The team succefully completed The Walk yesterday at around 2:30, with out once using the “sweep” vans that come along and pickup people who need help. Shelley seems to have escaped relatively unscathed: one small blister and stiff, sore muscles, but relatively happy.  Their team captain was a little more worse for wear with several…
Month: July 2006
Day One of The Walk
As I said to a friend tonight…”I’m tired, I’ve been up since 5:00″. But, I can’t really complain. Shelley, too, has been up since 5:00 and has managed to walk about 33 km, in 30C temperatures, in this first leg of The Walk. And she doesn’t seem to be all that worse for wear! Sure…
The Eve of the Walk.
Tonight is the night before the start of the Weekend to End Breast Cancer that Shelley is walking in and we’ve got a couple of full days ahead. Tomorrow Shel has to be at The Corral at 6:00AM for the openning cerimonies, and then ALL she has to do is walk 35 km., he said…
Winter Pruning
While Ian apparently runs a used japanese car lot from his front yard, we’ve been busy with the task of preparing the orchard and veggie garden for the summer season. I’m hell bent on no getting behind the curve this year. So the weekend was spent pruning trees. The heritage apples take some skill but…
For Sale
Lovingly used (choke) 1990 Nissan 2WD KingKab pickup truck. Great for quick trips to the dump or moving furniture. Runs well, some rust. Manual transmission (5 speed), manual windows, manual steering, manual locks, manual manual. 205,000km. Offers. We are replacing the truck. Actually, we already have, we just need to unload the truck. Dylan SHOULD…