Monday, March 18, 2024

Monday March 18, 2024 Sunshine

 

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Monday March 18, 2024

The forecast has changed drastically so the cold weather and snow we were to get Wednesday is just going to be a few flurries and -2 Thursday instaed, and then staying that cool to the end of the week....  We can tolerate that quite easily...

I am managing my weight well, but want to drop it more again, so I will have to work on that and watch the snacking.  I always keep it right in my lap where I can see it, lol...,

Don came by to help me watch Canada beat Norway and remain undefeated in the Women's World Curling Championship.  The real test will be tomorrow when they play tough Italy, then the present World Champs Switzerland....  I hope to catch some of the 6am game against Italy, if I can crawl out of bed that early....

It pushed to 16C today so I put on a light jacket to travel to Save-On on the Gio for groceries.  They had no specials on the salad kits so I bought 2 red cabbage instead.  I have the other fixings at home.  I have so much food stored here, I really only went for milk, cabbage, and added some pasta because I have so much for sauce in the cupboard or freezer.

Once I unloaded the groceries in the apartment, I put on just a sweater and went and sat out front with Bob.  I brought some sunflower seeds to entice the birds, but struck out.  Only 2 chickadees went overhead, paused, then continued on.  It was nice to see so many residents coming and going and enjoying the great day.

Adel from the office came by and Bob jokingly said that I would take her picture, so she did a few poses.  I actually have an appointment to take pictues of her 90 year-old Dad on Saturday.  I am still working out which camera I will use, tripod and flash, etc....

There is probably not much on the tube tonight, so I intend to make popcorn, try out my new oil sprayer on that, and settle in to read my book.  I may even try to hit the sack early to be up for that early curling game....

I hope you enjoy the pictures, out of order thanks to Google, again..  That was the day’s excitement.

Al

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Adel, from the office


Backlit leaf

Lovely day

Seeds I put out for the birds



 

 

 

 

 


Sunday, March 17, 2024

Sunday March 17, 2024 Joy

 

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Sunday March 17, 2024

Happy St Patrick's Day from the O'Bourassa apartment...

Thursday, I had the Gio in to Gateway Motorsports for the warranty check and to make sure everything was operating as it should....  I also had them repair that small crack in the one rear fender and the mechanic did a great job!  I took those photos with the Lumix.

Then I ran north to Staples to pick up a poster that I had made of a photo I took of Cristina before I left Colombia.  Then I needed to order the proper gizmos to hold it and hang it straight.

Friday was reasonably warm so I made a quick trip to Dollarama on the Gio and found 2 of 3 things I was after.  I got back in time for an Amazon delivery.

The maintenance man, Yves, came to change the washers in the kitchen tap and he did help me to retrieve my 2 bird feeders from the ledge a floor down.  I was thankful for that as I did not want to bother the neighbor below who apparently has polio.  The feeders are again outside my window.

The routine of bed at 11pm and up around 9am continues, although I almost have to force myself to rise every day....

Saturday I got busy and cut my hair short again.  I was tired of looking like a rubby every time I removed my toque!

Don came to watch curling with me and I checked out some more shopping that he wants to do.

I got tired of everything getting white in the apartment, especially anything glass, and I had to be so careful with Brutus that I emptied that new humidifier and put it in storage, probably to never be used again...

There was a second curling match at 4pm which I finished watching at Bob's place, because he insisted on feeding us meatloaf and potatoes for supper.  We did eat too much and the weigh scale suffered in the morning.

Then we watched the Oilers gas a game against the Avalanche with seconds remaining...  That was a good prelude to what we can expect shortly in the playoffs...

This morning Don came by to watch Canada win its 3rd game in a row at the Women's World Championship from Sydney, Nova Scotia.

That was over in time for Bob and I to jump on the Gios and head to Whyte Avenue to renew our Whyte Ave Photos gig  in the expected 16C sunshine, but it only got to 14C with a little annoying breeze.  But the patio was happily open at the Commercial Hotel for us to enjoy Leo Martinez and Braden Gates again, along with Edmonton-born Nashville hopeful Brooklyn Trapp, who goes by the name Brooklyn Blue (I wonder if she knows that she chose a pornstar's moniker!!)...    I took a video, but unfortunately it is too big for here, but it is on the Whyte Ave Photos Facebook page.   https://www.facebook.com/WhyteAvePhotos

It was a wonderful afternoon for music outside in the sun!  And I am getting more accustomed to Brutus each time I use him....

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

Al

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Gateway Motorsports has lots of stock

For kids, adults, everyone

Some interesting scooters..

Nice 3-wheeler next to one like mine

Coming back over the bridge

My poster of Cristina

Fun on the patio at the Commercial

 Cool beanbag boards!

Our server Ahley

Our Gios parked outside the patio

Brooklyn Blue can pose!

She knows how.

No coaching needed

Patrons wearing green

Braden Gates and Leo Martinez

Braden

Leo

Kellie and hubby sat by us

Beanbags flying

My cranberry and 7up

Fierce competition on the beanbags

Brooklyn before performing

Good voice and stage presence

Our lovely city on a gorgeous day

I just wish spring would come and stay...