September 9 to September 15

Sunday

September 9, 2012

We were the last to join everyone in the kitchen for breakfast at 9:30! There was peameal coffee and juice with buns and vegetables. After more chatting Brian led us on a walk on the yellow trail and pointed out many interesting things. It was a good chance to chat with different people. Joan organized us to take family pictures and lots were taken of different family groups and some of everyone. We missed Mario and Theresa. Goodbyes took a long time as lots of chatting was going on. Brian provided a nice lunch for Joan and us and then after loading a shelving unit for Joan's house we headed for home. Got home around 4 and I had a nap and some left over salad before we headed to St. Anne's for 7 pm Mass. We stopped at Joan's to deliver the shelf and also the table from our back porch. ya. Came home and watched TV.

Monday

September 10, 2012

Beautiful fall day not hot. Cool in the morning. Had coffee in the afternoon. Got two loads of laundry done. Watched some DVR.

Tuesday

September 11, 2012

Very cool in the morning. Beautiful sunny day. Very quiet day at work. Only two phone calls. Line one not working full of static so put it on hold so calls would come in on line two. Mix up of priests on the weekend so have to redo the travel vouchers. Coffee after work. Planned the menu for the weekend.

Wednesday

September 12, 2012

Meghan and Diana's birthday. Another beautiful day. Starting to get warm again. Very quiet day at work. Went over food menu and packed my clothes for the weekend.

Thursday

September 13, 2012

Quite warm and sunny but rain forecast for the weekend :( Finished packing Nellie and John doing some last minute shopping. Had brunch at Burger Hut. Stopped at Sharbot Lake for some fries and at Timmies in Perth for a drink. Another stop at LW in Smiths Falls for tea for Meghan. Drove through some very pretty country near Martintown and Williamstown. Arrived at the camp and set up. Went for a walk and had campers stew for supper. Early to bed.

Friday

September 14, 2012

Another warm day and a lazy one. Went for an afternoon swim. John only got wet to his waist. Water cool. Christopher and the boys arrived at supper time and Alexandre and I went for a swim just as it was getting dark. BBQ sausages for supper. Fridge not working so we bought ice and put some things in Christopher's fridge.  Lori and Taylor arrived and it started to rain. Sharon and John came in the rain and dark but it did lighten up a bit.

Saturday

September 15, 2012

TJ, Paul and Meghan arrived and the weather is a lot cooler but sunny. TJ brought his sailboat The Y-Knot and took the kids and Lori and Paul for a sail at different times. They had Bingo in the park in the afternoon and Christopher and family joined in. Kyrstin too. Lori took the girls to hockey practice and after some trial and error the boys got the propane going under the big pot of oil and we cooked a turkey. It was very juicy and delicious. Sharon did vegetables and I did a potato salad. CW did fried and mashed potatoes and Sharon had squares for dessert. We had a fire and sang Happy Birthday to Meghan and gave her gifts.. It was getting quite cool and after Lori and the girls returned they got into pie irons and "pigtails". A very nice family day.

August 26 to September 1

Sunday

August 26, 2012

Went to 10:30 Mass. Still hot. Afterwards we went for breakfast at Burger Hut and shared a table with Ron & Italia. It was nice to catch up on our busy lives.  On the way home we visited Harry and Carole and had a glass of wine.

Monday

August 27, 2012

Still hot. no grass. The yard looks like a desert. The poor plants are dying even the trees are starting to shrivel up! There has been a water ban for over a month now. We went to Tom & Joyce's in the evening to celebrate Laurie's birthday. They leave for their holiday in Italy on Friday.

Tuesday

August 28, 2012

Work as usual. Burger Hut closed as it is the anniversary of Roxanne's death. Went to Cobourg for the last band Concert and said a few sad farewells till next time. Going to miss not going to Plattsburg.

Wednesday

August 29, 2012

Work today and Fr. left for his holidays. Came home with a bad headache.

Thursday

August 30, 2012

Packed up and left for Ottawa after lunch at BH. Stopped in Perth for a DQ. Took Meghan and TJ for "noodles" at our favourite Vietnamese Restaurant. Packed up all the left over crosstich stuff and boxes. Meghan and I did some jewellery.

