Fun Day with Beth

Saturday was a great, great day! I was up early watering and having a spa. When Beth rose, I made her coffee and went back to watering until we and Sheba went for a forest walk. Beth loves our walks, and so do I, but my left foot hates walking.

Just before 10:00 we went into the village to go to the Farmers; Market. It was a brilliant day. I saw lots of people I know at the market, and Beth bought us donuts and I bought a wooden bowl made by my friend Claire and her hubby, Mark. Then we went to North Road Sports and Beth bought some pants.

We came home to drop Sheba off, and we went back to The Surf to have another lunch on the lawn in the sunshine. Again, it was just fabulous being served as we reclined in very comfortable chairs in the sunshine eating delicious sushi. It was a spectacular lunch.

Back at home, we both went to our rooms to nap. I was down for a mere fifteen minutes, and then I got up and thought Beth was still sleeping so I started watering. When I discovered Beth in the back garden, we decided to go to Sandwell beach. It’s the beach closest to me and I think it is the best beach on the island. 

There were lots of people at the beach, and a lot of them were in the water. We walked to the far end where Sheba and I could sit in the shade, and Beth could catch some sun. It is spectacular there. The view is across Georgia Straight to the Sunshine Coast, just north of Vancouver. There is an absolutely brutal hill to climb when one leaves Sandwell, but I did not do badly. I hadn’t been to Sandwell for three years because of my low lung capacity and the f’ing hill, but now that I’m on Tezspire, I was able to do the climb quite easily.

When we came home, we had leftovers for dinner, we watched a movie and we both went to bed early. It was a great, great day. Beth has had a very good visit. She has expressed real joy over our lunches on the lawn and eating in the garden here and seeing all the birds and trees.

Today we go to Silva Bay for fish tacos, to visit our friend Patsy’s grave, and who knows what else. Tonight, of course, dinner and a movie.

Beth has a Great Day!

Fred (left) and Ethel who once wanted to kill each other.

I was out watering just past 5:30. It was perfect timing as I was just winding up at 7:39 when I head Sheba barking in the house. I knew that meant Beth was up, so I came in to make her coffee and tell her where to find the things she needed for breakfast, and I went out to finish up with the hose.

We walked with my friends, and Sheba was walking as she normally does. I haven’t seen her so keen to walk, so strong and happy on a walk in a long time. Beth really enjoyed the walk, as did I of course, and then we came home to chill for a while before leaving to have lunch at The Surf. Beth loved having lunch on the lawn overlooking the sea. It was silent and fabulous. Then we went into the village where she bought some pants, and I got things for dinner.

When we got home, Beth took to her room to go online, and I went to bed for a nap. I was beat! I only rested briefly and then Her Highness and I went for a walk and, on both walks, she was walking energetically and looking completely herself. I was overjoyed to see her prancing ahead as she has always done in the past, but which she stopped doing several weeks ago.

I took her for an afternoon walk, did some watering to get a head start on today’s watering duties, and then I made a pasta sauce loaded with veggies for our dinner. After eating, we watched a very strange film and then Beth went to bed to do things on her computer. I watched a bit of TV and then I hit the sack.

Today is Farmers’ Market day. We might go by François and Eoin’s so Beth can see their view and their ducks and we may return to The Surf for lunch because Beth loved yesterday’s lunch on the lawn so much.

Beth's Visit: Day One

Thursday: Beth arrival day. The pets got me up at 4:30, and I got busy with feeding the brood, posting, making a Greek salad and toting the last of the forest fall that I had raked into piles in the yard. Then Her Highness and I went for our morning walk.

When we returned, I found Nancy painting the address numbers on the sign I have at the front of my driveway. She’d been painting at her house using black paint and only had a tiny bit left, so she used it up making my address sign much more visible. I love my neighbours!

Just as I was wrapping up the last of my meal prep (chopping up herbs from my garden to put on the top of my croques), Beth called on Facetime. She was a foot passenger on the 11:15 ferry from Nanaimo, so she arrived here at 11:35, and our holiday together got underway!!

We stopped at the village so that she could get some wine to have at our daily happy hours together, and I got some red wine vinegar for the Greek salad. Then we came home to Pinecone Park which, I have to say, was looking mighty good to me—and to her. She was very generous in her appreciation of my work to make my yard a park-like place to relax.

The croque monsieurs were fabulous! I loved mine and will make them for myself again. They were just delicious. (I added tomato to my version, and I was pleased to have done so!) We had some of the galette for dessert, and then I took Beth to Malaspina Galleries to see the rock formations.

It was beautiful at The Galleries. There were lots of tourists, all of them having a great time. People were swimming in the sea! We had a lovely walkabout together and with Sheba, and then we came home so Beth could have a nap. O proposed that we get pizzas and eat at home, and Beth was more than enthusiastic for the plan.

While I fetched the pizzas, Beth had a spa. Then we had dinner, finishing the Greek salad that I’d made for lunch with our pizza, and we had galette for dessert. Then we watched a movie, chatted and we both went to bed early. 

This morning, Beth will join my friends and I for our morning dog walk. I shall see if Sheba is up for a longer walk. If not, we’ll take a short walk and come home. We might go for lunch at The Surf and take a table on the lawn.