May 8. Still here. It’s been 3 weeks and I accomplished my goal of publishing a book. A bonus was seeing my son and visiting with friends. A minus was the cold weather along with flurries.

This morning my brother came over and I was able to share some of the 2000 photos I scanned a couple of years ago. Thank you external hard drives!

Yesterday I went to a luncheon with 30 plus other women. Years ago when I taught water aerobics at the YMCA we used to go out for coffee after. They now have monthly luncheons and I’m actually in Winnipeg and was able to attend. I haven’t seen most of these women since I left in 2010, so it was nice to get together. And of course there were several new faces too.

Last night Donna and I went to a concert by the St. James Divisional Youth Choir. Students ranged in age from elementary to high school. It was delightful! Some really powerful voices in this group.

The rest of my time here is going to be a blur of goodbyes until I fly to Seattle on Tuesday. I’m especially looking forward to seeing my son on Mother’s Day.

Once I get back to Washington, I’ll write a post about the book I just published.