May 09, 2011

Home a month…

..finally the promise of things to come.

Looks like Spring may be here!

The sun is out so it is time for Colin to get out there and work his magic.  The to do lists aren’t complete but when the sun shines it is time to go for it.

These two hung out at the lap pool on Mother's Day, too cold for anyone else to join them.

The promise of things to come, looks like most of my roses have survived. There is one that still shows no sign of life but I'm not ready to give up on it yet.

Cruising thru the park in the golf cart I spied this gorgeous Magnolia tree just coming into bloom. Not only is the colour fantastic but the fragrance outstanding. What a lovely perfume it would make.

Spring is in the air…………finally!

Just had to close with these wise words by Ernest Hemingway…”Wine is the most civilized thing in the world.”   Now I know why I’ve enjoyed his books over the years!

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May 08, 2011

Do you know the difference?

A Mirror or a 2-Way Glass?

How can you tell when you are in a room, restroom, motel etc. with a mirror or a 2-way glass?

Here’s how: I thought it was quite interesting! And I know in about 30 seconds you’re going to do what I did and find the nearest mirror.

2 way glass image...... NO GAP......

Mirror image.....NOTICE THE GAP....

Do you know how to determine if a mirror is 2-way or not?  A policewoman who travels all over the US and gives seminars and techniques for businesswomen passed this on.

When we visit toilets, bathrooms, hotel rooms, changing rooms, etc., how many of you know for sure that the seemingly ordinary mirror hanging on the wall is a real mirror, or actually a 2-way mirror (i.e., they can see you, but you can’t see them)?  There have been many cases of people installing 2-way mirrors in female changing rooms . It is very difficult to positively identify the surface by looking at it.

So, how do we determine with any amount of certainty what type of mirror we are looking at?

Just conduct this simple test: Place the tip of your fingernail against the reflective surface and if there is a GAP between your fingernail and the image of the nail, then it is GENUINE mirror.

However, if your fingernail DIRECTLY TOUCHES the image of your nail,then BEWARE! IT IS A 2-WAY MIRROR!

“No Space, Leave the Place” So remember, every time you see a mirror, do the “fingernail test.” It doesn’t cost you anything.

REMEMBER…. No Space, Leave the Place!!!!

Ladies: Share this with your girlfriends, sisters, daughters, etc.

Men: Share this with your wives, daughters, mothers, girlfriends, etc.

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May 05, 2011

A love affair….

A comment on women & married life as sent to me by a friend but slightly embellished by me……

The scene…..a woman sitting at home on the patio relaxing with her husband.

She says….”I love you.”

He asks…”Is that you or the wine talking?”

She replies….It’s me………talking to the wine!”

This award winning photo kindly contributed by 'the husband'!!

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May 04, 2011

Snakes in the garden!

So many little things have been happening but the one that stands out in my mind is the day Caeli caught the snake.  The girls likes to ‘hunt’ in the rocks at the beach site and this particular day we were making a to do list for the yard when I looked over and there was Caeli violently shaking something long and thin.  It was a snake!!!  Probably a garter snake but in all the confusion I never got a photo, Colin managed to get the snake ( it was about 18 inches long) back to the rocks leaving a trail of blood along the patio.  Obviously Caeli had been going for the kill.  Yuck!!

Common Kelowna area garter snake.

A few days later Caeli was trying to get our attention, she was ‘quietly’ barking and going to and fro before I realized she wanted us to come right now!!!  So Colin, Carmeh and I went over to the rocks.

We searched and searched trying to see wanted she wants us to. I really wish they could talk, it would make things so much easier.

Finally we found what she had seen…

Not just one but several snakes!!!

I suspect that we might have a nest of snakes in our rocks.  Wonderful!  I did not want the girls climbing over the large rocks trying to capture a critter as I was afraid they might slip and fall.  In order to discourage the girls and the snakes Colin flung one of them into the lake.  Well Caeli took off down to the beach in the blink of an eye, she wanted her snake.  I thought she was going to go swim for it like she did for the crabs in Mexico but the water was too cold.  Meanwhile the others had slithered away but Caeli stayed on snake patrol all day and did spot them from time to time.  Using todays’ Spanish Word of the Day, I would have to say that Caeli was ‘absorbenta’ with the snake.  Not sure of the correct grammar but I bet Trinidad does.  Let me know.

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May 03, 2011

The box

What’s in the box?  We’ve waited over a week for this package.  It is so valuable that we paid extra insurance to UPS  just in case it got lost in transit.

First clue, it's not for me.

What, a box within a box?  But not just an ordinary box, no not for my guy.

...possibly the last one in Canada!

What, there are two of them? The new one in the box is exactly the same as the one out of the box.

The Nikon D700 is Colin’s favorite camera and he decided that maybe he needs two of them, will it make the job go quicker, can we charge double??  Anyway once he started looking for one he quickly discovered that the Japan earthquake & tsunami crisis have created a major shortage of items.  The factory that makes Nikon cameras will not be making this one for a very long time and quite possibly never again.  How many other ways in the weeks and months to come will we discover just how this catastrophic event affected our lives, even here in Canada?

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