Souvenir Photo Studio, by Al Bourassa

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Wednesday October 21, 2026 A Rip

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Wednesday October 21, 2026

Monday was the big 10-question referendum in Alberta and most voted as expected, and it was a resounding bid to remain in the Canadian federation. I am not disappointed in the outcome at all which gives us the impetus to open more negotiations to get out from under Ottawa's thumb!

I didn't do much Tuesday except to read a lot and watch the Oilers actually win a game against a very decent team. Honestly, I expected the Oilers to lose, but they pulled out an overtime win against Minnesota. They will not go far when only one line out of four is doing all the scoring...

I did hit a new milestone with my work posted for sale on Pixels / Fine Art America:

Hey, I am pretty proud of this achievement............

Today I met friend Tracey and her red Gio at Churchill Square and we went for another "Rip", as she calls it, using a slightly different route to get more landscape views from Saskatchewan Drive on the south side.

The weather was cool but the wind was light and the sun was strong, so we dressed for the weather which is supposed to turn sour this weekend. The nights are now dropping below 0C.

We continued on to Hawrelak Park again to see the geese, etc. The big wind a few days ago really denuded most of the trees, but the ones hanging on are very colourful.

Tracey decided we should have a glass of wine at the lakeshore, so I opted for a simple 5 oz glass and she went for the 8 oz. Of course I pulled out my credit card and almost choked when the bill, with tip, was $36.54!! I guess we were supposed to enjoy the liquid red gold. Sheesh! I hate being ripped off.

Anyway, it was an enjoyable afternoon, topped off by a phone call from Dawn that she found a $20 bill and ordered from our favourite pizza joint....

We have to enjoy the small pleasures as they come....

I hope you enjoy the pictures. That was the day’s excitement.

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A mural on 96 St

Police Rescue team practising..

The Edmonton Queen

Pileated woodpecker

Miss Tracey

Canadian Air Force at rest

Miss Tracey

Sunday, October 18, 2026

Sunday October 18, 2026 More Fall

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Sunday October 18, 2026

6 days have flown by since the last Blog and Autumn is here with a vengeance for sure.

Tuesday was not a bad day, so the Gio transported me to the Library to exchange more John Sandford books.

Wednesday was a busy morning in the Common Room with Flu and Covid shots being given. I have sworn off the Covid shots after the last shot caused me to lose most use of my left arm for almost 2 years!!! I was happy to get the Flu shot though, because reports from people who have had this latest Flu are not good!

Also in the Common Room was our ability to vote on the 10 questions of the Alberta Separation Referendum. 9 questions were basically asking permission to negotiate more strongly with Ottawa about Provincial powers which are no-brainers after being screwed over for so many years.... The last question also basically asks permission to have a binding referendum to actually separate from Canada later if the majority feel it is necessary.

I am amazed at the polarity and false information being tossed around.. Negotiations are good, and necessary....

Thursday I received an order of portable wi-fi devices from an ad off of Facebook... I never learn....!! Grrrrr!!!! Everything I order off of Facebook comes from Oriental suppliers who misrepresent everything and then send you the wrong product... From now on I "X" every single Facebook ad, no matter how tempting!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Friday, politics in our building boiled over about smoking and scent-free issues. Even the police were called because some ladies were getting vociferous about things. Sheesh. This is really why I mostly keep to myself and stay out of the gossip, rumours and BS...

And, my tentaive plans for Saturday and Sunday were tossed in the garbage by others... no big deal, really... So I had a chance to clean and wash my floors.. lol..

Saturday, I cut my hair myself and was about to go exploring with the Gio on a decent day when really high winds came out of nowhere, denuded most of the trees, and almost toppled a transformer pole in the neighboring parking lot! Alexa was trying to tell me that the wind speed was only 9 kph, but they were definitely closer to 90 kph!!

Today, I did take the Gio to the Library to exchange books once again and toured a little downtown for something to do. I went by the Legislature where they apparently had a pro-Alberta rally yesterday. Today, the space was occupied by a pro-Canada rally... I did not stay very long, just enough to take the one shot, wearing a Canda cap and flying the Alberta flag on the back of the Gio.... lol...

I hope you enjoy the pictures. That was the day’s excitement.

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