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A Tale of Two Cities…
If you’ve ever read any of Charles Dicken’s novels, you’ll know that ‘A Tale of Two Cities’ is probably his most famous book. The book...
Ruth Mcbride
Nov 30, 202112 min read


How do you say that?
What a busy, long day we had today! Before you read the rest of the blog I want to let you know we are safe and sound in Bellevue,...
Ruth Mcbride
Nov 28, 20218 min read


Happy Trails To You!
We thought today would never come and when it finally dawned, so did the rain (of course)! We slept in today until close to 9am. Neither...
Ruth Mcbride
Nov 28, 20215 min read


Naughty or Nice?
We’re almost ready to roll out of Fanny Bay! And what a busy day we’ve had preparing for our next adventure! We woke up to a beautiful...
Ruth Mcbride
Nov 26, 20216 min read


The sponge is full!
Well here we are in the midst of the first of 3 storms which are hitting B.C’s West coast. The first storm I told you about yesterday...
Ruth Mcbride
Nov 25, 20216 min read


So long and farewell….
Another rainy day in Fanny Bay.…what else is new? Oyster fishing boat in Fanny Bay. We woke up to a nasty weather forecast with a wind...
Ruth Mcbride
Nov 24, 20215 min read


Lunch bag let down again!
“Oh what a beautiful morning, oh what a beautiful day, I’ve got a wonderful feeling, Everything’s going my way!” I’m sure you’ve heard...
Ruth Mcbride
Nov 23, 20218 min read


Prepare for the worst…and expect the best!!!
That’s what the weather forecaster on the local CTV News Vancouver Island station B.C. said tonight. The weather forecast for the next...
Ruth Mcbride
Nov 22, 20215 min read


The Food Edition…
I’m sure you, like us, love food. Whether you love to prepare food, or just consume It, food is exciting! Its fun to try new foods,...
Ruth Mcbride
Nov 22, 20217 min read


Planning our escape!
Guess how many miles it is from Fanny Bay, Vancouver Island, B.C., to Plant City, Florida, USA? I asked Richard that question and he was...
Ruth Mcbride
Nov 20, 20217 min read


Timing is everything…
Sometimes in life we are in ‘the wrong place at the right time’, or the ‘right place at the wrong time’. Or how we feel about this...
Ruth Mcbride
Nov 20, 202112 min read


Be careful…those rocks are slippery!
If I heard Richard say that to me once today, I think I heard it one hundred times! On the beach in Lantzville. Today we left Fanny Bay...
Ruth Mcbride
Nov 17, 20215 min read


Getting stuff done….
Sunshine! Oh you don’t know how much you’ve missed the sunshine, until you wake up to glorious, glorious sunshine! The sunshine was...
Ruth Mcbride
Nov 16, 20216 min read


A Pineapple Express!
I woke with the wonderful sound of a pump running right under my bedroom window at 8am this morning. With the excessive amount of rain...
Ruth Mcbride
Nov 16, 20218 min read


What’s for dinner?
If you ever wanted to know what a weather ‘river’ looks like, here is a picture to help you visualize the weather river: The rain is...
Ruth Mcbride
Nov 15, 20215 min read


They sure are creative on the Island!
In fact they are so creative, they find new ways to say there will be a lot of rain. Check this weather forecast out: I really love the...
Ruth Mcbride
Nov 13, 20215 min read


A nice reprieve!
Don’t you love mornings when you have no urgent plans and lots of time to get organized, to get going? This morning was one of of those...
Ruth Mcbride
Nov 12, 20216 min read


The Vicissitudes of life!
We’re surviving the vicissitudes of life! The ‘ups’ and the ‘downs‘ of living in rainy Fanny Bay. But I will make you wait until the...
Ruth Mcbride
Nov 11, 20213 min read


Blue skies, smiling at me
Nothin’ but blues skies do I see…. Ah, a nice morning for a change! Sun, blue sky and no rain! When we saw we had some blue skies, ...
Ruth Mcbride
Nov 10, 20214 min read


“That’s a shame….”
Last night I went and picked up Richard from the Comox airport. I was dreading the trip frankly. You never realize how far away you are...
Ruth Mcbride
Nov 9, 20217 min read
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