I know I'm always using the life is busy here excuse for everything I don't seem to get to...like keeping in touch with friends but it's true and has been lately even more true. In the past week or so, we've closed on the property and moved into the main house. This involved what would have been an overwhelming amount of cleaning and reorganizing ( Read more... )

It's been a very long time since I've updated here. Lots has been going on and I've had very little time, not to mention computer availability ( Read more... )

Today, the cob was a abattoir. Literally. The kitchen is a bloody mess. Literally. I don't expect tomorrow to be much different ( Read more... )

There's so much going on I don't know where to start. It's been rather a week. A five island week ( Read more... )

We are fully and officially moved in on Mayne Island ( Read more... )

I called to set up an appointment for a hair trimming and ended up with a dinner invite instead.

It feels like fall here. I love autumnal foods. Last night was the first squash soup of the season. Tonight is halfway between seasons: Joyce's lamb (Timbits by name) shishkebabed, Emmy's potatoes and an apple crisp (from B.'s tree). We eat well here. There is also bread on the make. I'm finally really doing well with my sourdough. We've ( Read more... )

We're in town for a few days, staying at M.'s folks place....busy worrying over mortgage stuff and waiting for the boat to be repaired. And the water pump. Now that we're leaving the small island, everything is breaking down. Soon it will no longer be our responsibility. But, two horses will be ( Read more... )

Soon, we're off to have lunch and sign the contract for the house ( Read more... )

If you're curious about the lawerying and logistics, it went well ( Read more... )