- It's been so nice to have easy access to shower, laundry, full kitchen, cable tv, and somewhere to park for the month...or so I thought.
- I can't park the RV in the steep driveway. Did it once after a note from bylaw enforcement about parking on the street, and when I tried to back it down, it took off like a freight train...never again. Terrifying.
- There is a fireplace, great for those chilly nights, not so great on hot days as the pilot light is pretty intense heat that I can't turn off. Nash seems to like it. Such a cat.
- Redneck neighbors next door have been rather entertaining, most of the time, when they aren't entirely offensive...beauty of it is, when I am in the back yard, they can't see me but I can hear them through the hedge.
- There appears to be a lack of feline harmony...I am not only house sitting, but I am cat sitting a mature calico who is quite elusive, and won't have a bar of Nash, who keeps trying, despite being attacked by her daily. She managed to rip his ear which I'm rather upset about, but there is nothing to be done about it. He isn't even a year old and already scarred...he also has not learned his lesson and keeps trying to engage her - it usually ends in growling, hissing, a scream (by her) and some thumping noises as they tumble over the floor upstairs.
- I am mostly enjoying looking after the gardens. I have to water every two days to keep things from dying in the hot sun. Had a little reprieve when it rained for several days.
- Garbage pick-up is ridiculous. They rotate what you can put out each week, and they are a different combination each week. What it boils down to, garbage is only picked up twice a month...twice!!! The rest of the weekly pickup is recycling and compost. So I have a huge garbage can that's been sitting out in the hot sun, filled with rotting trash and dirty cat litter. They rejected the can when I put two out, not knowing it was only one garbage can per pick-up. So fuck them, they can empty the steaming can of rotted garbage and cat shit next week when it is a month old...(I forgot to put it out last week, so have to wait two weeks again).
- There are a LOT of cats in this neighborhood...and they walk by the windows frequently, which winds Nash right up. The one notable cat is the poodle cat...yes, you read that correctly - it was an SPCA rescue, long haired and it was all matted so they shaved him down, poodle style. He looks absolutely ridiculous, but I'm sure he feels better without the heavy matted fur.
poodle cat - The patio in the back yard is nice in the morning...and then THAT"S IT...as the sun rises up in the sky, it turns the patio into the surface of the sun...so I sit on the front stoop instead.
- There are children who love to climb the cherry tree in the front yard. No problem. But then they nicky nicky nine doored me...brats. I told them off. Then I remembered how many times I did it as a kid...I just couldn't believe kids still do that.
- I have overdosed on HGTV - love the home reno shows, house hunting, etc. Still don't want to own a house though. I just go out into the RV and change or make something. It's been a work in progress as I settle into the RV and move things around for the best storage solutions. I hate feeling crowded so the more organized I am, the less anxious I feel. Ironically, I feel more claustrophobic in the house I'm house-sitting than in my RV. It is overstuffed with THINGS. Much like my mother's house. Not dirty, just STUFF! Tons of knickknacks, little tables, plastic flowers EVERYWHERE inside and out, counters are cluttered with tons of stuff, and rugs on top of carpets. I much prefer minimalist looks in some respects - I hate knocking shit over all the time just to move about in my space. Breathe in, breathe out. It will soon be over...
new denim sofa cover - since I've had to shift my base to Duncan, I now only travel to Victoria once or twice a week, sometimes for overnight and sometimes not. My AFABC job ended on June 15 and I had a week gap before starting with MCFD, but until my clearances come through, I am working from home. It's been so nice to work with high speed wifi connection. When I am just in the RV, I only have my personal hotspot, 10G/month, which doesn't take much to run up.
- Had me some visitors - my friends and their two boys came for a night. We barbecued some big burgers, and the next day went for a few hikes around the local area - Kinsol Trestle was pretty cool.
Kinsol Trestle - I have been curbside camping in Victoria as I had to give up my parking space while they did renos on the building - so they say. I drove by the other day - nothing has been touched from the look of it. I may be searching for a new space. Ugh.
- Nash just loves hanging out in this house. Lots of windows to sit and watch, and stairs to race up and down. We sleep out in the RV though so the resident kitty can roam at will by night.
- I finished a quilt I started in Alice Springs. It has Aboriginal dot print fabric, which is pretty cool, and the tones fit my bedroom perfectly, as I have also made new curtains. The old ones were just too light and let nearly all of the sunlight in. Boo.
So that's about it...I'm heading to Victoria for the long weekend with my friends. It's Canada Day and the beginning of PRIDE in Victoria.
