Saturday September 19, 2026 Recovery Day

 

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Saturday September 19, 2026

 Friday morning, my lovely wife met with our friend Tom Butynski in Tulua to take possession of the cat that that we had procured him 6 years ago, which he had named Miss LeeLee, ..in Spanish LiLi....  The good news is that our other 3 cats seem to tolerate her presence with nonchalance...

I treated myself to a Harvey's Angus burger and onion rings for supper.  

Today Dawn and I first went by car to a Community Yard Sale and BBQ for something to do and picked up a few minor things.  "Need vs Want" being the operative shopping tenet...

Then we came back home, changed and jumped on the Gio to head downtown.  I stopped briefly at the Library for 2 more books.

And we went across the road to meet friend Tracey and 2 of her other wheelchair-bound friends at Recovery Days (for addictions of all kinds) at Churchill Square...

The day is sunny, 26C, with gorgeous blue sky...  I was thankful for my Blue Jays cap and the roof on my Gio...  There were a couple of bands playing...  The first one was just plain awful... the lead singer (and his backups too) couldn't find a note with catcher's mitts...  But we lasted through it, then had to get out of the sun.  

There is more music later, not far away, and I just may make an appearance there too...

And there is a country dance tonight too that I wanted to attend, but the people I hoped to go with pooped out on me. 

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

Al

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Community Yard Sale

My purchase

Churchill Square was busy

Dawn

The terrible band

Tracey on her Gio, with her friends

Winston himself

Indigenous dancers were good, but brief

 

Thursday September 17, 2026 Walkabout

 

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Thursday September 17, 2026

Sunday, it was a bit cool, but I took the Gio to the Library anyway.  This time, I grabbed every John Sandford book, mostly the "Prey" series, that was on the shelves here.  I still have a few more on hold, arriving soon.

Monday, I spent most of the day working on photos again, waiting for the weather to warm up.

Tuesday, very early,... too early,... I took the Regal to the Central Tire garage to get the oil changed, to get it winterized and all the fluids topped up. They called me later asking if they could keep it another day because they were so backed up.  I said OK, but walked by later to make sure it was kept inside overnight!!  They look after me very well there.  Good, honest mechanics are a Godsend.

Wednesday, early, they called to say it was ready, all done, and nothing new to worry about...  

 

I had been looking at cars on Facebook Marketplace just for something to do, mainly for my friend Roy, and there seem to be some very nice bargains out there...  But, better the devil you know, and the Regal is sufficient for me.  There is no need to spend more money again.

In the evening, Dawn had invited myself and Tracey for chicken cacciatiore and cherry cobbler.  Again, I ate way too much of that amazing meal, topped with some nice red wine...

Today, my one Temu delivery arrived, later than promised, .. again... but it was just clothes I had ordered for Cristina, so no urgency...

Then, as the weather has again turned perfectly, I went walkabout on the Gio past my usual haunts and took a few snaps.

I followed that with my Thursday usual, fish'n'chips at The Common.  I love those outings!!! 

Cristina says they are getting small earthquakes almost every day, and niece Ana felt them in her 4th floor office, for sure....

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

Al

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