Good Morning

Not much happening today, as it is  a Civic Holiday here in Ontario, Canada, so to me it will feel like the second Sunday this week and will make the coming days all out of sync.

Monday, July 28

It was a hot and humid day, with the air heavy and the temp feeling like 40*C.  I had promised DD2 that more weeds would be pulled in her flower bed today, but it was just to hot and the ground was still very dry, so it was not done.   

After dinner the evening was comfortable, so I did take myself for a 2 km walk.

Tuesday, July 29

Hot and humid again, it's Summer so cannot expect anything more really.  

My ex's sister in law lives in B.C and today was her birthday, so did a Facetime video chat with her.   Not feeling too ambitious today, so I made a quick portable meal and a drink, went to a local park for a picnic.  A nice breeze cooled the air as I sat under the tree enjoying the food and people watching.  Had a short walk around the park and came home.

Wednesday, July 30

If my husband was still alive, today would have been our 65th wedding anniversary.  

 DD2 is hosting a reunion on Saturday, so some shopping needed to be done, and I was invited to go.  I can never refuse a chance to go shopping.   Everything was purchased and we were two happy shoppers. 

One of my friends here in the building is having surgery on Friday, so visited her and to wished her luck.

Thursday, July 31.

We had some much needed rain in the morning, and it cleared in the afternoon. 

My granddaughter K came home for the weekend to attend the reunion and also an appointment. She needed a ride to get her teeth checked, so grandma was able to do that for her.  

Later in the afternoon I did some sewing.

Friday, August 1st

The Summer is going just a little too fast, the first of the month already. 

DD2 and S I L are preparing all of the food for tomorrows dinner so I offered to help, by making a potato salad for them, so I made that today.   Then, being Friday, it was happy hour.

Saturday, August 2nd.

A lovely day with pleasant temps, however, the sky was covered with the smoke from the forest fires. The reunion today is a get together for the parents who travelled to China together when they all adopted their  daughters.   They had never met each other until the adoption agency put them in the same group and since then have remained very close friends.  For 26 years they have been having a reunion, with one of the families hosting the get together, this year DD2 and S I L was their turn.   Two families  have discontinued attending these get togethers.  There were 14 people attending this year, two of the girls are nurses and had to work, but those who came had a wonderful time.  I am included in these occasions as I also travelled to China with them.   The girls, I call them girls, however, now they are all young women, have remained close friends also, three of them all live quite close to each other and do a lot of things together.  

Sunday August 3rd

The sky appears to be thicker today due to the smoke, a poor air quality has been put in effect,

Before everyone who came to the reunion had to return home, DD2 arranged for us all to have a brunch at s local restaurant.  Everyone was finished eating and now it was time to say our goodbye's until next time, which would more than likely be next year.  A great weekend, with lots of good food, good company lots laughs and a good time was had by all.  

I had made a new saddle of flowers recently to put on my parents head stone, so decided  in the afternoon to take it to them and as my sister lives not too far from the cometary I would visit her too.  We had a nice visit and then driving home I stopped for a rest at one of the local ports on Lake Erie and watched the gulls and people fishing and the pleasure boats coming and going.  Time to head home, and just happened to go past an ice cream facility, stopped for one of their delicious cones.  The place was very busy, with long lines of people in front of the three outside windows, so I chose to go into the store area which was also lined up.   But, the wait was well worth it.

Monday, August 4th

The smoke is just as bad as yesterday, and it is nice and warm, not hot and humid thank goodness, or else it would be a very uncomfortable day.    After the busy weekend, I think today is going to be a day of not doing too much.   I do have a couple of sewing projects I must get stuck into, so that will be my focus today.  

Have a great day

Cheers

It certainly feels like Summer

 Even though the temps have moderated for a day or two this past week, the humidity is still hanging around, so still feeling hot and uncomfortable.

How did my week go!

July 21, Monday

A new week started, so first thing was yoga class.  Quite a few people were absent, as I am sure they were on a vacation of some kind,.  After the class, it was time to do some housework and laundry.  There is still some landscaping being done next door, and the machinery is making the dust blow and depending on the direction of the wind, it comes my way, how it get in I don't know.   It was a nice evening, so I attended a rehearsal of the Police Pipe and Drum Band in our city.  During the summer months and weather permitting the band practices outside with the general public invited to attend.  I had never done that before and was quite surprised to see so many people attending.  Everyone in their lawn chairs or on their blankets listening to the music.  Once a month they practice at a different place in the city, this night it was at a large grassy area of a very popular ice cream store.   The store is located about half way between the city and a popular beach on Lake Erie, so at any time during the summer months it is a busy place.  Having the band there that evening made it even busier.  The parking lot was full to overflowing and the line up to get the delicious treat was so long I did not bother to get a cone.  Another day perhaps.   

