~Framboise Manor~: sooo happy and proud.....

Monday, January 23, 2017

sooo happy and proud.....

for my man! he's off getting our new truck...he's never had a new vehicle and those of you who have been around long enough...you'll remember that he didn't even get his driver's license until he was 45!!! somehow he managed to get his driver's license in under a month and then drive us and our cats 1,000 kms across the country in the middle of winter - in a 30yr old van!!! since then we have become parents of 2 more stray cats - now there's 4 of them whining for food 2 billion and 70 million times a day (cue a comment from PioneerPreppy here about the numbers)!!!

this has been the crappiest and hardest winter here so far....just grey days since mid-october...but the man has his new truck and the sun is actually shining today...Thank The Dear Lord.

he'll be home soon...with his new truck...i am so excited for him! and sending love to you all - pictures of truckdura version 2.0 coming soon - xoxoxox!

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SolJanuary 23, 2017 at 4:07 PM
How exciting!!!! Congrats! When you work hard, the rewards are always the most sweetest!
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RobJanuary 23, 2017 at 8:49 PM
Brand new 1st owner, or new as in used not as old as last one???
Its been above 32 for a week, and the snow has melted away, almost..4" due tomorrow. I want 2 feet of snow...Hugs to you both.
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Sandy LivesayJanuary 24, 2017 at 12:14 AM
Sweet Kymber,

I'm so excited for you guy's!!!! Congratulations on the new truck....we want to see pictures. Trucks are miracles when residing in the country.

I so understand when you talk about the weather, it's time we all need some nice sun.....hurry up SPRING!!!

Sending hugs and love to the both of you.
Sandy
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DaniJanuary 24, 2017 at 2:26 AM
Sounds excellent - so happy for you :D
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SusanJanuary 24, 2017 at 12:20 PM
It has been so awfully gloomy, hasn't it? Gah. Congrats on your BRAND NEW truck! Can't wait to see the pics!! xoxo
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DFWJanuary 24, 2017 at 2:22 PM
Can't wait to see pics of the new truck!
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Harry FlashmanJanuary 24, 2017 at 4:07 PM
A new truck is certainly something to look forward to. I'm glad you two are getting one, it will make things easier. The weather here has been warmer than usual but much more stormy. Lots of extra work this week trying to keep the place up with all the junk down from the wind.
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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)