A beautiful day out there – sunny with blue, blue skies and temperatures just right for a light jacket or bulky sweater. The forecast would spoil it though, calling for freezing rain all night leading into a wet couple of days. On the bright side (for some) that will probably rid the area of the snow still lying around. There isn’t much left in town, but out here in the bush we still have banks of the once white stuff, now mostly a dirty brown. All good things come to an end.
Karen was leaving for her two week grandchild sitting at noon, so last night we sat and chatted after the hockey game. I had listened to the second period on the way home from work, arrived in time to see the third and, even if we lost, we played hard and it was fun to watch. The chatting began when it was over; you would think we would run out of things to say, seeing each other so much every day, but no. And if we repeat ourselves, as older folks tend to do, well…neither of us complains. In fact, we get a good laugh about it.
Karen: “I think I have told you this already…”
Me: “Only about a dozen times, but that’s ok…”
Karen: “Yeh well, like you told me about blah blah blah a dozen times too….”
Me: “I think it was 14 times – I’m a couple up on you…”
Karen: “Two of a kind…”
Me: “Except I talk louder…”
Laughter. This all accompanied by a glass or two of red wine. How precious are moments with close friends?
I’m off now until Sunday, but the people contacted me again about setting up the Canadian branch of their International Company. I had sent them the information and the links if they wanted to do it on their own, but they have requested that I take care of it, so it will be a busy 3 or 4 days to complete the paperwork. Today, however, is a lazy, recuperating day. I did some cooking, read a bit, slept a bit more and spent much of the time with my hot bean bag tied around my waist, soothing my back. Days like this make me SMILE!
Sending the SMILES out to you, umbrella and all!
LUV FROM THE BUSH IN QUEBEC.
Tales from the Bush in Quebec 