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CHAT FROM VcToria

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AND!! Chat will be LONG!! And I mean long as is most of this months Newsletter. So, settle in OR read it in parts or however you wish to enjoy the news 😊

Leaving off last months Newsletter on the 29th [August] my last client did not work out LOL. Insulted my cat as she walked through the door, then when asked to leave her phone out of the reading room loudly exclaimed “WHY because you are afraid, I might record the reading”.!!!!!!!! Still calm I replied, “I record all reads for each client, it is included in the cost”. Into the reading room, settled down and she says, “I want to use ChatGPT for my questions”. I asked her to leave based upon her being way too demanding and we had not even begun yet. I do not need money that badly that I would put up with aspects of this before we have even begun 😊 SO my vacation began one day early 😊

I LOVE driving and the open road with no timelines. My granddaughter was getting married September 5th and I had gradually been saving and planning the travel journey I wanted to take to British Columbia.  Finally, the time arrived 😊.

The 30th I started to pack up my van as I had no timeline on how long we would be gone. Picked up a mini fridge from my grandson with the intention of putting the wedding cake inside for the trip to BC. BUT!! It did not fit so I ventured over to Canadian Tire and bought a large cooler. The cake fitted nicely inside with the packs of ice they give you at the dentist. 😊

Of course, I would get orders that need to be mailed right before I leave. That was lovely and quickly taken care of 😊 Love when I get Canadian orders. Most of my orders come from the USA and other countries interestingly enough. Hence a lot of my webstore is now digital. 

AND 😊 on September 1st Bella [my cat] and I jumped into the van and headed out for our trip through the Canadian Rockies. I had purchased a lovely carriage like carrier on wheels for Bella. See my Facebook posts [on my personal page] for pics of this. Did she like it? Well, she tolerated it unless she was in it too long. She does prefer to explore. Filled up with gas in Spruce Grove where for some reason gas is way cheaper than in the city [at the time $1.26] and got onto the highway. I drove just past Hinton and stopped at a rest stop as I had prepared quite a bit of food to eat while away. I was alone for a bit then other tourists arrived.

Now Bella is a ‘people magnet’ LOL. A group was traveling to British Columbia from Ontario. Actually, moving out there and already had jobs. The wife sat with me while I ate, and we chatted away about why we were traveling. Then off they went. I stayed and finished up my meal and headed back onto the road and made Valmont by 5pm. LOVELY older wooden hotel off the main highway. I was surprised when they gave me the top floor as most of the time I get ‘the pet rooms are on the ground floor’. I mentioned this and she said, ‘the rooms above are better’. HEY!! No complaining from me. I hate footsteps above me. However, I did have to haul up the litter box, Bella, coffee maker, suitcase, computer and more and then hope that with a full van nothing would broken into. I chatted to some men who were sitting outside, and they informed me my van would be perfectly safe. They lived there and had thousands of dollars worth of tools that they left in their trucks all the time. And they were right 😊 Wedding cake was safe. Cooler worked well and the van sat untouched while I slept 😊 Up at the Ungodly hour of 6.30am and hit the road shortly afterwards. Filled up with gas that was conveniently right across the street which if I recall correctly was $1.74 a liter. Knowing I had supper planned with my granddaughter and her fiancé that evening I knew that it would be almost a direct drive. I stopped once at a lovely rest area off the road along a lake and ate. I let Bella out BUT!!! She is such an ‘I MUST explore’ cat that I cannot let her out for too long as she truly wants to head deep into the forest areas and that is a ‘no no’ for me. So ate quickly and back on the road.