Friday

August 31, 2012

Meghan and I went to a new Bead store called M.D.G. Beads Inc. 6035 Prince of Wales Dr. North Gower. She had very good prices. Then we went to McBead for more goodies. Meghan had a sore throat so we left just before lunch. Tried to go to Ikea but traffic was crazy so we headed towards Westport. Stopped for a lovely lunch in Richmond and stopped at a few Garage Sales got a blue shelving unit. Ended up in Perth and booked into the Motel. Went to Giant Tiger and walked around downtown. John walked across the street from the Motel and got us Big Mac's for supper. Watched the opening Ceremonies of the Paralimpic games.

Saturday

September 1, 2012

Checked out and went across to MacDonald's for breakfast. Stopped at more Garage Sales and I got a beautiful wash basin and jug set made in Dresden England. Blue and white of course! Got to Westport and did the rounds. Got some books at the Library. Not many bargains to be had. After lunch we headed for home. Arrived around 4 and unpacked and went to Mass at 5.

August 12 to August 18

Sunday

August 12, 2012

More rain overnight and on and off all day. Packed up and went to Church at 10:30 in Kingston at a Church near the camp ground. Left for home with a stop at the outlet store. Bought 2 white winter tops and a yellow short sleeve and a white long sleeve cotton blouse for $35.00 tax included. Another stop at A Taste of Country for frozen food and a blue bird for me. Went for coffee at The Burger Hut and it was raining there but stopped at the stop lights and did not rain at our house! Watched the Olympic Closing Ceremonies. I enjoyed them.

Monday

August 13, 2012

Went to work which is unusual. Beautiful hot day. Coffee after work and then a swim at the Deen's pool. Made some lists for packing.

Tuesday

August 14, 2012

Cooler day with lots of cloud. After work went for coffee and then to Cobourg with rain. Had a lovely supper at Gayle's with Diana and Michael. Rain stopped and we went to the concert. Lots of great music including a melody of tunes from Joseph and the Multicoloured Dreamcoat.

Wednesday

August 15, 2012

Did lots of packing and we were ready to hit the road by 10:30. We met Joan and hit the road for Bancroft. Sun and cloud but no rain. Cooler. Our campsites were not together but we had sewers so that was good. I made my potato and pasta salads. Joan cooked supper and we had an early night.

Thursday

August 16, 2012

A beautiful sunny day with a bit of wind. Slept in till 10 am. Joan cooked a great breakfast. Joan and I went for a swim in Marble Lake and John played life guard. Salads and cold meat at our camp site for lunch and back for a second dip in the lake.  Pierre and Evelyn came for supper and we had a wonderful visit. Sat outside with candle light till 10 pm.

Friday

August 17, 2012

Sun and cloud and very windy. Packed up and went to Foodland in Bancroft and then a quick stop in Cardiff for ice and we were at Brian and Dorothy's for lunch. Joan camped at her own property and we were up by the cabin. No one was home when we arrived. After lunch I made my coleslaw and Christopher and all his family arrived around 4. Matthew and family and Jonathan and family and Brian and Dorothy came shortly after. Supper was leftovers enjoyed by the C W and family and Aunt Joan. We had a bonfire and AJ and Patrick entertained us with campfire songs.

Saturday

August 18, 2012

A lovely sunny day with some clouds and wind. Sean and family minus Charlie arrived at 2 am and camped at Joan's property. Philip and CW cooked bacon and eggs for everyone with lots of helpers at Joan's place. CW then ferried us in a couple of trips to the lake for a swim. Matthew and Beth with Aiden and River joined us and Jonathan and Holly with Jaslyn, Jace and Hudson, came too. It was very refreshing and not everyone hit the water. I was the first one in. Joan, Sean, Stephen, Christopher, Lori, Philip, Taylor, Alexandre, Patrick, Jonathan, Jaslyn, Jace, Matthew and Aiden were the brave ones. River and Hudson paddled at the edge and played in the sand. On his second trip back to the house CW found a guitar on the side of the road. We all sat around the fire pit and Cathy and her sister Sue (didn't stay for supper), Phil and Jackie with their daughter-in-law and two grandchildren, Dick and Diane and Joseph joined us. Brian barbequed hamburgers, Joan and I contributed salads and others looked after condiments and dessert. Supper was great and a cake was brought out for Matthew and Beth's and Jonathan and Holly's Anniversaries which are both in August. We had another bonfire and a few fireworks were set off before dark for the little ones. After dark Matthew did a great fireworks display for us all.

