Tag Archives: fun

swan…

20 Monday Aug 2018

Posted by in family, food, health, life, loss, nature, Photography, technology, travel, Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , ,

over the ten days of vacation our friendly swan moved all about the campsite… we’d move her every now and again and send the photos to my daughter while she was at work… it was a lot of fun…

she started out on the boat, moved to the tube, then on to the roof of the car and finally the top of the trailer, once it was down, lol… it was a lot of fun each day to find the newest spot…

on Sunday she finally made it to the beach… after a short stint in the water, she was deflated bit by bit and stuffed under one of the seats…

looking forward to seeing her out and about again, lol…

camping, day seven…

16 Thursday Aug 2018

Posted by in family, food, health, life, loss, nature, Photography, technology, travel, Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , , , , , ,

such odd weather today… cool when we first got up but it was fairly warm and sunny as we left the channel…

then the sky turned gray and it cooled off while we were fishing… we docked the boat to go back to the campsite for lunch and then headed out again…

we saw loons, a parent and child, I think and many, many seagulls… no eagles or turtles…

we spent about six hours on the water fishing… some of us caught nothing…

but we still had lots of fun…

camping, day six…

15 Wednesday Aug 2018

Posted by in family, food, health, life, loss, nature, Photography, technology, travel, Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

such a busy day…

up by seven, had a fire to warm up, ate breakfast and headed out to fish…

saw turtles swimming, eagles flying, loons fishing and even a deer grazing… at one point four eagles were circling overhead…

fish were caught and one of the Jack fish was 31″ long…

in for lunch and then we spent the afternoon tubing on our new 3 person BodyGlove with a bit of kneeboarding thrown in for good measure…

we had some friends with us and the mom and I took a turn on the tube… and I am still alive to tell the story, lol…

back to the campsite for burgers, a quick visit to the Marina looking for lures and now the dog and I are back at the camper while the boys have gone to play bingo…

going to sleep well tonight…

camping, day two…

11 Saturday Aug 2018

Posted by in family, food, health, life, loss, nature, Photography, technology, travel, Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , , , , , ,

up and out early to get to the regatta for the final day…

my grandson’s heat was bumped up and we rounded the end of the lake at the same time as they finished their race… very disappointing… but it was good to see him before he headed off to rejoin the team…

then we got an invitation to go boating with the middle grandson’s friend’s family whose cottage was nearby…

we had a wonderful relaxing time while the boys played at the dock, followed by lunch on the deck, a nice boat ride and tubing… from there we returned for the final race… they looked great in their eight as they passed us…

got a photo of the eighteen year old with all his siblings and invited his other family to our campsite for dinner… it was such fun to watch his dad and stepmom try to figure out this goofy inflatable lounger, lol…

looking forward to a relaxing day tomorrow with no deadlines…

camping, day one…

10 Friday Aug 2018

Posted by in family, food, health, life, loss, nature, Photography, technology, travel, Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , , , , , , ,

well, we really weren’t camping as we went to Rabbit Lake for the Northwestern Regatta…

the eldest grandson turned eighteen today so we were up early and drove for an hour, arriving just in time for his first race…

watched races, visited with people, dropped the younger boys off at a friend’s where we had a lovely visit before returning to the regatta for his next race…

at the end of race day, seven of us went out to celebrate the big birthday…

had a great time on a patio, then said goodbye to the older boys and headed back to the campground…

now we are in bed looking forward to day two of the regatta…

classic…

24 Tuesday Jul 2018

Posted by in family, food, health, life, loss, nature, Photography, technology, travel, Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

wondering if the reason I’ve been missing my beloved so much lately has to do with the social media reminders of how difficult Julys have been for me…

he was always there to look after me…

eight years ago today I had a procedure which gave me pancreatitis and kept me in hospital for six weeks… my beloved came everyday and often brought photos of the morning glories that were blooming that day… this was by far the most painful health experience of my life and I cannot imagine how I would have managed without him…

six years ago in July I had surgery for cancer and to repair a hernia… he wasn’t there to support me for that one…

but I also remember the wonderful trip we had in July of 2011 when we went to Courtenay to visit the kids… we saw hundreds of classic cars, walked among the huge redwoods, went up the chairlift on Mount Washington and lived to tell the tale… anyone who knows us would know how afraid of heights we both were, and I still am…

a glorious time…

so amongst the dark times there were also some great times…

really, how blessed have I been…

WWTB day 5…

03 Tuesday Jul 2018

Posted by in family, food, health, life, loss, nature, Photography, technology, Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , , , , , , ,

great news… the youngest did go to camp and had a great time… I was a bit worried about whether he would actually get there…

he hadn’t been to camp before and had a poor night’s sleep… maybe worrying about it…

got up and got his bag packed with lunch, two snacks and a water bottle in addition to rain gear and a change of clothes… had a bit of trouble getting the bag closed, lol…

spent a few minutes relaxing before taking him over to the Park…

dropped him off at the very beginning of the check-in time and he went in, a bit tentative but he went through the gate…

kept my phone close all day long, but he clearly enjoyed himself and there were no calls…

when I picked him up he wanted to stay longer to play soccer…

as we drove away he advised that I needed to drop him off at the exact same time tomorrow so he would have extra play time…

meanwhile the older one slept for most of the day… he did eventually get up and do the few chores on the list I’d left him… did I mention he is 13, lol…

together we decided on bits and pieces to have for supper from various meals we’ve eaten over the last few days… we also reviewed our planned meals and made a few adjustments to be sure we had all the meals covered…

tv and video games till bedtime, lol…

I think some of us are more tired than others…

WWTB day 3…

01 Sunday Jul 2018

Posted by in family, food, health, life, loss, nature, Photography, technology, Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , , , , , , ,

last night we did stay up and walk over to the the track behind the Library to watch the fireworks… it was a beautiful night and a great show…

this morning we slept in… well I was awake, but stayed in bed so the boys could get their sleep…

once up, and after breakfast, we spent some time in the garden… did some watering, trimming and relaxing… tv watching, video game playing, and possibly some napping was how we spent most of the day, with a bit of time outside playing with the football…

around four we packed a bag and walked over to the Children’s Playground at the Park…

there were a lot of people enjoying Canada Day festivities…. we caught a few Pokémon and then started home when the thunder and lightning started… part way home the rain poured down… we decided to pick up pizza and walked fast…

once we arrived home we took off our wet jackets, hats, shoes and the backpack and had the pizza… thankfully, the box had not quite disintegrated…

FaceTimed with mommy and watched some tv…

jerseys…

03 Thursday May 2018

Posted by in family, food, health, life, loss, nature, Photography, technology, Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , , , ,

nearly forgot to wear white to work this morning…

we had decided to take a photo of everyone in Jets gear… three staff members brought various pieces of clothing for those who didn’t have any…

it was quite a collection… there were jerseys, t-shirts, jackets, scarves, towels, hats, a coverall and even a white pompom…

part of the fun was deciding what worked best for each of us, lol… some of the jerseys were quite large…

while that was happening I found a great picture to put up on our tv…

once we were all dressed up we took a number of photos…

and got a few great shots… fun to be part of the #wpgwhiteout…

concert…

29 Sunday Apr 2018

Posted by in family, food, health, life, loss, nature, Photography, technology, Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , , , ,

last night I went to a concert with my BS buddies… can’t even think when I was last at one… it was fun to spend time out with these wonderful women… we also shared a bit of chocolate, lol…

it was amazing to see the variety of talent in this family… besides being a great singer, Connie Kaldor is also hilarious…

and Heather Bishop joined in for the last song…

what a treat…