January 7th 2024 ~ oh, my this past year has just flown past and here we are with another year gone by. It has been an extremely busy year ~ Bill and I have enjoyed good health ~ good weather ... and have kept busy doing many things we enjoy.... like grocery shopping ~ the essential ~ ... where we most often go together, I love to read, ~ something I never had time for as a child. I now knit ... (only dishcloths) do embroidery and decide what quilt to make next. We both Floor curl,twice a week (Tuesday, Friday). We often enjoy going on a 'day drive' to many local areas. We are fortunate to have such beautiful scenery in every direction. Some are provincial Parks within easy driving distance ...We just pack a lunch and go...We are also fortunate to have hiking trails ...some almost within walking distance of our house. We really should hike daily... but don't always get to it... we'll try, now that it is the New Year to boost us along. The first photo is the Bluff at Paul Lake a provincial Park near Kamloops~ the following 3 pictures are of the devastating wild fire destruction at Shuswap Lake.Many homes and summer cabins were destroyed in the fire.