Construction Season is officially here

Today's adventure involved going to the tea store. Not too exciting you say? Well, off we went after visiting the bank for some pocket cash.  We decided to go through St.Boniface.  Along with endless construction, we came across streets that were closed. No warning-- just big signs saying you can't go here.  We ended up going as far South as Dawson Road, before wending our way through St.Boniface industrial Park, until we finally ended up at Archibald and Plinquet. I did see the Winnipeg Water District train,and remembered the day we spent out at Shoal Lake, with Phyllis. But today's whole trip frayed on nerves, and we both decided that saying nothing would be better than continuing to try to communicate. We finally ended up going South on Main Street, and around to River, then West on River to Academy Rd. Coming back we had to detour a bit onto Wellington Cres., and got to see the changes there.  It was easy, as we were slowed so much with  construction. Finally we back tracked, through more construction, and ended up on Nairn again.

The crazy old woman really needs to have her hearing checked, and vision too, evidently.  At one point there was a sign that said "electronic wheel polishing".  After thinking about it for a bit, she asked what sort of wheels would need polishing. Her patient husband explained that it meant there was an electronically operated wheel available to polish just about anything that might need it, but no wheels to be polished. Later, at home, he was reading a book that took place in the late 1800's, and mentioned that it recounted the story of a classically trained pianist, in the old West.  Well, she heard "classically trained penis", and it took a few minutes of careful thought to realize what it was she had actually heard. Can you guess what sort of visual image that evoked? And a good laugh was had by all.

The rest of the time is either being spent on sewing, on the old machine, or playing internet poker.  it's been a good thing to remember that the old machine was, and still is, a pretty good machine, and is worth keeping and caring for.  When the bigger, newer machine was taken in for servicing, there was an effort to make us realize how old it actually is (more than 8 years), and a subtle suggestion that we should be looking at a replacement.  Nope, not right now, better to have a water-proof roof.

Colder that last couple of days, and somewhat rainy today.  We need the moisture, if only we could be sure it gets to the flower beds--always a problem when there is so much roof overhang.  So staying home this evening-yet again.