August 5 to August 11

Sunday

August 5, 2012

Went to Burger Hut and had one of Paul's great mushroom omelettes. Sat outside and worked on my Kumihimo bead braid and watched the rain. Went for pie & ice-cream (my treat) in the afternoon. Finished my bead braid outside. Leftovers for supper and watched some DVR till it was time for Glade & Longmire.

Monday

August 6, 2012

Sunny and cooler today. Started by putting clothes away and somehow ended up repairing my jewellery and watching the Olympics. Did 3 loads of wash and with John's help hung them out. Nancy called and we went for a swim after supper.

Tuesday

August 7, 2012

Nice Day not too hot. Went for coffee after work then picked up Gayle and had supper at Wendy's. Good concert with Diana as MC.

Wednesday

August 8, 2012

Happy Birthday Joan! Called and left her a message. Cloudy afternoon. Chicken stir fry for supper. Watched DVR.

Thursday

August 9, 2012

Cloudy with showers on and off all day. Packed food and clothes into the camper and sorted a few things. Went for coffee and stopped at Deen's for a few minutes. Checked out the Auction lots of stuff we don't need. Sausages and uneatable frozen salad for supper. John has a Lion's director meeting.

Friday

August 10, 2012

Off to Kingston we go! Cloudy and we had some rain on the way there. Got to the Campsite around 3 pm and met with John and Sharon. There was an antique car rally going on which was to last for a week. Lots of neat cars going by. Had a quick supper and went to the Ceremony of the Flags. Meghan did a wonderful job as MC. It started to rain half way through and we all got soaked. Met Sean's old friend Richard L. who now has children in cadets and who we haven't seen for about 25 years. He now lives in Cobourg. Went to the Mess afterwards and I met Nick.

Saturday

August 11, 2012

Rain over night but woke up to a beautiful day. Watched the antique cars go up and down our road. Went swimming at the Adult Swim with John and Sharon and went to their camp fire after supper. Meghan, Nick and Paul were there and TJ and friend joined us latter.

July 22 to July 28

Sunday

July 22, 2012

Back to the heat. Went to Burger Hut for breakfast. Made a macaroni salad and we went to the Deen's pool for the afternoon and evening. Tom & Joyce also there. We had a BBQ and came home around 9 pm. Great day.

Monday

July 23, 2012

My 66th birthday. Got up early and went to Mass. Invited everyone for coffee at BH. Shirley, Carole and Theresa (secretary in Hastings) came. Nicole brought out a blueberry muffin with a candle on it and they sang Happy Birthday. Lots of hugs. The keys I had ordered came in the mail. Finished a book where all the action took place on Monday July 23! What a coincidence. Macaroni salad for lunch. Take out Chinese for supper. Had a thunderstorm at 6:00pm and it rained for about 45 min. Cleared up so we went to Jack & Nancy's and the girls had a swim. Laurie & Doug were there too. Laurie had a cold so didn't swim. I got some lovely gifts. The twins called and so did Christopher & Sean. I had 3 e-cards and 4 e-mails as well as Birthday wishes on Facebook. A very good day.

Tuesday

July 24, 2012

We had the ducts cleaned at work what an awful noise! Nice day not too humid and sun. Fr. brought me a muffin and put a candle in it and he and the duct men sang happy Birthday! Burger Hut is closed as Paul's Father-in-law died and they have gone to the East Coast for the funeral. I will miss it. The Deens (both families) are going to Cobourg with us for supper and the concert.

