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My Jacket

Going from having no home or occupation to creating the bakery we did for 5 years was the grand miracle.There were many smaller ones along  the way like the tale of my jacket.On our first family Christmas at Little River   … Continue reading

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Lasting Value and Enduring Quality

Lasting value and enduring quality is not only the buzz line of the home builder’s ad I heard the other day. It testimony to what was built into my life 44 years ago and has sustained me in the ebb … Continue reading

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Virtue and Ability

“The virtues of men are of more importance to society than their abilities and for this reason the heart should be cultivated with more diligence than the head” Noah Webster-lexicographer While reading a book by Antonin Scalia, Supreme Court Justice, … Continue reading

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Shalom 2019

Last year one of the many woodworking projects Michael enjoyed creating in his woodworking shop at our daughter, Melody’s house in New Westminister was a door box for our apartment door. I lettered “shalom” on it and a sunflower which … Continue reading

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Tall? Yes! Tales? Perhaps Not.

Whether biking, running or somersaulting, from grade 8 to now, Michael Conchie can tell epic stories … tall tales that actually happened! Continue reading

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Shalom

The turning point in my life. Continue reading

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Expect the unexpected

“Expect the unexpected” was a phrase we saw in the late 80’s scrawled on a sign beside a voxwagen crushed under a huge log as we travelled on the road to Zebellos and then onto Esperanza. As many unexpected events … Continue reading

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Settling in at Pioneer Pacific

Our days have been filled with remembrances: Michael as he repaired the porch on the cabin we are staying in for June, built a shelf, knife rack and set up the main kitchen was reminded of his Yukon cooking experience … Continue reading

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Spring at Pioneer… a glimpse of our summer to come!

We travelled down-island to another island covered with arbutus trees and cooked for university students immersing themselves in the book of Mark. View our Mark-West Photos

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Return to Pioneer

Two weeks after our wedding in May of 1978 we were in the kitchen at Pioneer Pacific Camp and here we are again in the spring of 2013 excitedly preparing to spend a summer at this beautiful camp on Thetis … Continue reading

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