July 22, Tuesday

A nice sunny day, and as mentioned above, humid.  Not feeling too ambitious to anything outside, I decided it was a sewing day, as I have to finish those Tiny Homes quilts for our next meeting in September.  A lot was accomplished.  

July 23, Wednesday

Yoga in the morning, then of course, all of the other daily things that need to be done.   Late afternoon my ex  picked me up and we went out for a fish and chip dinner and then off to a Jazz concert.   The library in a local city hosts a jazz concert once a month with a different group of musicians.   Today, was a group I really enjoyed as they had a singer who concentrated on songs from the 60's and older,   A nice evening.

July 24, Thursday

Very hot and humid today.   The underground parking garage in the place where I live was to be power washed on Friday, so all the cars had to be removed to the next door outdoor parking lot.   I decided first to go to my DD2's to do some more gardening, did very little as the ground was so dry, then park as instructed when I got home.  Her soil has a lot of clay in it, so with the sun and no rain it bakes as hard as a brick.  We need rain and the rain gods did send some our way during the late evening as we had a big thunder storm which went well into the night,  

July 25, Friday

Cloudy day and very very humid thanks to all rain we had, quite uncomfortable.  Two quilting friends and I visited a new shop we discovered from a brochure which was displayed on my budlings bulletin board.  It sold local hand made products of all kinds and we had a good look at all on display and of course, we all carried a little bag of our purchases when we left,  A restaurant was close by, a convenient stop for an early lunch.  A great time was had by all.   During the afternoon my youngest Granddaughter "C" came for a nice long visit.  She was telling me all about her final exam and her future plans and gave me a copy of her graduation photo.  She will  be taking a course to be a flight instructor so that she can over the next year or so, accumulate the required hours to fly a commercial plane with the airline she has been initially accepted by.   Evening came, Friday happy hour upstairs was a lot of fun, as it always is.  

July 26, Saturday

Another cloudy day with the threat of more showers but still quite warm.  I went to my youngest great granddaughters second birthday party.   It was just a small family gathering.  Three of the other children there had lots of fun in the swimming pool during the afternoon.  Presents were opened, then dinner with the special girl blowing out the candles on her cake.  It was a nice day with some family I have not seen for quite awhile,  I did not go straight home, but took myself to a local park for a walk around and admired the gardens, which are now in full bloom.

July 27, Sunday

We had a lot of rain overnight as I can see large puddles of water laying all over the areas next door which have no sod on them yet.  When I did wake my clock was not working, we had a power outage,  After checking, when the power came on at 8:00 a.m. apparently someone had set fire to a pole and it burned the electrical parts at the top which disrupted the power until it was repaired.  A late start to the day, so not sure what the plans will be for the rest of the day.

Have a great day, talk to you next week.

Cheers

Good Morning

 This past week has been a very hot and humid week, it then cooled down in a hurry, so some pleasant weather at present which is very welcome.

July 12, Saturday

I did not go to the Nostalgia Days as it was just too hot and humid.  My ex and I decided to go to the movies where it was nice and cool.  We also purchased tickets to see Andre Rieu at the cinema in August.  

July 13, Sunday

A quiet day, in the afternoon I made some blocks for a quilt I am working on.   Then went to a park in the city and listened to music from the band shell, while I ate my picnic dinner.  My previous neighbours were also there so I had a nice visit with them.

July 14, Monday

Very hot and humid today, made worse with the smoke blowing into our area from the forest fires in western Canada.  Did my yoga in the morning and then went to my DD2's house and did some gardening for her.  She has been working hours for the past two week were from 8 am to 8 pm and from 9 am to 9 pm, so there was not much time for weed pulling when she is home.  The weeds grow fast and furious in that amount of time.  

July 15, Tuesday

My ex and I have afternoon season tickets to a local theatre and today we saw "Nunsense" a musical comedy, we both enjoyed the show.    The theatre was close to where his sister lives, so we had a quick visit with her on our way home.

July 16, Wednesday

Yoga again in the morning and then did some more gardening for DD2 in the afternoon.  As I had not been gardening for a long time I expected to be stiff and sore, however, the yoga I have been doing obviously has been helping as I did not experience any of that.  I recommend chair yoga for seniors not able to do any other exercise.