Wednesday

July 25, 2012

Still not too humid and a threat of rain. Having that pain in my neck that runs up over my left eye again. Getting ready to go to Kingston tomorrow.

Thursday

July 26, 2012

Got packed and left for Kingston around 1 pm. after eating leftovers. Drove in heavy rain and made a short stop in Bellville at Dollarama. Checked into the Hotel and our room had been upgraded from "Economy Queen" to regular room with two double beds on the third floor. I had another headache (neck ache)We went for a swim in the pool and met Meghan, Paul and their friend Peter at KBC. (Kingston Brewing Company). We had showers on and off all afternoon. Supper was delicious and afterwards we walked around the Radisson Hotel to look at all the yachts. On our way to but ice cream we ran into Carole and the twins and then Scott and Laurent and Fran and we had a good chat on the street corner. We had Gelato and Meghan treated us. We went back to the Hotel and were going to go for another swim but found a Piorot we hadn't seen and watched that for nearly two hours.

Friday

July 27, 2012

Up early and met Christopher and Anne at McDonalds for breakfast. We went to RMC and got good seats right in front of Philip's group. Cloudy but no rain. Afterwards we went to the Mess for cold drinks and chit chat while we waited for Philip to say his good byes. After saying goodbye to everyone we went to the DF discount store and I got a top and matching zip jacket in bright pink. After lunch at Wendy's we headed home to watch the opening ceremony's for the Olympics. They were awesome. Sunny afternoon.

Saturday

July 28, 2012

Another warm sunny day. Got some laundry done and watched a bit of the Olympics. Went to Mass at 5. Early to bed as I had my head/neck pain back again.

June 24 to June 30

Sunday

June 24, 2012

Went to the Cemetery Mass at St. Paul's Cemetery. Dull and a pleasant 22° C. Had breakfast at Burger Hut. Rain most of the afternoon. Went for coffee and shared cherry pie and ice cream. Did some work in the craft room. I made beef and broccoli for supper over rice. Finished I Alex Cross by James Patterson.

Monday

June 25, 2012

Charlie's 19th Birthday! Another nice day. Not too hot. Got some laundry done. Did some Canada day decorating. Had an early supper at BH as I am singing at the grade eight graduation.

Tuesday

June 26, 2012

Fr. Placid visited us at work and Fr. Reynolds took us out for lunch at the Burger Hut. Sean called and invited us to Gillian's graduation on Friday morning. We will take Nellie and go Thursday evening. John & I went for coffee after work (He picked up the payroll). Another perfect day. I made a necklace for Charlie for his birthday. Had leftovers for supper. Watched Craft Wars just to say I did.

Wednesday

June 27, 2012

Fr. had John and I for a barbecue lunch today. We celebrated the start of summer. A beautiful day but warmer. My parcel came from Meghan. I am trying to figure out a necklace for Gillian. John soldered the rings on Charlie's necklace. BLT for supper. Sean called and invited us to supper tomorrow night. Christopher called and we discussed some money options. Worked on Gillian's necklace.

Thursday

June 28, 2012

Packed for Ottawa in the morning and met Harry & Carole for lunch at Burger Hut. Ran into my brother Joseph who was just leaving with his boss. He is working for a lawn care co. and they were doing the Deen's lawns. Ran into a bit of construction and the Van kept loosing oil so we arrived at Sean 7 Tammy's about 6:20. Tammy had some nice cheese appitizers for us and Sean barbequed salmon and chicken for supper. We had a lovely evening chatting. Warm sunny day.

Friday

June 29, 2012

Gillian graduation was at 10:00 am. Charlie made it home for the graduation. It was a class of 125 students. We got lots of good pictures. They had fans going in the gym so it wasn't too bad. It was nice to see Tammy's parents. We went back to the house after and Sean sent John to his "car guy" who discovered a faulty gasket and oil filter. He changed the oil and it fixed the problem. We then went to John & Sharon's and ordered Chinese for Sharon's birthday supper. I was early to bed.

