Things of note this week, in a rather random manner;
1. The carton of eggs that I purchased from the Co-op, has only 11 eggs in it… a first for me. Usually I check for broken eggs, not for less than a dozen inside! Hmmm… one short of a dozen…
2. Our beach fire was stolen from us. We set out our chairs, put wood in the fire pit ready to light, set extra wood and axe at the side, went for supper and presto… the space was taken over by our ‘neighbours’ who moved our chairs and wood out of their way. Bob tried to reason with them, but they would have nothing to do with it. When Bob suggested this was not appropriate social behaviour, they said, “What are you, German?” Huh?
(After some seething, jaw dropping, perspective getting discussions amongst ourselves back at our place, we went back down to the beach and recreated our intentions in another location… it was lovely.)
3. The front tires on my car were deemed by KAL Tire in Nanaimo to be worn out with about 2 weeks of life left. Enough to get us back home and that’s about it. My car is less than 2 years old! Looks like I’ll be having a conversation with the Ford dealership when we get back to Kelowna! My car is the family vehicle… about 30,000 km on it.
4. The kids are reading books. The kids are talking to each other. The kids are walking on the beach, in the forest, in town. The kids are enamored with sea shells, rocks, logs, and water.
5. We are eating candy, chocolate, ice cream, and we don’t care what anyone thinks about that!
6. We are sleeping in, staying up late, and napping, and we don’t care what anyone thinks about that!
7. Dollar store glow sticks are most fun when joined into big circles and used as frisbees on the beach after 11 pm.
8. 3 kids and 2 adults can fit into a 2 bedroom townhouse. 3 kids can fit into one bedroom.
9. It is possible to sleep with the door wide open to the sounds of ocean waves crashing, as long as you have a down comforter on your bed.
10. Having a new chef every day adds a lot of energy and creativity to vacation eating!
11. Someone elses collection of books, magazines, artwork and music is often more interesting than your own.
12. Culture changes can be found by driving several hours away from home, not just by travel to another country.
13. Local restaurants recommended by locals can be the most satisfying to test out.
14. Two European men were found staring at my car (Ford Flex) in the Co-op store parking lot. We gave them a tour, highlighting what we love about our vehicle, smiles were exchanged and we went on our way again.
15. Patterns are everywhere when you are looking to photograph them. Textures cannot be photographed, only touched.
16. God is everywhere, but most evident in big and wild places like the Pacific Rim.
17. God is everywhere, but most evident in the small and intricate places like tidal pools when the tide is out.
18. Blogging is still a mystery to me, who is reading, why, what effect my words have on them.
19. Firsts, like getting a poem published in a literary magazine such as Lake = Journal of Art and Environment, mark places in a journey where I can look back and say, “God did that.”
20. Vacations are times to relax, reflect, regroup and prepare for what is to come. No matter how much I plan and anticipate what I will do on vacation, I always do ‘less’ but in fact ‘more’ than what I had in mind.
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