Another two victims of the Gnomovirus 19 found in the garden this morning.

Be safe everyone, if you have any symptoms, be sure to stay at gnome.

One Potato, Four Potato

An experiment today, we followed a recipe for Hasselback Potatoes, cut them about 75% through and drizzled and basted with garlic olive oil, salt and pepper, and then topped with some cheeses at the end, it will definitely be something we will be cooking again!

2020 : January review of the Grab Bag

We created the grab bag about 18 months ago, it is a strong nylon backpack stuffed with things that would be useful in an emergency. As we have seen worldwide, emergencies appear to happen on a regular basis to normal people, and in a panic, it would be very good to have a lot of essentials in one place.

So this is the bag :

It is sensible to unload the bag and see what is relevant, and also to identify what could be added over the next months, so the following photo shows the current contents of our grab bag.

There are an impressive amount of things in there, but we have already identified additional items that can be added as there is still about 15% space available in the backpack, the following are a few items to be obtained or altered.

Small Tarp.
Mylar Survival blankets.
Additional Flashlight.
A new BIC lighter, plus firestarter kit.
Replace the aluminum pot with a stainless steel one
Add a stainless steel small pan (may be the same item as above)
Water purifying tablets.
Salt.
Replace the flight socks with good ones.

I may even consider a small (good) axe and saw and will do some research.

We're also going to investigate that first aid kit, off the shelf kits like that one could do with augmenting with additional items. There are no "real" tools in this grab bag, so a seperate tool kit is needed (one is already in the car) and in addition, absolutely essential clothing, hiking boots etc will be collected into an area close to the front door closet.

Yes, it is November

The weather has been quite remarkable over the last week, of course we have had some rain, but hey, it cannot be green without that liquid sunshine.

A few deer down at the golf club, on our walk into Sooke.

Lest We Forget

Another year has passed most of us by, and on Monday, 11th November Karen and myself walked into town and attended the remembrance day activities at the Sooke Legion. It was very well attended by the town, young and old alike.

The Legion has been so well attended in the last two years, and is so full after the ceremony, that we have to walk the hundred yards to Sooke Brewery, as usual, friends and service people also attended, and as usual, it was a quiet, thoughtful, yet happy time at the brewery.

We raised a toast to them all.

The Gauntlet

These Sea Lions at Whiffin Spit are one major reason why a large amount of the salmon don't even make it to Sooke river.

Dead Fish Don't Swim Home

It's that time of the year again, the salmon struggle through the bay area, up the Sooke River and unfortunately, quite a large number of them never make it. These four, for some reason, had been placed in a pattern on the shore line.