Betsy Carstairs

Went to Ballet BC's performance of Peter Pan & was so glad I had . I always loved JM Barrie's story when I was little & often read this 19th century classic to my 3 children Michael ,Wendy & Martina before tucking them into bed. John Alleyne, the artistic director of Ballet BC chose Septime Webre's version of the story with orchestral music of Carmon DeLeone. Shannon Smith was a perfect Pet ...

Last weekend I decided to drop by McDonalds for their bkfst sandwich. I had a 2 for 1 coupon so seemed like a good deal. I was on my way down from Whistler to do a Open House & was in a bit of a time crunch. I drove into the drive through & waited for 10 minutes & realized I was not in the fast track so did wiggle out of line & went  inside thinking that that would prove to be faster. Not. Af ...

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I hate voilence in movies I like to be entertained & amused & watch movies that make me think or have a happy endings Don't know what my friend was thinking when she lent  me No Country for Old Men & Mr Brooks. These were both just horrible movies promoting violence. Think we need to have a extra catagory labeled on DVDs that rates the level of violence & blood in the movie so people like mys ...

I have convinced Claire Robson to give a workshop on blogging.Hurrah!!!!!! It will be held on May 25 & will be a 1 day workshop. Claire is a very inspiring humerous woman who is a writer & workshop leader. The last 2 writing workshops that I heard of that Claire offered were on the Sunshine Coast & were offered @ times that did not work for me. So we now have her in West Vancouver for this ...

Since I sell boat access only cabins in North Vancouver's Indian Arm, I have a boat. Last year the old motor on my aluminum boat became problematic AND I knew a new motor was to be worked into the 2008 budget. When the BOAT SHOW was in Vancouver, I went shopping. What to buy??? Honda Tohastsu with a 2 year warranty?? Mercury?? Yamaha?? etc??? One full day at the Boat Show AND I decide ...

I had a client interested in purchasing a 2 bedroom apartment in a New Westminster neighborhood. The criteria was that the apartment had to have a view of the water AND have some outdoor space. We had but 2 to choose from in the under $300 price mark. We ended up submitting a offer on Clarkson AND were in competition. Our offer was the successful bid at $10,000 over the asking price!! ...

The West Coast Leaf's (Women's Legal Education & Action Fund) Equality Breakfast this year featured Dr Shirin Ebadi. It was held at 07:00 hrs at the Hyatt Regency downtown Vancouver. I was amazed at how quickly I was able to get downtown. I traveled from my mom's house in West Vancouver and was there in less than 10 minutes. What a difference 1 hour makes!!! The Breakfast had ov ...

Attended a Ballet BC fundraiser at Buschlen Mowatt Galleries on West Georgia last night. With only 150 people in attendance, it made for a most intimate venue. The artwork was most impactful and there were several pieces I would have loved to have taken home with me. My daughter Martina and her friend Britney came along as well. Ballet BC performed 2 short works and the hors d'oeuvres and win ...

Google 2 Go This is a great freebie that I read on Medjet Assist's newsletter & have copied for you Let’s face it, not everyone has an iPhone or even a smart phone for that matter. There are plenty of folks actually who do not. Actually there are more travelers who don’t than who do. So why should the traveling masses have to go without the ability to Google a restaurant or hotel’s ...