Alex Morton Our balcony in British Columbia. That's Howe Sound, which is a tributary of the Pacific Ocean.

E. Writer That's even more beautiful, with the mountainous backdrop. The water looks very blue, how I would imagine Alaska would look during summer. Which do you prefer, the Aegean area or British Columbia?

Alex Morton I like both places. Here, in BC, we have our family around us. Ikaria is a world apart ... a place from another time. My book, Somewhere Else, is about how we came to restore an old family farm on a Greek island.

Alex Morton This is the book.

E. Writer Oh, you sure did use that view on the cover. I did not make the connection.

Alex Morton After rose flowers drop, there is a bulb left behind, known as a rose hip. The ones from wild roses have a huge amount of vitamin c.

E. Writer I have never noticed any on mine, is the funny part. I will be looking next time.

Alex Morton Rose hips are acidic so you need to cook them with a bit of sugar or honey. When I'm in Greece and catch a cold, I pick a couple of sprigs of rosemary and make rose hip/ rosemary tea. It's better than any antihistamine.

E. Writer I have blooming tea here and I always see "rose hip" as one of the ingredients. I never associated it with actual roses.

Alex Morton There's a a plant called the rock rose that grows close to the ground, It's not related to the rose plant, but it has beautiful little flowers that make a great, and very healthful, tea. It grows wild on part of my land.