February 05, 2016
INNREVERSEwego! Back!? My dear and gentle readers ask? BACK? Yes indeed, winter is about to revisit, return to us and resume. Crimson alerts are out ! Grid yer loins! (how does one do that?) The modern town crier, the internet has issued dire warnings of snow and an abundance of it. Locate your shovels! There is a and every Canadian does it, a grand tradition and just what is that ? Inquiring minds want to know. Prior to a giant snowfall, we bring the shovels inn so we can get out.
Prior to the great return, however, Lucy the best Golden retriever of all times and moi went off to the beach. FOR A SECOND TIME in as many days. Ahead of the RAIN. Mild temperatures’ abounded. (thus another first, a giant bag of dog fertilizer picked up in the month of February, usually frozen in place by now. ) Nevertheless, today and it is just starting at this hour, to snow and we are to get, 20 cm now and another 20 later with wind and blowing.
I questioned as to whether the first guests of the season were to be delayed and the answer was affirmative. Canceling one night and late by a day, they will be. (try doing that with five rooms and drop inns) Arriving after the launch of the curling torment, instead of before. This gives me time to work myself into a tumultuous uproar of cleaning. I had NOT had enough caffeine as yet. Stay tuned as it will be written down probably in copious detail in tomorrows’ diatribe. A long time guest made his demands known. He will get here later in the month for a several day stay. Thus lurching into the 2016 (imagine that!) season. Thus confirming my horroscope for today “CANCER (June 22 – July 23): According to the planets you are on the verge of something big, something that will bring fame and maybe fortune too. Others can sense this change and want to be close to you so some of the glory rubs off on them. There’s plenty to go round.”
With that, we attempted to bring reservation systems under control, and up to snuff as the summer tourism season is approaching. Much clanking and banging on the computer. That did not work. The effort and toil were useless. Sent them all an email inviting them to update it for me, before the crazy things start to happen, as my dear and gentle and longtime readers know will happen. We can predict a few insane moments, like just how will we get the balcony back on the roof of the third floor with a handy man that does not want to do it. Just hang around and linger and I will be up to my neck in hilarious and often comical narratives.
While the cats absent, the owner will engage in recreation. We went off to the Hubcap Comedy Festival. Tickets were purchased on line. It was very difficult to get them in the office to pick them up, so we did not. Living in the downbnb has an advantage or two Strolled to the local bar, and home when it was all over. NOT one problem with parking. Bought and shared a bottle of plonk, had dinner. Tickets for the show were a mere $15! Thunderous with laughter for two solid hours. Complicatedness set inn, attempting to pay for vouchers for admission, as the volunteers (now that is a unpaid assistant job I want) alleged they were at the bar, totted wallet in hand to the giant Irish bar, they avowed the tickets were not there. Back and forth it went, and finally the boys with the tickets showed up and we settled inn. You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.
Winston Churchill & Moi