A New Month Begins

Today was the first time this year when the air here felt hot! It is August, after all! Unfortunately, this was also the first day on which we were affected by the smoke from the massive wildfires burning in the interior of the province. Everything appears a bit hazy with a slightly yellowish tint. Presently, the atmosphere does not really smell of smoke as can be the case.



This afternoon, though, I was thinking a little about how spoiled we are. Jay has continued with his cardio-fitness regimen at the Burnaby hospital Healthy Heart program. He's there now. My biggest decision of the day was which 12-pack of local, craft beer to pick up. With the start of a new month, I realized we've been retired for two years and 9 months. We have more than nine weeks quickly coming up aboard cruise ships in both the Mediterranean and the Pacific. We've got winter sorted out already with tickets and apartments in the tropics. Life continues well.

I'm not one to complain (much) anyway, but damn ... we're pretty lucky!