News from Vancouver

It's been a quiet week in Vancouver, my hometown on the edge of the ocean. It's been raining a lot here but we Vancouverites are a stoic lot. We accept whatever comes to us with equanimity, believing that if we just wait a while the sun will come out. Sometimes it comes within a day or two and sometimes it takes a week or more, but we comfort ourselves with the thought that at least we won't be running out of water for quite a while. We have convinced ourselves that there is no such thing as bad weather, just inappropriate clothing, so we put our rain gear and go on with life as if 40 days and nites of downpour are just part of the excitement of living in the world's second most beautiful city. If that doesn't work we remind ourselves that waiting for the beautiful sunny days just makes them all that much more beautiful. If that doesn't work we comfort ourselves with the thought that at least we don't have snow like Toronto or smog like LA, and rain really does leave the air fresh and clean, so what's a little rain now and then?

Sister Julia went into the hospital last week. She had lost a lot of blood and had to have a few transfusions. Being a very God-fearing person she couldn't understand why this had to happen to her of all people so she was quite upset at first. On Thursday she was operated on and by Sunday she was recovering and happy to be over the trauma. You can see her picture and a short video of her and her roomies, a rather interesting group of ladies who seem to have hit it off together rather well considering where they were. She'll be leaving the hospital soon and staying with friends while she recuperates.

Mother Camfferman continues to sail along at the homestead. She had the entrance across the ditch to her yard widened as it was falling apart and the children were afraid she might miss aim and end driving in the ditch. After all when you're 87 1/2 years old it's not so easy to stay on the road as it used to be.

All the other Camfferman's seem to be doing alright. No news is good news and if there's nothing new to tell why bother people? After all they know where we are and know they can call any time if they need to know anything. That's the news from this part of the world where all the people are good looking and the children are mostly above average.