by pattihenderson | Apr 3, 2016 | Weekend Adventures
In celebration of Museum Week 2016 (#MuseumWeek), I thought I would share with you my recent visit to the stunning new Audain Art Museum in Whistler, British Columbia. Nestled in amongst soaring trees at the base of Whistler-Blackomb’s highest peaks, the Audain...
by pattihenderson | Mar 27, 2016 | Weekend Adventures
Easter means many things to many people. For me it is a time of renewal and a time for family. I took the photo above of the lovely camellia blossom at my cousin Marian’s during a much-appreciated visit for Easter Long Weekend. My time with Marian and Bob and...
by pattihenderson | Mar 6, 2016 | Weekend Adventures
Spring is in the air! I know it may not seem so everywhere and every day but there are signs if you use your senses to see, hear, and feel them. My favourite sign occurs before the natural world tells us it is spring. Tulips arrive in grocery stores and flower shops....
by pattihenderson | Feb 21, 2016 | Weekend Adventures
The reading world lost a beloved friend this week. Harper Lee, author of To Kill a Mockingbird, passed away at the age of 89. Through her gifted knack for storytelling and character-building, Lee opened a window into the American south of the 1960’s that decades...
by pattihenderson | Feb 15, 2016 | Weekend Adventures
Does anyone have Stompin’ Tom’s Good Old Hockey Game now on repeat in your head? That classic ode to Canada’s game, and its singer, Stompin’ Tom Connors, was a favourite of my Dad’s, along with Bud The Spud of course. I took the photo...
by pattihenderson | Feb 7, 2016 | Weekend Adventures
On this Family Day Weekend in beautiful British Columbia, I am burrowed in my airy, bright Coquitlam apartment, spending a much-needed “not-going-anywhere day” with a delicious new read, Yann Martel’s The High Mountains of Portugal. Ever since the...
by pattihenderson | Jan 31, 2016 | Weekend Adventures
This week I had the good fortune to visit Bayview Elementary School in Nanaimo as part of my job as a Publisher’s Rep. As I drove up to the school, I was met by this amazing mural proudly displayed on the front of the school. I just had to take a quick snap. I...
by pattihenderson | Jan 24, 2016 | Weekend Adventures
Author Hermann Hesse wrote: “One never reaches home, but wherever friendly paths intersect the whole world looks like home.” Last week I traveled “home” for a work-related conference in Toronto where I captured the photo above of iconic...
by pattihenderson | Jan 10, 2016 | Weekend Adventures
Last Sunday, just days into the New Year, I made a resolution to pick up my camera, get outside, put one foot in front of the other and explore. That day I actually wound up reading instead (which happens to me a lot!). It turns out I was looking for a bit of...
by pattihenderson | Jan 3, 2016 | Weekend Adventures
Another year has come and gone. When I look back on this day last year, I was catching a plane from Vancouver to Calgary after a weekend search for a new home in British Columbia. For the second New Year in a row I was in the midst of a move to a new province and...