Ode to the Candle.

Surfside RV Resort, Parksville BC (2 stars)

If that candle could talk. The things it has seen and the places it has been. It will grace our dining table once we re-settle in Edmonton.

We have been travelling, as you know, travelling and living in the Schooner - our 5th wheel RV. No regrets. Every evening meal includes lighting a candle we have anchored in a wine bottle. It drips and I do not want a dripless candle. Yes, wax pieces fall off. When we travel I wrap the candle delicately and it travels in the kitchen sink .

Oh what we have seen and done in that time frame. Western Canada from the "wet coast" to the Manitoba-Ontario border, all the while, with few exceptions, sleeping in our own bed. The time has come, to say "get organized in the Schooner in order to de-personalize" . We have embarked upon repairing or replacing things that are "not up to snuff". Our biggest challenge, I think, will be the replacement of the vinyl planking strips on the floor showing wear and tear. Curtains and blinds are in great condition.