… but I hate winter… does that make me a bad person? My mother says I’m not a bad guy… so you can believe what you want.. ’cause my mother is usually right!!  

Everywhere I look in the neighbourhood leaves are turning bright colours and falling. Of course that usually means you have to rake up all those coloured leaves but they’re still lovely to look at… I guess that’s easy for me to say when I don’t have to haul that fetted foliage away!!

… “I get my house today!!” Apparently Jessica of the 152nd Street store has entered the Peace Arch Hospital draw and is convinced she will win a giant prize home… of course Bobby Scott of the 152nd store claims the same thing… maybe they can share a home and live in harmony together… c’mon Jess [...]

If you’re one of those thoughtful gift-givers, then you have to visit Potter’s on 192nd Street. You will be absolutely floored by the vast selection of tasteful giftware, not mention the beautiful new building that it’s housed in. The gifts are great and the building is huge! And if you love Xmas ware, Potter’s 192 has the [...]

The 192nd and 152nd stores still have a nice selection of pottery left if you still have the itch for containers. The 152nd Street store just got in some neat new stuff and by next spring all three stores will be stocked up with lots of different pottery styles and colours. Potter’s has proudly become one of the [...]

Hockey season has started and the Canuckleheads are off to a bit of a rough start. Of course it’s a long season but that doesn’t stop the psycho Vancouver media from jumping all over them with every loss. Either way, it’s nice to see the “Boys n Pucks” back on ice and I look forward [...]

Its raining… it’s cold… why do some people like the rain so much? I guess rain is the defining feature of Vancouver but I’m still a “sun guy”… hands up, who’s with me?

Hey there muddy buddy, why do you look so blue? Long ago you were yellow and now you’ve a different hue. And over there lays a pair of hukes with their lustre spent. Once lime, now it’s time the northern chill’s bronze has lent. Crisped n curled, pikes n pearls, wispy to the end. A [...]

… that’s when I sigh.. for a part of me dies as the outside turns grim, inside it’s not me but him… downward he slides… exposing that which I wish to hide… slides until the crocus signals a divide… and that’s when he lays to sleep and I take my first steps out of the deep… and [...]

Are you one of those people who is already planning your Xmas tree even though Halloween hasn’t arrived? Well so am I!.. at least I’m planning on how to sell them. We’ll have all the nice Xmas trees here again this year.. douglas fir, noble spruce, grand fir…. from real big to real small, all [...]