February 11, 2019 · 9:00 am

Simon Holt Restaurant, Nanaimo

A friend of ours asked if we had ever been to this establishment and, of course, we said no. We hadn’t even heard of this hidden treasure. After doing our Costco grocery run, we decided to see if we could find it. Well, we did and then debated if we would wait for our friend to return to Nanaimo or go in and see what it was like.

Well……we parked the vehicle and went in. We were promptly seated and our server, Dana, appeared immediately with two glasses of the coldest ice water I think we have ever received in any establishment. It was delicious. She took our coffee order and we perused the menu.

Oh my, oh my it is extensive, mouth-watering and enticing all at the same time. We opted (‘cuz we are trying to be good with our choices) for the lighter side of things.

Don ordered the seafood chowder and I ordered the Artisan salad. Winners on both sides. Don’s chowder was beyond anything you could imagine for a commercial establishment. It was more like homemade with my husband being the cook. He kept giving me ‘tastes’, broth, huge shrimp, salmon yummmmmm.

My Artisan salad was heavenly as well. Mixed spring greens, dried cranberries, candied nuts, feta cheese (I think) and the lightest honey dressing and not swimming in it.

Our server,Dana, was truly professional at the highest level. Checking to see if we needed more coffee, were we liking our lunch.

If you haven’t been here…run. It is so worth it.

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January 19, 2019 · 9:12 am

Am I Wrong?

I have sat on this for years and years, but now it seems to be so much in the forefront of all news, comments on the news that I am going to explode.

I am not picking on anyone or their Country BUT the race issues will never, ever calm down unless and until people are no longer labelled. Example: First Hispanic female to…., First Black woman to get…..No Brown people can cross…..first Male Hispanic to run for…

I strongly believe that if you removed children from their homes  at 2 years old and returned them at 18, there would be no prejudices. They learn it from their parents. As much as I loved a certain talk show host for more years than I could count, she always and forever promoted the “black” community. Her guests were, for me, 90% of colour and that was always stressed first. It shouldn’t be. Colour of one’s skin or their religion should not be the measuring stick of a human being and I see it now getting more and more like that in my own Country.

Just two days ago, in my beautiful Province of British Columbia, a woman running for en elected position in the Government, brought out the race of an opposing candidate. WRONG! She has been removed from that race and that is how it should be.

Please stop or at least do not be a part of that horrifying bull-crap. To me that is abuse of another human being. I was not brought up to go by skin colour and, my father made sure we went to every Church, Synagogue, Temple or Tabernacle in the City I grew up in, just so I could see that, in the end, it was a natural happening. I belonged to a youth group and that is what we did. My Dad always claimed that he could enter and be welcome in any one of the above places of worship.

When President Kennedy ran for office in the U.S.A. he was always called the ‘first Catholic” to run.  Really?

Did it really matter? Would it change the way he could/would run the Country?

Stop the madness before more people are killed or maimed over this. Skin – can’t change. Religion – don’t need to change. Next? Just don’t hurt or label another human being.

If you agree wholly or half-heartedly agree, please pass this on. I don’t know how else to reach out. I am only one person who really cares…..border or no border anywhere in the our world.

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