There have been massive lineups for the ferry so I decided to leave here @ 7:30 to catch the 8:50 ferry. I thought I’d be assured of a place, arriving just as a ferry departed. But I was blessed, when I pulled up to be first in line for the later ferry, they waved me onto the 7:40 ferry. Sweet!
I went to the shopping centre and did some shopping, went to the water’s edge for a morning seawall walk and then got to the eye doctor’s early and was seen early.
Turns out I have two cataracts and the surface one, a plaque-like substance, is growing fiercely. She thinks I may lose all but my peripheral vision in my right eye before I have my surgery. I see absolutely fine with my left eye so I’m not at all worried. The only drag is reading.
I accepted an offer to pay $800 and have my astigmatism fixed surgically at the same time as the cataract surgery so I won’t need glasses post surgery—except for reading.
I was finished at the clinic early so I raced to the terminal and a ferry was waiting! I drove right on and was home in plenty of time to welcome Dan and Anna, the first of the billets to arrive. They chose to stay in the studio; they are very warm and friendly.
I stuttered only slightly suing my own voice with Anna and Dan. It was wonderful. Dingo is practical but I love it when he can be dormant.
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The For Sale sign came down on the lot next door yesterday. Now I wait. A festival of noise is coming; the lot will be cleared, a well will be dug and a house will be built.
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The BC Ferry Corporation has announced that a new ferry terminal on Gabriola is at the top of their capital improvement list. And … they are replacing our single ferry with two new vessels so there’ll be twice as many sailings to Nanaimo!
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It felt so incredibly good to be home alone in the afternoon. Dan and Anna went exploring and I had home to myself—and I had no raffle work to do! I fixed the fence latch, cleaned my ceiling fans and had a spa.
Crystal arrived at around 11:00 pm. Volunteers brought her and she was very happy with my place. She settled in and went to bed. Anna and Dan came back around 12:30 am after their performance and we all turned in.
Dan and Anna leave today. Crystal and a gig today and tonight, so she will be back late tonight to stay one more night. Tomorrow night, a third single person comes to stay one night and then it is all over.
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