Saturday

June 30, 2012

We had home made scones for breakfast and left for home around 10:00. Stopped at a couple of garage sales and flea markets, see my cute new birds click here. Had a great lunch at a chip truck in downtown Perth and got home at 4:00. I had a quick nap and we made it to 5:00 Mass. Very hot and sunny. Had scrambled eggs on toast for supper.

June 10 to June 16

Sunday

June 10, 2012

Very hot and humid. Went to the Church BBQ and had coffee after at Burger Hut. On the way home we went to a yard sale at Davenports old house. They have moved to my Mom's old apartment near the Legion. I bought 2 interesting plant stands, a lightening rod and a small unit with 6 small drawers. John got a large water container for the camper. You can see pictures here:

I did one load of laundry, hung up and arranged my finds and tried to negotiate to buy 200 keys from an American Blogger friend. She will check cost of shipping tomorrow. I also registered as a survivor for the Relay for Life next Friday. Bacon and eggs for supper.

Monday

June 11, 2012

Even muggier and hotter than yesterday. Got 3 loads of laundry done and dry. Spent time on the computer and then had coffee at BH. Made my once around the kitchen pasta salad for supper and have enough for my lunches. Played with my garage sale finds and found homes for them. Finished the Mermaid Kumihimo and the blue beach glass sets and made the silver ball earrings.

Tuesday

June 12, 2012

Fr. away at the Priest's Retreat all week so it was pretty quiet at work today. Went for coffee and an ice cream cone after work. Rain all morning then it cleared up and got very humid which led to a Thunder storm around 4:30. Sun shining at 6!Loaded up a basket to take to the camper.

Wednesday

June 13, 2012

Quiet day at work. Weather much more comfortable with a high of 24°C. Did some more camper stuff. had pork and shredded potatoes for supper. Left shoulder is bothering me a lot the last few days.

Thursday

June 14, 2012

Spent most of the day packing the camper. had a late lunch (supper) at Burger Hut and finished off leftovers later in the evening. I made a necklace in peach, yellow and green for the walk. Nice sunny day.

Friday

June 15, 2012

Today is the big day! A little bit nervous. Spent the morning packing and checking things off the list. we meet Joan at 11:30. After lunch we headed to Ingleside and got there around 4:30. Christopher met us there with the boys and we loaded up his van to drive over to the Relay for Life site. Sean and Tammy arrived and helped us set up. Lori's Mom Anne also came to cheer us on. Lori soon arrived with the girls. I did the survivor lap and then Sean & Tammy had to leave. Lori and Taylor did quite a few laps and then they left as Taylor had a soccer tournament in Montreal on Saturday. Weather has been perfect. Christopher, Philip, Kyrstin, Alexandre, Patrick, Me, John and Joan did the whole night. 7:00 pm to 7:00 am.  Not too many people left by the end. For Pictures go here.

Saturday

June 16, 2012

We went to bed and slept till noon. Hunger got us up so we eat and sat with Joan for awhile and then went for a nap. Christopher and the boys joined us for Barbeque and salad supper but we went to bed around 9:30. It was another beautiful day.

May 27 to June 2

Sunday

May 27, 2012

Meghan arrived at 10 am and we sent for breakfast at BH. Afterwards we played with beads and had a great time. She left for home about 1 pm and we went flower shopping. Started at Grffith's where I spent lots of money and then Canadian Tire for 4 baskets and Farmboy for portulaca. In between John went to Staples and we had a quick stop at Dollarama for a new flag and seat cushions for the East porch. Stopped to say hello to Joan and she invited us for supper as Matthew and Beth and family were coming too. We had a great visit Luke and Kendra joined us and Luke did the BBQ. We got home just after 8 pm. did the multi coloured kumihimo and finished reading James Patterson's Mary Mary. warm and sunny.

Monday

May 28, 2012

Had a short noisy thunderstorm early this morning but not much rain. Then it got very hot and humid. Did 2 loads of laundry and planted a few plants. The heat and humidity just takes your energy away.

Tuesday

May 29, 2012

Went for coffee after work. Another very very hot day.

Wednesday

May 30, 2012

Fr. took me to lunch at The Bistro. Not overly impressed. John joined us. Cooled down to comfortable temperatures.

