by Okanagan Life | Aug 8, 2011 | Travel
“Preparez!” I raise my paddle over the water. “En avant!” Down it goes in time with the lead stroke, Laurie Bowen, who sits alone in the bow. Jordie, her husband and partner in Selah Outdoor Explorations, is calling orders from the stern of a 29-foot freighter canoe...
by Okanagan Life | Aug 8, 2011 | Features, Music
I call him Collard. He’s a gorgeous hunk of piano, an 1864 product of the British piano maker Collard and Collard Company. When we met, the choice was this parlour grand or a molar implant. I don’t miss the tooth. I speak of Collard as a living entity because in many...
by Okanagan Life | Aug 8, 2011 | Features, Health
“I was tired of being alone.” … “I don’t wanna be afraid of myself anymore.” … “It’s like being churned underneath a giant wave. Spinning. Turning. Flipping with no idea which way the surface is and struggling to breathe all the while.” … These...
by Okanagan Life | Aug 8, 2011 | Features
I’m always up for a new adventure, so when I heard about the Mount Kobau Star Party (www.mksp.ca), near Osoyoos, I phoned a photo buddy of mine who has a camper van and we hit the road. Sleeping bag, foamy, pillow, camera, tripod, scope and Klutz guide, Backyard...
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