Artswells: a bubble of art and magic
Artswells. You hold a special place in my heart. A green foresty one filled with artists, musicians, gypsy treeplanters, decorated with...
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Joke De Roeck
Aug 2, 20172 min read
Blessed Coast: Triple Hippie Certified
Holy shit. I didn't think it would be possible, but I'm all hippied out. I am sitting in a pub in Vancouver, drinking beer and eating...
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Joke De Roeck
Jul 21, 20173 min read
Fleetwood mac n cheese
This summer I was going to take it easy, leave room for long hikes and camping trips. But then festivals happened. And I can't say no to...
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Joke De Roeck
Jul 13, 20172 min read
Space Toast
Two weeks ago I left the lush Comox Valley for dry and dusty Merritt. The journey from island to mainland. A ferry ride salty with...
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Joke De Roeck
Jul 4, 20172 min read
Salt Spring summer sweetness
When I moved to Vancouver Island, people would tell me: you will love Cumberland and Salt Spring Island, you would fit right in! I did...
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Joke De Roeck
Feb 8, 20172 min read
Snowy adventures
If I would explain last week in colours, I would speak in snow and night sky. Clouds gathering, flakes falling. Wherever I look, I see...
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Joke De Roeck
Feb 4, 20172 min read
Island life
It's been one week since I left the mainland to bundle up in a tiny house on Vancouver Island. And boy, it feels good to be here! Already...
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Joke De Roeck
Feb 1, 20172 min read
City girl goes island
You know how sometimes when one door closes, another, better one, opens? Flashback to the beginning of December in Toronto. It was...
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Joke De Roeck
Aug 19, 20162 min read
When life is a festival
One day soon I will wake up in a real bed, looking around the room nervously, shivering, asking myself: where am I? And more important:...
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Joke De Roeck
Aug 3, 20162 min read
Artswells, and the livin' is easy
As a new day slowly rises over Artswells, I wake up to the ticking of the rain on the car. It's the quiet time of night, when all the...
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Joke De Roeck
Jul 14, 20162 min read
Festival galore
I'm happy to announce I have found the silliest, most hilarious festival in the history of festivals. I'm talking crazy dress-ups, weird...
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