Monthly Archives: August 2017

Come down to the Firehall Brewery for some Art from the amazing Diane Gane! Music from Terence Jack and Wine from Hidden Chapel Winery! Gates open at 6! Diane has one of the most creative minds I have met! During … Continue reading →

And just how do the veggies get from the fields to your markets? Hard working people like Kevin, 38 and Odane, 24 below, come to Oliver from Jamaica to work the fields. They stay outside till about two. When it … Continue reading →

Colin from Calgary is wondering around Oliver on a totally different set of wheels. He is cruising the streets of Oliver on a Hoverboard. They go off road too! Love the shoes! Below the red runners Colin controls the speed, … Continue reading →

Miss Marina had lots of new drawings to show me. Is there another art show in her near future? Miss Marina and I had peppermint tea and New York style cheese cake at Gecko’s grill . The best place in … Continue reading →

The Farmer’s Market is tonight at the Oliver Parks and Rec! Stop by to see the Queen Beans. Joanna Lynn and Boone, he is the one styling in the “Boone Band”, specialize in growing beans and other things like egg … Continue reading →

Wow! Amazing shot! Photo by Colleen Misner.

If we don’t eat we can’t think. I’m thinking, farmers have the most important job on the planet!  Nimmi has been growing and selling food in Oliver for over 20 years! She loves it! You can see that by the … Continue reading →

Oliver Author Jim Bowering has a few words to say about groups of animals, known as Collective Nouns. Birds have long held a special place in the imagination of humans. How many of us have seen birds in flight and … Continue reading →