December 29, 2024

You are quite correct anywhere warmer than the Ottawa region.  Perhaps now the ideal "home" for me would be Vancouver Island, where now I have one son, delightful daughter-in-law, 2 large Huskie dogs who follow me around when not sleeping, and now an amazing, adoring step-granddaughter (an Emergency Specialist) , the smell of the ocean. Time will tell! 

#1 son in N.S., and a kind daughter-in-law now have a smaller house in Wolfville,  where grandson Alexander can squeeze in during holidays. Each Christmas and birthdays I find it harder to live alone. They are my only family, all others passed away many, many years ago.

After returning from the Joint Sunday Service at St.James, Carleton Place, I was in need of hot tea, so when I sat down I mistakenly turned on the TV only to find the English programme "Escape to The Country". The first section was in S. Cornwall where I have stayed many times, the scenery is just beautiful; then after one hour there was another one from Oxford and area. A young scientist with wife and baby daughter were looking for a house within 30 minutes of the City, when asked how much he could spend , his answer was 1 and 1/2 Million pounds.

They were taken to 3 very large properties, one was partially from the 16th century. They decided to have a second view of one which had a very large modern kitchen, the whole house had gorgeous views from the windows; and slightly under their budget.  Even Cornwall was listed at 600 thousand for a 3 bedroom.  All the scenery is beautiful, very green, even in winter! Why did I leave 67and 3/4 years ago!!

Now it is time to heat more of the soup I made yesterday.

Have a good night

Suzanne