Members of the Second Chapter book club had the opportunity recently to grill local author, Ulla Håkanson, on the process of writing, editing, and marketing her thriller The Price of Silence. A resident of Nanoose Bay, Ulla is an avid hiker and kayaker. Her knowledge and love of the backwoods of British Columbia is evident…
Well, first you invite the author who would name his book about growing up in a family with a cabin in Desolation Sound: Adventures in Solitude: What Not to Wear to a nude potluck and other stories from Desolation Sound. Then, you serve a yummy lunch. So, thanks to the chutzpah of one of our…
The Whisky Club (For Peat’s Sake) sampled two so different bourbons on January 29th at Pam and Joe Straka’s house; one ‘oh so smooth’, the other with lots of kick! Bourbon is a straight whiskey (note U.S. spelling) distilled from a mash having at least 51% corn in addition to malt and rye. It originated…
At the November Wine Tasters we sampled 6 wines from 6 different Okanagan wineries. The wines were evaluated in a blind tasting, first the 3 Merlot and then the 3 Shiraz. The Merlot grouping consisted of a 2010 Volcanic Hills, 2009 Bonitas Winery Artist Series and 2011 Hester Creek Block 2 Reserve. The favorite Merlot…
Sharon Seibt hosted the final For Peat’s Sake meeting of 2013 and all agreed that the two whiskies tasted were the best of the year. Information provided by Sharon and her husband, Diet, helped us understand the history of the two whiskies: Aberfeldy 12 and Bunnahabhain – Cruach-MHona. The Aberfeldy 12 is a wonderful, light and…
The Cellar Dwellers met at the Easthams recently to taste, critique, rate and enjoy a selection of New Zealand whites and Australian reds. The whites featured Pinot Gris, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc from the Marlborough region, with the Wither Hills Pinot Gris being given the highest honors. Of the reds from Margaret River, the Fifth…