News from the Sunshine Coast

It's coming up on a week since we arrived here in Gibsons. So far, we've seen the wet side of things (ah, yes, I DO remember the rain...... *sigh*) and we've seen glorious sunshine. Today is one of the sunny days. It's really nice out and I'm inside waiting for a couple of phone calls. Not to worry, though, I have every intention of getting out there some time today and doing a little more exploring.


I must admit that I do love being near the water. It's very soothing and calming. And I've had the need for calming over the last couple of days. I have a lot of me time right now and it's something I'll need to get used to again. I'll be very happy once I have my own computer and internet hookup back up and running. Right now, I'm posting from our hosts' home. Brad & Kristi are having to go through what John and I went through about a year ago... remember the saga of John's eyes? Well, Brad's going through it right now, and from the sound of things, it's not going as smoothly as John's did. They're in Vancouver right now (Brad's been there since Friday) and he's undergoing laser surgery again. In the interim, I'm taking full advantage of the warmth here in their house. The trailer is out of propane and it's rather chilly in there. And while I'm in the house, I'm taking full advantage, as well, of Kristi's laptop.


I've been doing a lot of knitting over the last few days, but still haven't taken any pictures. I will. I've been working on a scarf mostly, although yesterday I cast on for the Icelandic Shawl (via Knitting Daily.. it's a members only download) but I'll be frogging it later this morning. I got lost and I think my stitch count is out. There is no way I'm going to sit down and count 368 stitches on a circular needle just to make sure.


I'll be picking up the VLT scarf again today, hopefully getting it finished or, at least nearly, finished. I'm thinking it needs another 12" or so until I start the final section. I'll try to take some pictures today.


Speaking of pictures, allow me to share a picture I took last week on one of my walks.

The first is a piece of driftwood on the beach. I don't know if that stone was put there purposely or not, but I thought it was pretty neat.

Oh, the news part... we've found a place to live. Unfortunately, we can't move in until December 1, but we have a home. That makes the fifth wheel acceptable as temporary lodging... as long as we keep ourselves supplied with propane.

To all of you who welcomed us to the coast through your comments, thank you. You have no idea how much it was appreciated. I didn't feel quite so alone in this whole thing. Siew, I'm looking forward to meeting you soon. We don't have our own telephone yet, but once I get the cell phone up and running, I'll call you for sure!

Ok, that's a long enough post for one day. Knitting pictures tomorrow??