Picked up the 4 youngest and took them to the Haunted Graveyard. It was nice but I suspect it will be better at night.
We then met Jake and Ashlée at the movies to see The Wild Robot. It did not disappoint!
Afterwords Lukas and I stopped at Cobs for some buns and headed back to the house for a delicious dinner mostly cooked by Gene.
Had a catch up visit and then everyone split off to do other things so I came home.
It was a good Saturday
Missy was not especially impressed with the frosty grass this morning
I had a good work morning and then Emmy was dropped off to spend time with me as she awaited her Dad’s arrival. She was really great hanging out in my office and then joined me at Galen’s surprise party for his 10 years as Artistic Director at Key City Theatre. The crowd entered through the stage door and hid behind the curtain on stage. He was properly surprised and a lovely time was had.
Next we headed to the Guedes house and enjoyed spaghetti dinner. I had a good visit with Rae and finally just couldn’t wait any longer for Jake as I was having allergies.
Jake and I talked an hour or so later as he was running late. He got caught going 90 in a 50 just this side of Creston and got a stiff ticket. He was told he was lucky it would take an hour and a half for a tow truck or he’d get impounded. He swears his Tesla told him he was going the speed limit.
Highlights:
Accepted a cheque for 1447.55 from Rotary Club of Cranbrook on behalf of Fisher Peak Performing Artists for our share of the 50/25/25 sales at Summer Sounds.
Voted!
Took Mom to her meet and great with Dr Piesh. He seems lovely and we are happy
Went to the Friends With Benefits monthly social
Picked up my feathers from Paul, the lead singer of the Hip Replacements
Bowled with Roger and Jesse
Stayed for trivia with Dee-Anne, Andrew and Roger and we came second to a big team. Won a jug of beer for next time.
Drove to the outskirts of town and took some photos. Nothing showed up through the lens, all a miracle of iPhone long exposure
I had a client text and call seconds after my alarm went off so I stayed in bed to solve his issues. We had a good laugh about it. Next was meeting a client in office to work on her two company files and she brought along her adorable 6 month old son, Zev. I love the name which apparently means wolf in Hebrew. Next was a new client in to set up his file. Got a few more things done and finally called it done.
Came home and made the perfect dinner for a day like this
Haha, a clip from Son of a Critch. I remember watching it back in ‘84 (although they say 88 in the show) and laughing. Holy Fodder, so East Coast
The best news of the day was that Mom finally got a Doctor after two years! I take her tomorrow to meet
I watched the Leaders Debate tonight and once again was impressed with the Green Platform. They brought their cards to the table and I do like their financial plan especially about cutting bureaucracy in Healthcare. it was good dinner entertainment
My frames arrived today and I got the first two filled with a couple of my souvenirs. The Marine Iguana is made of Banana Leaf and the Tortoise is from pop cans, both art pieces endemic to Galapagos
The sad news today was the death of 17 year old Nell Smith from Fernie.
https://vancouversun.com/news/nell-smith-bc-musician-flaming-lips-dies
A lovely start to the day was getting a message from Rae-Anne that the lead singer of The Hip Replacements had dropped off his feathers to give to me. What a sweet gesture! I shall add them to my fedora
After work it was off to Encore for the Friends With Benefits tasting evening. There were new foods to try and good company. I also came home with a new t-shirt, not that I need anymore, I just love Dad Rock
This followed immediately by the All Candidates Forum at Key City Theatre for the upcoming provincial election. I must say that I was very impressed by Kerri Wall of the Green Party, which quite surprised me The applause told me there were a lot of big C Conservatives in the audience.
The best part of this very warm (27C) Fall day was taking a good long soak in my tub as I watched The Fall Guy. I really liked it and take back my long ago judgement that I wasn’t a fan of Ryan Gosling.
Tonight was a lot of fun hanging with Dave and Deb at Encore for the show. I e seen the actual Tragically Hip three times and these guys do a great cover. The lead singer acknowledged my hat from the stage and afterward came to our table and said he was going to offer me his feathers but realized he didn’t have others with him.
Today was good
I got a lot done
I woke up and made food for the day
I laughed at a meme that shows me I am Gen X
I went to poker night with treats from M & M Foods where I was served by Tim whom I dated back when I first moved here.
Poker at Landon’s with Shawna and Tim, Kathy, Tyler, Galen, Alyssa, and new guy, Canyon was fun as we caught up with each other. I didn’t do well but had a good time.
I got a lot done today and made my way to Key City Theatre to run bar for a Rock Legends show. It’s been a while since I have volunteered and it was good to be back. People were happy to be at the sold out show and it was fun to see so many familiar faces. I picked up my gift from the Vollie party that I missed.
Not sure why I am dragging butt. I woke up before six, fell asleep again and struggled when my alarm went off. I got through the day, getting payroll and filings done as well as the invitations to or FPPAS Vollie party on the 25th at Encore.
Got home after 7, had a quick visit with Tracey and then made nummy tuna melts on garlic toast for dinner.
Currently crocheting and watching Celebrity IOU with intention of tucking in soon.
I received an email from the guy who was on the second snorkel trip with us. I had given him my card as he took pics of me enjoying myself that day
It was a good memory and set the tone for the rest of my day.
