what

What did I do today? It's anyone's guess. I think I went out for a while but am not certain. I asked Ray and he said yes. We went to the bank to straighten out my credit card and get some money out. Then we had lunch at IHOP across from the bank. I had an egg and toast, Ray had pancakes. That was it except for coffee each.

After that we came back home and I had a snooze. I seem to need a nap these days.  Is it old age? Do you think? I think so. I remember my dad snoozing in the afternoon when he was in his 80s. My dear dad was so kind, my beloved mom was such a good mother. I was lucky. I did not give my boys such a good start to their life and I am sorry for that. 
My sons are all wonderful and forgive me much. Thanks boys.

All we did when we got home was relax and watch TV. I did some more knitting on my cloths. Adam took some of my cloths back to Louisiana with him for Lisa , his wife, and for some friends. I hope his friends enjoy using them.  My pile is growing again. I like to pile them up so I can give them away whenever I want to.

Tonight we are watching Forensic Files. I like that show.
I have very little to say again tonight. 

I tried to call Rick tonight but he was on his way out to Trivia. He is so smart and has the answers to the trivia questions. All my sons are very smart. 

Have a great evening folks.  

blog

Seems to me that I have missed my blog recently. So here I go tonight.

I can't quite remember what I did this morning but am sure it wasn't important. I did talk to Adam , just a quick chat. 

I just asked Ray if we went out since I can't remember and he said no we didn't go out. So how could I remember something I did not do LOL.

I just did my computer and that is mostly it. Well maybe a  bit of knitting. My mom taught me to knit when I was quite young and it is an activity I have enjoyed for the rest of my life. Thanks Mom.
But now I just knit up dishcloths for family and friends. They seem to be popular even in Louisiana. See how far things go in this life. My reputation precedes me LOL.

And that was it for today, Now we are just watching TV. Life is easy.

Short blog but I have no more to say so I'll say good night.
Good night!!

begin

I started my knitting and then realized I had not done my blog. So I put down my knitting and opened my laptop.

It is evening and a beautiful one at that.  If we had a porch instead of a roof deck it would be lovely to sit out of an evening.  However it is nice enough indoors.  And we can watch TV. We are watching Longmire one of our favourite shows. It's about a local sheriff and the issues he has in his territory. Good show.

Today we went to see the eye doctor . I do not like the feeling of sightlessness that the drops he puts in my eyes give me. It takes quite  a while for my eyes to return to normal.  While we were there I ran into two of my mothers. I call them that because they are the moms of boys I have taught. We have always kept up and had a nice relationship.  So we had a good chat while waiting to go into the office. I was happy to see them.

Ray and I went into the mall for a bit of lunch. I had a chickenburger and root beer. I do not usually have chickenburgers but that one at A&W was very good. I will try one again.

Then we had to go to the bank to straighten something up but we have to go back again. It is still not right.  So that is tomorrow's job.

I have to get busy and sew in all the tag ends of wool that occur when knitting. It is a job I do not like so I put it off. Well actually I have a plan. I knit for four nights and rack up at least four cloths and on the fifth night I sew in the ends of all the ones I knitted. Or is that knat> LOL

For dinner we had salmon sandwiches. Ray made them and served them with dill pickles.. They we delicious as is everything he makes. He has such style.

Have a great evening folks. I hope it is a beautiful wherever you are as it is here where I am.

• Good evening all.

Hello

Now that I am here I can't remember what I wanted to say. My memory is fading fast!!! LOL

Today we just stayed home and did nothing. We nearly went out but changed out minds. It was good though.

Tonight is just another quiet evening at home watching TV, reading a bit, having some toast and a  bottle of water. I have to drink lots of water. 
I have a very sore eye, the left one. No reason that I know of but it sure hurts. I hope it is better tomorrow. Not only does it hurt but it is hard to see clearly. If it doesn't get better by tomorrow I'll call the eye doctor for an appointment. However a good night sleep usually 
fixes everything. My right eye does not see well so I rely on the left one

I am knitting a solid orange dishcloth. It is such a vibrant colour. I like it. Actually I love most colours except some browns. Brown is not one of the colours I love. Some people love brown but not me.

