October 1st now, feeling like the next season is on us now 🍁🍂🍁🍂😉

Soon the leaves will drop, the forest will be more visible, the wind and rain will come, fish fill the rivers, and people stay close to home 🏡. Oh and Hockey 🏒 once again will be at the rink, and on TV if you can afford the Chanel 😳

I look forward to all seasons in a year, happy to see changes as the year progresses from season to season ever so slowly, yet sometimes click and like changing the channel it changes fast. 

Looking back we had the most beautiful fall 🍁 so far, still some beautiful days ahead, yet not the real warm weather we had. Indoor activities are coming, although here on the Wet Coast we don't stop enjoying the outdoors, we just move between the raindrops. Many great walks I've had between showers, always an umbrella ☔ as the shower's can catch ya. 

Today I'm feeling exceptionally optimistic of my future, as the report I got from my phiso Brian was that I'm now at the almost 0° flat and 120° bend on my legs new knee. I shake my head as I peck on this phone/camera/computer I hold here. I'm very fortunate to have made it through to the other side of this surgery. Moments of feeling despondent I did have, about the 3 week stage. Looking back now it seems so short, yet at that time, bed to chair to bed was my life, with a stop at the bathroom once in awhile. Yep, I had a rough time for a short while. 

Yesterday I walked a little bit, had a small project Polly said she wanted, so when she went shopping I went out and got to work on a very small shelf for her spices she uses most often as I believe they were taking up space on her counter. Was a bit of fun, as well as learning how to move around my shop again to get things done. I was happy with my effort, Polly when she returned also happy with the results. Nothing fancy, just got what Polly wanted.

Yep, little bit at a time, no damage to my knee is what I'm trying for, along with continuing improvements.

Love our life ❤️ 

Sunday warmth is great during 🍁

Today not one photo did I take, we drove to harbour Quay, Tyee Landing, then to Clutise Haven Marina, then a trip to the lake to visit friends. What a great afternoon, still not a photo, even looking at the water shimmer and that calm in the harbour, just didn't strike me to take a photo. 

Later we had our Granddaughter Shayla come over for a visit, what a fun time again, each time now Polly has to get close to her belly and say HI to the new baby growing inside Shayla's tummy, makes me smile 😊. 

We talk so much about many things with Shayla, future plans, daily struggles, what were thinking, even the ice cream 🍨 🍦 we might have later 😆

Nice to have such a great relationship with our grandchildren, connecting with them fairly regularly makes us both very happy. 

Sitting outside on our deck now with the sun giving some warm, and wind absent makes for a perfect end to my day. Polly now making some concoction with the tomatoes we have left, and the manicotti that we had in the fridge, I'm interested, yet out here, just really quiet, a few cars go by, a few people walking by, but really quiet. 

The neighbor stopped in on her way home, we had a yak, her boy her weekend, me about mine, was nice. I'll take a photo now, sun feeling so nice. 

We have a new motorhome across from us, moved in a couple weeks ago, haven't seen anyone out or about yet, working I always think. I think I'll go get a beer 🍺 now, make my afternoon a little bit calmer even. 

Leg is doing fantastic, every day just a little more mobility, soon I believe I'll be walking on my own. Brian at Phiso says I'm doing great, that always gives me confidence. Tuesday I see him again, next week I see the surgeon, been 6 weeks then, I'm really hoping she's going to be happy with my 6 week review. 

Well of to get that beer now. 

Sure do love our Life ❤️

hmm 🤔 thinking again.

Just reading now about how we all seem to change our way when we get close enough to realize that every human wants basically the same things. Some humans are definitely dasterly, but most want to be loved, and care for each other. Be safe, feel safe. Enjoy a fruitful life, with as much family and friends as can have. Enough $ to take care of ourselves. Decent government, that Acts in our favor, without stepping on anothers country. 

I'm sure I could add more, but that's it for now. I do think of John Lennons song "Imagine" once in awhile, it describes what would be nice, yet our world seems to be heading towards more boarder's, and segregation. I wonder if we'll ever get it straightened out.

