Hello everyone! Wishing each of you well in this humid heat.
We are still house/dog sitting in London Ontario. The rv is in a garage ... the engine about to be looked at in the coming week. So most major decisions about the future have been on hold until we know what we are dealing with or not. We do plan to spend some time in the Kingston area then have to return to London for appointments in mid Aug which also coincides with our older daughter returning to Canada from South Korea for a short stay.
Catching up:
I found the business card for the stop we made for water on our return to Canada: Checkered Flag Bar & Grill,3761 Hwy 6 South, Mt. Hope, owner is Jim Stephenson. The welcome was warm and the food was good.
On the first weekend in June, I attended one day of the St. Marys Storytelling Festival in St. Marys. A wonderful sunny day after much rain in the area with tents full of storytellers and all sorts of telling happening. It was so good to see friends again and just listen to stories. The town is so pretty and many businesses were welcoming as well. The final evening of music and story was great fun. The organizers deserve a huge thank you for all the work of putting on such a varied festival. The tellers,again, shared the magic of the oral tradition of storytelling which allows the listener and the teller to become part of the story that is being told and each one carries away an experience of the 'live' telling. The next time the same story is told it will be richer for the teller and the listeners.At least this is how I feel about storytelling.
In mid June I went to my Guild meeting pot luck dinner at the Story Barn in Baden. It was so good to see everyone again and catch up on their news.The food is fantastic as well. It was also weird to be driving our new/old car.
Yes the dear old Toyota Corolla at 22 yrs old is off the road and we now have a Toyota Highlander (08) which we are getting used to and enjoying very much.
Our younger daughter had a birthday in Vancouver and enjoyed being with her 'family' there. My husband turned 65 yrs...we went out for dinner and celebrated quietly. There was a big party for his retirement last year in the Fall.
In July I got my hair cut short mainly due to the heat and the way it was frizzing up. Right now in the much hotter temps I am tempted to get it shaved off!!! Arrrgh.
This month has been slow and quiet as the temps rise. We are careful with the dog and really enjoy this neighbourhood called east of Adelaide in London. There are chats with the neighbours as we walk around. People are friendly...mostly and proud of this neighbourhood.
We have been discussing possibilities of lifestyle for this coming winter...but cannot get working on some things until we have some definite info for the rv.
We have been to our storage unit where the household things are....HAH I thought that I labelled the boxes so well!!! I guess there is downsizing and then there is real downsizing which my husband points out we cannot do until we know where we are going to live.
I did go out to visit our friends in the country and saw that the transplanted Japanese maple has settled in well after a tough snowy winter. My dear friend has taken such care of the tree. It was good to see her as well.
Sigh. So this may be why I haven't written in the blog...we aren't on the road...we aren't out and about in London much ...we are in a holding pattern for a little while longer.
Healthy and with a reliable vehicle so all is well.
Thanks for listening. Stay cool.
Sunshine & Laughter
Anne