It is such a quiet day that I have nothing to talk about. When nothing happens the day is not very interesting. I did talk to Rick for a very short comversation. I had a note from Adam and a call from Jim and that was it for the day.  Tomorrow we'll go out for a while. What is tomorrow?  I think it is Wednesday, no that's today. Tomorrow is Thursday. We had an appointment with Dr. Dilli but Ray cancelled because Dr. Browning said he would not bother with it so we won't either.

And that is all folks. Have a great evening.

forgetfulness

My memory is really getting bad. I guess it is getting old and worn like the rest of me. I can't remember if I wished Rick a happy birthday in July or Peter too as he is in July as well. This is too, too bad.

Today though I do remember what I did. We went to the bakery for bread and had a coffee. That was it. Slow day eh!We spent the day watching TV and the evening too. I need to get busy and do some sewing. I have a quilt to finish.

I am thinking of taking down my big computer, I never use it any more, I just use my laptop for writing and reading. Email just piles up on the big one. I must ask Matthew if he can stop the mail from coming in on it. He is pretty good at the computer. Smart guy!! All my boys are very clever. I am fortunate that they are and I am so proud of all five of them. God blessed me when He gave me these five sons. Thank you Lord.

As for today We did not do much of anything. We did go out for a bit and went to the Crossings for a coffee. We love coffee. 
I like the Crossings where we can do several of our favourite places. Some of them are White Spot, London Drugs, Mark's Warehouse and Tim Horton's. So you see it is a good place for us to go. 

When we got home I just did a bit of knitting on my dishcloths to build up my pile. Today I worked on yellow ones. But did start to do an orange one. I love the colours of the yarns.

That is all for today folks. Have a great evening.

imagine

Imagine of you could do whatever in the world you wanted. I have very simple wants and I can do them if I feel like it. But when I was young it was a much different story.  Then my desires were tempered with the restraints of money and permission. Without permission from my parents and money from them I was stuck. Then I had children and my wants changed significantly , all pertaining to my five sons. Now in old age I just want to have a safe and longer life , to enjoy my family . That is mostly it. I have no wants that I cannot achieve easily. Life is good.

Today was a quiet day. Except that Ray had a cap come off of one of his teeth and had to go to the dentist to have it repaired. I did not go out today. I did some more knitting, working with some lovely yellow yarn. Yellow is such a cheerful colour to work with I love it.

I didn't even read, but I will tonight when it is time to go to bed. My book is waiting for me. Sycamore Row is the title. I take so long to read a book now as I only read when I go to bed and if I am too tired I fall asleep. I used to read three books a week , now I read one book in three weeks. Dreadful isn't it.

Do you ever eat head cheese? Ray and I both love it and buy it regularly. I just had a slice, so tasty.

The coffee is ready for tomorrow morning. Ray always sets it up at night so all we have to do is flick the switch when we get up. That takes care of breakfast or the start of breakfast.

That is all folks for tonight. Have a great evening.

Meet

We went to a meeting tonight for the strata council. They need more money $5000 each unit for the building membrane. The building is now 35 years old and needs repairs. Our budget needs repairs too LOL.
We sat with my sister Margaret and our neighbour Linda. It was nice to see the ladies.
Today we went to Safeway , then to lunch at A&W where we shared a hamburger. All was good.

When we came home we did nothing. I wish there were a lot more to do some days. At least it would give me something interesting to do. But we take what we can and don't complain much about things. I did a bit of knitting on my dishcloths. My pile is growing a bit now. I like to get them piled up and then give them away. I love the colours of the yarns, they are so pretty.

