Wednesday August 19, 2026 Happy 100th!!!

 

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Wednesday August 19, 2026

 

Auntie Marie-Emma is 100 years old today!!

Taken by cousin Aline!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auntie Marie-Emma is the first of Grandpa Charles and Marie's family of 17 children to reach this milestone with only siblings Maurice and Jeannette capable of topping this...!!  Our Mom was next closest so far, 4 months shy of her 100th, and then brother Henri, 4 hours shy of his 99th...  Congratulations to them all!!!

 

It is one of the nicest days of the summer today, with perfect 26C weather and sunshine and Alberta blue skies...  While we can complain about our lousy spring, we can't grouch about our summer so far with the right mix of sun and rain.  Other parts of the country have not been as lucky.

So, I jumped on the Gio and went to cruise The Fringe in Old Strathcona just to get out...  Before leaving I caught some of the flowers and a bee near my Regal.

It was a lovely ride and I checked out prices for Wednesday Wings at a couple of place only to be scared away by their increased prices...  I stopped at Dollarama down there and almost bought some Hallowe'en stuff that I didn't need, but found salted sunflower seeds for a very decent price, so I grabbed a few bags to test them out.  I eat a whole bag of spitz while reading over 5-6 hours in the evenings...

I got a message from Dawn on the way back, and, after discussing supper options, it looks like we will be going together for Wings and a beer at On The Rocks in a few minutes....  I haven't had wings in quite a while, so I am looking forward to this... 

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

Al

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Our roses are still trying hard

Shot of the day

One of our trams

Great mural in Old Strathcona, note the same tram!

We are renowned for The Fringe Festival

 

 

Tuesday August 18, 2026 New Printer

 

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Tuesday August 18, 2026

Monday, I came across the obituary for my cousin, classmate, and friend Reina Marie Deschambault Hammer.  RIP dear Reina.

Moments later, I was digging through some of my personal papers and came across our Grade One Enrollment at St Oliver's School, where we are both listed.....  More Twilight Zone stuff happening, so I shared it with the classmates that I still have contact with.

I honestly don't remember some of them on this list....  We were still a railroad town back then.
 

Today, I reviewed a promotional email from Staples that I had held onto for a couple of days, mulling whether to make the jump or not...  My present Canon Pixma TS3420was giving me grief, despite new pirated cartridges and I was not going to fork out $80 to see if only Canon cartridges would make it work.....

The promo, was for a pricey $240 very fancy Canon Pixma TR7620a with duplex functions, etc....  I could probably even print on Legal paper.....

The deal was $99, plus I got 2 free reams of Staples plain paper worth another $17...  And the all-inclusive Allstate warranty was only $20 for 2 years, so I went and bought it.

I deleted everything from the old Canon printer before installing the new one's software, etc.  It took a lot of trial and error, and poco swearing, but I got it to copy, scan and print, in colour, so I am a happy camper for now....  I use a colour printer rarely because I have a Brother black+white laser for easy copies and scanning, and it has a new cartridge that should last for many years.

Tonight Dawn is warming up a frozen Lasagna that I had in the freezer for months....  I have to start eating things that I have frozen regularly, but I don't use my oven for anything except storage of frypans, so Dawn is the cook...  I refuse to bend and clean an oven, lol....   I am spoiled...

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

Al

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A good deal!

Need to keep records...

Allstate warranty

2 years, $20 is worth it..

My test of the printing....