Rain drops and Book shops

Dear Red Bird

Living in an RV can have it's challenges. Obvious one being space or rather lack thereof. We've been resident in our little tin can for about 4 months now and with some tweaking over that time, have figured out the best placement for everyday objects. I'm not convinced more tweaking won't be undertaken but I think we're pretty much set. However the change in weather has brought about a new routine for us that I hadn't anticipated. Window cleaning! Before breakfast and as the kettle boils, itself a self defeating function of a necessary morning ritual, we wipe down the dew soaked windows and pools of moisture gathered on the sills. While the kettle does it's best to fill the place up with more damp air, and our hot little bodies toasty from a night under thick duvets and blankets stir the air some more, we try and remove the damp, a yellow chamois my new best friend. Windows are opened no matter the weather and the heater is run full power. Damp air out, dry air in. Our morning mission before one drop of coffee can be poured is to conquer the damp before it takes hold and it's sidekick mold rears it's ugly head. I like to look on the bright side of this, clean windows always and despite the possibility of unhealthy air quality should said sidekick make an appearance (not on my watch!), having the windows open first thing can sometimes make that morning coffee unnecessary after all. Crisp cold morning air will get you going faster than a shot of caffeine I assure you! We are currently stuck in a cycle of wiping down windows with dry clothes which then become wet clothes which then need to be hung to dry which in turn, yep you've guessed it, fill the home with moisture as the water evaporates from their dew soaked fibers. Despite my unwillingness, I feel a trip to Home Depot for some super duty paper towels is on the horizon. I hate waste but I suppose they can be recycled.

So this is the downside of rainy day weather but the up side is reading. We are close to a picturesque seaside resort here, called Sidney. It is at the tip of the Saanich Peninsula a short 20 minute drive from downtown Victoria. As well as it's spectacular location, Sidney has more bookstores per capital than anywhere else in the country and has earn't the title of Canada's Booktown. More importantly not one of them is a large multinational. I love nothing more than lazily strolling the shelves, reaching for a book every now and then as a title or cover jumps out from the rest and pulls me in. You will most likely find me in the cooking aisle drooling over recipes from all corners of the world, or perhaps in the design section dreaming and planning our future home. I'm not a big non-fiction reader, preferring true stories of life, it's triumphs and struggles. Rainy days are perfect for long afternoons of transportation to far away places.

One last wipe of the windows and I'm heading back under the covers. Tea is made and book is by my side, just about perfect don't you think!
Always yours
Sparrow