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revjohn

revjohn

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Hi All,

We pull out tomorrow and I will be, pretty much absent until the end of August.

If I do not manage to pop in while I am away I'll be sure to say hi when I get back.

Now I should probably go pack something before my wife checks up on me.
 
Hi All,

Back home last night but very late. We are now embarking on sending our youngest off to University tomorrow.

This time tomorrow night my wife and I begin a new chapter as empty nesters.

I see quite a few new threads that will take some time to examine and respond to.

Until then,
 
Travel safe, revjohn . . . thinking of you as you send offspring off. Are you taking offspring away to university, or is offspring going on their own?
 
Returning to an earlier incarnation working for a moving company.

Shuttling bodies and furniture hither and thither.

Mostly I think I am just driving the truck, I may help move things just so we can finish earlier and go home to celebrate sooner.
 
Ahhh ... moving day! I recall long ago, my mother delivering me to my small residence house, going to buy bedsheets (they're yellow - I still have them!), getting organized, and saying a tearful goodbye to each other. Makes me smile. I was only an hour away from home, but it was the start of a new life chapter for both of us. Hope all goes well.
 
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Thank you Chansen.

I hip-checked a Moose with our Mazda Tribute.

It was a micro-second of insane adrenalin and "what if . . ."

Followed by a very anti-climactic thump brushhhhhhh thump.

No damage to ourselves or the moose.

Stupidly I stopped the car and we all got out to survey the damage and look to see if the moose might be injured. Only to find that the moose was now up on the road staring at us. The expression on his face was clearly, "Hey! I'm walking here!"

We got back in to the car fairly quickly and drove off.

That is now my closest call with Moose. Don't really care to get much closer.
 
Glad you are all okay (moose included). Yes, not a good idea to stick around and examine him to make sure he was okay :).
 
Yes, we had fun.

Tromped around some more on our plot of land which is mostly old-growth forest slowly giving way to new-growth forest. Found another surveyor rod and signs of many, many, many moose and a bear.

Pan-fried a mess of Halibut and Atlantic Salmon.

Allowed others to pan-fry a mess of Cod which I gladly ate.

Read all of volume 1 of N.T. Wright's "Paul and the Faithfulness of God" which was brilliant and eye-opening. I am now digging into volume two which is twice as thick.

Saw many, many, many moose including the moose we hip-checked many, many, many times.

Climbed a hill I had always wanted to climb.

Walked on some limestone barrens and found that pretty cool.

Shared laughter with friends.

Stepped up for my settlement charge in a time of need. Enjoyed temporary celebrity status.

Enjoyed the quiet of the forest and the pounding of the surf. Watched some ice-bergs and some whales.

Tinkered and puttered.

All at my own pace.

I'm good to go for another year now.
 
"I'm good to go for another year now."
Interesting how that phrase resonates, because that's how I feel after time in Newfoundland and Labrador. I enjoyed a fabulous three weeks on the Rock hanging out with friends, laughing, eating traditional NL food (love fresh cod), great weather, exploring remote outport communites, hiking interesting trails, picking ripe, fat blueberries, making new friends, relishing peace and quiet.... Some small icebergs still around and they are sculptured wonders. Curious puffins and other seabirds. And the whales - they were absolutely incredible. Had some encounters with curious and playful humpback whales I have never experienced before - joyful, wonderful moments and even hours to celebrate all that is good about nature and her gifts of life. These are times and memories that sustain through the trials and tribulations of everyday living. I am so grateful for the opportunity to travel and enjoy new experiences. My resolution is to carry this "good feeling" over to my relationships with others, and put aside some of the pettiness that so often overwhelms....I will do my best.
 
revjohn said:
Returning to an earlier incarnation working for a moving company.

Shuttling bodies and furniture hither and thither.

Mostly I think I am just driving the truck, I may help move things just so we can finish earlier and go home to celebrate sooner.
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Did the trip along the 401 yesterday, moving my youngest back to U of Guelph. We've moved some of that furniture so many times I think my faceprint has been implanted on the mattress, dresser, shelving etc. Still find it sad - kind of a post parenting depression. The feeling wanes somewhat on the arrival of the next hydro bill!
 
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This is our summer place in Raleigh, NL.

The deck is about 5' above grade. Our front door is directly below the left window on the highest visible level. Also buried in the drift is our garage door.

Thanks to friends who pass by and check to make sure the deck or the roof haven't been blown into the North Atlantic.
 
the first thought that came to me when i saw that picture: "it must be summer, there" :3

(it really is a whole other Country there, ennit? someday, i've got to visit -- me being some 14 months old doesn't count...)
 
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