Sunday, November 1, 2026

Sunday November 1, 2026 Grrrrr

 

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Sunday November 1, 2026

Last Monday I ordered more stuff to take to Colombia from Temu, dog leashes, etc...

Tuesday, was a trip to the Library on the Gio while the weather was decent yet.

Upon my return, I stopped at my mechanic's place and described that my Regal's heater was not working, yet the car would move to overheat when only idling...  It had me mystified, and scared, but not the mechanic.  He said to bring it in and he would have a look.  Turns out that it was only low on antifreeze, which he topped up for free!  I love those honest guys!

The evening was spent enjoying Eggs Benny with my favourite cook, niece Dawn...

Wednesday, the snow threatened most of the day, then gave us a small layer.  And the Milwaukee Brewers won the World Series, as they should have!

Thursday, I spent the day working on more pics from my last trip to Colombia.  I am so thankful to have such good programs to works with.

Then, supper was amazing chicken fajitas with my favourite cook again!  And there were sweet leftovers for me to enjoy again Friday, on top of my salad...

Friday, I just hibernated. 

Saturday, I decided to do my own cooking, experimenting and succeeding nicely with a large pork tenderloin, joined with packaged scalloped potatoes....    And I ordered yet more stuff from Temu...

Today, I joined niece Dawn at her grandaughter Piper's soccer game in Sherwood Park again.  This one was much more exciting than last week's tilt, with some of these young opposing players actually showing good talent and smart play. Piper herself scored 2 goals from strong foul kicks from the center dot!!  They were lucky to win 5-4 as a result!

Today has heavy fog, and I came home with my fog lights blazing. 2 blocks from home, a "Sherriff" came behind me with lights flashing, nailing me for a rolling stop at a stop sign.  He took 10 minutes to come to my window, told me they have me on their dashcam, then took another good 10 minutes to write a ticket, all in view of my apartment building, embarrassing me even further.  And the ticket is a ridiculous $405 !!!!!!!

I am astounded and upset... This is the second BS ticket in several years from these wannabee policemen.  The location of the infraction shown on the ticket says 108 99 Avenue NW.....  Since there is no such location, so I just might fight it....  Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr 

Tonight I will share my leftover tenderloin and scalloped potatoes with my favourite cook... 

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

Al

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Night cold rain

Morning snow accumulation

Yummy pork tenderloin

Crazy fog today

BS ticket!

 

 


Sunday, October 25, 2026

Sunday October 25, 2026 Full Moon

 

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Sunday October 25, 2026

 An old friend of the family, Don Cousins from Saskatoon, passed away yesterday.  RIP Don. 

In the early afternoon, I drove to Sherwood Park to watch Dawn's granddaughter Piper play indoor soccer.  That was a fun experience and I got to again meet Dawn's ex, Richard, the grandfather, whom I had not seen since 1992...  He is a very nice guy and we got along really well.

Then I just watched sports until it was time to try to catch today's full moon.  Miss Debbie had invited me to her downtown 13th floor apartment to maybe get better shots and it was worth the effort, although I could have gotten the same shots a block from home.

I gave Miss Debbie a spare camera and accessories that I has re-inherited, in much better shape than the exact same camera she was using...  It is nice to have someone who shares the same hobby and needs some semi-expert instruction.

She baked some cute Hallowe'en figurines.  Photo below. 

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

Al

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Between Sherwood Park and Edmonton

Closer to downtown

Today's Hunter's Moon






Cute baking!