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chips…

02 Thursday Aug 2018

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one of the great things about going to Kenora is getting french fries at ye olde Chip Truck…

in the midst of the regatta there was a break so we drove into town to go to Canadian Tire…

they didn’t have what we wanted, but they did have one of the chip trucks…

neither of us was really hungry but we got a small order…

we had been tasked with bringing back a Subway sandwich for the rower…

when we found the store I laughed because it was right next to the original Chip Truck…

a bit sad but we for sure didn’t have any room for more…

good news is we are going back next weekend and I am going to be sure to get more… when I’m hungry, lol…

forest…

01 Wednesday Aug 2018

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been thinking of forests a lot lately…

after being in Cathedral Grove, BC, it has felt like we don’t really have many forests around here…

but when I walk through the forest in the Park I remember how special and rejuvenating trees are… it always seems extra peaceful and other sounds are blocked out…

took this shot looking up through the tree in the Leo Mol Garden… can never remember what the name of this particular tree is, although it is one of my favourites…

this photo is from July 2011 in Cathedral Grove…

we had a memorable time while visiting Courtenay and surrounds… it was a very special time and it was our last anniversary…

regatta…

30 Monday Jul 2018

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spent Saturday at Rabbit Lake watching a rowing regatta…

last year my grandson was only in two races… this year he was in quite a few…

in his first race he was with someone he hadn’t rowed with before and they came in second, which meant they would row in the finals later in the day…

the process is very interesting… before they can put the boat into the water an umpire has to check that everything is correctly placed… then they have to put the boat into the water, get set up in the boat and head down to the starting area… when they have completed the race they row back, wait for directions to land, take the boat out of the water and then put it back with the rest of their team’s equipment…

then they might have to rush to get ready for their next race… he ended up a couple of times running from the end of one race to the start of another…

the most fun was a four hundred metre mixed race for eights… these huge boats are fun to watch and have very few races, lol…

at one point the proceedings were called due to lightning… so for nearly an hour everyone had to come off the water and tie down their equipment… then the sky cleared and it was back to racing…

much later the lightning and thunder ended the regatta… it was interesting to watch everyone get off the water and pack up all of the equipment…

and then it poured, cleared up and the sun came back out in time for a bbq and award ceremony…

a great fun day… then the long drive home…

duck…

29 Sunday Jul 2018

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Friday morning got to spend time with my sister-in-law who was in from Calgary for the weekend…

picked her up at the airport and headed over to the Park Cafe for breakfast and a wander around the Duck Pond and Gardens…

was able to see the new island in the Duck Pond… it will filter the water in the pond and help with algae control… looks really neat… a duck or two came up to us as we were admiring the pond…

had a wonderful visit as we checked out the Gardens… got a fun shot of three wheelbarrows lined up as a crew of gardeners were weeding a bed at the entrance to the Leo Mol Garden…

haven’t seen my sister-in-law for ages so it was a real treat to spend time with her… she was married to my brother and when they divorced we kept her and let him go;-)…

classic…

24 Tuesday Jul 2018

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wondering if the reason I’ve been missing my beloved so much lately has to do with the social media reminders of how difficult Julys have been for me…

he was always there to look after me…

eight years ago today I had a procedure which gave me pancreatitis and kept me in hospital for six weeks… my beloved came everyday and often brought photos of the morning glories that were blooming that day… this was by far the most painful health experience of my life and I cannot imagine how I would have managed without him…

six years ago in July I had surgery for cancer and to repair a hernia… he wasn’t there to support me for that one…

but I also remember the wonderful trip we had in July of 2011 when we went to Courtenay to visit the kids… we saw hundreds of classic cars, walked among the huge redwoods, went up the chairlift on Mount Washington and lived to tell the tale… anyone who knows us would know how afraid of heights we both were, and I still am…

a glorious time…

so amongst the dark times there were also some great times…

really, how blessed have I been…

shells…

19 Thursday Jul 2018

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this morning I put all the shells that my kids brought home from their trip to the East coast on the table outside to dry in the sun…

they have been soaking in soapy water for a few days to clean them and get rid of the fishy smell…

when I arrived home they were rather wet from the afternoon rainfall…

I was thinking they would have dried out and been cleansed by the sun…

right now it is pouring out and I am hoping that the shells don’t blow away in the storm…

wish me luck;-)…

pelicans…

15 Sunday Jul 2018

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a few days ago I received a postcard in the mail from my Ottawa daughter… she had sent it from Kingston and it had a beautiful heron on it…

I love herons and we were recently talking about them as they seem much more common in Ontario than here… either that or I am just not in the places here where they reside… she often sends me photos of them when she’s by the river or paddle boarding…

just last week when the boys and I were on a walk, the pelicans were on the river as we crossed the bridge… first time this year that I’d seen them… got a few pics but mostly from far away…

today as I walked over the bridge to the Park they were on the water again… they are another bird that I find very interesting… often they can be seen in Lockport, but I haven’t made it there yet this year…

I do love it when I spy birds when I am out and about… so blessed to have the opportunity for walks in such a beautiful area…

WWTB day 10…

08 Sunday Jul 2018

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the final day of my week with the boys while the rest of the family visit the East Coast…

tidied bedrooms, watched videos, went to a movie, read and mowed the grass…

relaxed for the remainder of the day…

we talked about the best things during our time together… biggest hit was our steak and lobster dinner… best camp happening was touching the snake… best thing for the older one was sleeping in and our visit to The Forks… not a bad list, lol…

suitcases, pillows, groceries, backpack and shoes all ready to go… then there were the happy faces as they got picked up, lol…

bye;-)…

bowls…

28 Thursday Jun 2018

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received these sweet bowls from my daughter when my youngest grandson and I visited Ottawa in March…

she had been using them while waiting for us to arrive, lol, and really liked them… there was some talk about not giving them to me…

when I first brought them home I didn’t use them, but decided one day that the largest one would be great for my evening chip nibble… it is about the same size as one of the cereal bowls I’d been using for ages… and much prettier;-)…

then I discovered that pretzels fit beautifully in the one the next size down… and finally, things like olives or almonds and chocolate wafers fit perfectly in the smallest one…

having appropriate sized snack containers is very helpful for portion control…

now I use them all the time, lol…

a lovely gift…

loyal…

01 Friday Jun 2018

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this afternoon I spent half an hour talking with a few people at the phone company…

we have been customers for forty-eight years and use all of the services that they provide…

the last bill was ridiculous, especially for one person…

when I was travelling in April I had added unlimited calling to my cell phone so I wanted to have that taken off…

while I was talking with Ella she found things we could change that would bring my bill down by around $30 per month…

then she put me on the line with Melanie to see if they could do anything to reward me for being a loyal customer…

she found a few items and my bill will be reduced by over $75 for the next six months…

seems to me they might consider a permanent reduction, but for now I have marked my calendar and will call them again in six months… rather frustrating that I have to be on top of this all the time…

I must say the two women I spoke with were very helpful…