By Lindsie

I went to my parents’ house this weekend for a pretty routine summer visit / restock fresh produce. I drove up on Friday night after work, supper, dishes, and a nap. I also had to pack. Which, I am pretty good at packing now for a weekend in Duncan; or an overnight in Vancouver; or a 15 day cruise. Or anything really. I used to make lists and sub-lists, and then a master list, which I fun but time consuming and I can just wander around my house now and through things into a bag. As long as I have the non-replaceables (medication; passport; prescription glasses/contacts) I’m not too bothered. (That’s a lie. I’m quite bothered if I forget a thing. But in theory (and in practice on a couple of occasions) I can just buy or go without if needed. In this instance I forgot the square plug-in part of my phone charger, but that’s actually not a big deal because Mum has a lot at her house and I borrowed one there.

When I arrived, Dad was outside and stared at me in my car like some stranger had just driven down the driveway and parked in his garage. I, in turn, stared at him like I was inspecting sasquatch.

“Who’s that!” he enquired.

“Who are you?” I replied. It’s one of our classic bits.

“OH it’s Lindsie!” he finally realized. And I, noting that he was not, in fact, sasquatch, felt confident in removing myself from my car.

Saturday was busy. I got up early and put on my laundry (busy AND exciting, I should have said.) Then when that was hung out on the line, Mum and I went for a shop. Winners, where we found what we were looking for a and only just a few things extra. Walmart (same). And the dollar store. We had lists and found everything. Then a stop at Thrifys because Mum needed to buy a peach and one or two other things that were in the flyer, including liverwurst, which Mum is confident in purchasing with me present only because I am allergic to it.

Saturday evening was BBQ salmon dinner and Bonnie and Scott came. Mum and Bonnie were in Disneyland earlier this month, and we got Bonnie’s perspective on the trip (I’d had Mum’s summary already) and also some ballet technique exercises.

Also I found a reeeealy old bottle of Riesling in Dad’s wine storage and, after a controlled experiment discovered that it was really tasty. It went well with the salmon.

There were no plans on Sunday, and me and Mum went for a swim at Maple Bay, and then for a little walk. And then naps. And then chicken dinner. with corn and caesar salad and potatoes. And then I helped Mum organize the bookmarks on her browser. Around 7pm when we would usually have our phone call we sat out in the pergola and chatted in person.

Then today (Monday) I came home after filling my car with as much fresh produce as was available. And eggs! I almost forgot to take eggs!

The end.