July 17, Thursday

Grocery day again.   We now have an abundance for fresh local fruits and vegetables which is always  nice as they taste so much better than the ones imported.   Also, wandered through a dollar store to pick up some silk flowers to make a saddle to go on the gravestone where my Mother and Father are buried.  I make my own as they are really expensive to buy, plus it makes me feel that I am giving them something from "me".

July 18, Friday

A nice day for the food trucks that were brought in, courtesy of the owner of the building I live in.  Every year two trucks come and and he provides everyone a ticket to get a meal of their choice.  Tables and chairs are arranged outside in shady arears for everyone to sit and enjoy their meal.  In the evening I went to Happy Hour, where there is always some lively conversation and we always put the world to right.

July 19, Saturday

During the morning, housework and laundry was done and then late afternoon, my ex picked me up and we went to the International Trombone Festival being held at the University.  It does not sound like a lot of fun, but it was. We went to a  three hour show where two different bands along with many trombones were featured in the music.  The trombonists have worked with Stevie Wonder, Aretha Frankin and Andrea Bocelli  and also played in the Philharmonic Orchestra  and among others.  We saw people playing from many different countries as well.   Next year the Festival will be held in Latvia.    We enjoyed it and better yet, it was free.

July 20, Sunday

A lot cooler than it has been, currently 23*C with clouds looking as if they are full of rain.  So, a good day to stay in.  I have a letter to write, yes I still use "snail mail".  The person I am writing to is the one I started school with when we were four years old.  I came to Canada in 1954 as a twelve year old and we have been writing back and forth since then, we are both in our 84th year, so I think that is quite an accomplishment.  

Have a great day

Cheers.

Noise and dust coming to an end soon

 Since leaving my ex a couple of years ago, I have been living in a new apartment building, and loving it.  Last Summer a new building next door was started, so we have lived with noise and dust for most of the year.  This past week the final touches are being made to the outside parking and gardens, so good bye construction equipment, noise and dust.

Friday, July 4th

It was a nice sunny day, not too hot, only 28*C with no humidity. Went to my Yoga class in the morning.

 I am a quilter who does not throw out any of my scraps, previously I had sorted those pieces in sizes, 1 1/2 ", 2 1/2, 3 1/2 squares and up, ( I know, nothing get tossed).  This method did not work very well, so today resorted into colours, and they were all placed in their colour coordinated bins.  Yes, I have way too much time on my hands.  After all of this work I deserved a rest, so  went to happy hour in our lounge. 

Saturday, July 5th.

Very hot and humid today, but I did not mind as I was going to an outdoor music fest in a near by city.  Music groups from different countries were playing on five stages.  Over 200 vendors serving food from different counties, and crafty vendors selling everything under the sun.  Seated in my chair, under a huge oak tree, cold drink in hand, with the occasional cool breeze,  I listened to music during the afternoon.  Wanting a break from sitting, I wandered through the vendors and could not resist, I made a purchase, then chose a delicious sub sandwich for my dinner.  Music continued until 11:00 p.m.  Returning home when everything shut down.  Lovely day.

Sunday, July 6th.

Still hot and humid.  Lazy day due to busy day yesterday.

Monday, July 7th.

Cooled down somewhat, so my eldest granddaughter N and I went to visit my DD1 and SIN who had rented a cottage on the shore of Lake Huron.  

Had a nice day visiting, walking the beach with great grands who played in the sand and on the edge of the water, too rough for swimming.

Tuesday, July 8th.

Still nice and cool, lazy day due to yesterday and continued to sort some fabric.

Wednesday July 9th.

Yoga in the morning, and then tidied my sewing room after all the sorting and started sewing those scraps.

Thursday, July 10th.

Turned hot again.

Grocery shop and had my hair cut.

Friday, July 11th.

Went out with two quilting friends, as we do every couple of weeks or so.  This time we picked up a coffee, went to the local park, sat and had a nice time chatting about their vacations from which they both recently returned from.  After three hours, women can find numerous things to talk about, can't they,  we decided what and where we were going during our next "outing".  

It's Friday again, so went to Happy hour.

Today Saturday, July 12th.

Heat warning in place today, so not sure if I will go to the Nostalgia Days  festival here in the city where I live or not.  Heat being absorbed by the streets and crowds of people have me thinking it would not be a wise thing to do.  

