Blues to Bluegress Concert

January 28, 2023 – Bermuda

We attended a concert at the Bermuda Festival called ‘Blues to Bluegrass’

It was a violin and bass combo, and the music was fun and interesting. They also had some good stories to tell.

The concert was held in one of the local churches and felt very grandiose. The sound quality was good there, although it was a bit cold.

Nosey Goodbye

January 05, 2023 – Bermuda

Nosey was such a wonderful kitty, very small. I liked to call her my sweet little pointy cat!

Even though she started out as a stray that Lothar brought into his home, gradually she became the most affectionate and wonderful kitty I have known. Although she loved spending a lot of time outside on the balcony, when she was inside she always wanted to sit on us and with us.

She had several really cute mannerisms. One of them was when you stopped petting her she would take a swipe at you. LOL, another one was when she would rub up against a wall she would stick out her back leg. The cutest thing! And then there’s the one in the video where she likes to hold a blanket in her mouth while purring and kneading it. So cute!

She got along nicely with Lance but unfortunately, she and Princess would walk large circles around each other. So we treasure the pictures that we have of the three of them together because it was truly rare when that happened.

Nosey will be missed forever. I’m glad she had a long and happy life.

Canada (Just me)

December 02, 2022 – Canada

I did a Canada visit on my own just to visit my awesome family there. I can’t remember now why Lothar and I both didn’t go together but I’m assuming he didn’t have the vacation days or something like that.

I stayed with a wonderful neighbour in their oh-so-cozy basement, and used my sister’s car most days. Yes, there was snow, and I even had to shovel it off the windshield. One time, I couldn’t figure out how to get the trunk open. It turns out there’s a small button that you have to press, but I just didn’t see it.

We had such a good time. One of the things we did was an escape room altogether, and we actually succeeded! Here’s a photo of us at the exit, but it’s from a screen so it’s not great. LOL

I got to see Simon play one of his hockey games. So cool!! I just captured a couple of stills from the videos I took.

When we were back at my sister’s house, we were digging through some old photos, and she found some of our dad when he was young. You could see why he was such an excellent rower!

When the family was busy, I went out around Peterborough and treated myself to several really nice lunches.

I also made my usual stop at my sister’s chiropractor, who always provides great advice, whether it’s about my hip, shoulder, or just general muscle activation. At the mall, they have a tray station where you can leave your tray with all the random leftovers from your lunch, and somebody comes along to sort everything out, separating plastic lids from cardboard containers, etc. Without that, people often don’t know what to do and end up putting everything in general waste.

Towards the end, we all went to a restaurant together, and of course, there was a lot of clowning around from the kids.

And finally, we went to a drive-through Christmas lights show that was coordinated with music and a whole little skit! All you do is drive up, tune into the radio station, then sit back and enjoy. Really well done! The pictures were taken through the windshield, but still ok. 🙂

Boston (Lex)

October 18, 2022 – Boston

So this is the story of our Boston trip, the one with Lex. We went to Boston for Lex’s eye checkup and appointment. I was able to go with him because you can bring a partner to assist. You have to get your appointment, and then they have to put eye drops in your eyes, and you can’t see. It’s just moral support. So, we were together, and it was fantastic.

We stayed at the Kimpton None Zero Hotel. They had a white Christmas tree in the lobby, even though it was still October.

We had a great time going around to all kinds of places, just walking, shopping, and enjoying.

We found some really cool wall art, which looked like it was just a bunch of twigs. But when you zoom in a lot, you can see that they had placed tiny little people in between that you could search around and find. I think that was a subway station.

Of course, we went for a movie. That’s us there getting our tickets.

Other than that, we had a lot of cool and yummy meals! Always a highlight for me. 🙂

Lance Goodbye

So heartwrenching, but we had to say goodbye to Lance today. He was only 7 years old, so it was especially hard. Unfortunately, his body stopped producing red blood cells, and it was likely some kind of bone marrow disorder or cancer, so that was the end of the road.

Here are some memories of our Lancy-Pants…

Lance with Princess… I adopted Lance and Princess together. Someone left them with the SPCA when leaving the island. They were really close, and it was such a pleaseure to have kitties that actually liked eachother!!

Lance with Nosey. Although not a fast friendship, Lance and Nosey got along nicely. Here’s a cute moment trying to see who can be the one in the box!

Hurricane!

September 23, 2022 – Bermuda

September 8th, we got a close call from Earl, a Category 2 hurricane. It was just a lot of rain and wind, because it missed us.

Then later in the month, Fiona came by as a Category 3 hurricane. We prepared for this one a lot more, and brought outdoor things inside. Princess found a spot on the mats from the balcony furniture.

It didn’t take too long to get power back after the storm, and the generator was awesome to have in the meantime, as always. We didn’t get much damage except a lot of leaves coming down from the palm tree, and the plants getting beaten up.

But the real big deal is when a storm comes late summer like this, it takes down a LOT of early avocadoes! I had 14 bags all together to give away. Then of course they keep falling for months, since this is the start of their season!

Thanks everyone who took some, and if we get another storm this September, there will be more!