Souvenir Photo Studio, by Al Bourassa

Monday, March 2, 2026

Monday March 2, 2026 Sports

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Monday March 2, 2026

A March 1 Happy 87th Birthday to my oldest brother. Hang in there Bro!

Yesterday I had to catch the women' soccer match between Canada and Colombia. Colombia has a young phenom named Linda Caicedo who alone is worth the price of admission! Apparently Canada had not scored a single goal since the summer so the 4-1 dominating win was most welcome.

Then the Brier, the Blue Jays, the Raptors, and the NHL kept the TV busy. I slipped out to get the balance of Quetiapine 25mg we use to sleep, to last me several months. It is available over the counter here for much less than in Canada where we need a presciption..

Cristina commented all day that that was the first Sunday in ages without rain... A very dark cloud came from the north at dusk but any associated moisture passed us by.

I got a call from our new German friend Bernd, so we met for burgers and beers at Cafe Mocca again. Without the rain, it was a very hot 33C day and it did not cool off easily. Bernd leaves Tuesday back to Boise, Idaho where the pace is catatonic.

Today, still no windows have arrived and Cristina missed the guy at his shop. I took a few pics outside and watched curling while Cristina made a quick trip into Tulua to pick me up a few things to take home.

A week from now I will be packing up for my return to Edmonton. Our vet John will pick us up around 1:30am, and I will get to edmonton just before midnight.... a very long travel day...

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

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The sky got much darker last night.

Kiskadee, far away

Tom Thumb

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Gecko

Slow to ripen avocado

Wasps are a pain

Huge Bumblebee again

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Saturday, February 28, 2026

Saturday February 28, 2026 Temu

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Saturday February 28, 2026

Yesterday was more waiting, waiting, waiting.....

Last night at 8pm we were supposed to view the house next door and find out their asking price.... The place was dark and nobody answering the door. Somebody was there at 9pm but Cristina didn't want to get dressed up again... So we wait for something concrete....

Today we got two more of our Temu orders. They may take a while, and most things are smaller than they appear in photos, but the prices are reasonable and the parcels have always arrived. The quality is generally what we expect when 99% seems to emanate from China.

I have yet to put together the latest package, ... which is essentially a large covered baby carriage for transporting large dogs.... It was a bit of a frivilous purchase that will probably be used for other things at Cristina's whim.

The weather is constantly hot, 33C this week with at least a 50% chance of rain every day according to the inaccurate forecasters. They can predict heat but not rain......

Sofi is here to spend time with Cristina again. I hoped they would go to Tulua and pick me up a few things, but they just did a little shopping here.

There is some curling on TV, the Montana's Briar, which I have trouble getting excited about yet...

What does excite me is that my Oilers buried the LA Kings 8-1 Thursday night and looked very good in doing so, more passes to the right colour shirts.... They are on the west coast, right now against San Jose, so I have to rush this....

I took a few more pics in the backyard...

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

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