I'm enjoying watercolor painting lately

if you're teaching a small child to ski, good belt loops are essential, imo. you can tie a nice loose rope around their waist, then clip a tow rope to slow them down from behind when they're descending. If you have climbing skins you can clip pull them up. Climbing is really great because gives them a lot of time to learn how their skis work. Use a section of bungee to reduce jerking

how to start a book club: tell your friends you're starting a book club and that you have a couple extra copies of this month's book. I didn't actually have any extra copies but I didn't mind buying 4 copies of the book, and now I have a book club

if you could go back in time 100 years nobody would believe you if you told them that there are dozens of free pianos on Facebook marketplace

squid on a Vancouver Beach

I'm staying in a mountain village for three nights. this morning is -6 C with 4 in of fresh and Blue sky. could life be any better?

helping a friend sell bitcoin today. she bought in 2016 and is selling to pay for her wedding

it's a new day

my chickens are producing. so cool! eggs are incredibly beautiful

Sunday edition of the New York Times cost $13 in Canada!