CHECK IT OUT!! After searching for seven months my partner and I are the proud owners of a 1982 diesel Westfalia. And the best part: it runs on recycled vegetable oil. In one week we will set off on an 18-day northern BC book tour, with five stops in four cities. Stay tuned for more details... or check out www.ReduceYourFootprint.org

This past year I teamed up another local organizer and together we helped the Comox Valley Hospice Society get their offices organized. Hospice provides an invaluable service to the community with a limited budget, a handful of staff and a whole lot of volunteers. The Executive Director later presented me with a rosemary plant and certificate at their AGM.