Sitting out on the deck today with a glass of wine, remembering where we were last St. Patrick's Day, walking around Beacon Hill park in Victoria BC with Trish recalling her childhood days in the park!, We then travelled to Comox for two weeks. Even though it's only 40 farhenheit, sitting in the direct Sun with no wind is like heaven, it's been a hard winter. Watching our neighbour collect his maple syrup sap, it takes forty gallons of sap  to make one gallon of syrup.. We talk of nothing but pulling out of here next November prior to the snow falling. Just about 8 months!