Arrived in South Surrey after a few mishaps. Small ones. First to travel you have to set the iPhone settings on Cellular. This runs the battery down quite quickly. Where my plug in for the phone that went into my lighter area in the van went, I do not know and honestly had not given it any thought. Following Google maps as I hit close to Chilliwack the darn phone DIED!!!! Yup, right at the time I needed the map area. I pulled off into the city and YUP right there was a shopping mall. Hit up London Drugs and grabbed a plug in😊 Plus a loaf of bread from Cobs that was directly opposite the entrance 😊 I had to hurry as it was VERY hot outside and Bella had to be left in the van. I took 6 minutes. Plugged the phone in, let it charge for a few minutes and followed the directions out to the highway. Second mishap, the Google map was telling me turn off onto this strange highway way out of where I needed to be. So, I pulled into a gas station and asked a gentleman there if I was reading this correctly. YUP!! I was so off I went onto this 25-kilometre one lane back highway with TONS and TONS of traffic. Holy Moly all I can say is I will never complain about Edmonton traffic again. It now was dark for some reason and  I still had to pull over and reset the map BUT!! I figured it out and found the rundown NEVER AGAIN would I stay there motel. Had I not prepaid [like an idiot] I would have driven away and found another hotel. And the check in was SLOW!!  I had texted asking for this extra day to be able to pay when I got there and truly knowing what I know now I should have taken this extra night elsewhere. However, it is a lot of work to just stop for one night when you travel with a pet. The check in guy was not the person who had texted back and forth with me. Finally, I just said, ‘look take a $200 deposit on my card, and we can fix it later, I have to be somewhere for supper’. Led me to a room that I can only say was DISGUSTING. And as I feared, I was on the ground floor because this dive LOL had pet rooms on the lower floor only. The blinds were broken and the windows had no curtains. I asked for a room change. I was now brought to a corner room on the end. The blinds worked, there were curtains BUT the shower curtain REEKED. How this can be ignored is beyond me.  Anyway, off to supper I went. I figured let me handle this tomorrow.

Supper was GREAT. BUT now it was rush hour and I had to drive from South Surrey to Port Coquitlam. Why this city does not have highways I do not know. The population is high and unless you live downtown most people drive. It took over an hour to drive to my granddaughters. BUT 😊 I made it.  What a lovely condo they have. We chatted, the wedding cake was put away in their fridge, the gifts I brought were given and news exchanged and then into Kirstens car we went, and Igor drove downtown to a lovely vegan restaurant where we ate. YUP as a guest Igor said we should go vegan for me 😊 That is what a great guy he is. Kirsten really lucked out meeting him. He is delightful. Drove back to the condo and now I faced yet another hour drive back to the motel. In pouring rain this time. And I mean it poured. But I made it with only one strange turn!!  

It is now after 10pm and I get a knock on my door!! This I cannot believe that the manager/ maybe owner is there asking for payment!!! I tell him I gave a $200 deposit, and the rest of the days [all 3] are prepaid already. He says, ‘oh I was told you would pay tonight’. I say, “look you have payment can we settle this tomorrow’ He agrees and leaves. Next day I head to the office and lo and behold that $200 is what they ask for just for a damage deposit. Honestly in that room, where there is no microwave, no coffee maker, no clocks, no lamps next to the bed and everything else is a hundred years old nothing could be damaged for that amount!! Anyway, I pay the night and to my horror I am informed there is a $30 pet charge PER NIGHT!!!!!! And the cleaning lady will not go into the room because you have a pet!! I told him I needed the shower curtain changed and that Bella would be with me all day.

Many many years ago, [2001] I took my color therapy courses in Vancouver, and I also purchased my Bio Data Feed back machine that I do the aura explanation on at the same time. As I do Personal Clearings in conjunction with my readings I decided to go down to the company and pick up the cleansing aura sprays and more. I had created the order prior to leaving and now my plan was to drive to Vancouver and pick the box up. Left at around 10am and AGAIN holy moly the traffic!!! That early in the morning and still bumper to bumper at places. Nevertheless, I made it. Chatted with the owner who was, just like myself, still in business 😊 Yes, Bella was with me. Then we drove back to the motel and prepared to go out after a wee bit of rest.

And off to White Rock, a 6-minute drive Bella and I went. Man, oh man she attracts attention. People stopped and asked where I got her carriage. People stopped and asked if they could pet her. Then they would chat with me 😊 I walked up the pier, but Bellas was not happy with the carriage, so we only went halfway. Back to the van and then I found a plant-based restaurant allowing pets on the patio so off I headed there. Lovely meal and Bella stayed nice and quiet in her carriage next to me. I posted pics on FB 😊 Back to the motel where I had a nice new cleanly smelling shower curtain. 😊

I will briefly say that next to me was a girl who had lived there for six months. Clearly a drug addict. Invited homeless people there to shower etc. and drink all night. With walls this thin I was getting annoyed. Do I give up the $450 I had already paid and move to another place that clearly would now be in the $300 NIGHTLY cost? Man, it was a choice, but I chose to suffer it out. The garden in the back where I faced was nice. Although very run down Bella could walk around in it. Friday came and the noise was horrific. I finally complained and it turned out she was way behind on her rent and they were in the middle of deciding to kick her out. My complaint made them decide. She was not happy and threatened me. I went back to the office and said I would be calling the cops. The manage/owner asked me to please not do that. And truly I am not a cop caller. He went and spoke to her and for the next 6 hours they moved stuff out of the room. THEN she just left the door open and the homeless people there. Finally, it died down around 2am and I got some sleep. Saturday came and holy moly when I went out to the garden the door was still open and what a mess. Beds overturned, beer cans everywhere and the filth was unbelievable. And she had a dog and cat living there. I felt really bad for the animals. She did take them, but I have no clue where.

