back in business

 I never thought I’d say it, but I was glad we stayed only one night at our lovely campsite… I don’t know if it was because I got a chill in my back from the walk in the rain, paired with lifting Spike into the camper (he can’t do the stairs anymore), or just a random bit of bad fortune, but my back was KILLING me. A thumb sized point in my back was being stabbed with a jagged sword, or so it seems. A hot bath at bedtime helped for a few minutes, but even with a hot pack I didn’t sleep a wink on Saturday night, and even snuck into the tub again at 2am.

I was no better on Sunday. We had to go to Canadian Tire for new muck boots which was a horror. Every turn and curve was excruciating. Even though it was warm I had my seat heater on high. We did pick up some robexect which may or may not have helped.

Imagine my delight when I woke up from a long deep sleep with no pain!

It’s a beautiful day, the last day of August with September in the air. Carm played golf and I took Adia to get her nails trimmed.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

It would have been a nice camping day!

“Take some more tea," the March Hare said to Alice, very earnestly.

"I've had nothing yet," Alice replied in an offended tone, "so I can't take more."

"You mean you can't take less," said the Hatter: "it's very easy to take more than nothing."

~Lewis Carroll

on the road again

 We are camping! And our site is perhaps the best site we’ve ever had. It’s private with some shade trees, there’s room to walk the dogs around the site, but best of all the camp hosts are Kirsten and Shawn! 

Yes, after a summer of whining and bugging Carm finally agreed to haul the villetta to their place. We are situated on a perfect little glen, near their house, but far away enough that we aren’t in their face. The trip there went well and Carm did an expert job of backing down their laneway and into our site. 

After we got all set up (even the satellite) we gathered at the camper for our traditional cold adult beverage. Eventually we pried ourselves from our seats and went for a long walk down their road. Spike stayed behind with Carm but Adia was thrilled to go somewhere new (read: she dragged me down the road). 

Kirsten provided supper (thanks!). Lots of fun visiting.

It was great to go back to our own place at bedtime, or pre bedtime. Kirsten and Shawn joined us for a while before lights out. 

In the middle of the night the rain started. But is there a more relaxing way to sleep than having the pitter patter of rain on the roof?

Dogs out, coffee at Kirsten’s, coffee at our place (with delectable pastries that Kirsten brought), long walk in the rain (Adia went bezerk running), lunch courtesy of Nissa, and then home to the stick house. So much fun!

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“In a Wonderland they lie, Dreaming as the days go by, Dreaming as the summers die:

Ever drifting down the stream- Lingering in the golden gleam- Life, what is it but a dream?”

~Lewis Carroll

herculean effort

 With the water down to 20C there was no swimming this morning or at all! Will we get more summer weather or will this be the end for 2020.

It was a momentous day with a herculean effort by Carm. He slid the massive hitch across the garage floor till it was in position to hoist it onto the back of the truck. I was on one side, Carm on the other, but alas, I couldn’t lift it high enough. It was too heavy to use just my muscles - I had to use my skeleton to brace it and I was too short, I didn’t measure up. So that left it up to Carm to do the massive job. Weighing in at around 80lbs it was no mean feat! My hero.❤ 

After the hitch was safely installed he got to work getting the tires on the truck and trailer up to spec. Will we be going somewhere soon? Time and the weather will tell.

Tomorrow morning Spike has an appointment with the vet and I have a few things to talk to her about - maybe there will be something they can do for him. I’m not exactly sure what his problems are but suspect that his eyesight is failing and he seems to have arthritis in his hips. Oh and a bit of dementia. But he’s been in a good mood and is quite perky most of the time. My little sweetie ❤

Dorothy commented yesterday asking if I knew that we have a charmed life and my immediate answer was YES! I count my blessings and thank my lucky stars daily. I might just touch wood sometimes too ;-)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

“If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn't be. And what it wouldn't be, it would. You see?”

~Lewis Carroll

from Trudie’s garden