SAM STEELE: A Cranbrook Mascot (Does anyone know who this guy is? go to:
http://www.samsteeledays.org/ 
Our big move to Cranbrook will happen November 28th so I am busy packing, cleaning and saying goodbye to friends and sigh, my garden. How Sad. The plants all look terribly sad and depressed right now, probably because they are thinking about how terrible it will be when I leave...... then again, maybe they look that way because it's been torrentially down-pouring for the last 9 days, with winds of 30-60 km's/hour and absolutely no sun.
On a happier note, Cranbrook is officially Canada's "sunniest city" as per the weather network website, and hey, couln't we all do with a little less seasonal affective disorder? Anyone? ....anyone who lives on the west coast and doesn't see the sun for 7 months? This happy piece of information made me think of a few pics that Shayla and I took when the garden was producing so here are a few old shots. Everything in the salad came out of the garden except the peppers, it's too wet and cold here to grow those. Here is the "most special carrot" from the garden this year, as per Shayla, as it looks like a heart. About a month later, as it was lying on top of the microwave all shrivelled and dehydrated, it looked a little "less special." I thought of the movie: "The Grinch who stole Christmas" as it kept shrivelling.....
Daryl has found us a spot at the Fort Steele "R.V Resort" (read as "redneck trailer park") where we will stay until we can find a nice home to move into. Between us, we have moved 14 times in the last 10 years, so really, we are both done with it. No more after this one.
http://www.fortsteele.com/ shows you the park where we will stay and
http://www.fortsteele.ca/ explains the big tourist festival they have every summer in conjunction with Sam Steele Days.
For more info on Cranbrook and it's surrounding beauty (and it truthfully is a gorgeous place to live if you love the outdoors) go to
http://www.hellobc.com/ and in the search engine; type in "Cranbrook"
Chris and Julee came out for one final visit while we still live in Sooke. It was lovely to see them and to finally meet Jonathon and to see Sam again. We went to Sea Parc Req centre and went swimming, where there is lots of stuff for younger kids to do in the smaller wading pool. Here are several "humourous" pictures of Julee and I in our hot tub, in the pouring rain, hence the hats. I was trying to use the "delayed timer" to take the "portrait" but I kept messing up and the picture kept being taken too quickly. hmmmmm.... yes...... the final shot is the "best" one. Sadly, I forgot to actually take any pictures of Sam, Jonathon or Chris....sigh.