I wrote this awhile ago, thinking can mix ya up sometimes, being laid up awhile can too. Very happy to be almost walking again. Little at a time. 

Oh and having Polly baking while I heal has been great too 😁😋

Sure do love our life ❤️ 

One month ago today I got this!

Today is much better, one month of pain and many other things I really didn't expect. I knew 6 weeks was the for sure, but I really didn't expect all that I was in for. 

Today is better finally almost able to walk again, but still unsure, although pain is basically gone, the limitations still here. 

Phisio says I'm doing really good, I'm now driving, so watch out!  

This is the now look, not bad sewing 🪡 job hey. 

What I didn't expect was the feeling I got once I was finished with the pain killers. Withdrawal, I didn't expect it, and spent 2-3 days really sick, and unable to do much. Exercises were limited, and sleep was on top of my days, Polly was a fantastic help, so good to me when I was doing so badly. 

I wasn't the best patient, Polly and I didn't argue, but I was very nice a few times. We talked about that the last few days, and agree was a very hard time for us both. 

Happily 😊 today I'm feeling much better, dinner was steak 🥩 last night, so kinda a celebration 🎊 🎉 as was very hard time. 

Today we'll watch the bikes coming to town for the annual toy run here in Port Alberni. Always fun to see so many bikes in rows. 

Life is starting to come back to normal, I've started to drive again, that helps too.

Love our life ❤️  even under repair 🦵🏻

I can almost walk now, but being careful as I don't want to screw this up now. Little at a time, all will work out I've been told, and yep, that's exactly what I'm doing. 

How do you afford Rent!

I read a small rant yesterday, talking about years ago how a man could work and make enough to pay for a house, a boat, a car, and feed and cloth his family on a good wage he made working. 

What happened?

 I'm wondering too, what happened?

Today if ya take a good look, rent becomes almost 1/2 a person's income! 

I remember when I first rented, was $75.00 a month for a small 1 room apartment with a shared bathroom. 

Then a move up to a fourplex apartment, 1 bedroom place, $120.00 a month. In 1974. I think I was making about $500-$700.00 a check then, around $1000 to $1400 a month. So $120 be about 1/10th of my income. Now it's close to 1/2 a person's income many cases. 

We may be getting more $$ per hour, but the cost of everything has risen so much that were no better off. In some case's worse. 

I'm not writing to complain, mostly I'd like to see a future where it gets better. What I do see is a future that's getting progressively worse. 

Polly and I might make it to our final resting place without too much trouble, but what about the rest of our family? Our children our grandchildren? How are they going to ever get a house? Or if they do, how can they pay for it with such a difference in income vs cost of living. 

I know, I shake my head every day, our government's, and city's can run a huge deficit, and keep going, but our own household can't put off payments, or we are out on the street. 

Life isn't fair, and that's just one of the instances I can give. 

Today I'm very happy with our lot in life. As for our family, and many others, I'm not sure how they'll make out as time goes on, but surprisingly, they seem to find a way. 

$1700. Or more for a months rent for a two bedroom apartment. Or more! 

Again I shake my head.

Love our life ❤️ as we watch the change.

32 years ago we were married 👰🏻🤵🏻

Hmm, so many years ago, sure went by fast we both think as we sit this morning and drink our coffee ☕. What to do to celebrate? Dinner out, where? Travel? Naw, let's stay close, maybe the new restaurant on the Quay? Well whatever we decide, I'll make a reservation, and enjoy dinner out. 

So many great memories ❤️ so much enjoyable life lived together. Now in our older years still up for a fun time. 

Knee surgery really slows us down, Pollys been a great help, be very difficult to go through without her help. Been a strain alright, so much to change as this knee surgery calls for. I'm on the positive mend now though, so much better now, pain almost all gone & mobility coming back. Soon be walking on my own, still using the walker for now.

Looking forward to a quiet day, a drive somewhere, and a nice dinner. Neither of us got cards this year, just too difficult to get for me, and Polly forgot till yesterday when it was mentioned. Yep, life changes when ya get surgery that limits ya in many ways. 

