Teo Mocchi had posted a photo of a green door....it reminded me of another Italian green door in Venezia. I love the green shutters & doors of Italy.
Check out Teo's blog.
Here's an article by James Martin. Buying shutters.


































































































The Butchart Gardens, just outside of Victoria are FABULOUS!!

































We made reservations for tea at the Dining Room Restaurant at noon. We figured after three hours of hiking around the gardens we'd be ready for a high tea...ours was a truly a high tea...w e had some sparkling wine to start the show!
My friend Barbara Neibart had her first column published today in the Daily Record!!













We had a very relaxing stay at Shawnigan Shores B&B.











































































We rented half of a house on Chesterman Beach just outside Tofino.




























