Canada Jane

Nearly but not quite

We went to see a house the other day which was set on several acres of parkland complete with beautiful lawns, trees and even a pond. We totally fell in love with it, but the house itself was not quite right.

We must have really liked the plot because we kept trying to bring ourselves round to liking the house even more than we really did, but I am sure we would have regretted buying it in a few months. Still, it is the closest we have come to seriously considering buying somewhere else.

The weather here has been brilliant for the last few months. We have had the odd days with rain and a few cloudy days, but on the whole it has been sun and high 20’s temps all the way. Some days it has gone well into the 30’s which for me is far too hot. If you add the humidex onto that some days it has been in the 40’s – my delicate pale skin cannot take it!!

The other day we had to take the truck into Ford as we had a slow puncture. They found the nail but it was not repairable, so we had to have a new tire. When we took it in we were told it would be about half an hour, so we decided to wait. However one hour and forty minuets later it finally was complete. We were also told it would cost around $300 including tax and the service they also did the previous week, but the bill was actually a little over $350. Then to add insult to injury, the woman serving us said “you don’t seem to have caught the sun much” So, now not only had we had to wait forever and pay over the odds, but now I was lily white too….cheek.