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Sunday, August 9, 2026

Sunday August 9, 2026 Festivals

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Sunday August 9, 2026

Yesterday and today, I slept over 11 hours.. I am glad there are no major reasons to get up earlier...

Saturday, I slipped out to Dollarama and forgot to find one of the two main things I went there for.... Grrrr, but I did come home with a lot of snacks, of course....

Then we revelled in our Canadian Juniors thrashing the USA 8-1 to take the Gold Medal again at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup.... Well done boys!!! Nothing for the Orange A**-Hole to crow about this time.

This morning, I found that we had no hot water, only tepid water, but I did manage to get a decent shower without using any cold water....

Then I jumped on the Gio, hoping to catch some of the CariWest Festival this year. I missed the parade, which must have been Friday, but did catch the action downtown at Churchill Square.

The next festival, The Fringe, will be starting in a few days and I will be joining Jeanne and Meng there for a meal and a short show.
Coming home, I cruised by the Legislature which was surprisingly uncrowded and found an obliging squirrel and some lovely flowers and a bee.

Then I decided it was time to catch Leo Martinez at Blues On Whyte for one set. It is always nice to sit with some nice music on a sunny afternoon.

On the way home, I picked up a 10" 2-topper pizza and a 7-Up for $8.99 because I did not feel like cooking.... It was the first time I had tried them, and it was worth it....!!

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

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Lots of Caribbean gear for sale

One of the dance troupes

The food tents

The Legislature

See the Bee?

Leo

Friday, August 7, 2026

Friday August 7, 2026 Beauty

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Friday August 7, 2026

Yesterday, I was supposed to have a pork chop supper with Dawn again but the poor girl tripped and got knocked unconscious, probably by smacking into the bathroom door. That supper is postponed until today.

Not to be denied, Thursdays are fish'n'chip days at The Common, so I am eating good.

It is surprising how fast the weeks go by... It seems like just the day before that I had fish'n'chips there...

And it is unusual for me to take more than 2 days to read one of my books now. This lead-off book of Brad Thor's Scot Harvath series is long. The name is "Lions Of Lucerne", which is a titular tribute to the brave Swiss Guards massacred at the Tuilleries in France trying to protect the King. I have been to Lucerne, Switzerland and it is one of my favourite places ever!! The book cover could have been taken from one of my pics:

https://fineartamerica.com/art/al+bourassa+lions+lucerne

Today, I had to go on the Gio get a few groceries at Save-On including a couple of items for tonight's supper.

Bringing in my groceries, I was taken again by the amazing beauty of the flowers planted in front by the volunteers. I had to go back out with the D5600. Then I had to check on my rose near the Regal, which is fully open now and awaiting another bud to open. Catching a busy bee was a bonus... I was surprised that I saw no bees in the front flowers.

Canada vs Finland in the semi-finals very shortly at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup at the Rogers Centre. Go Canada Go.....♥

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

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