Had a wee tid of a fire this morning.

"Well" am glad the day has come and gone! We had a fire this am; outside our patio French doors; and partially on the inside of those doors....very unusual. Alan received the phone call from the Gatehouse; so he immediately left me at the appointment, and drove back home; only to find a firetruck and firemen hosing down our house. The alarm company had been tipped off that our fire alarm was ringing. Fortunately, there was not much damage done; and the Strata insurance will cover it. We were very lucky. Our back patio doors are charred, the outer layer of the double paned glass is destroyed; and the blinds on the inside of our doors are burned; one a tid worse than the other. So, most likely, we will need to have both blinds replaced.

After the fire was extinguished, the inspector was called in, to investigate the start of the fire. Very strange, he thought. Alan is a smoker; and eventhough he butted out the butt, Alan did suggest that he might have caused it? Whereby, the inspector said, "no way; was not you; it was an accident". The inspector did mention that there have been cases with squirels, racoons, the like, that can cause a fire; just by picking up "stuff" and carrying pieces, here and there. We all agree, however, that it was ???

Tidbit - "Praise Him in All Things".

We are very appreciative that it was not worse. We will have to get the carpets cleaned; because there is soot all over the place, that was tracked in by the firemen, when they were thoroughly checking the house. The French doors, the glass, blinds, will have to be replaced; and the appropriate areas painted. It is weird; we feel as if we are in a "battle zone"; and in that sense of the word, we are. Like, this came "out of left field". We had some other bit experiences today; but the fire was the more serious one; because of what could have happened.

Nonetheless, we are extremely thankful. Our tenant is still being elusive; and the deadline is for tomorrow night.

As mentioned in Tuesday's (June 26th) post, we are leaving tomorrow afternoon with Alan's parents. They are looking so forward to these next few tidbitz days; just to be away from it all. There is a bittidz of a fireplace in the bigger bedroom; so they can just stay there all weekend, if they wish. We suggested that to them, that they can just R & R, and do whatever they feel like. If it is raining or cool, they may be quite content to remain in bed, read, look at the view, enjoy a fire etc.

We will do our best, to give them a good time. If the weather is nice, they would be happy too, just to be enjoying the ocean view from the deck, and inhaling the sea air, etc. Eagles, seagulls, other types of birds, deer, watching the boats sail or cruise by right in front, will be such an uplift for them!

Am now going to go and call it a night. Am a tid weary; and a bit chilly. Alan has just closed all the windows and doors; because the place reeks of smoke. Once again, we are very fortunate.

God Bless.