Souvenir Photo Studio, by Al Bourassa

Monday, November 2, 2020

Monday November 2, 2020 Mourning

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Monday November 2, 2020

I finally gave up on Breaking Bad, not that it was a bad series, it was just too much of the same stuff as the other drug series with all the lies and betrayal. I had enough of that for a while. I watched The Trial Of The Chicago Seven and really enjoyed that before starting a new short series called The Queen's Gambit about a child chess prodigy and, so far, it is amusing and interesting.

I had not told Cristina about the new shower heads so she had a nice surprise this morning. I knew that she would appreciate the change.

We packed up the recycling bag and took it over to Grandma Gilma's. We were on our way to the cemetery to again spruce things up because it is All Soul's Day. Gilma came with us because he Mom's grave is very close to Christian's. It is so hard to believe that it is almost 3 years since he was wrenched from us by the wicked stepmother who has yet to be brought to justice. Apparently she is so ill she cannot leave her home, 2 blocks from ours. Karma at work....

Jim Church, one of the former residents of my home town, Radville, posted a photo of my Great-uncle Lindorf Bourassa Jr's perpetual motion machine on the "Old Saskatchewan" page on Facebook. I dug up an old "On The Road Again" (CBC?) documentary about the story and put it in the comments. Nostalgia reigns.

The early photos I actually took last evening.

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

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Multi-coloured rose in full bloom

White rose in full bloom

Peach rosebud opening

From the back of Christian's grave.

The front.

The great view to the east, central cordillera.

The magnificent west view to the coastal cordillera.

You know how much I love this view.

A visit from a kiskadee.

Then he poses in a tree.

A wonderful resting place.

Atop the chapel.

View west from near the cemetery entrance.

All ready for a while.

Overlooked by majestic palm trees.

The peach rose is opening.

A little closer look.

Tom Thumb in the mango tree.

I often see him with another rival again.

Sunday, November 1, 2020

Sunday November 1, 2020 Racing

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Sunday November 1, 2020

Yesterday I basically did nothing. A recharge day, I guess.

Today, I was rushing to get out, pick up dessert, and get to David's by 7am for a Formula 1 race from somewhere picturesque in Italy. They showed that they hadn't raced here since 2008 and the guys said that they are using closer tracks to save time and money during the pandemic. However, No fans allowed, and a track with very little passing area that the drivers universally condemned, made for a generally boring race for sure. This also made a one-stop tire strategy almost mandatory, but most drivers did manage 2 stops with crash debris causing yellow flags.

Bottas and Hamilton had the first 2 spots for Mercedes and Hamilton got the lead from lap 19 on to finish first, adding to his amazing winning record. Bottas was second and Ricciardo third. Max Verstappen was a contender until he blew a tire near the end. Crashes and debris were the story today:

http://gptoday.com/full_story/view/743572/Hamilton_Wins_Emilia_Romagna_Grand_Prix_As_Mercedes_Clinch_Record_Seventh_Consecutive_Constructors_Title/

Because of the bathroom changes yesterday I decided to pull into HomeCenter to get new shower heads for both bathrooms as the present ones were old and bad. I found some nice, 3-setting heads for 59,900 pesos ($15.48 USD) each. I thought they were metal but they turned out to be plastic.

I then made a stop for Cristina to drop off diapers for Ana Julia and you can imagine my surprise when Cristina greeted me at the door. She had decided to go with Adiela to visit niece Ana SW of Rio Frio in the mountains and spend the day. No problem.

I came home and tried to ask Carlos what I should look for to replace the shower heads but he wasn't responding, probably out of town... So, I gambled and tried on my bathroom first. I thought that I had a monkey wrench somewhere, but could not locate it. Luckily, everything came apart and went back together with hand pressure alone. I did be sure to use plumber's tape on the four connections and, eureka, they work like a new shower head should! It is so nice to have a steady, straight stream with proper water pressure.

Cristina said that Claudia would come by between 12 and 1 to check on Killer but she hasn't showed up yet......

Nap time this afternoon and a quiet day for me.

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