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ANOTHER YEAR ANOTHER SEASON….. welcome

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HAPPY NEW YEAR - January 2025 Sitting around the breakfast table this morning with two young guests and one subject lead to another and the photo books got drug out and the story began to be retold…….one after another tales of the sea led us back to THE BLOG.   So here we are a few years older and much much wise lol the retelling stirred in us the joy of the adventure we have been on the two of for nearly 49 years…….all is well on the Petri front.  

Good morning from the Petri Garden.

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  My most favourite month of the year.     June…… 2024 Welcome back and we are so happy that you are visiting us again!    We managed to get through our Canadian winter as the weather was rather amiable. Yes we were blessed to keep warm and dry aw we ploughed through a little bit of snow.   OH MY yes I do love playing in the snow besides shovelling it is a great work out… dont ya know????   Now spring is nearly over and between the rain which is much appreciated and the wind we are surround by the glorious  greenery and flowers with their splashes of color……….its a good life here on Vancouver Island!  So with summer just around the corner we look forward to enjoying the beauty and tranquility of our many favourite spots either with the sailboat or the little holiday trailer we have. Keep posted and please leave a message under comments.

MEMORIES……….are made of this!

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  I woke up today with a touch of a sore throat; not sick enough to make a request for light duty but uncomfortable to the point of not wanting to do much. I forced myself out of the bunk. You know how it is-- if you sleep during the day --night comes sleepless! Not wanting to waste the day sniffing and drinking tea .. i do prefer coffee……I attempted to keep myself busy with my chores. My interest quickly waned and I found myself at my desk……I began sorting through the small cupboard that acts as our filing cabinet. Yes, reminding me of the past  boat rule: all items must have two purposes which now  applies to our land home……here in the Comox Valley.   As I thought  of past years piled high within these  files of book work and accounts for our lives i managed a smile and reached  into the back section of the  cabinet.     I knew there was one file that held no numbers;  this plain ivory colored manila folder secured wi...

Happy New Year !

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Wow! here we are 2024.... who would have guessed it would take this long to get back to one of my favorite places.....here on my Blog. Still at the same location here in Courtenay and life continues to be such a blessing......our health is good and our minds are clear.......yes, still together LOL! so much to share and so much to dare.......so we invite you to jump on board. Lets talk again really soon@
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HAPPY NEW YEAR 2017

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Brand new Year brand new Plan!!! We are reminded once again how quickly time goes by.  Last year at this time The Captain and I were in different locations; he in Costa Rica battling boat issues and I reconnecting with winter.    2016 was filled with many blessings:  we reconnected in March and began a normal Canadian life.   Whatever normal is hey?   The months went by as we worked and raebuilt our "land" home here in Courtenay,   Reconnecting with our faith - family and friends we found pleasure in the simple things. So much fun....camping and  working in the garden the seasons blosomed and faded and November came and went with lots of rain.  With both Claes and I returning to work  we were busy. December was so special as we experienced the beginning of our Canadian winter and family traditions of the holiday season.   As we celebrated Our Lords Birthday at Christmas we recalled many of you as memories flooded in........