5C's Que Pasa

For the first time since we left Las Vegas on March 28th we went out for dinner.  One of our favorite places is the O-Zeki Japanese Restaurant.  New construction since we were last here, I can’t believe how very close the building is to the property line.  I can’t imagine living there.

I always have the salmon teriyaki.  But instead of rice I get double vegetables.  No idea why my photo is out of focus.  Maybe I was rushing.

It also comes with 2 tempura prawns and 5 tempura veggies.  A great meal for reasonable prices.  I already sampled this dish before taking the photo.

Because we are home early this year, we were able to attend the last theatrical performance  of the season.  Usually we are too late.  So it was wonderful to be able to see Black Coffee by Agatha Christie complete with Hercule Poirot, Captain Hastings and Inspector Japp.  A very fun performance.  We enjoyed our night on the town so to speak.

It was a lovely morning so we went for a walk. I was wearing capris, a scarf and jacket. I was cool but no one else was. Colin was only wearing shorts and a shirt. My body is accustomed to Isla temperatures.

Lovely stained glass work with a Buddha on left side.

So many buds on this tree.

We stopped at the golf course which is finally undergoing renovations after the flooding two years ago.

I read that the greens will be artificial turf with natural landscaping.   I will keep you posted Margot & Ken.  Most of the work is being done by volunteers. They are hoping it will be ready by June.

I don’t remember seeing so much snow in these hills, pretty much straight west.

We noticed this golf cart go past the other day and found where it lives today. Yes those are bright gold seats. I wonder if they did it themselves. The roof is also unique.

So pretty and my first tulips. These are in a sheltered area.

Look at those eyes. I love the sleeping Mexican figure at the back.

Colin prepped the veggies and threw in what needed adding and I came home to dinner in the crockpot.  The soup smelled wonderful and tasted even better.

It has remained chilly with a good deal of wind. This duck is sitting on the newly poured concrete around the outdoor pool.  The pool is empty, maybe its waiting for the water.

This is our third system.  The first system was a Bose from Costco and if made no difference at all.  The second unit was very long Yamaha unit that came from Visions Electronics and it was no better. When Colin returned that one the friendly salesman suggested the above unit. It is made by Polk and is very small as you can see.  Best of all we can both hear much better.

It is a keeper.  We are very happy with it.

At least an hour later while Colin was in Vernon, I heard them again and grabbed my camera.  Can you see the plane in the tree branches?

I got this guy coming in. Considering how far away each plane was, I think my new camera did a great job.

Yesterday was mostly a windy, very windy day. Had I gone for a walk in the sunshine, my hat would not have stayed on.  I wonder if this is where I should mention that I have not had a true walk since we left the Isla.  Soon, soon.  My body is not happy with me.

So glad that we decided to have two levels of kitchen counter. The top level is full of my trip paperwork and all the frypans that I usually store in the oven.  Dinner last night was pizza again, just like last Wednesday.

When we moved here we could not afford to remove the cement patio that was already here.  We hired a fellow who installed our chosen 24″ x 24 ” x 2″ hydropressed slabs over the existing concrete as well as expanding in different directions.

The water here is hard and the rust from our sprinklers changed the colour of the slabs.

Over the years Colin had the patio clear coated. Then that started to peel and not look good.  We tried using different chemicals to try to remove it.  We are not happy with the look of our patio.  Colin has been looking for two years  for a solution and may have found one.

The snow isn’t leaving anytime soon.

We have a reverse osmosis system under the kitchen sink with a UV filter.  All the filters need to be changed annually but because we are only here half the year we only do it every two years and yesterday was the day.

We have tried everything to get our patio back to normal. A few years ago we hired a guy with a massive power washer inside his  truck. It only got some of the sealer off. The new idea is sandblasting.

Colin took one piece in to see how it would look.  We like it, the colour is back.

Dinner last night  was a stir fry with almost the last of our Mazatlan shrimp, we have enough for one more meal.

One pound of shrimp along with onion, carrots, broccoli, mushrooms and kale made for a very yummy dinner with leftovers for lunch today.

We left the house about 9:45AM yesterday and didn’t get back until after 5:30PM.

Lots of errands including dropping off our accounting package to FED EX at the airport.  It was on our way and the quickest way although not cheap to get our documents to the accountant in Vancouver.

We saw five 737 Max 8 aircraft, all grounded for who knows how long.  So glad that I was onto  it while we were still on the Isla and were able to get our flights changed quickly.  We were to be travelling on one from Vancouver to Montreal and then back from Toronto to Edmonton with connecting flights to/from Kelowna.

Kelowna is greening up.  Spring is ever so slowly making an appearance.

Still lots of snow up there.

I finally saw my first daffodil of 2019.  It wasn’t in great shape, leaning over the flower bed on its side.  All the others were just small tight buds.

One of the last RVers at Tres Amigos on the Isla sent me a photo of the empty park.  The two RV’s on the right are  in storage.  You can see our palapa in the distance on the right and I can see my plant pots.  I am told that my flowers are doing well.  I really do miss my garden.

It is true, the fuel prices here in Canada are off the charts. Thank you Sandy for sending me this.  In case you can’t read the prices:  Regular is LOL, Plus is OMG and Supreme is WTF!

A wee touch of colour last evening.