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| The whole clan - including Gus, of course! |
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| My good friend Cheryl!! |
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| Millie's fairy village in a wheelbarrow! |
Friday 28 December 2018
December 25th, 2018
Christmas Day! I went to Jesse and Adrienne's house about 2:30 - went for a walk with them and Millie and Cheryl. Sooo great to see them - especially Cheryl! Awesome Christmas Day - chatting with those guys and eating a truly delicious Christmas dinner! Got home around 8:00 p.m., thoroughly stuffed and happy!
Monday, December 24th, 2018
I spent part of today learning the Gloria - it's not totally simple . . . However, at the practice before the service, I found out that the Gloria is actually for next Sunday! Two other churches will be sharing our church for that service (Comox Presbyterian and St. George's United from Courtenay). Since there's no choir practice this week, we'll rehearse the Gloria before the service on Sunday. For the Christmas Eve service, Paul told us to sit with our families in the congregation and just stand at the front for the anthem, which was a very simple, three part arrangement by Jay Althouse. We ended the service with Silent Night and candles for everyone.
Sunday, December 23rd, 2018
Lessons and Carols service at Comox United. Four anthems and a bunch of carols. At the rehearsal before the service, Paul gave us an anthem for Christmas Eve; after the service, he took that back and gave us two other anthems - one of them Haydn's Gloria. I think the service music was well received - lots of compliments from the congregation. The view from the church entrance still astounds me!
Friday, December 21st, 2018
Goose Spit - one of my favourite places to be! Beautiful, rugged beach; mountains in the distance!
Wednesday, December 19th, 2018
Three more rv parks explored today: Seal Bay, Maple Pool, and Bates Beach.
Realized that Seal Bay is the park where I stayed briefly last year while en route to Jesse's house in Cumberland. I'd just come from Alaska and was leaving my rig with Jesse while I flew back to Ottawa for four months (well, it was supposed to be two months, but then there was Robert's retirement). Since I was on the island a day earlier than planned, I stayed at an rv park for two nights, then went on to Jesse's house. [Interesting sidebar: when I returned to my rv in January, I had two mice - the only time in 6 years that I've found mice in my rv - and the only time my rope lights have not been laid out around the perimetre. I guess those lights work!] Anyway, Seal Bay was it! Too far from anything to be practical for me, though. Nice park, but no clubhouse that I could see. Maple Pool sounds so appealing, doesn't it? If you looked up "trailer trash" in the dictionary, this rv park would be listed. Old, dirty, badly maintained rvs - furniture, boxes, random articles on the lawns - smells like mould. I drove all around it, but didn't stop long enough to take photos . . . on to the next! Bates Beach was right on the ocean, very, very small - not really much to recommend it, other than the staggering view - wow! Also no easy access to groceries, etc.
Maybe I'll go to Nanaimo!
Realized that Seal Bay is the park where I stayed briefly last year while en route to Jesse's house in Cumberland. I'd just come from Alaska and was leaving my rig with Jesse while I flew back to Ottawa for four months (well, it was supposed to be two months, but then there was Robert's retirement). Since I was on the island a day earlier than planned, I stayed at an rv park for two nights, then went on to Jesse's house. [Interesting sidebar: when I returned to my rv in January, I had two mice - the only time in 6 years that I've found mice in my rv - and the only time my rope lights have not been laid out around the perimetre. I guess those lights work!] Anyway, Seal Bay was it! Too far from anything to be practical for me, though. Nice park, but no clubhouse that I could see. Maple Pool sounds so appealing, doesn't it? If you looked up "trailer trash" in the dictionary, this rv park would be listed. Old, dirty, badly maintained rvs - furniture, boxes, random articles on the lawns - smells like mould. I drove all around it, but didn't stop long enough to take photos . . . on to the next! Bates Beach was right on the ocean, very, very small - not really much to recommend it, other than the staggering view - wow! Also no easy access to groceries, etc.
Maybe I'll go to Nanaimo!
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| Bates Beach - lovely view of the ocean! |
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| Maple Pool - ouch! |
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| Maple Pool - notice how close to each other the rvs are parked. |
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| Also Maple Pool |
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| Entrance to Seal Bay |
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| Guess that's the Seal! |
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| Coming into Seal Bay |
Tuesday, December 18th, 2018
Finally got to visit the Pacific Playgrounds Campground at Black Creek (about 20 minutes from here). Really beautiful park - fantastic location, right next to a marina. Bernice (from the NICS) told me about this park - more socializing, clubhouse, store, activities - sounds soo much better than the park I'm in. Only problem is - I really wouldn't be able to continue going to Comox United from there (unless I had a car) and the only churches in the vicinity are mennonite. Not sure I'm ready for that . . . I am thinking of changing locations next year, though. On the one hand, I really do like Comox - and I'm involved in two choirs and the knitting group - plus Barb and I get together - and Bev lends me her car - and I get to chat with people who drive me to these functions. It's great in so many ways. On the other hand, this park is completely dead - although there are lots of people here, I never see them - there's no place for people to congregate - the office is closed except for the first day of the month for rent collection - it's downright depressing! Add constant rain to that - and I really need to find another place!
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