Barrman looked at the clock through the slits of his eyes. Red numbers flashed back at him, “5:15.” It wasn’t time to get up but he knew it would be hard-pressed to go back to sleep. He had a job to do and the day could wait… Two hours later Read more…
Sleep escaped me as my mind wandered endless corridors of restless confusion. I cracked my eyes open and saw the clock – 5:15. I confirmed inside my head, yes that was am. I rolled over and snuggled with the cat. She was there searching for some love. I wasn’t ready Read more…
Barrman could barely sleep, the night seemed to drag on. He was like a kid at Christmas, the morning couldn’t come soon enough. Barrman rolled over and looked at the glowing numbers beside his bed, “5:55 ” might as well get up. He felt the warmth of his cat as Read more…
I awoke to a blanket of white coating the Okanagan valley. A deep blanket that embraced our world with a thick cover of snow. They didn’t call for this. The experts that are supposed to warn us of environmental storms missed the mark as winter decided to pay our beautiful Read more…
Dave looked out his window, what he saw was something he couldn’t quite believe. A wave was headed his way – on the wrong side of the dike. What the hell? Dave looked into the parking lot and saw his car. Water was beginning to lap around its wheels. He Read more…
Big White opened for the season on Friday, November 26, 2021. It opened with meagre coverage but a lot of anticipation. People were anxious to get outside and breathe the mountain air. No masks, singles allowed – please make fours. Skiing in the coronaverse was inching back to normal. If Read more…
I sit here waiting… and waiting and waiting… Waiting for my meeting with a passport officer to make sure my daughter gets her passport in enough time before we go to Mexico. Waiting. Patience is my lesson of the day. Especially considering this is my second stint today waiting at Read more…
“Oh, fingers and toes, fingers and toes Forty things we share Oh, forty-one if you include The fact that we don’t care See when it starts to fall apart Man, it really falls apart Like boots or hearts, oh, when they start They really fall apart, well, fall apart” * Read more…
What a crazy month November has been. The world seems to have gone upside down. The crush of people at the concert in Houston at Astroworld where people were so excited to gather together they pushed and pushed. and didn’t stop until ten people died. Travis Scott was performing and Read more…
The BIg Boarder, Nurse R, Natalya, Kaydee, and Barrman stood in the parking lot of the Holiday Inn Express and discussed the journey ahead. All roads were closed out of the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. The only way home was to drive eight hours through the United States in Read more…