{"id":3087,"date":"2018-03-16T18:16:38","date_gmt":"2018-03-16T22:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/?p=3087"},"modified":"2018-03-17T02:32:13","modified_gmt":"2018-03-17T06:32:14","slug":"the-livin-is-easy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/?p=3087","title":{"rendered":"The livin’ is easy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Penticton life continues to be fun and easy. Winter has come and gone a number of times. We\u2019ve had to shovel out more than once, and we had a spat of cold days (-10 to -15 C overnight), but generally it has been pretty nice weather here in the balmy \"IMG_1317\"<\/a>Okanagan Valley.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_1322\"<\/a>Maxi the Cat rules the roost and keeps his staff in line. And Ann and I enjoy the warmish weather with the occasional walk \"IMGA0377\"<\/a>, swim (Ann), droning (Mike) \"IMG_2688\"<\/a>,\u00a0hot tub soak (Mike\u2019s legs) \"IMGA0415\"<\/a>\u00a0and generally taking it easy.<\/p>\n

On Feb. 8th we celebrated our 30th Anniversary. Holy Crow<\/em> it\u2019s gettin\u2019 serious \ud83d\ude09 . Here\u2019s Ann doing her best Mona Lisa pose at the pub. Hard to tell who’s who \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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We also celebrated Little Connor\u2019s 4th birthday from a far:<\/p>\n

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Our Penticton house is in the city, but kinda on the edge, so is semi-wild. Our neighbour recently spotted a cougar and bear, and a coyote is apparently hanging around the area. After one of the snow falls I followed these canine tracks through our back yard, down our driveway, and up the hill. I\u2019m sure they were a coyote. So lots of interesting wildlife around.<\/p>\n

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Last month Ann spent two weeks volunteering as a chauffeur to the curling stars at the national women\u2019s curling championships, the Tournament of Hearts. It was held in Penticton this year, and Ann decided to volunteer.<\/p>\n

She got assigned to the transport detail, which mostly meant she had to shlep players and officials around the city and between airports. Seems like she had a great time though, and even came out of it financially on top when she was part winner of a 50:50 draw: $350!<\/p>\n

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As she\u2019s done a few times in the past, Ann also got rather motherly around a few of the younger teams; most particularly the one from New Brunswick. It was all very cute.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_2733\"<\/a>Following her stint as a curling driver Ann disappeared into Olympics TV coverage. Even Maxi got seduced into watching.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_2737\"<\/a>A few weeks after the curling ended, Donna flew in to spend a few days with us. She\u2019s always a lot of fun.<\/p>\n

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\"IMGA0433\"<\/a>With her as\u00a0the\u00a0instigator we got out to see a few places like Apex Ski Hill, and visited some excellent restaurants. It was a hoot to just hang out with D. Too bad she was only able to stay a few days…<\/p>\n

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\"_IGP5944\"<\/a>We\u2019ve got a few more weeks of Penticton life before we start our trek east again. In the meantime we\u2019ll be preparing for the sailing season, and I\u2019ll be working on my\u00a0droning skills.<\/p>\n

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