Are we staring at the onset of spring? The rain has started, the daytime temperatures are above freezing, the snow slowly turning to a granulated ‘slush puppy’. Doubtless the nights might well still be cold, but winter is surely behind us now. For we have had a winter, not as severe as last year, but white and cold nonetheless. People will be heartened, as snow here is the lifeblood of the summer waters. No snowpack equates to no water. Climate change is like a gun to our head, but the Harper Govt continues to deny. Let me not start on a Rick Mercer style rant…..
2012 has been a gold medal to me, hanging large and glitzy round my neck. I have emerged from 2011 fit, healthy and with work. My grievance with Husquavarna and Sears have been resolved (I won), I kept my running fitness, Bonny and Tasky continue to delight, snow has fallen, my bees are alive (all four hives), we have a new truck and I have a job.
For reasons unbeknown to me, I beat the rest at interview for the post of veterinary reception / assistant. I now work 40 hrs a week at Nakusp veterinary clinic for the vets Laurie and Bill, and alongside Caroline, another English lass. A massive learning curve for sure, as I am not in any way medically trained, the language and terminology all alien. As are the systems, layout, clients and patients. So a new dawn beckons with all the trials and tribulations it brings.
Thoughts are turning toward holidays, of which I have precious little. Perhaps Yellowstone Park for summer? We have Peter and Lynne visiting in the summer, which I am so looking forward to. I want to race the local KasloSufferfest in September, but I suspect a half marathon will lure us before then. Projects abound – bathroom renovation, car port, deck railings, new woodstore. Four more bee hives will live alongside my existing four, so hopefully a bountiful nectar flow will occur in August. Bookings are slowly coming in for Smiling Hills B&B, a summer wedding no less! But where do I find the time?
Natasha is trying to find a publisher for her second book ‘An Immigrants Tale’, hoping to continue the success of ‘The Last Field…’. As of today, her Amazon book ranking is 215 641 - a way to go before a world best-seller. She is stretching her brain and qualifications with her A level equivalent French. Quite beyond me, but its great to see her study again.
So, till the snow melts, we continue with our jobs, dog snow-walks, occasional ski, looking ahead to a great year.