Stay cool, keep hydrated.

Have a great day.

Cheers.

Missed a week

 My last post reporting on what I do went up to June 22nd. so this is a catch-up.

June 23, Monday

We had record breaking high temperatures, very uncomfortable day with the humidity making it feel even hotter.

A visit to the grocery store and dealings at the bank, a visit from a friend, along with all the regular daily doings around the house filled my day.   

June 24, Tuesday

Very hot and humid again today.  A friend had given me a recipe for Cottage Cheese Pancakes for two, I had some cottage cheese that needed using up, so made a double batch, freezing one and put the other one in the fridge which will warmed up in the micro, for my breakfasts in the coming days.

June 25, Wednesday

Cloudy morning, however, it cleared and became a lovely day, not quite so uncomfortable.  My quilting guild always has a pot luck lunch for our June meeting, we will not be meeting again until September.   Lots of delicious food, company and conversations.  

In the evening I attended a Jazz concert, I always enjoy them more when they have a vocalist singing along with the group of musicians.

June 26, Thursday

Much better heat wise today, as it is cloudy and we had some much needed rain.  After the busy day before, I did some sewing and not much else.

June 27, Friday

Again we are back to sunny skies and, yes the temps started to rise again.  The laundry basket was getting full again, so took care of  all the dark clothes.   This evening was our last pot luck dinner for the summer, I made some date squares again, they were a success last month.  Again, delicious food and company.  We will start these dinners again in September.

June 28, Saturday

A day of housework and sewing, not much else going on today.  It was nice to not have any commitments.

June 29, Sunday.

Another, nice summer day.  DD2 and SIN invited me to have dinner with them.  SIN prepared the meat in their smoker, it was very tasty.  Smoking meat and other food seems to be the "IN" thing for people to be doing at the present time.  However, I don't understand why you would want to spend so many hours preparing food, which could take much less time.  I am set in my ways of doing it the "old" way, I suppose.

June 30, Monday.

We have sun again for the last day of June, where did this month go!

 Yoga in the morning, and then striped the bed and did a load of "whites" laundry.   Just the usual daily things around the house. 

July 1st. Tuesday

Canada Day.  Lots of things going on today, as it is a national holiday.   This year it was celebrated with some many things happening, and the flags flying were more than I have ever noted before at any time here in Canada.  Thanks to DT, people here are more patriotic than ever before.  We are Canada.

My ex and I were planning on going to a local baseball game, which was followed by a fireworks display.  We decided to go a little earlier than we had in the past, unfortunately everyone else had the same idea.  Not a parking spot was available, unless we wanted to walk a mile or so to the ball diamond.  With all the people attending, very few seats would be available anyway, so we decided we would do something else.

A movie maybe! no that did not happen either as the people not planning on doing something outside, yes, you guessed it, they were at the movies.   By now it was dinner time, so had a meal, went for a drive then made our way back to the city where I live to find a spot to see the fireworks display.  Found one and the fireworks were beautiful in the night sky.   All in all a nice day even though nothing really panned out as we had expected.

July 2nd, Wednesday

How can it be the middle of the week already.   Did my yoga class in the morning, another small grocery shop for fresh fruit and veg.   My sewing room was a mess, as I was working on a new project that did not start out as I had hope it would.  The design is in my head, I don't make a detailed paper design, so sometimes it needs to be thought out a bit more.  When that happens I put it aside, think about it again for awhile.  It will all come together in the end.   Cleaned up the mess which I had made and started to cut fabric for a new quilt.   I still have two "Tiny Home" quilts that need to be quilted, I do it on my sewing machine.  These two quilts are not very large, so it should be comfortable enough for me to do.   

And, here we are at today. July 3rd.   We had a thunderstorm last evening as I was going to bed, however, it kept me awake until it had blown over. 

What am I up to today?  It is forecast to be another hot sunny day, so will not be doing anything too strenuous, if it cools down somewhat in the evening I will go for a walk.

Have a great day

Cheers. 

It is now official

Yes, it is Summer, and we are currently living in a heat wave.   Blue skies, high temps and humidity, all of which say HOT and UNCOMFORTABLE.   We do have a breeze which helps cope somewhat, have not turned the A/C on as I am not fond of them. 

So what have I been up to this week.

Monday, June 16

I have decided to start a somewhat new craft, so needed to get some supplies for it.  A trip to a craft shop or two.   Cupboard and fridge were looking a bit bare so next was a grocery shop.  