Thursday

May 31, 2012

Went for lunch at BH Did 2 loads of laundry. Temp down to 18° C. Looking forward to company tomorrow. Did a photo collage for CW.

Friday

June 1, 2012

My first summer hours no work Friday! Spent the day getting ready for Sharon & her children. Did go to lunch at BH. Sharon and the family arrived at 6:30 pm.

Saturday

June 2, 2012

The boys moved the video game up to the Bunk bed room and had to move everything off the landing to do it so All the things for Vinney's (charity thrift shop) got packed into bags and things got sorted and dusted. We bought the ingredients for White Wine, raspberry Sangria. Luckily the rain held off even though it was dull and cool. Sharon & Meghan weeded and planted the bay window garden. Paul & DH fixed the trellis and entrance to the east porch and planted my Morning Glory seeds. TJ and Paul hung the kitchen light fixture and TJ & Paul got half of the old hot water tank emptied. Sharon, Meghan and I got a lot of the craft room sorted. See pictures here.We all went to Mass at 5 pm and for Fish & Chips in Hastings afterwards. In the evening we relaxed with a glass of delicious Sangria.

May 6 to may 12

Sunday

May 6, 2012

John W cooked us a wonderful brunch and Meghan picked me up so we could start our Bead Bop. First stop Rideau Art & Bead in Kemptville where we found a few treasures. Then to Canadian Tire and Dollarama and the Bulk Barn where we got some wonderful teas. We hit the road to go to Stittsville and the Dragon's Lair. The lady from Renfrew who has closed her shop had her things there too. We had a lot to look at and did not leave empty handed! We met John at Meghan's town house and he had a nap while we played with our beads and things. I did 2 Kumihimo braids. We barbequed small sausage stuffed  peppers and Momma burgers which we had with a salad for supper. TJ came home and went to bed. We watched a movie and worked on our projects. Warm an sunny

Monday

May 7, 2012

Meghan's friend Robin joined us for the Bead Bop and we went to Canada Bead and Canada Glass and finished our Bop at McBead where Meghan works. Spent a lot of time matching cord and beads to make sets and now have lots of work to do. John went his own way and met us at the Pho House for lunch. Then on to Ikea at last! It is a huge store and we spent a lot of time looking and bought lots of kitchen gadgets, knife rack, garbage cans, jars etc. Also saw my cousin Eileen who works in the linen dept. We left Meghan at her house and hit the road for home. Stopped in Perth at Wendy's for supper. warm and sunny

Tuesday

May 8, 2012

Went to work as usual and had coffee after with Fr. Rain on and off washed some clothes but they didn't dry so left them on the line. Lots of computer stuff to catch up on. Going to organize a box of bead work to do watching TV. Had spaghetti for supper.

Wednesday

May 9, 2012

Busy work day with Confirmation letters and info to enter. Called Joan and got caught up on the news. Started to rain as we left work. The van is in getting new tires so we went home in Nellie.

French Toast for supper.

Thursday

May 10, 2012

Spent a long time getting jewellery organized so I can work on things in the evening and take for travelling. Phoned Joan again. Went for an afternoon coffee. A sun/cloud day cool and windy. baked chicken & potato for supper.

Friday

May 11, 2012

Went for lunch as usual and then we went shopping in Peterborough, got a gift for Taylor and a few other things then off to Rama. Met Carole and Harry and Josie and Joe and had supper a bit of gambling (lost 90 cents). John won $30.00. Then went to the show. Tran Siberian Orchestra Beethoven's Last Night. Even better than the first time. Got home just after 1:00 am.

Saturday

May 12, 2012

Up at 7:00 am to hit the road by 8. Went to CW's and then to Annual Inspection. Kyrstin, Sharon, John, TJ (briefly), & Paul were there. Also Carole and her parents. The boys made me very proud to see them in their uniforms. They all did very well. Afterwards we went back to Christopher & Lori's for a BBQ and to celebrate Taylor's 13th birthday. We had a lot of fun skipping double dutch outside. I turned the ropes! Early to bed.