Tonight we are watching TV like the rest of the world. It is so pleasant to do so in the evening. We relax and watch the world go by on the screen. Except Ray is watching a football game and that does not interest me much. However I get my turn later. We have to give and take.   Rick loves to watch football too and this game is between Calgary and Saskatchewan. Rick lives in Calgary so he will be rooting for the home team. I can hear him now, he gets very excited about the game.
And that is it.
Have a lovely evening everyone.

friends

I had an idea for a blog and now I can't remember what it was. All I know is that it was a good idea.  DRAT.

It continues to be gorgeous weather here, a bit cloudy this morning but brilliant this afternoon. How I love this city. Not only is it beautiful but it has many wonderful things to do. There are great beaches to go to in the summer. I recall doing just that when I was young.

Today I visited with a friend from my youth. She, Clairee, now lives in Sequim in Washington state but comes up every so often to see the friends of her youth. I am one of those friends and am always so happy to visit with her. We went to Mr. Ho's for lunch and then sat there for a long time talking about our lives. I love old friends. Clairee and I met on the sidewalk outside her home on Victoria Drive when we were 13 or I was 13. So we have been friends for 71 years, a long time. And our friendship is as fresh as it ever was. I consider myself a lucky woman to have such a wonderful friend.

Then I came home and spent the rest of the day with Ray. We did go to the Crossings for bread and to London Drugs for a thing for my camera. It is a little card that the pictures go on and then I download them. I had one of those in the camera I lost at guild . Someone must have found it and not asked if anyone had lost a camera. Too bad , I expected better of quilters but then they are all too human aren't they.  So I  needed a new card. Now I can take some pictures. 

party in the bush

The party in the prairie bush went well so I hear. It must have been a great time.  Jim has 80 acres north of Edmonton. He has cleared a large portion I think about 2 acres but am not sure just for entertaining. They can hold a great party there. Ray and I went one year, it was a lot of fun. It may have changed since then. I must ask Jim. Rick is already home , I'll bet he needs a rest.

As for here on the Lower Mainland nothing special happened. Ray and I just carried on as usual. Tonight though we went to TOPS for dinner. It will be closing this month as the family is moving back to Greece which they left many decades ago. I wonder if they will find it as it was when they left. I think not. Nothing stops in time and things have changed in the decades since they have left. They will miss Canada. We have a great life here in B.C. I am sure they will notice the difference.  Still we had another good dinner at TOPS. We will sure miss our favourite restaurant. Steve , TOPS owner, said a high rise is going up on the site. 
As for the rest of the day we stayed home and did little. It was good though.

It is Tuesday and I didn't go sewing this morning. Hopefully next week will be different and I can get back on track. I must get something ready to sew for next Tuesday. I wonder what I will prepare. I need to think........

Well that seems to be all for tonight. I can't think of anything to write.

sandwiches

small blog tonight..... I am writing about sandwiches for a while. Ray's sandwiches in particular. He makes the very best sandwiches. He uses ordinary ingredients and turns them into magical sandwiches. I don't know how he manages it. Tonight he made me a magical ham sandwich.

I just watched a wonderful retrospective on the building of our iconic Lion's Gate Bridge. It was built in the late 1930s and has guarded the entrance to Vancouver ever since. It is a beautiful, graceful bridge that all Vancouverites love and cherish. It connects the north shore to the city of Vancouver. Before the bridge you had to take a ferry to get from one side to the other. I love this city and always have.

Jim called tonight to say that the acreage family party was over and that everyone enjoyed themselves. It was a good start to the August 1st holiday. Of course if you are not working every day is a holiday. I would love to go next year. I must work on Ray as he is reluctant to go to the party. My idea is to visit Jim, then go to the acreage and down to Rick's and if we can go down to Adam's in Louisiana. What a great trip that will be.

Ray is feeling a bit better today He actually went out to Safeway for a couples of items , I went too just to get out of the house. And he is finally eating some bits if food.

 It was a gorgeous sunny day. The weather has been fabulous for quite a few weeks. I wonder when it will break, not too soon I hope. Although I do like the rain.

That is all for tonight have a lovely evening.