Sunday August 23, 2026 Summer

 

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Sunday August 23, 2026

Saturday, I was busy ordering necessary supplies on Amazon for Don.  The poor guy just had his 70th chemo treatment and can barely move.  But, because he is a hoarder, and has thumbed his nose at management once too often, he is being forcibly moved out at the end of the month to a continuing care place in Holden, Alberta.  He refuses to distribute his stash of goods to people in need, .. instead opting to be a jerk and just leave the whole mess for management to clean...

 I tried to order 2 sets of an item at his request quickly, but Amazon was being balky, changing the delivery date to a month away if I asked for 2.  Two calls to Amazon failed to resolve the issue.  I finally just had to make 2 separate orders to get them delivered here on Tuesday, in time to do Don some good.

Then we went on a drive looking to use the $50 gift card for Esso gas but the Esso stations are "out of gas" while all others seem to be open...  Sheesh.  Apparently gas prices are to rise another 10c a litre by the weekend...

Dawn made an amazing "breakfast supper" of waffles and sausages...  I truly am getting spoiled.

 Today, the Manoir had their annual "corn roast".  The turnout was disappointing.  I suppose, that for $5, we should have been happy to get an ear of corn, a hot dog, a drink, a "Wagonwheel" dessert, a bag of chips, and watermelon....  Sadly, the meal was not very warm.

The month of August has been a actually a perfect short summer,.. not overly hot, and so far, really zero forest fire smoke because we got enough rain as well.  We are thankful for the small blessings compared to the weather disasters happening everywhere else.

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

Al

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Friday August 21, 2026 Nostalgia

 

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Friday August 21, 2026

 Yesterday, I tried to help Felix, a fellow resident, with some paperwork.  He must be older than me, but is quite clueless about the hole he has dug himself with new credit cards (on which he only pays the minimum balances after topping them out) and with his phone company (who screws him to pay on a long contract for an old phone he barely uses).   Trying to extricate him is going to be nigh impossible.

Then I supplied the salad and wine as I enjoyed another delicious steak supper with Dawn....

Today, I made it my life's work to comb through my first wife's hope chest (which must be 65+ years old) which contains all our memorabilia gathered over the years.  I was looking carefully for my son's adoption papers because our Government is going to make identity cards and drivers' licences more complicated to obtain, and his Birth Certificate gives his last name as Luszcz.  I did not think I had the document as I have been through the chest a few times over the years.  He will have to order a copy of those papers via the Government Registry.

It is always a very emotional dig into the past and to come across names and photos of people long forgotten, and way too many have passed on.   But some nice things do crop up, like my birth records and New Year's Baby gifts, graduation info, etc...  I took a few pics and scanned others for keepsakes on my computer.

Then I had yet another supper with Dawn as I supplied the wine,.. this time smoked pork chops...  And she just got a delivery to restock her freezer with more Hutterite steaks and pork chops...  Between our two freezers, we will not be starving...   

I hope you enjoy the pictures, in no particular order.  

That was the day’s excitement.

Al

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Startup

 

 

 

 

 

Germain and me 1956?

Bank photo 1968

Bourassa Coat of Arms explanation

My Dad's pocket watch?

Mom's bedspread

Birth Certificates, etc

New Year's baby info

A couple of the NY Baby gifts

1963 singing tour

1967 Grad

1967 Grad

1967 Grad

1971 wedding with Pat

Marriage Cert.

Dad passed away 1984