edge of the ocean

great tune, minus the video

the power of chocolate

we have been blessed with five senses...blessed are we who have all of them in working order. for the best taste expereince ...i suggest "sweet georgia browns" the ultimate combination of salt and sweet. not been there? giddy up, and even better when shared late at night under the sheets...

it is the little things that mean the most, i challenge all that read these words to create a moment of random "little things" and make another smile.

me, in edmonton, thinking way too much.

be here now

another ray lamontange must haves!

a great day!

a little know fact on me...i collect these crazy bottle openers from the 80's. there are the same as pictured above but have been kicking around some 20 odd years. today i had to get yet another longer hitch for the new trailer..and while at the local cap-it dealer i noticed they had one of these on the door to the shop. it is a nice one as it has an old BC lions logo on it! i asked them for it and without a blink, they gave it to me. they said that the shop was to be dozzed soon and it likely would have become a casualty!
so, happy day for me, made paying another 40 bucks on a third hitch, palatable.

if you see these while garage sale-ing, think of me..should be able to get them for a buck or so!

exit winter enter spring

for those of us who feel the weight of winter on our spirits...where the dull gray skies of winter gloom cover our eyes and hearts...the first burst of colour is elating and brings a smile to our faces

this seasonal change is so welcomed and one can't help but be in awe of the bright pink blossoms that appear,almost over night. these trees can be found on almost every street here in vancouver and it's the sure sign of spring. it is the reminder that all things change over time.

the next event they create is even better- when the blossoms fall it looks like pink snow covering the streets and sidewalks. stand by for this pic!

Camping!

went to golden ears with the gang this w/e, it was a mixed bag for weather but it did not matter...as you can see from above i have bought a new baby! my friend pete is now the new owner of tilly...which is great as then tilly stays in the family...i borrowed tilly's awning...need to make one for the new rig.
my new rig...if you are interested...check it out it tada-rv.com.. it rocks.

ran into sherry, she was camping too, have not seen her for awhile...love it when that happens...


have recently started to arrange a new group of friends for some camping fun...drop me a line if you want to come too.

fur friends and kids always welcome!

yael naim -new soul

fab video, great tune

Pablo Neruda

a great find...

Drunk as Drunk


Translated from the Spanish by Christopher Logue

Drunk as drunk on turpentine
From your open kisses,
Your wet body wedged
Between my wet body and the strake
Of our boat that is made of flowers,
Feasted, we guide it - our fingers
Like tallows adorned with yellow metal -
Over the sky's hot rim,
The day's last breath in our sails.

Pinned by the sun between solstice
And equinox, drowsy and tangled together
We drifted for months and woke
With the bitter taste of land on our lips,
Eyelids all sticky, and we longed for lime
And the sound of a rope
Lowering a bucket down its well. Then,
We came by night to the Fortunate Isles,
And lay like fish
Under the net of our kisses.

Pablo Neruda

river road sightings

sirens

Beautiful women these send their sound
For men over the waves that pound.
Ask Ulysses who's tied to the mast
So he cannot succumb as they go past.
Ask Samson with his long hair
As Delilah draws him to her lair.
See the Queen, Helen of Troy.
She is whisked away with great joy.
There are others that we all know
Who make men's hearts start to glow.
Throughout history they gained their fame.
Sirens they are called if you need a name.

copyright © 2003 by Lowell Bergeron

time = $$

okay, so listening to the prices of crude oil lately gives me gas! what up with that? so my friend tells me about this website called gasbuddy.com. you can go there and find the cheapest gas near you. here is my thought- it takes a few minutes to sit down at your computer and search for a station near to you or on route...so then you make a trip there...it may, in fact, be out of your way or off your usual route. the gas prices vary by 1-3 cents per litre. now lets do the math...the average car has a 48 litre tank, average SUV a 75 litre tank...say you can save 2 cents per liter...
$1.50 saved!

christ, crazy things we get obsessed with eh?