Do not climb on me

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This could be one of the saddest things that I saw on this trip to America. This is a childrens play area. And everywhere were signs saying "Do not climb on me"

Workshop!

Last week it was freezing cold and raining and I really needed some place dry to work.  So I picked up some supplies and closed in one of the car ports and turned it into a workshop.  Instantly, several projects that have been on my to do list became a reality!

First up was a painting easel for master Theodore:

He also got another bath toy.  R&D (rip off & duplicate) showed this to be quite fun.  It's a boat that's powered by a balloon.  Blow up the balloon and it has a small nozzle on the back that bubbles the boat around the bath.

Tonka Trucks

When we bought this house, it came with lots of crap.  There were a few sewing machines, rusty barrels, broken yard implements of every description, and this little gem of a Tonka Truck.

It snowed yesterday and Theodore and I built a ramp for jumping his bike off of, but he suddenly got nappish (or chickened out) and went inside.  As the truck had been helping with building the ramp, I figured it needed to jump it.  It didn't end well:

New Bike!

Theodore got his first bike this year, a blue Norco.  I have to admit I'm quite jealous, I've been hankering for a Norco for a while now to replace my aging mountain bike.  But alas, I have a bike already, and the Beaver didn't!

New Roof

What we used to come home to.  Well, the large blue sheets weren't there, but there was the brown roof with the decrepit chimneys.

And then this guy showed up:

Hey! what are you doing to my roof?

 You've put a big hole in it!

And broken the chimney:

The bridge comes in handy:

Mike shows up with the know how - Kim cutting up stuff.

 And I'm to the rescue!

 But mother nature gives us a beautiful blue sky, and cold day.

 Hmmm, we put half the panels on backwards...

 And work late into the night:

And now, I'm eating cookies :)

New slippers

The Bachelor Life

I've been working in Vancouver for the last month.  Luckily, I have this great bachelor pad that I can park right in the hottest neighbourhood of Vancouver, Yaletown.  False Creek is a small harbour that terminates at the Vancouver Science museum.  It's free to moor the boat for up to a few weeks a month, and there's quite a community of people that live between here, and just outside the harbour in English Bay.  Kim and Theodore have been coming over with me for some of the time, and False Creek is surrounded by parks and public space for the little Beaver.  Here's Gitano, just in front of Granville Island.

Once Kim leaves, I have to admit that the boat becomes a total bachelor pad.  Food is mostly PB&J sandwiches, and the fridge is mostly beer!

And here's the Beaver, in a DeHaviland Beaver, Flying back to Salt Spring.  He loves float planes and after getting home, made plane noises for the rest of the day!

T on the boat

Theodore, Kim, me, Mike and Mia

I'll take the next watch......

Sailing the Salish with Dylan