WWTB day 3…

01 Sunday Jul 2018

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last night we did stay up and walk over to the the track behind the Library to watch the fireworks… it was a beautiful night and a great show…

this morning we slept in… well I was awake, but stayed in bed so the boys could get their sleep…

once up, and after breakfast, we spent some time in the garden… did some watering, trimming and relaxing… tv watching, video game playing, and possibly some napping was how we spent most of the day, with a bit of time outside playing with the football…

around four we packed a bag and walked over to the Children’s Playground at the Park…

there were a lot of people enjoying Canada Day festivities…. we caught a few Pokémon and then started home when the thunder and lightning started… part way home the rain poured down… we decided to pick up pizza and walked fast…

once we arrived home we took off our wet jackets, hats, shoes and the backpack and had the pizza… thankfully, the box had not quite disintegrated…

FaceTimed with mommy and watched some tv…

sheets…

14 Thursday Jun 2018

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what a wonderful evening…

supper out with some very special women…

tried shrimp stuffed eggplant at Blaze Bistro… tasty…

then it was off for pedicures… such fun…

as we left the spa the sky was dark gray… getting into the car it was starting to spit…

by the time I arrived home I’d driven through sheets of rain, loads of lightening and waterlogged streets… that part wasn’t so fun, lol…

as I write this the thunder is rolling around the sky… it looks amazing out there… and is currently sounding like fireworks… yikes…

but my toes are stunning;-)…

Ex…

09 Saturday Jun 2018

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been watching ads on tv for the Red River Ex, which is always a sign of summer…

they brought back some wonderful memories…

when our kids were in baton – so, quite a few years ago – my beloved and I worked at the gates welcoming guests… it was fun and paid well for the four or five years we participated… always so interesting to see how people present themselves…

people were either thrilled and happy to be there or irritated beyond belief, lol…

the other piece it reminded me of is how often it rains during the Ex, lol… rain suits were a staple… should be good for the garden…

fun memories…

took this picture last week;-)…

gfi…

30 Wednesday May 2018

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late yesterday afternoon it poured in St. James… apparently not necessarily in other parts of the city…

it was coming down so hard when I arrived home that I put a large IKEA bag that I found in the garage, over my head…

I took a video of the downpour but it wouldn’t upload…

the pond filled to overflowing and then the pumps stopped… there was so much rain that it tripped the GFI… once the weather improved I went out and pulled the plug out, reset the button and plugged the cord back in… happily the pump started and the waterfall began running… and I wasn’t electrocuted… I texted my son-in-law to say I was still alive and he laughed… hmmmmm…

same thing when I got home tonight… poured like crazy for an hour or so in the late afternoon… we need the rain, but I would like it to rain during the night…

was going to wait till the morning to get it turned back on, but just ran out and got it going again..

winter…

18 Friday May 2018

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this morning I put on those big girl pants and headed out to Birchwood Toyota… in the rain… to pick up my tires…

when I took Shadow to trade her for Indi, she still had her winter tires on… got a call about a week ago saying they were ready for pick up…

had a bit of a giggle when I pulled up to one of the three service bay doors… hadn’t realized that it said Lexus on it while the other two said Toyota… a service guy had me move, lol…

once in the bay a kind man went and found my tires, wrapped them up and put them into the car for me…

once home I was able to get them out of the car and piled them up in the corner… I couldn’t lift them to their spot in the shelf, but will have my son-in-law or grandson do it next time they are here… was rather proud that I had managed to get them moved…

and only broke one nail…

2017 Ottawa day 8…

07 Thursday Sep 2017

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lazed around the house for the morning while my daughter was at work… basically did nothing…

once she got home we went out for afternoon tea at Vanitea Room…

it was a lovely treat, although my daughter doesn’t often drink tea, lol… today she had steamed macadamia milk and I had a blend that had orchid in it;-)… the food was not your usual afternoon tea fare, but very tasty… the savoury scones with onion butter and clotted cream were especially delicious…

it rained off and on all afternoon and we saw two different double rainbows… one as we were driving home and the second as we were looking out at the dark clouds on the street…

the one by home was quite delightful and lasted for over twenty minutes during which we took a lot of pictures… rarely do you see the purple colouring, but it was really bright…

2017 Ottawa day 4…

03 Sunday Sep 2017

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started our day with tea and a snack… I had almonds and leftover strawberries from yesterday’s Farmers Market… very tasty…

then it was off to the Memorial Farmers Market... fun to get to both of the markets here… we found carrots, peppers, salad greens, baby bok choy, Brie bread, apple cinnamon rolls, eggplant, crackers, dip, kombucha, and eeny pears (which look like green crabapples)… and a maple bacon butter tart…

it was rainy this morning so we had on rain gear and brought umbrellas…

then the free ferry to Wolfe Island which was great fun, even in the rain… also had a little chocolate snack on the way over…

we were excited to go to The Wolfe Island Grill for brunch… sadly we don’t recommend it… I was imagining a brunch with choices… no… food was mediocre at best, little choice, only type of eggs were poached, small amounts of everything and not really hot… disappointing…

lucky for us, we went across the street to the Wolfe Island Bakery… got some truffles and the most delicious pain de chocolat… made up for the less than stellar brunch;-)…

we sat in the car, in the rain, for over an hour, in the lineup for the return ferry…

home, watched a movie and then back to the docks for a 3 hour dinner cruise… it was lovely and I think I got enough boat time today, lol…

home now and ready for bed… although we didn’t get much walking in, the day has been full…

cloudy…

21 Monday Aug 2017

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seems nearly everyone was talking about the solar eclipse…

since early morning the weather was not looking good… they were projecting rain and cloudy skies for most of the day…

we were sure we wouldn’t get to see anything but decided to go and stand outside just to be part of the excitement…

a colleague arrived back from lunch with the proper eyewear and just for fun we looked up…

and the clouds parted in a tiny circle and we saw the eclipse… it was great fun as we passed the glasses from one to another and even to a few passers by…

less than five minutes and the clouds rolled back in…

now that was a moment;-)…