Decades before the book came out or the podcast was aired, I kept a hand written list of delights, ordinary things or events that brought me simple pleasure. Recent additions would include the bouquet of flowers produced by the Stargazer lily plant we bought last year.  It cost $1.00 at the grocery store nursery department.…

Post covid reunion #3 took place in Clearwater, BC at Dutch Lake. Their brochure describes it as halfway between Edmonton and Vancouver, but in reality it involved an additional two hours for the Alberta crew. That's a long haul with two little ones in the car. The two campsites they arranged were perfect. We set…

I was so sad to see M and KC go home. I especially miss our deck time: But a week later, after 503 days, we were reunited with Bryant and Sammy. They arrived from the airport with B’s friend since the age of 2, Skylar. Indescribable happiness again! Two kids down and one to go,…

M and KC are problem solvers. She is a planner and he is a doer with lots of practical experience. Between them they can figure out the most complex of problems. This visit the  first one was fixing the espresso machine I bought a few years ago with Airmiles points. M diagnosed a faulty solenoid,…

You can tell by the clouds that the weather is changing. That can be good or bad, depending on your location. Lakefront camping gave us a good view of the prognostic skies.  Yes, things changed. The winds whipped up as the temperatures rose. Although the heat felt lower than it actually was, we were unable…

Not the adventures in my painting brain, as described in my last post. We welcomed the summer with a camping trip. Finally allowed out of our health region, we packed our double vaccinated selves into the car and trailer, and off we went over the mountains, to Osoyoos, Canada’s only desert.   Consistent with that…

That was a particularly appealing title for the recent art society challenge. Especially since we were still in lockdown. At that point it was like living on an island, the ocean to the west, not being permitted to leave our health region to the east, and the Canadian/US borders closed to the north and south. …

Pink cherry blossom snow: Blue sky: Lavender wisteria: Spring green: Orange – Low carb sweet potato waffles: Grey storm clouds and mountains: The rainbow after the storm: We’re all hoping for one these days.

Despite the lack of travel opportunities, I spent a few days this week at a destination resort, aka Peace Arch Hospital, which included: Meals, as long as they were liquid in nature Entertainment thanks to Alex, the Ukranian Robin Williams-esque nurse, who would bound enthusiastically into the room carrying a tray of meds announcing "Hello…