Christmas 2019

21 Dec 19

08:00 hrs

     I am not at the Wayward Inn. I am visiting the Sages for the Holidays for the first time in 25 years. Li'l Sis is here too. My trip began on Wednesday early in the morning with a road trip to Hub City to grab a boat to the mainland. Then it was a drive up the canyon and on to Fish Elbow. I chose the canyon route as opposed to the main freeway as the latter is susceptible to sudden weather changes. Besides, the former is a road that is meant to be actually driven. If you have been following along Dear Reader you will know that I have covered this in a previous blog post. In all, including a rest stop to see an old family friend, the trip took about 12 hours. A long journey but the Ram performance was excellent. 

21 Dec 19

0800 hrs

     Today we are having Christmas dinner early as Li'l Sis is leaving tomorrow for her home in Cowtown. We've been watching the road and weather conditions as she has to work on Monday. If all goes well and the highways remain in good condition I'll be remaining at the Sage's until Saturday. This means I will have two or even three Christmas dinners. It will be a struggle to keep the diet in check. DIET. That's D I E with the letter T added.

     Supper will consist of turkey, stuffing, cabbage rolls, brussel sprouts, salad, cranberries and gravy. 

13:00 hrs

    Li'l Sis made it to Gold Town by 10:30 hrs and should soon be in Cowtown. The roads are compact snow so she's taking her time. I've been watching the conditions closely for my return to the Rock at the end of the week. Hopefully it shouldn't be too bad. 

     We finally got a phone call at 16:00 hrs. It took her over seven hours to get home. At times the traffic was down to 30 kmh.

24 Dec 19

20:45 hrs

     Tonight is Christmas Eve. I remember when as a child we got to open just one present that would tide us over until the morning. I had selected what turned out to be Bill Cosby's album 200mph. I laughed my hole off. Now, I can barely listen to him because of the accusations and conviction. 

     I hope you will all have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Please do not take offense if I don't use the term Happy Holidays. I'm not trying to offend but I will not bend to political correctness. If your faith is different and you want me to understand and respect yours you must understand and accept mine.