I am going to complain here. This goes very much against my Mother's teachings and even my own philosophy. But the reality is that I have to come to the conclusion that this house has become too much for me to handle. And that is not something I am used to. How did this happen anyway? I simply cannot do what I used to and I am not jiggy with it yet. Getting there, albeit very slowly!
I get great plans and decisions going but ten minutes into any activity I have to sit for five or ten minutes to straighten my back and tailbone out. This is when I used to put a shovel list but I am trying to break that habit. Now I have to think of a penguin list thing. Ummmmm...If you don't look in the laundry room, or bedrooms, or the deck, or the three sheds the house is squeaky clean. And the housekeeper cleaned the front room window!!!! (penguin list to the max on that one).
I have a friend I have mentioned occasionally, Anne. She is nearing 80, dead poor, no tv, no internet, no cell phone, with the most amazing history. She has saved my life mentally many many times. I offered to take her on a cruise with me. Monte isn't interested anymore.
I also have another bestie friend who she and I would love to do a cruise together. The two cruises are polar opposites. One is totally sedentary and many at sea days. The other is more active and most days off the boat exploring.
So Anne is most suitable for the Hawaii one and Cookie the Alaska cruise. I am going to talk to Cookie about that. I have one in mind.
But Anne doesn't have a passport, and because of where she was born she doesn't have a birth certificate. She only has a proof of citizenship here in Canada. She came here when she was nine. So when I suggested the cruise to her I mentioned the passport. Well she hopped right on it...headed down to service Canada and they of course totally helped her and when she called me a couple days ago its all done and she is just waiting for it to be mailed to her!!!! I was so happy and proud of her. I think it will have to happen in the spring. The good thing about these two cruises is there is no flying involved.
We have had lots of things happening in this town. The fire was a real threat for a while but the weather super helped and now it's a huge smoldering mess and will be for some time. We have had three murders and two suspicious ones in the past two weeks. One of them involves a friend of Ange's. Getting close to home there!!!
Port Alberni is on the map quite often but not for particularly good stuff. Remember those two boys that went north on a murdering spree and took the police on a cross country chase? That was a particularly sad one. They were so young with a whole life in front of them.
But on the upside, in spite of what hits the news, this town is the friendliest pretty place. We have the water on one side and an amazing mountain on the other. And in spite of all the negative crap that hits the news it is the safest place I have ever lived. And hey! I can completely cross town in eight minutes! Even with the Tofino bound tourists it is still dead simple driving!
Well I have a day to start. Coffee first though! Have a great day friends and TFL & TTYL
'Aging is not for the young. It would just confuse them.' Me
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