Friday morning had some beautiful fall colour shots from our deck.
Saturday morning we were out the door early, heading to Nanaimo. It's nice the rain quit for the day. First up is a Costco shop, then to another store to get paint supplies for Ray's " Christmas Village". We also took a quick tour through the Beban Park Craft Fair. We've not been there since we lived in Nanaimo. Came home with only one gift. :) Next up, a sushi lunch then a short visit with Jason, Kristi, Amelia and Olaf. Boy he's grown.
Kristi playing charades.... answer, you take too many pictures |
Amelia had "dressup time" with all her various costumes.
After a couple of hours it's time to come home. We left at 7:45 am and didn't get back until 3:30. A long day walking and sitting for Ray.
Monday and a very stormy day. Lake Cowichan did not get the wind that the coastal sections of the island did. Lots of power outages but not here. We pretty much hunkered down inside. The rain did stop late morning with a peak of sunshine to later in the afternoon.
Seems like it was Monday and then it was Friday.
Tuesday we headed into Duncan so Ray could get his veneer glued back on one of his teeth. We also got our Arexvy vaccinations.
Brunch on Third |
Friday mornings sunrise. |
We have been having trouble with some raccoons deciding that our ramp to the dock is their new latrine! They are also pooping between the dock box and the ramp at the bottom. I guess not having a dog anymore leaving scent in the yard, we've become a "free for all". lol
After cleaning and spraying with Ammonia daily, it is not working ... they are still pooping. After cleaning up again, this time with soap and bleach, I moved empty planter pots onto the area they are using with a plastic bag underneath and also sprinkled cayenne pepper everywhere. Apparently they don't like the feel of plastic on their feet and information I read, is to move furniture or pots where they were pooping to encourage them to move on. Unfortunately it is pouring rain so I bet the cayenne pepper will be washed away. I have ordered a
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Saturday we attended the local craft fair up at the arena. Ray picked up some local baking and I picked up a couple of things for presents. We like to support local crafters.
Jason and Amelia came to the lake on Sunday to help Ray with the inside Christmas lights that you need a ladder for. Of course that meant cooking breakfast and lunch. I had a great time playing with Amelia while the boys did the work. :) Jason made short work of getting it done.
Storm, after storm! You sure are getting hit hard this fall! That's a lot of added water to the lake!
ReplyDeleteYes and more to come this week including possible snow!
DeleteGorgeous pics of the lake. You two rarely sit idle!
ReplyDeleteWow, that is quite the project that Ray is undertaking. I too cannot wait to see the final product!
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