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.