Half marathon

So noa ran her first half marathon this past weekend. It was called the fall classic, and she signed up a few months ago when the end of november sounded probably cold, but alright. Well, it wasnt cold and alright, it was freezing with a little more freeze on top. The day of the race, sunday morning, we woke up early and got out to UBC where the event was being held. i think it may have been -3C or so. the race was delayed…

orchids

so i wanted to get a few orchids for the house. instead of going to all the big box stores, i wanted to see what was around in vancouver, when i stumbled upon this. http://www.vancouverorchids.com/ Its a regular home where that the owner runs an orchid design shop out of. so, last long weekend, noa and i made an appointment and had a look. The whole backyard has been converted into an orchid hot house! its absolutely amazing to see. there were so many cool…