Thank goodness this would be my last day. Off to the wedding I went, and it was FANTASTIC. Weather was PERFECT. I saw people I had not seen in 25 years, met new people and enjoyed the entire day. Had a nice vegan meal that was prearranged for me as I was the only vegan there. Wedding cake was vegan, so I had a slice., Man it was good. Tons of pictures were taken, ceremony was awesome, the best mans spoke, along with parents of both Igor and Kirsten. Father and daughter dance, Mother and groom dance, bride and groom dance then the disc jockey played music where most of the younger crowd danced all night. I left around 9pm as I was slightly worried about Bella. She was fine thankfully.

I was going to drive about 100kms and stay at a resort with mineral baths BUT!! Sunday night they had wanted over $500 for the night. I kid you not. It had dropped to $300 for the Monday night and originally, I booked that. But now there was no way I wished to stay for another night in South Surrey, so I cancelled it and looked into Revelstoke. I booked the amazing looking place in the mountains. Coast Hillcrest Hotel. Leaving South Surrey around 9.30am I drove through what I can only tell you are amazing mountainous views. I had driven one-way down and was purposely driving back another way. All I can say is to drive through the Canadian Rockies and just breathe in the air and admire the creation of nature and the mountains is AMAZING.

Reached Revelstoke with only one bad turn. Drove 20 kms out of the way but figured it out, turned around and from that point had no issues getting to Revelstoke. Hotel was clearly marked off the highway and up the windy road there it sat in the mountains. OMG I was in my glory. What a place. AND!! Third floor for Bella and I. Menu?? There sat a vegan wellington and vegan dessert. Guess where I was eating 😊 I had no need to bring up my coffee maker as theirs was new with Starbucks coffee in packs 😊 The views were outstanding [posted on FB on my personal page] and at night I left my window open and slept with mountain air. Yes, I went downstairs and sat on the gorgeous patio and had honestly the best vegan meal I had eaten in a long time. Service here was AWESOME. I booked a facial for the next morning as I had planned to leave BUT honestly, I had no timeline and I had planned my time off till the 13th of September. By morning I was sure I would stay another night and went downstairs and informed them I loved it here and wanted to book for Monday night. Based upon it no longer being a holiday it was $100 cheaper. Had my facial that was OK but not fantastic. However, clearly, she was a good massage person because she massaged my neck and arms along with the facial mask. I booked a massage for the following morning with her. BUT!! Off I went into Revelstoke alone. I thought Bella would be happier staying in a nice clean safe room.  Revelstoke is cute. My parents lived there in the early eighties I believe it was. But cute is not for me. I posted a video on my personal FB page 😊 Ate, bought Bella a very expensive thing to wrap around her body so I could hopefully walk her. Then back to the hotel where I took Bella for a walk. Once again people admired her and a guy thanked me deeply for taking her once I told him her background story. He honestly and genuinely said ‘not many people want older cats’ and thanked me at least four times for ‘dedicating her senior years to a wonderful life’.

Then I took advantage of the steam room, the hot tub etc. etc. Sadly, I was not hungry but figured I’d just sit on the patio and enjoy the mountains. I went and got Bella who they allowed to run around on the patio 😊 Bellas was in her glory. Each time folks came in I asked them if it was OK with her being loose and no one minded. She loved it!! I had a margarita and figured I would eat around 8pm. Back up to the room and when I went down to eat the patio was full so I asked if I could order room service and yes, it would be brought to me. BUT!!!!! When I called down to order the vegan meal it was sold out. I chose just to relax, pack up a wee bit and groom Bella. Next morning headed for my 9am massage that as I expected was GREAT. Ordered the vegan breakfast that sadly was not great and headed for the road.

