Horsies!

"Horsies!!" screams my two-and-two thirds year old daughter from the back seat of the Odyssey as we scream down the steep hill that leads away from our house.

I look over as we pass row upon row of grapes, getting lusher and lusher until they're harvested for this year's vintage.

And there they are by the side of the road - four magnificent brown animals, gazing at the road with intelligent unconcerned eyes.

My daughter laughs and yells "Kelowna horsies! Yayyyy!"

I look over at Rue and smile. She smiles back.

This is less than a minute from our driveway...

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Since we moved from Mississauga, Ontario:

• My allergies are gone


• My sense of smell's come back (the kitchen smells MUCH more appetizing!)


• My eyes no longer burn at the end of the day from the haze of ever-present Toronto smog


• I can see stars...sorry, no, that needs emphasis. I can see STARS!

I'd forgotten how beautiful the Okanagan Valley is. Funny that it took last year's fires to put the idea into our heads to move here.

Now all I need is a job.