"The Creator"
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Beautiful Canon Beach
The amazing Haystack Rock from a distance . Look at that pristine beach. Considering that loads of people came out to walk their dogs, we saw no sign of doggy doo.
Canon beach is about 20 miles south of the Astoria, Washington in Oregon on the Pacific coast.
It wasn't summer yet many people were in the quaint little village checking out the many galleries and gift shops.
As the tide went out, one could see all the rocks. People at one time ,had to jump up onto a rock when a big wave washed in... you should never turn your back on the ocean!
I looked for intesting things that washed in.
We spent three nights at the Surfsand hotel right on the beach... It was Deeeeee-luxe! I'll pop some pics of the inside of the hotel, tomorrow.
Meanwhile, it is a sunny Saturday here in Harroponia. I walked Silky on the beach and now will embark on dinner plans.
Have a great rest of the day... Yea! Its the weekend!
"The Creator"
Canon beach is about 20 miles south of the Astoria, Washington in Oregon on the Pacific coast.
It wasn't summer yet many people were in the quaint little village checking out the many galleries and gift shops.
As the tide went out, one could see all the rocks. People at one time ,had to jump up onto a rock when a big wave washed in... you should never turn your back on the ocean!
I looked for intesting things that washed in.
We spent three nights at the Surfsand hotel right on the beach... It was Deeeeee-luxe! I'll pop some pics of the inside of the hotel, tomorrow.
Meanwhile, it is a sunny Saturday here in Harroponia. I walked Silky on the beach and now will embark on dinner plans.
Have a great rest of the day... Yea! Its the weekend!
"The Creator"
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Donations requested for Relief for Haiti earthquake victims
Doctors without borders (Medicins Sans Frontieres) is an excellent Canadian relief organization to which you can donate for the victims of the Haiti Eathquake. A Nelson Doctor who works for this organization is in Haiti now helping with the efforts.
To make a donation click on this website. It is legit. I will personally be donating here as well as taking up a collection for this cause, as the devestation is incredible for a country already stricken by 4 Hurricanes in the past year, not to mention that 50% of the population is under the age of 18 years old.
An associate , Jim Reimer is in Haiti now with school children from Mount Sentinal school, waiting for the school kids to be evacuated. Jim, well known attendant of the Nelson Parkade, known as Father Jim, will stay to help with aid as he can help. Although this tragedy is happening in a country far away, many people from this area are there right now for various reasons and can be facilitators of the donations made by every day Canadians. The government of Canada will match donations ( as suggested by the opposition, Ignatiaf) up to 50 million dollars in humanitarian aid to Haiti , made to any registered Canadian organization that provides aid to Haiti. I uge everyone to donate something and be filled with hope and prayers for those children and people waiting for any suggestion of help. Aid is pouring it, but will it be fast enough to help those that are trapped and dying of thirst before they die of their injuries?
MSF Canada – single donation
Note that when filling in the phone number, the area code goes in the first box and the rest of the number in the second box. Make sure your curser is at the far left of the box before putting in the numbers.
"The Creator"
To make a donation click on this website. It is legit. I will personally be donating here as well as taking up a collection for this cause, as the devestation is incredible for a country already stricken by 4 Hurricanes in the past year, not to mention that 50% of the population is under the age of 18 years old.
An associate , Jim Reimer is in Haiti now with school children from Mount Sentinal school, waiting for the school kids to be evacuated. Jim, well known attendant of the Nelson Parkade, known as Father Jim, will stay to help with aid as he can help. Although this tragedy is happening in a country far away, many people from this area are there right now for various reasons and can be facilitators of the donations made by every day Canadians. The government of Canada will match donations ( as suggested by the opposition, Ignatiaf) up to 50 million dollars in humanitarian aid to Haiti , made to any registered Canadian organization that provides aid to Haiti. I uge everyone to donate something and be filled with hope and prayers for those children and people waiting for any suggestion of help. Aid is pouring it, but will it be fast enough to help those that are trapped and dying of thirst before they die of their injuries?
MSF Canada – single donation
Note that when filling in the phone number, the area code goes in the first box and the rest of the number in the second box. Make sure your curser is at the far left of the box before putting in the numbers.
"The Creator"
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
CookingByNumbers.com
CookingByNumbers.com
Befuddled as to what to have for dinner tonight? Just go to this website and click on the ingredients you have on hand and you will get a variety of menus. I suggest using more than three ingredients!
"The Creator"
Befuddled as to what to have for dinner tonight? Just go to this website and click on the ingredients you have on hand and you will get a variety of menus. I suggest using more than three ingredients!
"The Creator"
Monday, January 11, 2010
Surfer at Seaside
The day was warm and a bit windy, but not any sun in sight. Seaside is a little summer community that is south of Astoria, in Oregon and believe it or not, it is home to surfers. Seems like it is a huge sport there, no matter what the time of year is. There are surfboard shops in the town and as you will see by the photos, we watched one young fellow, brave the waters and paddle out so far, we needed the binoculars to see him! In fact,w e saw at least four other surfers way out beyond a point of land and eventually , we even saw a young couple toting their surboards down a little lane not far from the ocean. We guessed they lived here year round for the surfing that was available probably daily.
This is the huge main beach right in the city at the end of the main street. Imagine a summer day there...It must be jam packed with bikinis and dogs ...not dogs in bikinis... we discovered that dogs rule down in these parts and are quite welcome...just pick up your doggy doo and everyone kept happy about it. Never saw poop on any beach , but saw plenty of dogs and plenty of doggy "papers" as they were called.
Nice summery mural on one of the buildings as you enter Seaside.
Here , you can see the size of the tumultuous waves that were rolling into the rocky shore
No fear from our local boy who was all geared up in neoprene and heading for the rocks and waves below. The point you see to the far left is where we spotted the other surfers and essentially where this fellow paddled out to...until he was no more than a dot.
Here he studies the waves for ten minutes to judge when it would be a good time to plunge in. You can't see it, but his hands were bare. Brr....
At his chosen moment he takes the plunge!
By by young man... and he paddled and paddled so far out and then just rode the waves without ever getting up to a standing position. We eventually gave up wating for him to really get into the surfing.
This is the huge main beach right in the city at the end of the main street. Imagine a summer day there...It must be jam packed with bikinis and dogs ...not dogs in bikinis... we discovered that dogs rule down in these parts and are quite welcome...just pick up your doggy doo and everyone kept happy about it. Never saw poop on any beach , but saw plenty of dogs and plenty of doggy "papers" as they were called.
Nice summery mural on one of the buildings as you enter Seaside.
Here , you can see the size of the tumultuous waves that were rolling into the rocky shore
No fear from our local boy who was all geared up in neoprene and heading for the rocks and waves below. The point you see to the far left is where we spotted the other surfers and essentially where this fellow paddled out to...until he was no more than a dot.
Here he studies the waves for ten minutes to judge when it would be a good time to plunge in. You can't see it, but his hands were bare. Brr....
At his chosen moment he takes the plunge!
By by young man... and he paddled and paddled so far out and then just rode the waves without ever getting up to a standing position. We eventually gave up wating for him to really get into the surfing.
"The Creator"
Our Last days in Victoria in 09
Annette's house, all packed into boxes on the 30th
Check the length of this moving van!
Out for dinner at Red Robins on our last night there
The whole famdamily...and the food was delicious!
Check the length of this moving van!
Out for dinner at Red Robins on our last night there
The whole famdamily...and the food was delicious!
This is the huge COHO ship that loads the cars right into the side of the hull through those large doors. Looks impossible but it really works just fine. No one is allowed to stay in their cars... I think you'd most definately be seasick!
"The Creator"
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