by Karen Bush | Mar 13, 2023 | Recipes, Serendipity
At Earl’s I had a thin crust, gluten free pizza that amazed me. As a thin crust pizza fan, I replicated it at home. A cost comparison with our standard gluten free pizza showed that serendipity pizzas are definitely less expensive per person.
by Karen Bush | Jan 31, 2023 | Serendipity
In 2018 a new building arrived in Clayburn Village. Turner House is the only surviving house from the first stage of European settlement on Matsqui Prairie and the oldest home in Abbotsford. Want to read more about this tiny chunk of BC history?
by Karen Bush | Feb 29, 2020 | Serendipity
In honour of Frederic’s birthday, let’s talk about Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, which have achieved a kind of cult classic status in our family. Quotable quotes for every situation abound and pop unbidden into our minds. Recognizing references and...
by Karen Bush | Nov 6, 2019 | Serendipity
Much has been happening in the last five months. It has been an extroverted time filled with people, events and travel, unlike winter which feels like a more introverted time of reflection and creativity. Thinking about how to organize this update, I decided to work...
by Karen Bush | Mar 22, 2019 | Serendipity
We took a long weekend to attend the Wings Over Water Festival at Blaine, Semiahmoo and Birch Bay, Washington. This area is part of the Pacific migration flyway, and mid-March is prime time for watching birds. Birders come from great distances to add to their life...
by Karen Bush | Feb 28, 2019 | Serendipity
Paying attention. Today’s artistic challenge was to capture textures in nature using my DSLR camera. These shots were taken at Harrison Lake and Harrison Hot Springs. I have a special love for textures. I use them to give depth and interest to my design work....
by Karen Bush | Feb 26, 2019 | Serendipity
Six months into retirement. Even considering that the last half year has included the dark months, I have been living joyfully with a sense of freedom, peace and abundance because now I have … time. Time to contemplate, time to appreciate, time to release the...
by Karen Bush | Dec 26, 2018 | Serendipity
I love wild, beautiful and free! Last summer, I spotted this abandoned decorative birdhouse. Its previous owner had had enough compassion to leave it beside the dumpster where it might be found by someone like me. I guess they couldn’t bear the finality of...
by Karen Bush | Oct 2, 2018 | Serendipity
Nestled at the base of Sumas Mountain in the Fraser River Valley is a charming spot called Clayburn Village, the first company town in British Columbia. In 1905, the Maclure family built a plant to produce bricks of fireclay taken from the nearby mountainside. The...
by Karen Bush | Aug 10, 2013 | Serendipity
This beautiful photo is of one of the killdeer family that lives at our community garden. I love the orange ring in his eye and how it matches the colour of the marigold behind him. Another example of Jim’s patience and skill at bird photography.
