~Framboise Manor~: teehee - Stephen got his package!

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

teehee - Stephen got his package!

Stephen got his package yesterday...and wrote the sweetest post about it here - please check it out! His Little Bit is just so cute! we sooo enjoyed sending off this package - and there are a few more in the mail for some of our other blogging friends.

it feels nice to have such wonderful friends. we are ending a busy day filled with seed-starting, setting up 2 new composters, reading, spring-maintenance of ALLLLLL of the fishing gear (fishing season opens up on April 15!!!) and lots and lots of hottubbing! and now sitting down and reading Stephen's beautiful post - ahhhh...do days really get better than this???

Helga and Mrs. S. - i look forward to hearing about when your packages arrive. Sue - have you received your package from Humble Wife yet?

we love having internet friends. it is really fun.

but thank you for such a beautiful post, Stephen. there really is a reason why i call him our/my dear sweet one!

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Beth of Red Barn FarmApril 11, 2012 at 6:12 PM
You two are special people. Your bee card still sits on my desk bringing a smile with every glance. Your sumac seeds will go out to post before my dentist appt on Saturday. Enjoy the rest of your day!
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StephenApril 11, 2012 at 6:17 PM
Thanks, kymber....you are the special one. I have bad news. Not long after I ordered Jamie's pinks off the internet, the company called and said their last order to Canada shipped last week. End of season, as I feared. Nothing more until November. I'm working on other ideas...I'm so sorry. Like I said...other ideas are on my burner.
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JaneofVirginiaApril 11, 2012 at 6:31 PM
Kymber, Many years ago, someone marvelled at how I have such good friends. I told them that to have good friends, one only needs to BE a good friend. The reason you and Jam have so many good friends, is that you ARE truly good friends. I am so honored just to be among them. Get well soon Stephen. You and your family have been in our prayers. Love to you all.
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PioneerPreppyApril 12, 2012 at 12:02 AM
I am collecting mice and moles to send to you guys. I have a box built with a immigration promotion flier stating that the critters can start a new life in a foreign country where no harm will come to them. I baited it with cheese and grubs.

I will include the asparagus with it but no guarantees they mice won't eat some on the way :)
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HelgaApril 12, 2012 at 12:38 AM
Hey Kymber - What wonderful gifts you sent to Stephen and his family, and what a beautiful post he put up. Amazing !

I was the one supposed to be sending to you, and I did Tuesday morning. Canada Post said approx. 7 to 10 business days. Dang, that seems long ! So what's this I read about you sending to me ... HUH ???? I'm stumped in a good way of course !

Jane always says it best and I mean every word she said. LOL !!

Take Care Sweet Friend - xoxo
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JaneofVirginiaApril 12, 2012 at 6:33 PM
Love and best wishes to you all. You are all comfort and encouragement to me especially when the days news is anything from concerning to downright distressing.
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Mrs. S.April 12, 2012 at 10:51 PM
Hope the pumpkin seeds arrive there in time for planting. There is nothing so far in the mailbox here, but it has been too cold for planting things outside without the protection of a greenhouse anyhow.
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kymber here and talking about jambaloney.

i've always called him my angel. my rock. my best half. the best part of what i have always wanted to become.

he has a soul as big as the biggest mountain, he is strong, he is in incredible physical condition, he is 51 and yet most people think he is under 40. he is humble and modest, charming, gorgeous and will help anyone with anything at anytime. he never grumbles and only every now and again complains or is a tiny bit cranky (nothing that a hug can't fix!). he can cut both sides out of 70 tires in minutes, build raised beds from scrap wood that he drags out of the forest, weedwhack 800ft of our road down to the river, and haul more wheelbarrows of dirt, mulch, rocks and seaweed than is probably medically-advised. he's learned how to braid, make bread and no one makes better rice - not even the chinese. he supports my every, crazy endevour. he went 44 years without a driver's license and got his license after being trained by my crazily-wonderful french canadian friend in 2 weeks. she never stopped talking the whole time. in french.

