Week back and week ahead

Last Tuesday we had our last children's choir get-together for this season. With May and summer upon us, schedules get busy, school lets out, travel occurs, and things just don't lend themselves too well for weekly meetings. I'd like to get together a few times so that we can sing at the Manor (assisted living) and perhaps at the long-term care (nursing home).

If you're looking for a vacation in which you are forced to relax... this may be the place. That's what my sister and husband discovered (and enjoyed) about their visit here. It was "vacation" in the way it should be, but so often when we go on "vacation" we discover that we need a rest from our "vacation." That just isn't so when you come here. You simply cannot get yourself too busy here. You can walk, see and visit the entire city in about half a day. You can drive from one end of the island to the other in about the same amount of time (including time to get out and walk). You can take a flight tour or a boat tour that takes half to a whole day. But once the end of the day comes around, you are back at your hotel. There really isn't much nightlife, unless you're into bars... So if you're looking for a few days in which to walk along the rocky beaches, or tromp through some muskeg, splash about the rivers and creeks, watch the eagles soaring in the air, watch the boats sailing past, watch the tide go in and out... this may be the place.

We begin our house hunting this week. Not that there is much to hunt from, mind you. There are a couple of for-sale-by-owner properties, and about three listed with the Realtor that we are sort of interested in looking at. None of them, just looking at them, have jumped out at us yelling, "Buy me, buy me!" So we'll see how things go. We're looking for a house that has 3 or more bedrooms, more than 1 bathroom, a large living area, and a respectable kitchen (since I've lately found myself spending 2-4 hours most days in it). We want a large living area so that we can open up our home to different gatherings. There are people who are reluctant to come to church, but may be open to a gathering in a home. We would like to make that option available, but would need a sufficiently open space to do that comfortably.

The Little Norway Festival occurs from this Thursday through Sunday. We'll be out and about at some of the events that occur. I'm sure the city streets will be the busiest we've ever seen since our arrival.