on the road

By this time tomorrow (5:00 p.m.) I will be in Fairmont, BC and H and I will finally be on holidays. It's been 2 years since we last took an extended break and we are soooooo ready for it. H left on Thursday for his annual Golf Safari in Fairmont, BC. He drove the Great White (RV) out there which meant that we had to have it more or less packed on Wednesday. That also means I've been here in Calgary with the bare minimum of clothes and leisure activities while I wait to join him. I finished all of my actual "work" work on Friday morning ... earlier than I thought I would. So I have been stretching out the last few chores to fill the last two days! How pathetic: I vaccuumed the floors; then sat and knitted for a while. I cleaned the fish tank; then sat and read for a while. I cleaned the bathroom; then knitted again. I walked the dogs; then watched some tv. You get the picture! The biggest hurdle came this morning. I opened the fridge to get some breakfast and realized I had one bagel and some peanut butter in the house! No bread. No milk. No lunch meat or cheese, etc. So I had a breakfast of tea and a bagel with peanut butter, but had to go out for lunch and will pop out again for some supper in a while. Tomorrow morning I'll close up the house, toss the last few things and the dogs into the car and hit the road. We'll be back in Calgary around October 12th. We put U.S. roaming packages on our cell phones so we can be reached if need be. Or you can use my 'gmail' address for emails. Pray for safe travelling for us. ~K

the bounty of the harvest

'tis the season ... to harvest the garden. I've had success with two crops this year that I've failed miserably with in the past: tomatoes and carrots. This is what I picked last evening:

There are still more tomatoes coming. Since we are leaving in a few days, I've given my neighbours the green light to pick to their heart's content.

Speaking of leaving ...

Harry leaves tomorrow for his annual "Golf Safari" in Fairmont, BC. He's taking the motorhome so today will be a flurry of activity gettting it packed up for a 5-week tour. It's also supposed to be our hottest day yet this year. Figures.

Over the next 4 days I'll finish up some office work, then wash up the last bits of laundry and clean the house. Our niece, Anya, will be house- and fish-sitting for us. Yay! I always feel better having someone stay in the house while we are gone.

Monday, I'll toss the few personal items I'll still have here, and the dogs into my car and drive out to Fairmont to meet up with Harry. We'll probably stay in Fairmont for a day just to get settled in the RV and get the perishable groceries. (Harry's not actually staying in the RV for Golf Safari so it won't be stocked with any perishables.)

We'll be heading straight down into Montanna then veering west and heading for Seattle. From there it will be a leisurely tour down the coast -- stopping wherever we want and staying as long as we want in any given spot.

I'm a little nervous about travelling with Louise because she's so young AND because she's a furry ball of energy right now. If she doesn't get her daily run, she's bouncing off the walls.!! Oh well, Harry keeps assuring me that she'll settle into the routine on the road.

Well ... the clock on the wall says it's time to gather the dogs and head off to the vet to get their international health certificates so we can cross the border with them. It's going to be a busy day ... :-)

~K