he has biked everywhere his entire life, at one job he biked 24km EACH WAY. that's to and from! 24km to work AND 24km from work! oh and just accidentally has an honours degree in philosophy.

i believe that he is Our Lord's most beautiful and perfect creation. but i might be biased. he can very accurately shoot a ben pearson cougar re-curve from both the left and right. and his aim is dead on.

he is bow-legged and only 5'7", but has the most incredible eyes. and a tiny mole on his upper lip. he writes the most romantic "insta-poems". he tells me he loves me several times a day. he calls me "babe" and "honey". and he means it.
he loves hot sauce and spicey things like cayenne and banana peppers, he buys (or now picks) me flowers, he left a lucrative, high-paying IT job and his family to follow me here to this remote little island. he builds me shelves and washes all of our laundry with me by hand.

oh and he was baptized Anglican. and was an alter boy. sheesh. somehow, through my intervention, i am turning him into a pagan-christian-fundamentalist-confuscian. look, even i can't figure that out!

the name jambaloney is a nickname that i gave him over 10 years ago. he still uses it. he can be reached at "jambaloney@gmail.com". he loves comments or emails. and he loves me.

if i were given the opportunity to wish one thing for the world - i would wish that every woman on the planet had a jambaloney. i know that i could save the world this way. i have friends who have asked me to clone him. i am trying. believe me, i am trying. one day i will perfect the science involved, and when that happens, i promise all of you a jambaloney.

i love him more than...breathing, lobster, boiled dinner, fresh bread out of the oven, bugging out, singing back up for Madonna (ok...i made that one up!), fresh sheets on the bed, a glass of red wine after a long day, sunflower seeds, lavender, growing my own potatoes, T.S. Eliot, dancing, my babies (who are really just cranky old cats!) and the Bible.

i love him more than i love Framboise Manor. and i really love Framboise Manor.

About kymber

(this pic might seem odd. trust me, it's not. 20 yrs ago kymber went shopping with a girlfriend from the military and bought this dress. then she hooked up with that girlfriend recently. they caught up through email and one day kymberz friend mentioned that specific dress. kymber said she still had it (kymber still has her prom gown for crying out loud!). the friend did not believe it. so we had to take a pic of kymber wearing the 20yr old dress for her friend. kymber always likes to add accessories...and well, we had the bunny ears laying around. ya know, cuz everyone always has pink bunny ears laying around. ok, that's it...i am out of here! jambaloney)

what can i say about kymber?? A LOT!! most of it will have to wait for blog entries ‘cuz i just don’t have enough space here to do her justice…

so i’ll have to do my best… first and foremost, kymber is my partner and i will love her forever. she is the best partner anyone could ever have, i am one lucky guy!! she is 46, she is sweet as can be, smart as a whip, super cute, exceptionally feminine, strong as an ox, honest, kind, empathetic, wise, an amazing dancer, a master wit in speaking and writing….i could go on..i will!

at 5’ 1’’ she packs a wallop – a true force of nature - she is a master gardener and chef and spent 10 years in the Canadian Military – she has done 2 tours of Alert (the north bloody-cold pole). she is a UN-certified Korean linguist and spoils our 2 cats rotten. she also spent 12yrs working in the federal government, as a communications analyst at SolGen (now PSEPC) and Fintrac. she loves nature in the true sense of the phrase..the wildflowers, insects and birds here at framboise manor keep her entranced and captivated for hours.

anyone who is her friend knows that she will stop at nothing to help and heal, dedication and loyalty are an integral part of who she is and she is dead serious about anything she puts her mind to. yet she maintains the most delicate touch and a smile on her face always, never afraid to live and love no matter where and when.

she is the most genuine human being i have ever met! and she has encouraged me to embark on the most crazy and exciting adventure i could imagine… thank you babe - i sooo love you!!!

(and she can be reached at kymberzmail@gmail.com)