I planned to drive home and that is what I did. I stopped just past Golden in the most delightful rest area that you could walk down to the river. Again, pics on my FB page.   Gas was running slightly low, but I knew I could make Alberta where the price would drop considerable. And I did 😊 I made it just north of Calgary and filled up and grabbed some junk food to eat as I was starving. Made it home by 8pm and relaxed. I cannot tell you how happy Bella was. It was like her whole body just relaxed and she curled up and slept like as if to say “‘OH thank goodness, I was worried about what we were doing” but I see I was not given away again. 😊 ‘No Bella, you will be with me until you choose to leave and even then, I will hold you in my arms when you depart ‘😊

Ahhhhh HOME SWEET HOME 😊 BUT!!! Garden is full of weeds so that was my first priority to start. Since the 9th of September, weather permitting, each day I pulled up at least 3-4 feet of weeds. My entire garden is landscaped all around plus the front LOL. With the amount of rain we had, trust me weeds grew and since my veggie seeds did not grow much, I let the garden grow!! Today, the 21st of September I have 50% done 😊 It will all be done my the time snow falls.

My apple tree once again has given me TONS of apples. Although funnily enough they are much smaller than usual. Again, obviously because of the amount of rain. But nevertheless edible. Each day I have picked a bowl of them and juiced and frozen a lot of the juice. Here is where my green juice stops and my opening drink of the day becomes apple juice. 😊 Normally I get enough juice for 3 months or so. 😊

Along with the garden, juicing, laundry, grocery shopping, I ordered the latest Dyson vacuum. Why? My Dyson had seen its day. And the back up vacuum I have I was never happy with but had been using it and then I  just said ‘NO we need a proper vacuum’. This latest tech on this vacuum is AMAZING!! I have never ever seen anything clean and pick up dirt like this Dyson. It also mops floors although I have not figured this part out yet and will later in the month but meanwhile my carpets are so clean its incredible. I cannot say enough good things about this machine 😊

And naturally with the fantastic weather we have had Bella and I have sat on the patio and enjoyed the sunshine. Me reading/eating, her sleeping or watching life as it passes by 😊 Ordered more of the Reacher series books I am reading. Man, I love, love, just relaxing and enjoying 😊

AND the vacation time I had chosen came to an end on the 14th. Fall is always my busy time based upon summer being a time I do not book office reads as my shows are back-to-back. Naturally I am fully booked by the time I get back to work. Most were in person reads either one a day that I prefer or I will book two people if they are coming together. Along with everyday bookings I had one Zoom read and one astrology chart order from the webstore. Everyone showed and ALL clients were lovely. Truly lovely and one of them said to me “as I walked up to your house, I had a feeling you would be selling”. AMAZING!!! As next year I have to make that extremely important decision. More on that in January 2027 Newsletter.

NETFLIX: SO happy to find a long series of episodes. Seal Team. At this date I have completed Episode One all the 22 series. I just started Episode Two and am on series 4. There are 7 Episodes with roughly 22 series in each episode so this will keep me happy for awhile 😊

GROCERIES: tomatoes, Tortillas, corn on the cob, vegan butter [on special so I stocked up] ketchup, Dried snap peas as a snack, just egg, liquid and folded, mushrooms, puff pastry, toilet paper, red grapes, vegan ice cream, apricot jam, avocadoes, marmalade, romaine lettuce, dried seaweed, cremini mushrooms, eco max laundry detergent, vegan cheese, agave, vegan pepperoni, red onions, silk creamer and soft tofu. COST: $255.36

HERBS: Look in my recipe column below and you will see all that I stock plus with info 😊 I needed eyebright and liquorice root, so I ordered 1LB each.  Cost for both: $89.30 [that included shipping] And from another place where I order for minerals, I ordered sea moss gel superfood, [mango] turmeric gummies and oil of oregano with black seed oil COST: $76.97.

BELLA: I only needed kitty litter so two bags were bought. I buy the Best Litter 😊 They came to $102.88 and I bought at least 6 months of treats 😊 Cost $28.13 So total for Bella was $131.01.

AND!! It is now September 28th and I arrived back from Fort Mac last night around 10pm. GREAT show and I now have seven whole GLORIOUS WEEKS off at home. Took two days off right now and I will be doing full reads only  at my office. Right now, I am booked till October 10th so you can call anytime to have a package read.

  

AND!! Told you it would long LOL. Have a fantastic October. Enjoy the beauty of the leaves as they turn. Enjoy the monthly Full Moon and all that as the seasons change you see the beauty, NOT as so many people seem to complain about the stress. Meditate and remove that. Still stressed? Change your direction in life 😊