Bear

Meet Bear!  Bear is a 1 1/2 year old Pomeranian cross, not sure          
with what, but he is a cutie!  He belongs to a 92
year old resident of our park and we have taken
 to walking him as often as we can.  He loves to walk and he loves to run.  We leave him on a retractable lead and he runs circles around us, back and forth between us.  Together we walk between 2 and 4 miles a day, two in the morning and two at night.  Caper used to be able to walk this distance, but now that he is blind and since his stroke, we don't push him as hard. 

Bear weighs surprisingly only 6 pounds,  He is all hair, but does not shed.  When clean and dry, his coat is a fluffy blonde.  I love his tail that curls up over his back, which makes me believe he has some Shihtzu in his blood.  Nice to walk and then return to his owner...a retired Abbotsford nurse.

Winter Wonderland Dec 29, 2012 in Chilliwack BC

 It snows in Chilliwack!  Up til now we have had rain every day except maybe five!  Today, Dec 19th, it snowed and made the campground a winter fairyland!  In all, we got about 20 cm os the white stuff, enough that the campground manager needed to use the backhoe to clear the roadway around the camp.  It was wet and heavy...we didn't need to drive anywhere, so other than walk dogs, we watched the snow blanket everything from inside.  Glad we have waterproof winter boots, our rain/wind pants and our raincoats with fleeces...need to layer in the damp cold.  It sure was beautiful!  The next day, it rained and everything was slush and slop.  Gradually, the snow disappeared, although there was a little left on the grass for Christmas Day.  Loved the snow while it lasted.

Christmas Tree Chilliwack BC 2012

When we began our travels in 2003, we bought this small Christmas Tree for the rig.  It has multi lights in the base that project via a rotating fan which reflects the light on plastic straw like branches, making the branches change colour and twinkle.  I love this little tree.  Once Christmas is over, we take the tree from its base, collapse the branches and place in a plastic bag and then under the bed for next Christmas.  I have added red velvet bows and some very small gold balls. and this year we bought a tree skirt for its base,  Bill made a round table top which sits on the motorhome steering wheel and that is where the tree sits for the holidays.  Large red velvet bows hang from the cupboard handles and small brass musical instruments with red bows complete our simple Christmas decor.  Love it, because it is simple!

Weaving

Bill, weaving his first project

 Last Christmas, I bought a simple laptop loom for Bill for Christmas via the infamous Ebay.  I had arranged for it to be delivered to the RV Resort we were staying at after we returned from our Edmonton trip to welcome  Ryan's return from Afghanistan.  It arrived with a weaving kit, already assembled on the loom.  It was a "just follow the instructions" over the winter months.  Here is Bill, concentrating on the burgundy and forest green colours and the tension of his scarf project, his first piece and part of my Christmas gift. It is wool, so will be worn as a shawl.  I love it and Bill has spent many an hour working on it.  He has enjoyed this learning curve...it is a perfect fit for him to learn and its size is great for the motorhome.  Thank you. Love, for the first of many finished projects.

Adjusting the Tension on the Scarf