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Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Wednesday June 24, 2026 Outings

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Wednesday June 24, 2026

When we get a nice day, 25C and sunny, we must get out and enjoy...

After chores and toilette, I jumped on the Gio to the Library to return 5 books, and pick up 3 more Kathy Reichs books. I was hoping a 4th would be ready as well, but no, ... and, of course, it is the next one in the series to read in order.... Drat...

The "Works" Festival was happening now in Churchill Square, so I did a quick tour. Apparently people are supposed to sign or doodle on the manequins, but I am not into that. Plus, there was very little of any interest.... And I slid by the legislature on the way home...

I was back in time to watch Canada play badly for 80% of the game and expect to win against Switzerland at the World Cup. Our coach waited way too long to make good subsitutions and we lost 2-1, but we do move on to the next round,... which is a first....

Then I had the hard decision to make salad or go back out in the sunshine for Wednesday Wings... Sunshine won and I went to 2 of my favourite places. But Hudson's have raised their prices 66% to $10, and the Pint wanted $9..... I passed on both.

One of the residents told me before I left that No Frills had T-bone steaks for $11 lb, and showed me the huge size of them. Naturally, they were sold out before I got there....

And I didn't feel like running to On The Rocks for $8 wings, so I came home and made my salad..... Oh well.........

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

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Silly Hall on a nice sunny day

I did not sign any

Future bulders....

The Works

The Legislature

Cruising back from the Southside

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Tuesday June 23, 2026 Finally

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Tuesday June 23, 2026

Saturday I was supposed to go watch the Edmonton Elks play the Montreal Alouettes. My former seatmate, Lorraine, had an extra free ticket. But I looked up the forecast to confirm the view from my window, and 10C, constant rain and a driving wind did not bode well... I took a pass and watched the Elks win a wild one. My Stampeders have now blown 2 games in a row, ...the bums...

Sunday, I had 2 tickets for the Father's Day BBQ downstairs, catered by the Sawmill restaurant. My original guest was away, and my second offer didn't show, so I passed it on to a poor lady in the building. The meal was OK for the price. If you were late to eat, you had hotdogs, no hamburgers because some yo-yos made double burgers...

I am watching a lot of the World Cup soccer and reading voraciously to counteract the crappy weather El Nino is dishing us...

Monday, a friend from Cuenca, Ecuador, Marcos, from our old "Moto" Thursday night group, who "shills" for many entrepreneurs online, posted some beautiful horse paintings on FaceBook and I contacted him about purchasing one. It turns out that it is his mother-in-law who is the painter. I am still awaiting final pricing, etc.

So, I also contacted my old buddy, Oswaldo Toral, also from Cuenca and, lo and hehold, the painter is the niece of one of his brothers-in-law! I should have expected that... Oswaldo is related to everyone in Ecuador..

And I spoke to my buddy Gustavo, and it is still a possibility that he will visit here by September... I owe that man so much..!!

Today, I finished the last of my current pile of Kathy Reichs books so I watch more World Cup and watched the Blew Jays blow a game again.. I stepped out again to the common because they had a bunch of cheap $4.50 specials on Tuesdays so I had the Pulled pork quesedilla and a crispy fish taco. It was nice to get outside because we finally are getting a few days of sun, maybe only 3, before rain returns.

It is not looking good for Saturday when I have agreed to take wedding pictures........ Grrrrrrrrrrr

Tonight Colombia plays in the World Cup again. We wish them success.

Tomorrow, I have to return 5 books to the Library, whether or not the 4 I have on hold are ready yet....

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

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