When I left on Friday, it was for
the first time overnight. I was worried about the move and being away so I
departed absolutely mute. I was painfully tight in my chest, so I took a pen in
my wallet, my stutterer ID and my phone App with me. And meds.
But it was a stunning day to fly.
The transfer to the Canada Line was easy because it wasn’t in rush hour and it
stops right at the Bay where I caught
the bus to West Van. I enjoyed my walk up the hill through Memorial Park to John and Bunny’s place for dinner and a sleep
over. On the way, I found these amazing gorgeous pine cones!
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| These are 8" pinecones! |
I was able to relax with J & B;
time flew. Dinner was terrific as it always is (and with lemon tart for
dessert). In no time I was in bed.
Dwight arrived early, as arranged,
and lead the loading and fastening of my ladies. He’s is a great boss; he moves
art professionally for the Vancouver Art Gallery. I was happy to do as I was
told.
We made it onto the ferry — I had a
reservation — and ate. It seemed like minutes until we got to the Gabriola
terminal. At ne point, I found two seats on the very crowded ferry and Leslie
was right behind us! That was fun and it was a short wait in beautiful weather
and in the excellent company of Dwight in Nanaimo. Almost home!
We unloaded and Dwight went for a
walk. I reacquainted myself with the pets and took in the joy of the view of my
ladies in their rightful place.
When Dwight came back we waited for
Doug to come with the wood. He’s a unique man and I like him. He was thrilled
because I said I’d buy six cords from him. He sells measured cords of lovely
seasoned wood — some of it hard — and he’s a kind and honest man. I am very
happy to do business with him and he was thrilled to find me interested in six
cords. It will set me up for next year.
After Doug left, we went into town
for pizza and beer and came back to gorge on the food and binge watch the
Olympics. It was heaven. Because we had the truck, I got an incinerator from
the village so I can burn my garden detritus.
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I’m going to lose valued winter
light in my dining room once the porch is built. I’m glad our decision was to
screen in just that end. I still get lots of light where I work and spend most
of my time. Besides, the many plusses outweigh the minuses.
The previous owner of this place
left a nice glass panelled door that Darrell is going to use as the door for
the porch. This way, Sheba scratching at the door for entry can be heard and
will last longer than the mesh. Darrell came by Friday to pick it up and
confirmed his intent to start building on Monday. Woo Hoo.
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What’s the wrong gift/purchase for
someone with (Mild) OCD and a cleanliness issues? A dog, two cats and a house
you heat with wood.
What’s absolutely the prefect gift for someone housebound with
MOCD? A Hoover cordless vacuum! I just got one and I’m drunk in love with it.
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