It has been a busy 2 months so far here in Sooke.We have almost finished unpacking,I have tryed to fix the basement up for book storage.We have 4 bookcases full of books as well as some still in boxes but !!! getting closer to being unpacked.

We have tryed to paint the exterior of the house since it was beginning to look a little shabby.So far 24 gallons of paint applied by brush and still at least 6 more days of trim plus 2 smaller sections to do.It has been about 60 hours of labor,some up a high ladder as the sides are around 28 feet from the ground and some sides have only a 4 foot surface to put the ladder on the ground so I have needed a "watcher" in case of falling..So far no falls...

I was busy for about 2 full weeks(when the temperature got up to 36 c.,which is unusual for here,now I have a really dark tan around my neck(a real red-neck)but it has now rained for 6 days so I guess this is what a rain forest is really like.It is beautiful some days as the clouds wander through and you can't see 20 feet at times then it clears.The deer seem to stay in the trees when it rains as we haven't seen any for a week.

Today we drove to a different park,they are all beautiful.One tree was at least 35 feet around.Of course Kate had to hug such a large tree.Then the dogs went in the ocean chasing sticks and getting dunked by the surf..All are tired tonightToo tired to read our new Harry Potter book.

At least this rain gives me a chance to work inside although I did tear down a shed on the side of the house that I think we can do without.Every time I tryed to take some of it down the rain would come around so I just kept working in the rain to get it done..

Time to  sign off and get some rest.