We’ve been home for just over a week and the McDougall Creek fire is still burning out of control. The two fires it spawned across the lake are considered ‘held’ and everyone has returned to their homes (unless they were the ten homes that were destroyed by the inferno). On this side of the lake… Continue reading Still here, fire is still burning
Category: Life
The McDougall Creek wildfire
We were in Toronto last week for ETFO’s 25th anniversary celebration. It was a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with former colleagues. When I retired during COVID I didn’t really have an opportunity to say proper goodbyes. Last week I did. Oddly one of the questions that everyone asked was ‘are you impacted by the fires’.… Continue reading The McDougall Creek wildfire
We’ve made it to BC
That was a fun six weeks. More to come . . .
Food
Mom used to say that being raised during the depression taught her to never waste food (she was born in 1940. LOL) That frugality was passed on to me. I HATE throwing food away. In order to avoid wasting food we are working hard at getting the food in the pantry/freezer/refrigerator used up before we… Continue reading Food
We have a house
It was a hectic time last weekend but we managed to put in an offer on a house before we had to fly back to Toronto. Before we started this process Paul and I put together a list of things we wanted in a new house. There were things that were non-negotiable for each of… Continue reading We have a house
Flying cats
One of the challenges with the move west is getting our two felines there. We decided early on that driving wasn’t really an option. It would be about 4000 km and i am the only driver. I’m not a huge fan of long distance driving – my ADHD makes it a challenge. I can only… Continue reading Flying cats
Sold
Well, that’s done. The last 10 days have been interesting. The buyers have completely drained my reservoir of kindness and flexibility with their stupid requests. Would we compensate them for the fact they will need to replace the AC and furnace at some point in the future? NO Would we paint the garage door a… Continue reading Sold
Starbucks name adventures
There is a Starbucks with a drive through window not far from our house. I usually motor through once a day for a mid-morning treat. Like so many food related businesses they are having a terrible time retaining staff. Lately they have started asking for my name when I order. This has never happened at… Continue reading Starbucks name adventures
For sale
The house hit the market on Wednesday. We moved the cats and ourselves to a hotel Wednesday. It seemed to be the easiest way to handle that first rush of showings and open houses. Keeping the house in ‘showing condition’ and keeping evidence of the cats out of the house was going to be too… Continue reading For sale
Travel Tuesday – Amsterdam
I haven’t done a Travel Tuesday post on the new blog. We have been in Amsterdam since Saturday. Here are some shots from our first few days.