Settling in
@sallypup (59745)
Centralia, Washington
June 19, 2024 7:23pm CST
I just ate a little salad. I needed the tofu and the lettuce. I'm home where I make the meals. Solid zero grease and zero oil in my supper feels good. (Yes I plan to sneak in a bite of carrot cake soon.)
Our trip to Victoria was glorious and sweet. And in all that sweetness, physical pain. I won't hide the fact that I am a little over fifteen years younger than the bulldog 95 year old woman who was in the tour bus also. AND the tour guide man kept an eye on my husband and I more than he did that 95 year old. Oh well. I'm a physical mess and hubby has been ill so on we went.
Memories! Memory after memory piled up for us in Victoria. Smart idea: I had a cab called for us. The cabbie took us to the top of the tourist street. We walked downhill toward our hotel. We were blessed. We ran into the new age shop that we visited years ago. Oh my the money poured right out of our pockets as we decided on lovely Goddess pendants and a Canadian blown glass blue heart. If I am going to spend money in Canada I want the money going to either Canadian made products or Irish- we came home with an Irish plaid purse.
Last day we were supposed to go to the Stonehedge museum exhibit. That would do nothing for hubby so we opted to leave the group and head down to the harbor. We happened on a sweet harbor tour operator. His little 20 foot boat ran on electrical power so it was quiet and had no diesel fuel to smell. That hour spent low on the water really made our visit to Victoria perfect.
Today I am pretty brain dead but delighted to be home. No I did not get the grass mowed though it sure needs a trim. Maybe tomorrow. Maybe.
14 people like this
13 responses
@snowy22315 (176745)
• United States
20 Jun
It sounds like a great trip. Who watches your pets when you go away?
3 people like this
@sallypup (59745)
• Centralia, Washington
20 Jun
@snowy22315 I could write a book about the wonderful lady that helps us. She is a fantastic gardener plus animal magnet. She had soft natured Moxe pup at her house then came back to my house to care for Rufus and the cats. She also did some weeding. I came home to find that she had left me a glorious bouquet from her yard. Unreal and much appreciated. I gave her 100. She deserves far more for all the loving attention that she dished out.
3 people like this
@snowy22315 (176745)
• United States
20 Jun
@sallypup That's wonderful to have a great caretaker like that!
2 people like this
@sallypup (59745)
• Centralia, Washington
20 Jun
@snowy22315 She loves our double lot, Seeing pans of water all filled and all the cats fat and sassy really made me feel good when I got home last night.
2 people like this
@LindaOHio (170715)
• United States
20 Jun
I'm glad you had such a good time. I would have been exhausted. Have a good day.
1 person likes this
@sallypup (59745)
• Centralia, Washington
20 Jun
@LindaOhio Thanks. Hubby and I are facing some tough realities.
1 person likes this
@MarieCoyle (34016)
•
20 Jun
It sounds like you had a very nice vacation with everything taken care of when you got back. I would have loved the boat ride, too. Glad that you got to go.
2 people like this
@sallypup (59745)
• Centralia, Washington
20 Jun
@MarieCoyle Thanks. I am glad I was able to go too. For many reasons this could be the last time I visit Victoria.
1 person likes this
@MarieCoyle (34016)
•
20 Jun
@sallypup
I treasure any trips I get to take, and store them in my memories for future enjoyment. I know we all wonder, ''will I ever return?'' none of us knows what our futures hold. I find myself just going one day at a time.
1 person likes this
@GardenGerty (159754)
• United States
21 Jun
Sounds like a lovely tour. My grass is going begging, but will be cared for this week. We will leave for a vacation a week from tomorrow morning. It sounds like your tour was lovely for both of you.
1 person likes this
@sallypup (59745)
• Centralia, Washington
21 Jun
@GardenGerty I hope your vacation goes well for you.
@kaylachan (65344)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Jun
I'm glad you're home. Sounds like you and your husband enjoyed yourselves. I'll be happy when we can get back to our staycations.
1 person likes this
@wolfgirl569 (102054)
• Marion, Ohio
20 Jun
Happy to hear you had a great time. Vacations are tiring. Get some rest
1 person likes this
@RasmaSandra (77609)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Jun
I am glad you had a great trip to Victoria. The harbor tour sounds nice, I hope you have a nice Friday.,
1 person likes this
@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14352)
• West Haven, Connecticut
20 Jun
Sounds like an awesome trip, I have one month to go before my summer vacation
1 person likes this
@sallypup (59745)
• Centralia, Washington
20 Jun
Hi @baconstripsxxx! I hope you have a grand summer vacation.
@Courtlynn (67094)
• United States
20 Jun
You just had a good time and got back home, relax and worry about the grass later.
1 person likes this
@sallypup (59745)
• Centralia, Washington
20 Jun
@courtlynn I love your comment. You're my kind of person.
1 person likes this
![](/Content/images/loading.gif)