Like most everything, ya do whatcha can within limitations. Today I think I'll drive the car, I'm able sure, but of course Polly wants me to stay out of driving! Might be a battle LoL 🤣 

It really doesn't matter to me, it's just a little freedom to go out without having to depend on someone else. Maybe get Polly some flowers 🌹 🌹 🌹.

Will see how the day goes, nothing in a rush now. Nice to have the time to enjoy the day together, no rush to work, no things that have to be done, just enjoy our day together. 

Well I guess I better shave, and make myself presentable, maybe even a shower 😁

Sure do love our life together ❤️ 

Sundays fun day's!

Second day of the Salmon Derby is on now, be many fish caught, many stories told, many memories created. I really enjoyed many days trolling along in the derby, trying our best to be where the big fish were, and putting in the water exactly what they might want. My biggest was 34lbs during a derby put on by the Greenwood Hotel so many years ago. Didn't even get a prize, was 3rd place, then before the derby ended another came in bigger. Bumped off. 

Oh well, was a beautiful fish, and had my kids with me, they were happy to pull up the gear and Go home, me I woulda kept fishing. 

Now, this year I'm still thinking fishing 🎣, yet not really up for it. Might try a trip to the derby today? Might not too, always depends on how I'm doing. Been keeping track of the winning fish so far, all in the 20lb range yet, so small from what we've been used to, but I guess that just the way it goes when we fish the heck outta a salmon run. 

Talk to anyone from here that has been around all there life fishing in the inlet, they all have memories of big salmon being caught here, during the derby and other times. When I was younger, almost every year at least 1 40lb salmon was in the glass case, sometimes 2-40lb fish and a 39 in the cooler. 1st-2nd-3rd place.

I just checked again, on FB tyee club, biggest 20lb so far. I wonder what the winner will be? Where it will be caught? 

Foggy out this morning, fall truly here now, I know some nice days left, but when Polly makes the comment "Be wearing 👖 pants in another month!" That let's me know where we are at. Going from spring till now no heat, to AC, now still warm, but ya can feel it in the air, cool is coming, then a heavy rain, and the furnace will be on. 

Been a really nice run this summer, shorts every day for I don't know how long now, been really nice. I remember when we retired I dreamed of shorts 365! Thinking that we would spend summer and spring here, then as the geese flew south we would too. We did for awhile, but I realized that it got cold in Yuma too during winter, even Mexico had some cold spells during winter. 

Spending our winter here last year was great 👍🏻, only a couple days where the ground got a little white. Was a really good winter. This year, I'm not sure we'll fly anywhere, but ya never know, nice if it gets ugly to just hop on a plane and be somewhere warm. Pretty hard to beat our comfort here though, everything close, and nobody checking to see if you're a criminal, or trying to get into another country with fake ID. Demanding your fingerprints, and a picture of your eyeballs 👀 or taking you off to have a bodycheck, or wanting your phone. 

Yep, I can stay away from that kind of travel, maybe we are done? Travel not a easy as it once was, so much to consider, how much of what are ya allowed, what can I pack, checked bag or not? Just too much BS for me. Will see what comes. 

Oh well that's just the way it is, participate or not, is how things are now. 

I read a bit of news this morning before I started to write, as usual, then I had to just stop. I said to Polly, "I can handle only so much of what I read, then I gotta stop. Otherwise it will give me a bad attitude for awhile." Just can't handle too much reality now, most what I read discusses me now, the justice system, the political BS, the news. 

I know, I'm like an ostrich with my head in a hole 🕳️ but I just can't stand to read, listen, or see the BS of the day! 

My way of dealing with what's going on. 

Today I took my pills, Polly just got me my second coffee ☕, my knee has ice on it, exercises be next, life is pretty simple. 

Our granddaughter's birthday today, we gave her the card already, and went to dinner with her and her husband. Was really nice way to celebrate 🥳 her birthday. Often we have been gone for her birthday, this year we've been home for more birthdays that we have for many years. Been nice. 

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Love our life ❤️