When a man is wrapped up in himself he makes a pretty small package.
-John Ruskin, author, art critic, and social reformer (8 Feb 1819-1900)
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When the alarm went off at 6:45 am I was in a deep sleep, dreaming that the buzzing tone was made by a backhoe doing some landscaping in front of our house. Duke, of course, was right there and I was worried that he might be injured or worse, given what was going on. And then I woke up! No snow last night so I don't need to shovel or sweep this morning. Not sure of the forecast but I think more flakes are on the horizon!
Hi
Patrick We will be coming from Sicamous, so it is not a very long
drive. However, we do not know how many wineries we might be lured
into, so we might show up in the late afternoon/early evening. We can be
easily led into temptation. -Colin Hi Patrick What weather! Great sun
today and things look so beautiful! Love your cats! Too bad that
Penticton was snowed in. Cheers for now Jo-Anne
Hi Colin and Jo-Anne! Just a bit of clarification regarding your "whirlwind" visit in May. I
understand, from Colin's last missive, that you will be leaving from
Sicamous on Sunday, May 28th. Trip to Penticton will take approximately
2.5-3 hours, depending on traffic. If you leave around 9:00 am you
should be knocking on our door around noon, unless you plan to do some
wine-tasting beforehand. Is this your intent? That is fine, of course,
but just wondering. You could come straight o our place, have a bite,
whet your whistles and then we could accompany you to as many wineries
as you have time for, or you could proceed on your own, as you like.
No
need to tell you that you will have a drive of at approximately 4.5-5 hours, +/-,
ahead of you, (Perhaps longer, depending on traffic, especially after
Hope, through valley and into city, unless you drive like a bat out of
hell, on Coquihalla, which is Chloë's preferred cruising altitude!), once you leave
Penticton, no matter which route you take. Anyway, just let us know what
you have in mind and we'll plan accordingly. No
snow this morning so no shoveling so far! Believe some is predicted for
later this afternoon and tomorrow. Cheers, Patrizzio!
Hi Patrick, As I had indicated, the trip from Sicamous to Penticton will be punctuated by numerous stops. Little Straw, Mt. Boucherie, Volcanic Hills, in the Westbank area, not to mention all those around Summerland - and so the time will fly. We don't expect to drive to Vancouver that night, but not to worry, we have already got a place to stay. -Colin Hello Wealthy Dunbarites! Are you staying here? If so, we'll join you! Cheers, Patrizzio! Hi Patrick Would love to but no I don't think so. Cheers Jo-Anne Sorry, not vineyard, just BW.
Hi again, Colin! Sounds like a grand tasting plan so makes very much good sense. Again you are more than welcome to stay but if you'd rather, at the very least, please consider having dinner with us. Cheers, Patrizzio! Hope you are healing well. Cheers Jo-Anne
Hello Osoyoos! Any
snow yet? Had to have a bit of minor surgery this morning. Lady Dar dropped me
off at PGH and then came to collect me afterwards. I, in turn, dropped
her off at The Shatford Centre as she had a GFA meeting. Came home to
find Etta and Duke playing with my combo pills, Glucosamine/Chondroitin! Not content with
drugs they next headed to the towel cupboard where we keep our
"overflow" cases! Life in rehab! Cheers, Patrizzio! Pics: This morning's shenanigans! Note spilled powder from one of the capsules! Raid on the wine cellar! Lady Dar slugged me in the nose after I refused to light the fire and it took three stitches to close gash! Spousal abuse but she claims I bumped into my malt cabinet so cops let her off, giving ME a warning for drunk walking in my own living room ! They wanted to give me a breathalyzer test but I had put so much garlic in my breakfast fry-up that one of the officers fainted and had to be rushed to Emergency! Cops today! Talk about blame the victim!!!
Hi Patrick, At the beginning of every month I check into buildings that my clients
have properties in to see what is going on in terms of value. I remember seeing your unit in Cannery row and wanted to pass on that the values have shot up immensely in the last six months. Good news for you two. Are you two still planning to hang onto it? If not this would be an opportune time to capitalize on its value as there is very little inventory available and many buyers out there. Let me know your thoughts. Regards, Dave
Hello Patrick I thought I should check upon your condition and situation - assuming that you have or are about to have a new body part inserted to replace a worn out original piece of equipment (a hip?). I trust all is well with you and your loved one(s).
