Last evening we cooked the Lingcod on the BBQ for dinner. I dipped the fish in egg and breaded it with Panko crumbs and then we cooked...

We awoke this morning to a beautiful sunny day and a temperature that was heading to +10C. Richard got a text from St. Stephen to say...

What a difference a week makes! Last Sunday at Lighthouse RV Park. This Sunday at Qualicum Beach Memorial Golf Club! Our neighbour JIm...

Last night we finally went to Ship & Shore for dinner in Deep Bay for dinner. The drive from Fanny Bay to Deep Bay is just under 5km,...

This morning as we were hanging out in Newman thinking about where to go today, my phone started to ring. I looked at my phone and saw...

This morning started with a grey, rainy, cool +2C day. I feel like using that classic line which starts many a book “It was a dark and...

We woke up to the sun streaming in the windows of Newman this morning! The sun is definitely coming up earlier now. After sitting...

Anyone who knows me well, knows that patience is something I’ve had to learn and am still learning. Its been almost 60 years of being...

Like the old Paul Simon song...”Slip Sliding Away, Slip Sliding Away, You know the nearer your destination; the more you‘re slip sliding...

I hope everyone is having a lovely Hallmark holiday today! A ‘Hallmark Holiday’ is what Richard calls Valentines Day. Usually Richard...

Warm Pacific flow is meeting the polar cold and we are getting winter on the Island! A snow storm overnight dumped at least 10 cm of...

Last night as Richard was getting ready for bed, he said “oh oh”. I can hear the water pump coming on! I’m thinking “So what?!” Its been...

We started the day with a special weather report and it was still snowing! All I can say about this weather statement is YIKES! We...

And today feels like winter on the Island! We woke up to a very gentle dusting of snow, slowly falling in big frosty flakes from the sky....

I have to start the blog today by sharing a photo of Richard and our neighbour Jim (from Fernie B.C.) who is parked next to us (with his...

This morning we had to set an alarm! Today was strength training in Courtenay and the dentist for a cleaning in Courtenay, with lots of...

What a Super Bowl! It seemed so easy for Tom Brady, the G.O.A.T. and his team mates to win today. I’m happy for Champa Bay! Such a...

I have to say that the salmon we had for dinner last evening was the best we have ever tasted! The sockeye salmon from the French Creek...

A Humphrey of course! I’ve never heard this expression before. We were playing today with Curtis and Ken again, our newest golf buddies...

This morning we awoke to a very grey, rainy day in Fanny Bay. I’ve taken to signing a song I made up on the days that we wake up and it...