Thursday, March 15, 2012. A vegan grocery list from thriftway. A person with a dorm fridge and no stove, at DeKalb Thriftway, Norristown. The smartphone says you can make baked potatoes in the microwave. 10 small-to-medium Yukon Gold potatoes. A carton of grape tomatoes. 1 lb whole grain penne pasta. 99-cent bag of barbecue potato chips. Oatmeal, also with the trail mix.

If weather conditions result in abbreviated days, with school starting two hours late. Weather conditions may prevent schools from opening at all. Under these circumstances, there will be no Camp Fire programs at school sites.

Come with me as I travel through our wild places in both word and action. Visit natural spaces both near my home on Vancouver Island, Canada and further afield. Tuesday, November 6, 2012. Where do the deer go when it rains? As the rains of October settle into the drizzle of November on Vancouver Island. Time falls back, a little later than in previous years.