I am currently recovering from a near fatal cold which Jean is now fending off. The weather has turned very snowy today (see attached photos from Monday morning and multiply by a factor of 6.5) with the prospect of warmer weather coming in tonight and the snow changing to rain. I am sure that somehow we will cope and survive. In fact I will be preparing my first batch ever of mulligatawny soup for this evening's repast which I hope will be both sublimely delicious and effectively therapeutic.
I should mention that I am adjusting well to retirement under the care and directions of Jean. I have even joined the board of the UVic Retirees Association and have assumed the editorship of the UVRA newsletter. I have also been preparing the good ship Commitment II for the upcoming cruising season although the cold weather has slowed progress considerably (but beginning tomorrow, if there is any fairness in the world at all, warmer condition should develop and sustain). I am confident that by late March all will be ship shape and ready for sea. Jean is back creating her story of dogs, gods, love and happiness (although, as noted above, currently slowed by viral intervention).
We are looking forward to the warmer weather of spring and perhaps a visit from the Okanagan hipster and his charming paramour, John
Hi John! Delighted to hear from you but very sorry to hear about your obviously nasty cold! Trust with Nurse Jean's more than attentive care you are well on the way to a full recovery. Pleased you are adjusting to retirement and are busy, weather permitting, working on Commitment III. Come and cruise on Okanagan Lake!
Well,
there you have it, Captain John! A bit of a window into the life of
your almost snowed-in, wine-country cousins!
Fondestos from Lady Dar, off to a flurry of meetings and run errands,
to you both. All the very best, dearest of dear friends! Take care of each other! Cheers, Patrizzio
Pics: My Jacques Plante face mask! I put
some strips of tape over the stitches to keep them dry when showering!
Joe Palooka 'ain't got nutin' on me! Table top gives some indication of
amount of snow we've had, as does front yard!
Hello friend! Arrived Nigeria on Feb. 3rd, and since been dazed by the heat in the country land. Everything looks the same if not worse economically. However little changes in development. I will return by end of the month, with a brief stop over visit in London and finally return to LA first weekend of March.
Flight to London from LAX was an interesting one, such that was diverted mid Atlantic to Boston due to a young British black kid who was hyper and extremely unruly. Boston PD came for him and he relentlessly called them names. Fuel was discharged to offset the aircraft's weight on landing. After an hour or so, we took off and had a safe landing at Heathrow international airport.
No bike rides for me in Nigeria, unsafe! All else is going smoothly and I'm enjoying this trip so far. Ate some good food already which I've missed for sometime now. Anyways, I'm sure you come to terms that I'm not as detailed as you with my stories but I trust you have the imagination to to cover this deficit lol.
How has it gone with your property initiatives?Best regards to you your wonderful family and thanks for being a friend! All the best in all you do... Sincerely, Adewole Williams
Hello Non-Biking Man! Terrific to hear from you, Wole! Extremely pleased, of course, that you arrived safely, after the mid-Atlantic diversion! Wow! Given the state of the world, I'm sure the incident certainly couldn't have been a comfortable situation for all aboard. In spite of Nigeria's heat,
great that you are enjoying the food, even if you cannot ride to the
restaurants! Don't worry about details as Lady Dar says my messages are
far too long. She likes ones like yours that she claims the reader doesn't have to wade through!
With respect to real estate, as things turned out our agent called the day before we were to take a look at an interesting property to inform us that the seller had decided to take the house off the market. Nevertheless, we are still moving towards selling our property in Vancouver with the idea of then investing in property hereabouts. As these things go, probably need to wait until spring when real estate prices are typically better for sellers. Well,
there you have it, WWW, [aka Wonderman Wode Williams]. A bit of a window into our life in wine-country! Fondestos from Lady Dar. All
the very best, dear friend! Take care of yourself! Travel safely. Cheers, Patrizzio
Those pictures were fantastic.....every one told a story; especially crawling from under the cabinet.....but the last photo of a poor guy’s nose being battered well, that could be a quite different story. Glad your o.k., and not “cuffed” wow, close call. We have snow here, but dusting.....not severe yet; but they say more could come. Sorry your more into the heavy stuff we hear. Don’t work so hard sit back and enjoy a glass of that stuff in the cupboard.....but be careful....love, Arv & Sandee xxxx
I love hard ball! I'm in it to win it and get you guys top dollar!! On a side note, is lady Dar getting fed up of you taking photos of her while she's on the phone? lol. I know that look, I get it from my Lady Tracy all the time. I look forward for a chance to win your business! All the best, Dave
This cat has the right idea!!
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