Monthly Archives: October 2016

Welcome to your daily gloomy weather forecast, or as one of my friends noted today, “You think it’s bad where you are!?” Right – at least today we are having some rain as well as fog. Regardless, I took the … Continue reading →

Yup – still foggy. I have a sneaking suspicion that this could become a local theme – much like “still raining” occurs an awful lot on the West Coast. Simon found a really nice trail yesterday and we explored it today. … Continue reading →

I absolutely HAD to get out today. There wasn’t even a choice in this. And not just any out – I had to go uphill – as much and as high as I could. As it turns out, I almost … Continue reading →

Even when it feels like there are setbacks, I know I am moving forward. Today: a case in point. Simon and I set off for three-hour “hike” along the Galena Trail. We managed about 2.5 hours and 8K before finishing. … Continue reading →

It’s a been a surreal day – rather like the weather, as a matter of fact. It started auspiciously enough with the Telus folks showing up. We now have a land line, which seems rather odd given that I was so … Continue reading →

The good news is that after a day spent in bed and about 20 hours of sleep, Simon is feeling much better. More good news: I got stuff done today: vacuumed, mopped – well, that’s not very much actually. But … Continue reading →

The good news is that I now know that my horrible illness was not all stress related. I know this because my darling husband has been lying in bed since noon and is truly unable to move and is subsisting … Continue reading →

I believe I am on the mend. I actually managed to walk with the dogs for an hour today on the Galena Trail – complete with bear horn, bear spray and bear bells. Happily, not complete with bears. Getting better … Continue reading →

The biggest improvement is that Simon is home. And, working his butt off as is his wont. Looking around, I fear there will never be an end to projects. However, one eats the elephant one bite at a time. That’s … Continue reading →

You know you’re not up to par (read – sick) when: You cancel a hike! You do one load of laundry and it takes you five minutes and two rest stops to bring the clean sheets back upstairs You take … Continue reading →