Deborah walked back to her cabin in Snow Pines. She was sad, heartbroken they had just told her she was done working for the season. Bonnie Henry just closed the restaurants in BC. They had until midnight and that was it. She was ok with being done a couple of Read more…
My lovely wife and I had dinner at the Bullwheel last night. The Bullwheel is a restaurant at Big White that always satisfied our culinary cravings. We enjoyed a great meal. With the safety protocols for covid in full effect, we felt very safe. We sat alone, separated from other Read more…
It was time for a road trip to Kamloops this week. It was a relaxing drive over the connector to Merritt and then on to Kamloops. The blue sky gleamed overhead as I crested the top of the mountains that shadow the Okanagan Valley. I breathed in the vast span Read more…
She lay on the big recliner, the leather was smooth to the touch and the soft pillow cushioned her side. She drowsed and stretched out her legs then curled up against the pillow and purred with contentment. Gabby felt the shadow before she saw it. The tall figure leaned over Read more…
One year ago today I started my unusual journey in the Coronaverse. March 23, 2020, I wrote my first entry in my journal. It has been a journey of exploration and awakening. I have learned a lot about myself and about the world we live in. Is it a new Read more…
I find myself caught between wanting my kid to grow into a woman and the desire to see her remain a princess forever. She can’t be a princess forever. She will grow up and all I can do is provide her the tools to become a responsible and successful adult. Read more…
It’s official, spring is here. Today at Big White we had every season of the year; except summer. according to the calendar, today was the first day of spring. My friend told me how this was a sad day for him, the days were now longer and ski season was Read more…
The two ski buddies met at the bottom of the Ridge Rocket high-speed quad. Barrman and Cookster smiled beneath their masks as they pushed through the gates for another ski day. It wasn’t just any ski day it was a day to celebrate. Cookster was on his one-hundredth day and Read more…
Barrman awoke to a feeling of anxiety and uncertainty. The world he was living in seemed to be crumbling around him. Time was running out and the world just entered a new vocabulary into everyday life. Social distancing was one of the new terms being used. It all seemed so Read more…
It has been a year of Mondays. Every week has begun with another Monday in the coronaverse. You may ask yourself, why do I pick on Mondays?. Every time it’s a Monday I can’t help but sing the Boomtown Rats song in my head, “I don’t like Mondays.” Mondays can Read more…