Greetings from Neepawa

and the story of a day well spent.  Yes, I accompanied a friend who was driving a show up to the Viscount gallery.  This is the show of the "Hats From a Life Lived".  They knew that I wouldn't be able to help much, but I was there for company and to keep my friend awake during the drive.  Cathy and I had a long, and very satisfying visit, and then we were home for supper.  A day with no activities, and no responsibilities.  I like Cathy's new hair style.

Dull week all around

Rain and more rain this week. Funny weather actually because yesterday the sun was shining and at the same time the rain was falling ?? Major roads washed out in North bay - bad because it was the road leading to the Hospital so there was a rush on to get it fixed.
We made the trip to Midland Tuesday - fast trip to pick up some coins Harry bid on the Auction. At the Thrift Shop there I bought the VHS movie Cabaret for 25 cents- another older movie I had been wanting to see again. I watched it that night and enjoyed it again!
Yesterday I spent some time reading instructions from one of my Quilting books for sewing a star together and managed to produce a fair sample - took stitches out several times but persevered. Not perfect but I think I learned a lot just trying haha
Today I'm going to North Bay to take some blueberries to Mike and Will. Better to go today rather than on the Friday of the long weekend. It is also the Annual Summer in the Park in North Bay so probably lots of traffic to avoid.
Take care

It is so cold today.....

It s actually miserable - can't think of anything redeeming about the weather today except perhaps I did not work out in the yard. I may check for watering but that's all. I got my hair cut this morning and so now feel much better. Funny how just a hair cut can boost your spirits!
Tomorrow we are travelling to Midland again. Harry successfully bid on several lots of coins so we will go to pick them up and pay for them. He has some items that did not sell so we will likely bring them back home.
This afternoon I gathered some fabric and cut just enough pieces to fashion an 8 point star. I have sewn it together but it is not working so have torn some seams out and will try again. This is a learning exercise for me so I am taking my time to try to figure it out. I haven't done this before but I have several  reference books so could easily seek some help haha
Eating delicious blueberries these past few days- bought right from the Nursery in Trout Creek picked from their bushes. I have made Kuchens and eating just fresh in a bowl with milk. We are still getting lots of raspberries also from our own bushes. Everything is starting to produce and I know before too long I shall be inundated with produce and needing to do something with it all haha
Take care.

Hi Cathy!

Good to hear from you again.  Hope this means the end of your computer troubles.

Loren is back after a good holiday, and picked up Mikey last evening. so we are alone again.  Today everything gets vacuumed!  But I also have my ATC trading group again today, so will have a nice lunch out with friends.  I can't remember if I mentioned that I have a surgery date of October 15.  It's nice to have that settled.  

Hey, Cathy....

I am so happy to see your message and hopefully more to come now that you have your computer back Yippee!
I can remember my visit to Neepawa for the Lily Festival - it was fun. Have a good time.
Take care

My computer is home

It has been a long month but it is finally fixed. I have been reading faithfully, but my computer at work sometimes let me post and sometimes not.  It has been a bit crazy at work so I really didn't have time and when I got home all I wanted to do was crash.  The sent an ADR out from Winnipeg to help us but they also sent about 300 Winnipeg documents for him to do.  Over 70 of them were ones that I had to verify so that he could accept them, so we are even further behind now.  Overtime pretty much every day right now.  My holiday was really good.  the weather wasn't fantastic, but it was nice to be with family.  We played a game called Jok-r-ummy.  It is sort of like Frustration Rummy, but it comes with over 60 cards that tell you what you need to get in that hand.  You need to finish 7 cards to win and one game I went 5 rounds trying to get three 3s.  It sounds easy, but when you don't get the cards you are stuck.  I enjoyed it so much that Jim found it at Walmart and bought it for me.  Now I just need to get the kids home and play it with them.  Lily Festival is this weekend, as well as the drag races and the antique sale.  You'd think they could spread things out a bit.  Hopefully it won't rain today.  VCC has an outdoor art show that will have to be moved quickly if it rains.  And the rain day for the drag races is tomorrow.  If it is postponed, the volunteers for the drag race won't be able to work their volunteer shift at the antique sale so I will have to work an extra shift there (Which I really don't want to do)   Rrain has to bake 3 dozen oversized cookies for the lunch counter at the antique sale.  I found a recipe that everyone seemed to like so I will take all the supplies to VCC today so that they can be baked in a kitchen with air conditioning! (chocolate chip raisin oatmeal cookies)  There is an Elvis impersonator at the Lily Tent tonight  Jim really wants to see him and I really couldn't care less.  I might end up staying home and going to town to pick him up at midnight.  (Yippee)  I didn't win the lottery last night so I guess I have to go back to work on Monday.  Oh well,

Maybe that's a good thing.....

Nothing has changed you say? In my life nothing stays the same and it too, can become a bit bothersome haha. I loved your quick response to my comments , and wanted to immediately respond but timing is everything. I was only able to quickly read the blog and then log off.  Early this morning a major transformer in Sundridge blew up and we were without power.  Being without power here is nothing new, but NOT on the morning I have my hair appointment.  So disappointed was I as I walked up to the salon and rescheduled to Monday morning at 9 am. There she sat in the dark, so we commiserated together.for a short time. Around noon Harry and I  decided to go to North Bay to do some chores etc. Tomorrow is Willie's birthday and I had a few things for him - not his favourite Cherry Cheese Cake though as even though I had all the ingredients ready to bake it, I was not able to without power. Rain check for that  I guess! When we got back we had power yeah!! I am tempted to haul out our generator that we bought years ago and see if it will go. I want to plan a contingency- establish how many long cords I will need, and what will get plugged in- for sure the freezers and the fridge. The water pump is hard wired in electrically so there is no plug I can use so we would be without water and toilet use regardless. I can usually manage my anxiety better if I have a plan. Time to make a list eh?  We received a letter from the Village today about the sewer refurbishing. We have been told that we will be on the hook for a portion of the costs. The letter said we could pay a one time lump sum payment of almost $4000.00 by end of August, or opt for the payment twice yearly added to our  property taxes over 30 years calculated by the frontage footage of our lot X $2.85 per foot.  Guess which one I will choose haha
And so time for bed. Have a nice and relaxing weekend folks, and somebody please win the lottery real soon haha. Take care