08-19-21 Emmy
I am pretty sure I won’t be taking my planned 3 night adventure. These are side by side maps, one of my trip and one from the BC Wildfire Map. Pretty much the same route and they are asking for no non-essential travel. Still going to hold out hope but…
Stacey came in and brought me the horn and wiper blade I need for the Jeep. I left at a good time from work and stopped at Napa auto parts where the young man serving me showed me a picture of his Willys (truck that is). We bonded over wiper blades, lol. Came out with a new horn and blade rubber on order. The new horn isn’t nearly as sexy but it was made in the USA while the other was made in Italy 😉
Next I headed to Andres Electronics to see the actual size of large TVs that are quoted for the theatre. As I was pulling in, I saw the Emergency flashing lights at the far end of the Strip (the highway through town). I knew then it was The Rolling Barrage coming into town. I had wanted to ride with them but didn’t have enough advance notice and I wanted to go to the BBQ behind the Legion but it was too much like walking into the High School Cafeteria for me so I was just planning to go home and skip it all. I don’t have self confidence right now. I parked and ran to the boulevard, started a video and pointed to the road in a ‘Rubber Down’ salute. I was so grateful for the responses! What a way to fill my tank.
Just after they passed I got a call from Danika that she and Emmy were at my place to drop off the material for the rainbow pillow I promised to crochet for the nursery. They were going to go to the BBQ after!! I said I would meet them there. I raced home, changed out of my dress and jewelry and geared up to jump on the bike. We all got there at the same time and enjoyed a lovely dinner of pulled pork sandwiches made by my co-worker’s husband and a friend. It was ridiculously good. The company was great and the Kimberley Pipe Band was playing. Emmy did find the pipes too loud but she loved the meal. I posted about it and my dear friend Dan let me know a guy he went to High School with started the whole thing. I was able to meet him, Scott Casey. What an amazing thing he created.
I am still feeling over whelmed by issues in my body so I came home at a decent time. That was good as I was able to text with Ashlée to help me be part of the celebration of life on Sunday for my friend Matt Steffich. He was the first person on Salt Spring Island to invite me to his home, to welcome me to a very cliquey place, with literally, open arms. I knew him for most of 25 years, he even played my going away party when I left Salt Spring Island. He dropped dead of a heart attach in his art gallery and the world lost a great deal. I checked flights and the only ones I could make work would have allowed me less that 24 hours there with great complications to make it happen and would have cost well over $500. I just can’t and it breaks my heart.
https://saltspringexchange.com/list/celebration-of-life-for-matt-steffich/
Emmy moves away next weekend. This is beyond words…..
triumphgal 