Spring in Victoria

April is finishing up and what a beauty of a month it was. The flowers have been blossoming out everywhere in such bright colours. From cherry blossoms to bush flowers, to stemmed tulips - there are flowers everywhere and the sun has finally begun to shine again, bringing with it warmer temperatures. You can smell spring and just a taste of summer now and then. We had 23C or so last week - boy did I know it! It wasn't long before I had to open up all the vents and windows to cool things down, which it did before too long. 

I have to replace the skylight in the kitchen though as I busted through the screen to get the lid down as it blew off the track in a pissing rainstorm and I couldn't frig around with it too much or I would be flooded. Now I know how to take it down without busting through...lol. Thanks to the gal at the RV place.  She also made it sound like the whole thing was simple as anything. So the bottom part was, for the most part. A few screws, no big deal until you lose one down the sink...or at least I thought I had. Damn. I had finally managed to get things lined up to do it - a ladder, a sunny day and a place to park and do it all. I can't fit the ladder in my RV so had to park near my friend's place to use it. I couldn't continue without replacing that damn screw as it would not be water-tight, and I did not have the nine million screws my father had collected over the years in glass baby food bottles...though many times I wished I could. He had a tool and hardware collection to be envied. So I had to drag the ladder back up the street to my friend's house and up into the back yard as I couldn't be sure just how long I would be. Pack up all the tools, tie down the damn lid again and off to Canadian Tire again, got some screws, back to my friend's house, get the ladder down and finally get up on the roof to see the top bit. It looks nothing like what I have. Someone has covered the entire flange in some sort of putty that has covered all of the screw heads as well. The temperature was rising and I was to pick up my friend in half an hour - needless to say, I did not tackle the roof flange. But I can at least open the lid if it's really hot and not worry about the bloody cat getting out. I can't keep it open for long though because the damn top still flies off the track, and so instead of taking the whole thing apart again, I left the inside flange off too, and just have the screen and lid. Sigh. So now I have to either commit to ripping out the top part from the roof where it's cemented on with pounds of putty, or find someone else to do it for me. Either way, it must be accomplished. I wish my dad was around. He would know what to do. 

No other real renovations happening at the moment though I am anxious to get started on the floors. They are a crappy old light laminate floor in terrible condition and I am replacing it with hardwood floors. Cannot wait. I also have a couple of cupboard doors left to paint too. I am thinking about making different curtains for my bedroom - maybe a backer for the summer to keep the sunlight out as it's hard to sleep in with the sun up so early. 

We are on the hunt for a new parking space. The property manager was by with a 30 day notice. Damn, just when I was settling in and looking forward to a nice summer here. But apparently people living in the apartment building are complaining about the lack of parking in the lot, so they want to cram it full of cars, including my 50 feet. So I have been online looking all day with no luck yet, but a few more to hear back from still. Otherwise we shall be roaming come June 1st. So I've decided not to whine about it and look at it as a new adventure - there are many places I can park overnight now that I am feeling a little more independent. I didn't want to leave the Fernwood area when I first began living in the RV, and then I moved down here, just on the edge. Now I'm just as happy to find other places to park and explore. I drive to Duncan every week for work and stay the night, sometimes two, and have come across a few places I may stay for a few nights at a time.

My job has been just amazing. I really enjoy what I'm doing and the people I'm working with. I look forward to going to work each day. I am still waiting to hear about an ongoing position, so should hear soon. It's a budget thing so I'm really hoping I'll get the year contract, so I'll have a little stability for awhile. If not, I have a few other ideas in mind. 

Nash has been out on his leash a handful of times. He really liked the beach, but was rather skittish here at our parking space. I think the traffic freaked him out. We'll have to just take a few strolls along the beach now and then as we are out and about looking for a place to park.