Marvelous Tool

Last night I have to admit I tossed and turned a bit thinking about our visit to Stanley Park.  I wanted to walk the seawall again because it was a regular activity of mine while living here.  So I got up early this morning and sweated all the way down about finding easy parking parking.  Not to worry.  Parked at the police office where all the horse stables are.  Lots of room.  Central.  Parking til 11pm.  Loaded Pearl in the buggy and took off.  She got lots of friendly smiles and pictures taken as we did the Brocton Point side. 

But that is what I love about about having the camper.  No need to do the whole seawall at once.  So at lunchtime we came back to the camper, ate lunch, snoozed, and read a book.  With parking til 11pm, why rush.  Anyway, the camper is a marvelous tool because it allows us to do our days like this.  You can see by this picture, other people with RVs had the same idea.

love to all,

D & P

What A Great Couple Days

The weather has just been fabulous the whole time.  We stayed overnight in the school parking lot at Confederation Park.  Just a really perfect place.  Pool right here (went there for a while today).  Track.  Dog Park.  This morning got up and took a long walk in the park.  Talked to a gentlemen and his snauzer.  Juan is a master wood carver.  Retired but still carves 2 or 3 hours a day.  At first I thought maybe be meant those crazy little wooden bears or garden gnome things, then I saw his pictures and understood.  Incredible stuff.  Wow stuff. 

Yesterday we stayed at harbourside in North Vancouver.  Now that was an incredibly beautiful spot.  Right on the beach.  The lights at night were awesome.  Pearl has been walking a lot.  But I sense she is a little tired so I broke out the buggy and been pushing.  Which worked out excellent cuz we walked McDonalds and got a coffee frappe.  Yum.  Tonight will do the same and then walk down Hastings.    

Made dinner for a friend last night.  We figured out we have known eachother 30+ years now.  And we have known awesome people along the way.  Frank Garland, Olga Brill, Vi Priest, etc., all ones who used to tell us about living through the ban in Canada, and the book confiscations and burnings.  Anyway, it is nice to have a history like this with someone.

Well, Pearl is looking all zonked at the moment, but as soon as she wakes up we are off to the dog park.  Right here at Confed Park also.  Great place to hang. :-)

Love to all,

D & P

These two pics are the same scene but just later.

Peaceful Place To Sleep

After a beautiful day of birdwatching, slept at Boundary Bay Airport.  Right beside beach so nice breeze.  Really good.

Boundary Bay Dyke Trails

Love the tranquility.  Smell of the air.  Surrounded by farmland and a nice fresh wind.  Will see how far we get.

A Little Piece of Heaven In My Arms

Stayed at Winthrop Public Library last night.  Awesome.  Right beside river and park.  Tried to rescue a lost dog.  Chased him all over the park with a handful of Costco chicken, but he ate and ran.  Diablo lake was incredible.  Talked to two guys van camping at the reststop.  Nice set up.  What a view to wake up to.

Enjoying The Good Life in Methow Valley

This place has it all.  River floating, bike trails everywhere (same as Fernie, bc).  When I stayed here for a few days some years back I promised myself to come back.  Don't know why I waited so long.   This is just great.  Pearl loved the sun after a river dip.

Awakenings

Hey hi all,

Do you remember a movie from several years ago with Robin Williams called Awakenings?  It was about a bunch of comatose people that suddenly were revitalized.  Well a miracle kind of like that is happening at my dog park right now.

As you know the people I hang out with there are pretty old, and their dogs are pretty old too.  A few weeks ago, Gary and Tizzy came as usual.  For the last year Tizzy has had a lot of trouble moving.  Got to the point where when she stood up she would fall over or stumble as she tried to walk.  Gary was so beside himself that I thought I had to do something.  So I went home and got a large bottle of Glyco-Flex III that Harvey had been using over the years because of his vertebrae disease.  It really helped him and I thought maybe the contents of bottle would help Tizzy too.

Two nights ago, Gary and Tizzy show up at the park.  Suddenly Tizzy takes off chasing and playing with the other dogs.  Not stumbling or falling over.  LIKE A MIRACLE!  Nobody there could believe it.  We asked Gary what he had done and he said he has been giving her those pills I dropped off.  Then another lady comes with her ancient dog and it too starts running around playing.  We asked what she has been doing, and she tells us that Gary gave her a handful of the pills I dropped off at his place.  Astounding.  Then, this morning I am at the dog park and Ginny shows up with her dog that she has been pushing around in a stroller because it couldn't walk anymore due to pain, and it is running around.  Amazed, I asked her what has happened and she says that Gary gave her a handful of the Glyco-Flex III pills, and in about a week her dog started walking.  We're talking crazy here, but totally cool.

Anyway, it warms my heart and tears my eyes to know that a legacy of Harvey is that something of his that was passed along has made such a difference in three, or should I say six lives.  The pup parents are so thankful, and it really is incredible to see the change in these dogs.  It is just a wow thing.

love to all,
Darci & Pearl 💙

Simple Joys

It is so important for all of us just to keep things simple, and prioritize.  ...When I was sitting on my ladder outside today I was so happy to be touching up the stripes on my RV.  It was fun, and every time I stepped back to see the progress I was just so happy this is my home. From the moment I got it I truly felt it was a gift from God.  Just perfect.  For me. 

Then I went out and took a picture of my garden and milled through the leaves looking to see how many squash were growing, and so surprised to see what actually was growing.  Simple joys.

I think that is how we have to live life otherwise things can become overwhelming. 

Sad hearts.  I talked to a friend today and could feel true sadness in her words.  Sometimes we forget to stop caring what others think, and just do what we gotta do to get back to that happy place in life.  Roll back the thoughts to our happy moment and do what we need to do to get back there, or roll forward and change things up so that we can get there.  Either way.

Uncomplicate the complicated.  Recreate joy.  And if it has been a while since you felt it, and forgot when it was the last time you felt it, find a good friend who can trace your memories with you to that time.

Okay, enough deep stuff. Time for a mushroom spinach cheese pizza.  Yum, ...again a simple joy of life.