Some of Gabriola’s drinkers must be an athletic crowd, or maybe they just like the woods an awful lot. I find beer bottles and beer cans all over Gabriola, in the most remote off-the-trail areas you can imagine. Grab six-pack and go hiking must be a favourite thing to do. The other day I was [...]
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Most people on Gabriola know that the Lulu Performing Arts has launched a beer for Gabriola: Lulu’s Lager. It’s a fundraising thing. Hurrah to Lulu for creativity and beer, that’s what I always say. But anyway. Dear Lulu: since you’re so musical, I thought you might like to hear about tuned pale ale. From psfk.com: [...]
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You wouldn’t believe the number of beer bottles I find in the Gabriola forest. Wouldn’t it be great if those bottles were in high demand for some purpose other than holding beer, so that they wouldn’t just be littered about the island once they’re empty? With that in mind, consider a beer bottle that was [...]
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Ah, bracken. Much prettier in winter when it’s brown, don’t you think? I had no idea that bracken is edible, but Wikipedia’s bracken article notes that: Bracken fiddleheads (the immature, tightly curled emerging fronds) have been considered edible by many cultures throughout history, and are still commonly used today as a foodstuff. Bracken fiddleheads are [...]
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