Tuesday, June 17

Laundry and a full house of much needed housework had to be done.  Looking good now for a little while.   Also did some hand sewing while watching TV in the evening.

Wednesday, June 18

Cloudy day with showers and not quite as hot.   Visited DD2 as it was her only day off from work and I needed to deliver a plant to her.   Her garden needs some weed pulling so I asked her if she minded if I did some, she welcomed the idea, so that will be on my list of things to do when it cools down.  

Thursday, June 19

Damp again today, so decided to stay inside and do some much needed sewing for an upcoming quilting meeting.  It cleared up during the afternoon so a friend and I went for a walk.

Friday, June 20

A friend dropped in for a natter, and a cup of tea and we put the world to right.  Well, part of the world anyway.   I then went to happy hour, not a lot of people there as some are on vacations.

Saturday, June 21

Rain early morning but the forecast indicated a clearing with a lovely sunny afternoon.  My ex called and we had a nice day at an airplane/air show.   

Sunday, June 22

I had a lovely chat with my Granddaughter  K who lives and goes to University in Ottawa.  She is currently working on her PhD and busy writing for a Science Journal.  She is very dedicated to her experiments at the University and also at Agriculture Canada.  I hope to see her when she comes home for a reunion with her friends who were adopted when she was.   My youngest granddaughter  C has only two more months of her flight training at college.  She will then take another course to be a instructor, which will provide she with additional hours needed to then take more instruction to be an airline pilot.

The rest of the day was quiet as it was very hot and humid, feeling like the temp was almost 40*C, started on the mentioned new craft.  No cooking for my meals, so enjoyed a salad and cold meat for my dinner.

That was the week that was.

Have a great day

Cheers

Father's Day

I hope you are able to celebrate with your father today.  Dad, passed away back in 1991.  Awhile ago I went to the cemetery where he and Mum are, picked up the silk flower arrangement as it needed to be replaced.  I am currently making a new "saddle" arrangement to put on their headstone.

So, what have I been up to this week,

June 7, Saturday

After doing some housework, I went to a local village for their yearly Rhubarb Festival, it's more like a fair than anything else.  Rides for children,  food trucks, crafters tents selling everything from soup to nuts, and of course, rhubarb pies, crumbles, jams and rhubarb drinks.  Prizes for the biggest leaf, longest stem etc.   After returning home a friend and I went for a nice walk.

June 8, Sunday

Another sunny day and too nice to stay inside, so I drove to a camp ground where my family used to camp on weekends many years ago.  I knew some friends still had their camp spot there so went to see if there were there, unfortunately they were not.  Went down to the yacht club just to look at the lake, which was very calm that day.   It was still too nice to come home so just drove down side roads to make my way home. Note to self take camera when out like this.

June 9, Monday

Laundry and did a deep clean in thee bathroom and kitchen, they need it once in awhile don't they.  It was a very windy day with a mix on sun and cloud, after dinner I went for a walk.

June 10, Tuesday

Another nice day, we are on a roll.   I drove to see my ex and then had dinner, showers on the way home.

June 11,  Wednesday

Had lunch with two friends who I worked with way back when.  One is currently having treatments for cancer and the other has skin cancers that are constantly being removed,  I feel very fortunate.  We had a nice lunch, and good natter which put the world to right.

June 12 Thursday

Stayed home and did some sewing,  

June 13, Friday

My two daughter's said, " Mum, don't leave the House today".   Why... last year on June 13th was the day I had my accident in Sweden, and today being Friday the 13th.   I am not superstitious, so I went out with two quilting friends to an Art Show and we had a lovely lunch together and then visited a very nice book shop.     Also, went up to the happy hour in the lounge. So I survived the day with no problems.

June 14, Saturday

Went to an afternoon movie with my ex, I chose the one to see this time, not impressed with the one we saw, even though it had my favorite actor in it.   It was still a nice warm sunny day when we came out, so we picked up a "dinner to go" at a local restaurant and went to the park, found a nice picnic table to sit at.  He then brought me home and we watched  the hocky game, our team did not win.

June 15, Sunday

Blue skies again and warm temps, we must have said something to Mother Nature which made her very happy.   There is a old car show in a local park today, for Father's Day.  It is only a half an hour walk from where I live so will walk there to meet DD1, SIL, GD1 and her hubby to have a look, then we will go for a meal a bit later.

Phew, a busy week for sure, at this point in time next week will not be as busy.  

Have a great day 

Cheers.