What would you take?

 An interesting exercise really...
Easy to say that now because it all turned out well. But a few Sundays ago I was outside working on the bus (surprise). While puttering away I noticed smoke in the air, which I dismissed as someone's back yard burn pile. But then I started to get email notifications that there was an out of control Wild fire south of us. Although we were 10+kms away , a slight shift in the wind could have devastating consequences. We were not ordered to evacuate, but after a family Pow wow we decided to pack up our prized possessions and load them into the bus. That way if the evac call came at 2am there would be no panicked decisions about what to grab. We grab the computers, the dogs and the car keys and we are out of there.

We tried to stay calm, but its a funny reality when you know you may have to run for the hills and leave your home behind.

The fire (red) and our house(teal)....to close for comfort.

On the monday, we all were away from the house. I couldn't leave the dogs, I couldn't leave our possessions, I couldn't leave Fillmore! So I put the dogs in the bus with all of our important things....For Anna:Grad Dress&shoes and assorted clothing, for Jeff: a couple small duffel bags with hoodies and T shirts, Michelle: Digital picture collection and old photo albums, and me?.....tools. Odd yes but it's what I thought was important to have if all else is lost. Monday was a warm day but the dogs were fine in the bus with shade and air flow!

Within 48 hours the disaster was averted and the "on call evac order" was lifted, everyone and everything was back home safe and sound.

Which meant it was time to get moving!....The Grey Owl trip to Manitoba was right around the corner! There was tile to cut!

And floor to grout!

It was a real different material and technique, but the outcome was great.

Next on the list was to finish the locking latches for the kitchen. Filling the drawers with dishes and cutlery means they tend to roll open with the bumps in the road. Most of the drawers were without incident but one needed some mods to get it right.

The final touch I wanted was to do some filler in the floor, when it was done it had a little religious feel to it! That's OK, I'll need all the helping hands to watch over me on the road trip ahead...