A Real-Life Beachcomber!

My old/new friend Colin asked me a while ago, “what is it like to live in Gibsons?” Then he answered his own question with, “I guess we were all there on Sunday nights right?” The answer is yes and no. Gibsons are very community-minded and friendly but I rarely see a lot of work happening on the water. The odd fishing boat goes by, but it is mostly sailboats and powerboats. So today, I was more than a little excited to see a real live beachcomber! Complete with a boat like Relic’s, he pulled up in front of the house , hooked the log on the beach with ease and gunned the engine! It made my heart sing.

Gelato Under the New Moon

On Saturday (22nd), F and I went to the New Moon Festival, a relatively new event to celebrate Asian arts and culture. Only $5 to enjoy Sawagi Taiko drumming (the first all-women’s taiko drumming group in Canada), Japanese textile dyeing by Yuki Blackwell, A mini-concert by Alcvin who plays the koten honkyoku (original zen pieces for shakuchachi) a lantern festival and the best shadow puppet show I’ve ever seen by Mind of a Snail Puppet Co.

In between the kotan music and the drumming, we walked to Mike’s Place to get gelato (mint chocolate for me, black forest for F) and watched the pre-teen boys and girls skateboard and roll down the big grassy hill behind the library. We both smiled at the pure joy of just being a kid!