by Jean Llewellyn | Sep 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
It’s not something you see every day, and certainly not all in the same day. But…! A gloriously sunny morning after a subtropical cyclone passed through, pushing hot air and 100% humidity ahead of it – which made for a rather uncomfortable night – the surfers were out...
by Jean Llewellyn | Aug 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
During a regular Skype chat with some dear friends in BC yesterday, I was initially at a loss for words because our lives these past few weeks seemed to have been fairly mundane. “No, they’re not,” says Peter. Of course, suddenly one word or moment of recall triggers...
by Jean Llewellyn | Jul 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
Decisions, decisions, decisions….. Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein would have been proud of my investigative instincts and herculean efforts to identify and purchase a new… KITCHEN SINK! From $80 for tinny stainless steel of no discernible provenance, to a Blidö –...
by Jean Llewellyn | Jun 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
Finally…. After leaving our belongings behind two months ago in Mexico, we were reunited last week – but not without incident. Nothing is ever simple! We received a telephone call from the shipping agent the Friday before last with instructions for us to go to Canada...
by Jean Llewellyn | Jun 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
Well, I never imagined hypothesizing about ‘being awake’ – but here I am! Is it the Atlantic influence, the stars, or some other unknown phenomenon that’s waking us up bright-eyed and bushy tailed… AT DAWN! Yep, since we arrived in the house five days hours ago...
by Jean Llewellyn | May 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
We’re down to single digits – six days and counting. Still, having to sit and wait for moving day (May 29) drains a person’s patience like bath water down a plug hole. In other words, a real bummer! However, I’m not sitting around twiddling my thumbs as I’m trying to...
