Saturday
morning and poor Ethel is not feeling very well. She purrs, bless her, but
she’s not inclined to eat or drink this morning. I will be a doting father all
day.
Sheba, on the
other hand, slept excellently through the night, exhausted from Dwight’s attention.
Dwight and Sheba fell instantly in love with each other. So there were no
indoor pinecones this morning nor yesterday morning..
Taking Ethel in
yesterday was horrid. I felt like an executioner. And I picked up Leon’s ashes.
That, too, was terribly difficult because as much as I love Fred, Ethel and
Sheba., I can still miss Leon terribly, terribly much.
•
I love the
drive along North Road from Buttercup to Silva Bay where the seaplane arrives.
You go through forest, then farmland and then along the coast so you see three
distinct evocative landscapes — this afternoon through torrents of rain.
Sheba and I
went to fetch Dwight. He arrived on time and we came home for a quick tour and
then went into the village for lunch. When we came home, I picked up poor Ethel
and brought her home. She ate — a good sign.
Dwight and I
hot tubbed. He was, like everyone, very pleasantly surprised by how much he
liked it. And then we went to meet Robin, Jay and Kelly for dinner in the pub
at Surf Lodge. Jay called unexpectedly to invite us and we had a really fun time together.
Robin, Kelly’s
long-time friend, is a treat. I am really glad I met her. She is coming over to
teach me more about my water system. She is an old hand at it. I instantly
liked her and she said: “We’re going to be thick, you and I.” I loved that.
We left Sheba
at home and I cannot tell you how great it felt to come home. More than ever I
love being home because it is not only a place but now it’s a place with pets
who love me and whom I adore.
And Dwight even
feels it. He’s used to constantly being on the go so he noticed the tranquility
of this place — the island first, then my home — immediately and he keeps
noticing it.
•
Tuesday “Roy”
is coming to check out the studio while I am in Vancouver. Darrell will look
after him. He is a WETT installer who’ll return to install my new chimney. So
that’s the final piece in place for the completion of the studio renovation.
•
Today: Who
knows: Dwight has an agenda but Todd and Amy and Robin have all said they want
to come by and meet Fred, Ethel and Sheba. I’m certain Dwight will want to end
the day in the hot tub before dinner and a movie. I’m looking forward to more
chocolate cake. And I plan to dote on Ethel.
Yesterday it
rained quite hard for a few minutes when we were in the hot tub. And it was
cold outside. It was really wonderful to be so warm and outdoors in such nasty
weather.
•
If moving here
was a smart move — and it was — getting Fred, Sheba and Ethel was a
Nobel–level smart thing to do. They disburse in the house and so it feels like
whenever I move to a new location I encounter one of them and I’m compelled to
worship whomever it is I’ve encountered.
It’s almost odd
to think I ‘bought’ all this love. Sheba in particular: There’s something particularly
powerful about a relationship with a dog. It’s a true partnership because she
comes everywhere with me. However, I was glad to try leaving her alone for the
first time last night.
Dwight and I
left her here when we went to Surf Lodge — which, by the way, we had a hell of
a time finding. We were really late but perhaps only on Gabriola can you have
two streets with the same name.
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