We have been enjoying some warm sunny weather here in late November and some cultural activities as well – Grey Cup Game party, ballet rehearsal, blues concert, crafts fair and dining out around town.  On the downside, my favorite lumber mill will be completely out of business in a few weeks.  Over the past 2 years, I have purchased from them several pickup truck loads of fir flooring and trim, fir for cabinets and doors, cedar and spruce timbers, and a bunch of other wood.  Went last week to buy some hard to find and well-priced clear vertical grain wood for future as-yet-unknown projects, and built a wood rack in anticipation.  Below are some clear fir 2×10, cedar 2×4 and 5×5, material for two mantle pieces, and some rough cut 1″ thick clear fir. 

This is the temporary wood rack made of spruce construction grade 1x4s left over from construction.

Group from Kelowna Newcomers Club that had a very informative tour of the Campion Boat plant, a family-owned firm that has been building fiberglass recreational boats for about 40 years and selling them all around the world.

New type of motor with prop on front.  Boat and motor are designed for wake surfing – boat goes about 20k/hr and surfer surfs wake behind boat without a tow rope. As he/she can step from transom to board, the inboard prop is much safer.