Another Sunday on the books, September long weekend, and time is ticking away. My brother from another mother has time ticking away on him. Grasping at shadows and light he is lost. I want to find him, to help him come back to us. Delirium is what they have said it is. Held down by his mind and his body, I want to bring him back to the real world. A journey that is his and I don’t know the Read more…
Summer is going out with one last blast of amazing weather. The summer of 2020 will be remembered in many ways. One way is that the weather was great and the fires were minimal. The other way of course is the pandemic that changed our world. I prefer the first reason. Unfortunately, the covid19 pandemic will leave a permanent mark on our world, for 2020 and beyond. The saying is that we are all in the same storm, not the Read more…
I am blessed. I keep telling myself how truly lucky I am. I have a great wife, an amazing kid, and awesome friends. Why do I feel stressed and anxious? Why do I worry so much? It’s like I have been walking in a haze lately. Serendipity is down and it still needs repair. They told me it could be the master computer. Why does that sound so scary? Probably because in the world of boat repairs it is scary. Read more…
The call came around three o’clock, they said they had good news. Martin Marine had our part for the boat. Serendipity was getting fixed. If everything went right we would have it back by ten the next morning. I excitedly began to mentally prepare for the return of Luxury Lake Tour’s fibretoon boat. Logistics floated in my head. I would need to get the rental pontoon off the slip. I would need to be able to go to Kelowna, pick Read more…
The dog days of summer are upon us – the days are getting shorter and time rushes by. Time is fleeting and precious. I have spent the last week taking each day as it came, yet the time I value, time to write has escaped my grasp. It is like trying to grab the smoke from a campfire. I know it is there, I know its effect but I can’t grab hold of it. I can’t capture time and put Read more…
I opened the bedroom door and looked in on my beautiful child. She stared back at me with a woeful look on her face. I smiled and asked her how she was. “I’m sick daddy, I couldn’t move all day! My head hurts, my stomach hurts and my throat hurts.” The last words came with a sob and she broke down. Silent cries wracked the trembling body of my daughter, Marijke. She was definitely sick. Being sick in the days Read more…
Red sky filled my view as I sat tied to the dock. I felt helpless and frustrated by my circumstances, yet the amazing sunset calmed my restless soul. Frustrated and anxious I awaited rescue. My boat was down, again. It has been a rough week for mechanical problems. I watched the deep red sky hover over the Okanagan Lake as I waited for the owner of the rental boat to come see what the problem is with his craft. Serendipity Read more…
Alberta is a different world in the coronaverse these days. Masks are more prevalent and people are wearing them more than they are in BC. I find it strange that Calgary has passed a bylaw that has mandated masks indoors in public places. But BC and Vancouver have not issued the same edicts. When we first rolled into Alberta we stopped at Lake Louise for fuel and breakfast. Many people were wearing masks and there were signs everywhere requesting masks. Read more…
Climbing upward toward the clouds we were connected to the plane in front that was doing all the work. Our plane, unpowered soaring in the draft, was soon to be free. The tow plane was flown by my cousin, behind me sat his wife. She was in control and told me to feel the levers, to hold the stick. It was an exhilarating experience sitting in the cockpit of a glider. The evening before my cousin was at the controls Read more…
Our morning started like many others on the day of a road trip. We had hopes of an early departure but with a realistic attitude that we probably would run two hours late. With dread and anticipation, I started to pack the camper. Procrastination and being busy is a toxic mix when trying to go away for a few days. By noon the end was in sight but it was still 2:30 pm when we finally rolled down the highway. Read more…