The “hot pool resort” actually has several highly heated swimming pools, as opposed to natural hot springs, plus a cold plunge. It’s a little village of tiny homes, apartments and two campgrounds. Our site was nice, large and private, but located between Highway 1 and train tracks, it was not unexpectedly noisy. It was terribly…

We met Mari and KC at our campsite located at a golf course. They had ten spaces right on the river. We spotted our first wildlife. Not a great photo, but it’s a Beaver swimming by dragging a branch for its den. Dinner was at the Narrows Smokehouse in downtown Sicamous. It was impressive for…

Our sixth time here, we had an unpleasant surprise. The campsites were reconfigured and the neighbour’s utility connections took up a significant amount of room in your site. The meant while sitting under your awning or eating, you were a couple of feet from the neighbour’s sewage connection. The tiny picket fence didn’t add the…

We had our first camping trip this year, in and out of cell reception. First stop was two nights in Kamloops, visiting our travel mates, Mack and Rika. My favourite view en route on the Coquihalla Highway: When we arrived, we were greeted with a rainbow view from their deck on the golf course: The…

First let’s start with the definition of a dilemma according to the Cambridge Dictionary: A challenging situation where you must choose between two or more options, all of which are equally difficult, undesirable, or unpleasant. Tonight I find myself embroiled in a dilemma of the plastic kind. There are four locations on our property where…

It was Chuck’s birthday, something that doesn’t thrill him these days. His only wish for his day doesn’t involve favourite food except for Pavlova, the lighter than air Aussie dessert named for ballerina, Anna Pavlova. Here is the inside. When hearing that it’s meringue like, some assume it will be dry and crispy when in…

More blossoms. And a sweet spring bunny appreciating the flowers as much as I do. My new garden elephant: I wanted so much to bring back a metal garden sculpture from Tanzania, but there was no way to get it home. I found this, made by a family business in Indonesia, in a thrift store…

They were late this year, but I made sure my walks passed some of the most impressive. Today starts the time when you walk through drifts of petals: I did a quick little painting using the paper and paints Elina gave me for my birthday:

I finished the self striping cardigan: Pattern: Double Crochet All The Way by CroJennifer https://crochetjennifer.com/collections/cardigans/products/double-crochet-all-the-way-cardigan-crochet-pattern Yarn: Sirdar Jewelspun – I really liked this yarn despite it being acrylic and I’m a yarn snob. Colourway: Glacier Yardage: bought three balls and used an over two and a half, a total of 513 grams/1282 meters. It took…

I’m delayed in posting this. Two days after our return I was hit with what was probably the flu. I’m reminded yearly flu shots don’t last forever. It’s been a slog that spanned a couple of weeks. The happy side of the delay was having our elder grandson here for a week during spring break:…