Snow came early to the mountains this year so Dave skied 5 times in December and we had a delightful 4 days slope side chalet at SilverStar ski resort near Vernon with 2 close friends over Christmas. Lots of seasonal concerts and dinners as well. We have a new used salt/grit spreader for the ATV in case the new driveway gets a bit slippery (needed a bit of tweaking to get it working well).

December was a bit like the year overall as we transitioned from house projects to leisure. Highlights on the home front this year were the shoji closet in the guest bedroom, new driveway, new equipment shelter, some art installations and motorized screens for the porch. On the leisure side, Canal du Midi boating and Paris reminiscing, Cowboy Junkies concert, visit with my aunt (Queen of the Prairies) and another Japan trip (Shikoku, Tokyo, friends, family and food).

Next year shall see us, hopefully, completing more hardscaping outside, making a few screens, a built-in dresser in the bedroom, storage cabinets in the garage, more art installations and some odds and sods. We shall also likely find ourselves in Europe and Japan once again.

Happy New Year to all and Akemashite Ometedo Gozaimasu – hope to see you somewhere, sometime next year.