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14 Monday Jan 2019

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the other day I came across some slides from the 70s…

this first one is from a trip we took with my beloved’s parents to Vancouver in 1978… it was just after our first daughter was born… she travelled in a travel bassinet for the whole trip… times have certainly changed, lol…

at least every second day something bad happened to the car… from blown tires, the muffler falling off at least three times, to windows freezing in the open position, to the engine catching fire… and other things in between…

clearly, a trip to remember…

the second photo is of a camping trip… shows our Chevelle and camper… I purchased that car with my dad in 1968 and we had it for many years… it was a wonderful car… and I have many amazing memories of our times with it…

the camper we have now is very similar to that one… I hope we make as many memories with it;-)…

silly…

05 Friday Oct 2018

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can I just say the weather has been silly for at least a week…

last Friday it was snowing as I went to an appointment in the morning… by the end of the day it was basically all gone…

on Wednesday it snowed like crazy and as I headed out to the car after work – in my sandals – I realized that I did not have a brush or scrapper to clean it off… happily I had a cloth in the trunk which helped clean off the snow from the windows…

when I got home I pulled out some brushes and cleared off the roof which was still covered with the wet snow… thank goodness it melted away overnight and the garage isn’t going to be filled with snow all winter…

today it has been raining/snowing all day so I haven’t left the house…

hoping tomorrow is better because I still don’t have a turkey, lol…

police…

04 Friday May 2018

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this morning I went for breakfast at the “A” with my grandson which was a lovely treat…

as we walked there he mentioned something about my having an opportunity to ride in a police car…

it reminded me that I had ridden in the back of a police car when they came to the door and drove me to the hospital when George died…

I don’t really want to do that again;-(…

there are still many days when the loss seems so fresh…

later in the day I spent some time in the garden… first opportunity to enjoy the warmth and sunlight… starting to look pretty good after the work done this week…

a squirrel came right up beside me while I was quietly reading in the sunshine…

still need the pond cleaned, the pump installed and the beds tidied…

much to do…

Indi…

01 Tuesday May 2018

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today I got to drive my new car to work for the first time…

flowers were the first thing that got carried in the car… how lovely is that;-)…

I’ve been contemplating her name for a while now… depending on the light the colour moves from blue to purple…

spent some time checking out purple-ish names… had fourteen on my list but the ones that resonated the most were

amethyst – orchid – periwinkle – indigo

in the end Indigo was the winner… it is described as a colour between blue and purple…

she will go by Indi;-)… suits her…

car…

30 Monday Apr 2018

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today I got my new car…

Shadow was traded in and I got a 2018 model tonight… this time I bought the car rather than lease it… I am most excited about the heated steering wheel although when my grandson takes it over, down the road, he will likely appreciate the various safety features… the car will keep you inside the lines on the road and match the speed of the car ahead of you on the highway… pretty cool…

was a bit of a process to get the tires into the car to take with me, lol… happily my neighbour was out and about and was able to come over and help me get them loaded…

I haven’t decided on a name for this new vehicle just yet…

took everything out of the various storage places and even remembered to remove the garage door opener, lol…

took a final picture of Shadow as she sat outside the doors of the dealership… it was very cold as I walked to and from the insurance company… wasn’t thinking I’d be outside for so long… eventually got the keys and met the new vehicle in my life… they even put a big bow on her…

she’s a beauty… now I just have to learn all the new stuff…

complicated…

17 Tuesday Apr 2018

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was talking with someone who recently lost a parent…

we were commiserating on the steps and costs of dealing with a death…

it has been a reminder of all the difficult times that we went through when my beloved died…

on the weekend relived a bit of the trauma around the car… after he died, it had to be repaired and detailed following the accident and then I had to have it safetied so that my name could go on the lease instead of his…

so many complicated steps… hard…

carspital…

14 Thursday Dec 2017

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Shadow is home… yay…

left work a bit early so I could go and collect her… two weeks in the carspital seemed like forever to me…

I still would forget what the udrive car looked like when I was in parking lots, lol… thank goodness I took that picture the first day…

when I arrived at DonVito on Sargent the process was smooth… after I returned the rental they walked me around the car and explained everything that had been done to her… my biggest concern was that the colour wouldn’t match the rest of her, but happily it was perfect…

then, as I was getting ready to drive away, I realized my parking pass was in the rental car… turned off the car, went in and got someone to fetch it… then when I got back into the car, it chattered and did not start…

went back in and was told that I shouldn’t have turned it off for 15 to 20 minutes after it had been boosted… there didn’t seem to be any clarity on why the battery was dead…

a young woman mechanic came out and got it going… I drove around for half an hour to be sure there was enough time for the battery to charge before getting gas and returning home…

thankfully it started after the fill…

we will see what happens in the morning…

so happy to have her back…

rental

22 Wednesday Nov 2017

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this morning I had to leave Shadow at the car hospital… it was rather sad…

took out the car emergency bag, the quilt, and the grocery bags from the trunk… the parking pass and garage door opener from the front… and, finally, the snow brush from the back seat…

then spent quite a while at the car rental place getting another vehicle… a long involved process that included walking around the rental car looking for any teeny dents or scrapes…

it was difficult to leave her behind… likely for two weeks, while she has work done to fix her up like new…

didn’t like the feel of the new car and it has the touchiest brakes ever… stopped to shop and parked a long way from everything as I tried to figure out all the stuff…

did manage to connect the phone and get the seat and mirrors in the right position…

then I had to take a picture so I knew what I was looking for when I came out, lol…

checkup…

15 Wednesday Nov 2017

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Shadow went in for an exploratory checkup on Monday, following the accident….

it seems like I waited a long time for them to complete the inspection…

when they gave the car back to me, the list of things that need to be replaced was very long… now they send the information off to MPI and await approval… then the repair place will order the parts and call me to make an appointment…

seems like a long process…

hope she looks as good as new when they are done…

plate…

01 Wednesday Nov 2017

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two fun things today…

at lunch I got to enjoy this lovely little Hachez chocolate…

77% bitter it said… it was delicious…

on my drive home I spotted this licence plate…

I really like that one… and it reminded me that I don’t work this Friday…

one of these days maybe I will get a special plate of my own…