We lollygagged so long in the morning, the housekeeping staff phoned us to see if were getting out to allow them in to do their thing. Nice people our housekeeping staff, except they seem to miss emptying one garbage can each visit. Perhaps it’s their “green” effort. Pressured then, to do something, we went to the…
Chemainus
On Tuesday, we drove the long way to Chemainus from the Saanich peninsula. It was a very nice drive, I must say. There wasn’t that much in the way of traffic, the highway was fully functional, the weather good. Michael and I had been to Chemainus about two decades ago, and our memory of it…
Puttering on the Peninsula
Being holiday Monday yesterday, we decided to stick to the peninsula for the day. We started with a walk through the gardens, followed by a nice lunch and tea. After that, we strolled through Sidney and spent a bit of time looking at chocolate at Rogers, books at Tanners, and incense at some new age…
Royal Victoria Marathon and Two Sisters
Yesterday was the Royal Victoria Marathon. I’ve never had much interest in these before, but I might have changed my mind yesterday. The enthusiasm of the crowd is amazing. The determination of the runners inspiring! The weather was beautiful too. It was a treat to be part of this event, because unlike the summer months,…
Saanich Peninsula
Here we are in gorgeous BC. My favourite place to walk in the world! We went through the Butchart Gardens, met a lovely and interesting threesome at the new carousel and had a big chin wag while we watched the squirrels and crows drop walnuts on the ground to crack them open. After dinner we…
Everybody Goes to Mitzi’s
Yesterday. Yesterday we did the usual walk through the neighbourhood. Cold. But we did it. Tonight. Tonight we walked to the Varscona theatre and watched Everybody Goes to Mitzi’s. I’m pooped from laughing. It was a great show, and I highly recommend seeing it. Sorry I’m too tired to give it the words of praise…
Yesterday and Today
Okay, I’m well into two months of diarizing my walks, and now I’m getting lazy in my writing. I’ve ditched the dates, and you will just have to trust that I’m doing my daily walk. Yesterday I did two spins around the neighbourhood. Once early in the afternoon after lunch, before the storm, and a…
Neighbourhood Sights and Stinky Smells
We extended our usual neighbourhood walk to include a block along 82 Avenue. This means we got to walk through clouds of cigarette smoke. *cough* Once past all that, the colours of the trees are lovely, and the leaves are starting to crunch underfoot.
Run for a Cure
Today I participated in a 5 km walk with 9,800 others to help find a cure for breast cancer. It was chilly out, but the Jiggly Wigglies walked again another year. Thanks to Michael, Mom, Ed, Patti, Auntie Anne, Auntie Ev, Carlee, Caitlin, David, Sean, Ramona, Sandra, Jenny and Willow for participating this year!
River Valley
Full of the previous night’s Warsteiner beer, thought I should go for a walk to clear my head. Took an hour long walk through the river valley late in the morning. The colours of the valley are changing, the smell in the air marvelous, the air was crisp and cleansing. It was a nice walk…
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