home at long last

...after nine years of searching...
finally we have found our permanent home...

2.5 hectares to make into a forest garden,
amd where visitors are always welcome

(especially if you want to help).

At present the facilities are minimal (basically none),
but camping is possible for hardened types,
and b&b's are available in town (a 2km forest track walk away).

So if you are a tree-monkey with own chain-saw,
or have experience of tree planting in arid areas,
please get in touch.

We´d also like any unwanted seeds and cuttings
(e-mail to request a copy of our specific plant wish-list).

More soon. x

the flying yellow bread bowl diner

Settling in. Being part of somewhere. Difficult to imagine when you just arrive somewhere, thatś why finding Carol
at The Flying Yellow Bread Bowl,
was really great.
Not only is it the finest diner in Powell River.
it's probably one of the best vegetarian restaurants
in the whole of British Columbia......
The food is great, Carol cooks like its part of her personality and everyday is different, she make delicious bread, like bagels and big soft granary loaves and the menu for each day has stuff like thick spicy pumpkin soup, garlicky hummus on bread, stuffed vine leaves, spicy falafel burgers, mmmmmmmmmm, can't you just taste it? The diner is tiny, and packed with people, the music is perfect, like Natasha Atlas, things with an eastern vibe that goes with the food, the atmosphere is wonderful, everyone eating, chatting with friends and and really enjoying it.
This is what eating is all about.

A Simpler Life

Over the last six months in Portugal Phil was working on his latest publication

A Simpler Life

It's packed full of practical ideas for living more simply, with examples from our own life in Portugal , while considering the impact modern living has on the planet.

Through living more simply, we discovered we actually got far more out of life.

If you'd like to read about what we discovered,

and make your New Year's resolution to live more simply,

you can get a copy by emailing us.

As ever, cost are kept to a minimum

because life changing information should be available to everyone.

If you are part of a forum or group and would like a copy to review we can send you a copy for postage only, just let us know.