Sept 23-Nov 14, 2009

Time sure goes by fast. I did not realize that the last entry was on Sept 22!! Not much has happened since then. George had gone back to Alberta to spend time at our True Value store there. Our manager is on extended sick leave and we have to travel back and forth. I also spent a week there. It also allowed me to see Debe and Gary, as I stayed at mother Mary's. I am sorry that I did not get to see Terry and Maureen, but we were all busy. I spent the weekend in Edmonton and was able to see our daughter Christine, as I had not seen her since March and Melissa and Darren. Melissa is getting quite large and is patiently waiting until the end of this month. Darren is busy with school. We all went to Ikea and did some baby shopping. It was so much fun!! I am just waiting till after the baby is born and then I will have a lot more fun.
The "door to nowhere" now goes somewhere. George has been busy fixing the last end of the barge. He has put up a top floor and will be framing in walls soon. We plan on extending the kitchen part of the restaurant to allow for more seating space. Underneath this will be the new laundry and shower/washroom.
Coastal Missions were here again on October 8 and 9th. It was really nice seeing them again. Too bad that George was gone this year. This is when he went back to Alberta. Roy, Gloria and Petunia are doing well and were amazed at the amount of work that had been done since their last visit. Everything was still a shell and we were still working on the dock and barge. Doug and I had supper on the Coastal Messenger.
The weather has been up and down. Lately we have been getting typical November weather which is wind and rain. Our well is overflowing at the moment which is a good sign and our cistern is full. If only it would last longer but water must be used at times. We would smell horribly otherwise.
November 6 was Carl's 70th birthday and we had him and Doug over for supper. I think Carl liked his chocolate cake and homemade ice cream. Yard work is getting done and the garden is almost put away. Jam and relish are being processed and I hope to sell some next year.
We have a resident heron staying on the dock. He has made it his home and the 6 geese are prowling around. There were 4 swans at the head of the estuary last week, but lately there has only been one. I feel sorry for this lonely swan as all he does is swim around the bay, honking for his fellow swans. I hope he finds them. They are such beautiful birds. Juncos, Varied Thrushes, Flickers, Stellar Jays, Robins, Chickadees and Sparrows have frequented the lawn, especially after the rain. There is a feeder out but is not being used.
This is the time of year for really high tides during the day. Its a good thing we made the walkway so high!

Doug and I heard a pack of wolves in October. They were in the trees between our two places. We have not heard them since and I hope we do not. There is nothing here for them.
The three otters are having fun on the end of the dock. They especially like it when there is frost on the dock and they can slide around. Trees still have leaves, some green but mostly yellow, pink, orange and red. The wild cherry, red currant and big leaf maple are especially lovely.