Souvenir Photo Studio, by Al Bourassa

Thursday, June 18, 2026

Thursday June 18, 2026 Picnic

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Thursday June 18, 2026

It seems that we have had rain all this week so far and it is getting tiresome.

Monday, I cleaned the distiller, signed up for the Father's Day BBQ, and enjoyed a lovely supper at Dawn's.

Tuesday, I managed to slip out for $137 of groceries between rain showers.

Wednesday, I cleaned the humidifier per instructions... Who knew that cleaning could be so complicated and take so long..???

In between, I work on pictures, watch World Cup soccer and Blue Jays baseball, and read my books....

Today, more rain, but the smart ladies at Club 50+ organized today's picnic as a game day indoors with delicious packed lunches and drinks. Cousin Jeanne showed up late by we had good conversations with our delightful table mates, Tara and Louise. The President, Nicole, asked for copies of my photos of the event. Done, and sent....

Very shortly, it is Canada's turn at the World Cup for their second game, this time against Qatar. They were lucky to tie their first game 1-1, so they really need a Win to continue to advance.... The aggressive teams are doing very well, which should ring a bell with the rest of the passive teams who just want to pass the ball a lot and not be forceful... the idiots...

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

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Indoor picnic means playing games...

The lovely organizers

Sunday, June 14, 2026

Sunday June 14, 2026 Pets

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Sunday June 14, 2026

Saturday, I spent most of the day working on photos again. Between all the programs I have paid for, I am quite pleased with the results I can achieve now.

I am watching a lot of World Cup soccer and watched the New York Knicks take the NBA title....

Today, I saw an announcement for "Pets In The Park", put on by the Edmonton Humane Society, so I decided to make the most of a sunny afternoon and take part. I always donate annually to their cause.

I took the Gio on the recommended long way, because it was supposedly shorter time-wise,... if you are driving. Construction areas, and blocked sidewalks, and heavy Sunday traffic made it a bit of a chore.

But, it was such a delight to see so many dogs and other furry critters getting along and trying the various events and challenges. I laughed when I saw a large Manx cat easily double the size of a Pekingese doggie!!

I spent some time searching, and asked a few people for directions, because I knew there was a pedestrian bridge somewhere close, right over the North Saskatchewan, directly to William Hawrelak Park... From there it was a nice, easy, shorter ride home....

Soon I will watch Ecuador play in the World Cup. Of course, I automatically pull for Canada, Ecuador and Colombia....

Blogger is still being absolutely cantankerous... GRRRRRRRRRRRRR.

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

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Friday, June 12, 2026

Friday June 12, 2026 Cold

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Friday June 12, 2026

Jeepers, Ol' Man Winter just won't let Springtime take a firm hold of the weather! No snow again, but just unseasonable cool and rainy days.

Tuesday I paid off the credit card, then turned around and ordered more "stuff" from Amazon, mostly at the request of my lovely wife for certain ball caps saying "Canada".... What can I say, she loves Canada gear....

Wednesday and Thursday I whiled away the days working on photos until I updated my Smart Photo Editor which lost me a day because they need to reactivate my "token".

Thursday, I cut all my hair for summer, if it ever gets here....

Then I decided I had better activate the Regal that has been sitting for at least a month... I drove to where the gas is cheapest normally and was rewarded with $1.41.9/Litre.... Still expensive....

Then I decided to take it to Hughes and vacuum and wash and wax my beautiful car that still purrs like a kitten!!

And, on the way by, I bought more "stuff" at Dollarama too..!!

And, because The Common, a block away, has a $12.99 special on Fish'n'Chips, I went back there and had another great meal....

Today, the Library had both Kathy Reichs books I had ordered, so I dressed warmly, jumped on the Gio and returned one book in the process. It was very difficult not reading for 2 days, but then we have the Stanley Cup playoffs, the World Cup of soccer, and umpteen movies saved for such eventualities....

I got roped into agreeing to take wedding photos at the end of the month... Sheesh, I haven't done a wedding in many years, and tried to beg off, BUT.... It is for the secretary in the office who does favors for me because I have already done 3 photo sessions on her behalf. And, she claims that her nephew just wants better pictures than taken with a cel phone... I hope that I can do that... cel phones are pretty darn good.... so you know I will spend many hours to get good results....

And another lady in the building just stopped by to get a photo enhanced for enlargement of her nephew... It took some finagling on my laptop in PhotoShop, then in Artspace.ai to get a superb finished product.. I know she will be pleased. I had done the same a few months back for a photo of her sister..

This Googler Blogger program is getting very frustrating with its silly glitches now...

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

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