Author Archives: kaan

Savage

Posted on June 28, 2013 by kaan

Picked up this Salmon from the CSF yesterday. Today we feasted. Alex did a marvellous wrapping job. Then Hazel found it. And this happened.

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Spruce Tip Ale

Posted on June 27, 2013 by kaan

Last night I arrived chez Kevin to discover the beer that he and Tess started some weeks ago had been kegged and tapped. Inspired by many batches of tasty U-Brew while living in Queen Charlotte City, there was plenty of … Continue reading →

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seeing chelt

Posted on June 18, 2013 by kaan

Hazel and Alex are visiting from the UK. My cousin Hazel was last here when she was fifteen. Our interests were pretty well aligned then. It seems they still are. We began our adventures together with a kayak trip up … Continue reading →

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The Challenge

Posted on June 13, 2013 by kaan

This is the greatest advertisement I have ever seen.  

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Another tree

Posted on June 11, 2013 by kaan

After the enthusiastic response to the last time I posed arboreally inclined questions here, I am inclined to crowdsource answers again. (Last time it was an immature Sitka Spruce, or Picea sitchensis.) Can anyone name this tree? It was growing … Continue reading →

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The summary judgement is in.

Posted on June 9, 2013 by kaan

My phone generates automatic alerts based on things in my calendar and my location. For instance if I have marked the calendar with “bbq chez Kyle” it will look his address up and sound an alarm when I need to … Continue reading →

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a product endorsement

Posted on June 4, 2013 by kaan

I spent yesterday evening doing an array of minor bicycle repairs. It is a task I find both interesting and satisfying. I also replaced my cycling shoes with another pair that are the same model as I have been using … Continue reading →

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shellshocked

Posted on May 30, 2013 by kaan

Despite the abundance in Haida Gwaii, it seems dungeness crab is scarce enough to command a mighty price on Granville Island. wowza.

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conjunctivitis

Posted on May 28, 2013 by kaan

  Here is another reason to watch the sun set: Mercury, Venus, and Jupiter are all super tight in the sky at the moment. Also, Mercury is about as bright as it can get – nearly half illuminated.   do … Continue reading →

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something fishy

Posted on May 26, 2013 by kaan

I just joined a Community Supported Fishery. Skipper Otto will be hunting Sockeye on my behalf these next few months. Stoked.  

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