5C's Que Pasa

Saturday morning after rubbing my eyes I felt a very strong sensation in my left eye.  As the day progressed it became a constant pain that never went away.  It just kept intensifying. At one point we discussed going to the hospital but I said I would wait until Monday morning. I took one extra strength Tylenol and applied cold compresses. I slept poorly, tossing and turning.

The pain this morning was constant and even more so with each blink.  Colin sent an email to our eye doctor and she replied within ten minutes. The first time she could see me was at 7 PM Tuesday.  However after asking me a number of questions she offered to meet us at her office in forty minutes at 10:00AM.  I honestly did not expect that but I also did not think that I could last until end of day Tuesday. So that is how I ended seeing Dr. Reimer  at 10AM on the Monday of a long weekend.

Turns out that I had an eyelash growing upward and inward on my upper left eyelid.  Most unusual she said.  I actually remember that about 4 – 6 weeks ago I had the sensation of something in my left eye.  I could not get it out,  I used eye washes and various drops and after about three or four days I no longer felt like there was something in my eye.  Likely that is when that lash started to grow and irritate my eye.  She said that my eye looked swollen, mushy and irritated. So she removed the eyelash without anesthetic – I was feeling brave and so relieved that something might be of help.  She also inverted my eyelid and did a thorough check and later added dye for a fourth and final check. The charge was $35.00 for the emergency appointment plus the cost of special lubricating eyedrops as well as Trobedex (tobramycin and dexamethasone )  a combination antibiotic and steroid. I was most impressed with how I was treated and very thankful that we have such a caring medical professional looking after us. Once in the past she took a phone call from Colin when he had an eye issue in Mexico and offered as much advice as she could.  I already had an appointment to see her next Tuesday, the 11th and will be bringing her something special as a thank you.

This is something that recently caught my eye 🙄

I had never heard about sending children through the mail.  Who would do something like this with a child?

Something to laugh about.

PS. Yesterday I posted about a problem with our air conditioner cooling the house.  Today all is well.  In fact it is so cool @84F and windy that we haven’t even closed the windows today. What a difference a day makes.

Just the other day I accompanied Colin when he went to the RV to turn off the solar panels which we had turned on because of the power outage  No need to overcharge the batteries. A few things caught my eye that I decided to share here.

Someone has snowmobiles. Hopefully we won’t be here this winter and have to deal with snow.

This is set up right across from our RV storage stall. Cute little thing. That mast in the background is a new thing.

Can this be towed this way with the mast up? First time I have seen this in the storage lot.

There are several of these stored here.  The lakes are full of these types of boats.

Small window in a small door of an RV. Note the detail on the window cover.

Neat but small RV.  www.nucamprv.com. Called the Outback Edition.

Enjoying a quiet Sunday of the long weekend here in British Columbia.  We went for a ride in the golf cart with wine last evening and were surprised to find the park full.  A good mix of BC plates and Alberta plates. The condos have mostly Albertans in them.  So I imagine that the park is hopping with activity.  We are happy to say here in our site.  Even happier today that the A/C is working. Yesterday we could not get it to go lower than 75F.  Colin checked and it was not freezing up. Perhaps we need a touch up of freon. So he called a few companies but even the one that was listed 24/7  every day of the year was not free until Tuesday. Definitely a long weekend. Once the sun went down we were able to get it to go down to 73F.  We wonder if the direct sun on the actually unit and the extremely high temps so many days in a row may have been a factor.  I later discovered that the bathroom fan which is only a few feet away from the furnace thermostat had been on for several hours, likely six or more. Perhaps that affected the temperature. So far we are up to 95F today which is higher than forecast and still staying steady at 73F inside.  Another first for us in that we kept the A/C on all night, it was just too hot to shut it off and still very very warm this morning. I sure hope we can shut it off tonight and open the windows. We are not big fans of A/C but when you need it you need it.

The following is a bit of a long read but full of well expressed thoughts

Last Monday ( July 27th ) we had another happy hour here. It was very warm but not unbearable in the shade.

We always have fun together.  We later ordered Thai take out for dinner.  Perfect, delicious and no extra dishes.

A lovely evening. One of our neighbours out for a paddle.

Once dinner was over we sat chatting.

Colin came out with his guitar.  I like this shot as I got the refection of the moon alongside him on the lake.

Surprise! Thought I would see what the flash could do.

Jan and Paul invited us over for mimosas just after 12 noon the next day and surprised us with a lovely luncheon of lox, creme cheese and croissants. It did get hot after a few hours ( we were close to 94F ) so we headed home to relax in our A/C. Sadly it was time to say goodbye to Jan and Paul. Their reservation here at the Park was ending ( the park is full with no space for a few weeks ) and they were moving on but not too far.  They very going to Swan Lake in Vernon. Hope to see them again before they head back to Alberta.  We all had a great visit.

That evening Colin and I had a lite dinner, a BBQ’d wild salmon patty and so many veggies from our garden.

Everyday the temperature got hotter and hotter. This past Thursday it was 99F with the humidex when our power went out. It did not take long for the heat to build inside the house.

Colin took the golf cart over to the RV to turn on the solar panels.  We had no idea how long we would be without power and if we would have to transfer our fridge.  When it started to creep up over 84.5 at my desk I made an executive decision. I made dinner reservations 😉  There was no way I was going to cook inside a hot house.

We are so fortunate to have a restaurant here in the park. Once again we ended up at the Italian Kitchen.  Only this time we were sitting inside because of the heat.

We were very comfortable as the tables were very well distanced as you can see. Everyone was very careful and kept their distance.  We were asked to pour our own wine this time. There were lovely leftovers that comprised our lunch yesterday afternoon. The leftover wine is still in the fridge. No worries, it will be enjoyed.  The power came on about twenty minutes before our reservation but we just did not feel right cancelling at the last moment plus I was hot.  By the time we got back here our home was nice and cool again.

Another lovely sunset.

Another of our favourite places, Barcelona. We are quite captivated by Gaudi’s architectural creations.

Thanks to good friend Sandy for sharing this.

Things are heating up here in British Columbia (BC ) and not only the high temperatures 😯  Our Premier suggested on Monday that those who have out of province plates might want to re register and change to BC plates in order to avoid being hassled.  I think that this was a bit over the top. However, having said that, there is a couple here in our park from Alberta with a very expensive RV plus two vehicles who have just changed their registration on all three vehicles to BC plates.  I noticed that on our walk just a few days ago. The minimum registration here is three months and so they now have BC plates from mid July to mid October – likely when they will head back to Alberta. Our friends, Jan and Paul said that they have been bothered a bit over the past few years but it was not an issue. They did mention that currently there are many many BC plated vehicles back in Alberta.

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This driver from the USA was smart and put a sign in his back window.  Good for him.

And now for the important question. If you could only make one more trip in your life – assuming it was possible re Covid – where would you go? I am feeling a lack of freedom these days and so I have begun to ask myself and Colin of course, where we would go if we were only allowed one more trip away for our home for the rest of our lives. So where would you go, either as a couple or on your own?  Somewhere nearby or overseas? Personally, we both agreed on a trip to Venice.  From there we could travel to the island of Burano for some seriously great pizza. Not quite the same as Naples but a very very very close second. At this point in our discussion, Athens would be our second choice. Please take the time to leave a comment as to your choice.  It would be interesting and fun for others as well.

This was from the United Kingdom. Very sweet of these children.

I am so looking forward to your replies re the question. Basically you need to tell us where in the entire world you would choose to visit if this was your last time to travel away from your home. Think in terms that this is the last time you will be allowed to travel.