Category Archives: Around Abbotsford

Thanks to Our Day-to-Day Heroes

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Lynda Philippsen

With heartfelt thanks, I offer all our day-to-day heroes serving others my deepest gratitude. Continue reading →

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Postcard 11: The Smallest Things

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Lynda Philippsen

I don’t usually post live. I also don’t usually post half way into a half bottle of wine. However.

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Dolled up or Dressed down: Beautiful!

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Lynda Philippsen

All people (not just women) express numerous things about themselves through their fashion and grooming choices. Continue reading →

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Fourth Sake Rice Harvest in Abbotsford

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Lynda Philippsen

There’s not a fair price that can be put on the sweat equity required to get this year’s rice into bags—never mind bottles. Continue reading →

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The 2014 Sake Rice Crop in Abbotsford, BC

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Lynda Philippsen

Optimistic and pragmatic, Masa Shiroki sees rice production in Canada not only as a way to use land now lying fallow, but also to take advantage of global warming. Continue reading →

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Writing for a Living: Find Your Path into Professional Writing

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Lynda Philippsen

There are great prizes–coaching and consulting sessions with working writers, as well as a one-year Student Membership in PWAC to be won–and fabulous people to meet. Continue reading →

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New World Sake: Round Two

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Lynda Philippsen

The first rice-harvesting combine in Canada (recently shipped to Abbotsford from Hokkaido) brought in the harvest destined to become the 2014 Osake Fraser Valley Junmai. Continue reading →