I took care of soooooo many things today and it wasn’t stressful at all.
Once home I made a quick meal, leaving out the red pepper but still used the spices. I may regret what it is doing to my gut, but it was so delicious
It was National Truth and Reconciliation day today. I acknowledge that I live in the traditional territories of the Ktunaxa peoples and have been blessed in the past to live in the Heiltsuk Territories. I have lived in other places, on unceded lands, but was not aware at the time. I am glad that I have been taught so much more than I ever learned in school about our treatment of those who were here first.
I awoke to a text from Rae-Anne asking if I wanted to go for a drive to Kimberley and catch up. I picked her up an hour later and we had a great afternoon strolling in and out of stores in the platzl. We also stopped at the Marysville Falls for me to enjoy the new boardwalk.
After a quick stop at Superstore it was off to Safeway where I picked up a free $200 Tassimo machine when I scanned my Scene card and bought 5 packages of coffee.
We ended the afternoon with a great meal at Heidout. It was so great to have time to catch up
I did laundry and chores today and crocheted a little.
I have a problem with Carlos wanting more than I have to give. For one, I am not impressed that we have to communicate only in Spanish. Two, he doesn’t ask me about myself at all, just expresses love and wants to chat regularly. The problem is that there is not much being said. I don’t want to break his heart but I may need to.
I met Leanne for dinner at Ella’s and had amazing fish and chips while we had a very nice visit. Next it was off to Key City Theatre where the Rotary ladies were gathering to see Menopause the Musical. There was an extra ticket so Deb met us there. The show was very funny and well performed. Expensive, but worth it.
I woke just before my alarm to a call from Rae to go for coffee but it was my ABC zoom day. About half of us were on and it was nice, but I feel the connections fading. I don’t want to talk about those not there and shut down a line of questioning that was about someone else. I think I have just had a tough week with the vimf news and it was all a bit much. Straight from there to a client who I really like. 8.5 hours later I had to call it a day and promise to return. About a half hour before that her husband had come down joking that he was still waiting for his dinner. 15 minutes or so later the smoke alarm went off and we had a good laugh that he must be cooking.
I made it home just before 9 and am exhausted. I was supposed to play a game and catch up with a friend but I have no more in me. I plan to sleep until I am rested this night.
Today was a productive day of work and volunteer time and then I went to meet Dave and Deb at Encore to have dinner and see Ryan McMahon play. It was a whole lot of fun. Was so great to chat with Ryan and reminisce about meeting on SSI when I hosted a music night of him back in June 2009. He was amazed that Rae is my daughter and told me Well done.
Just before Rotary lunch I received an emailed announcement only moments before it was blasted out on media.
Organizers of the Vancouver Island MusicFest have announced there won’t be a Festival in the summer of 2025.
The Board of the Comox Valley Folk Society and MusicFest staff have announced they are taking a year off from the annual summer festival to rebuild resources and determine a sustainable vision based on the current economic reality and cultural changes. Sadly, this difficult reality is being faced by numerous Festivals around the world as all grapple with escalating costs.
“Economic challenges have increased dramatically across all aspects of the Festival – from travel costs to certain production costs more than doubling what they were before the pandemic. When paired with decreasing sponsorships, zero local funding and reduced ticket sales you have pressures on all sides.” say organizers. “We have no desire to raise ticket prices to the level we would need to in order to make things work, which would make our Festival unavailable for so many members of our community and loyal patrons. It’s all caused us to realize, for the moment at least, our Festival model is no longer sustainable in the Comox Valley.”
The Board and staff have not come to this decision lightly, realizing how important the Festival is to many volunteers, friends and families who have attended the community gathering over the last 30 years. “It’s a hard day for us all.” says Festival Artistic Director/Executive Producer, Doug Cox. “But it’s time for us to pause and consider the future of our event and make strategies for a sustainable future.”
I sent out over 180 email to current and past volunteers to thank them and let them know that I hope to see them again. I am struggling to process the end of a 16 year relationship.
I am in mourning…
I had a good day although I am rather tired as I think my brain is still trying to figure out what time zone I am in.
Had an appointment mid afternoon to get my nails done as I had broken one while snorkeling. I let Minh choose and he did a gorgeous job.
He and I have good conversations and he was very perceptive about a situation I was in. We saw it the same way and had a good chuckle.
I picked up Moms pills and dropped them off in time to have a short visit, pay her bills, and read her email that comes to me.
Once home, it felt like I was barely in before the winds kicked up. Before long there was a good thunder storm and rain. It seems to have mostly passed over now although I can still hear the wind chimes singing.
Ugh, I woke up at 5:30… managed to sleep a little longer but was at the office by 8:30
It was nice to share with Brett some of the highlights as I know he loves flora and fauna.
I calmly got the day’s necessities done and then spent over an hour going through over 700 email.
I have also made time to keep a bit of conversation going with Carlos. He is so sweet and openly expressive about his feelings for me. He seems to not care that we speak different languages and live on different continents. I can’t imagine this will go anywhere but for now it is nice to know someone is thinking well of me.
The weather was hot today and the air conditioning felt especially cold.
Tracey has had x-rays of her foot done as it still hurts. Hopefully there is nothing seriously wrong.
triumphgal 