what now

Late night and I seem to forget my blog often these days. I get doing something else and there goes the memory. Sorry about that.

As for today what did we do?We went to the ostomy clinic and bought some new bags and I got inspected for damage. There was none so that is good.

Then we went to Tim's for a coffee . We did very little else. When we came home I did some knitting and computer. That was it. 

We had cabbage rolls for dinner that we had picked up at TOPS yesterday. We are sure going to miss TOPS, Sunday is the last day of business. We had better go there this week for a final visit.
I wonder where we'll go now.

I had a good chat with Rick tonight. His daughter Katherine dropped by. She is good to him. I am thankful for her.

I wish I lived closer to them but Calgary is another province away and takes at least a day's drive to get there. Probably two now that we are so old. Still I would like to go but Ray has to do the driving and it takes a lot out of him these days.

I have some good books to read. I read mostly at night when I go to bed so it takes me a while to finish a book. I fall asleep too soon.

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

dinner

We had dinner at TOPS tonight. They are closing on Sunday and we will miss the family and the restaurant. I want to go one more time before it is over. I have been going there since the mid 1970s so it is a long association. I think the family is going back to Greece. So many times in life you cannot go back only forward so I hope it works for them. 
As for the rest of the day we stayed in and I continued to knit my cloths. 
Tonight is just for resting and computing. I like to do my computer in the evening when it is quiet.

It is a lovely evening again tonight. We have been so fortunate with the beautiful weather we have been experiencing.

Nothing unusual happening here tonight. I did give Rick a call but he was busy making his dinner. He is a good cook. All my sons are good cooks, they did not take after me. I do not like cooking. Their dad was creative in the kitchen and Ray was a fabulous cook in his day. My dad was a good cook too.  Now we don't really care for the work of cooking.
However we do like the work of eating LOL.

So another quiet evening for us,Ray is watching TV and I am computing.

Marg was over this afternoon for a visit and she brought me a couple of books to read.  I did buy two books when we stopped at the bookstore today. So now I have several books to read. I like having a feast of books in my room. I am uncomfortable when I am down to a couple of books. 

That's my day friends. Have a lovely evening. It is beautiful here.

knitting

 I played around with my yarns and knitting, finished two cloths to add to my pile.  I will start a third one tonight. My pile will grow then and it will be respectable for a change. No need to worry about not enough cloths.

And knitting is mostly what I did today. Although we did go out to the Crossings for bread. We had coffee at TIM'S and went in to London Drugs. We just bought a package of garbage bags at London Drugs. That is what we did today. Just about nothing.

At home I knit as I said in my first paragraph.  So it was a lazy kind of day.

I did not even hear from Richard and we usually talk every day. It is 8 :50 so 9:50 in Calgary and I won't call him as I might disturb him at this hour. I'll call him tomorrow. I have nothing on my calendar tomorrow.

We are watching Murdoch tonight. It is a Canadian production ,we both enjoy watching it. Murdoch is a detective and solves many cases on this show. But in this show he and his wife plan to adopt a child they found.  Nice but we know it is not quite that easy in real life. There are hoops to jump through to adopt a child.
Not that I know personally as I never had to adopt. I had five natural sons. Lucky me!

So here I go , it is late and I am tired. Have a great evening folks.

past

Almost past bedtime and here I am late again.

Full day today. Talked to Jim in Edmonton for a while about one of his rentals which he is completing renovating. I get the impression it is a mess and requires a lot of work. It is a good thing he is able to do all the renovations that needed to be done. He is very talented that way. 

My memory is failing a bit. I can't recall if I talked to Adam today but Rick called and we had a good chat. I am 85 years old and my memory is generally pretty good but some things escape me occasionally. Still I am able to write this blog every night and that requires a decent memory.   

We stayed home all day and did very little other than laundry I read my book for a while but did not have a nap so I will be ready for bed tonight.

I asked Ray if we went out today and he said "I went out in the hall" He always makes me laugh. I read somewhere that a marriage will last if you have a partner who is funny and makes you laugh. Sounds good to me!  Ours has lasted 40 years so that proves out for us. It has been a good ride. Ray is a great husband.

Ray is suffering from a bad back today. He is in some pain. Poor guy. I hate to see him suffer. But he is a Trojan and carries on valiantly. I admire his perseverance. I hope tomorrow is a better day for him.

I did some more knitting tonight. All I do these days is cloths but my mind is thinking of knitting a little sweater for one of the greats. That would not be any problem. And it might be a lot of fun. All I need now is the yarn and a pattern. My mom knew how to knit a sweater without a pattern. She was a clever person. My dad was very clever and smart too. I had great parents.

That is it for tonight folks. Good evening.

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shop

Saturday is grocery shopping for us. When we worked it was Saturday . We thought it might change when we retired but no, it remained the same, Saturday. Old habits die hard.

Dinner tonight was at TOPS, it is closing next week and will I ever miss going there. It has been a constant in my life for a long time. 45 years I think. I hope to go one more time. The owner is very sad, his wife says he cries every night. The family will be going back to Greece. It will be a huge change for them.  He was not there tonight, too painful to say good bye to all his customer / friends. 

I don't know where we will go now. There are lots of restaurants of course but none quite like TOPS. It is a family affair and so welcoming. 
Maybe he will keep a pied a terre here. I was told he would keep one of his houses here . I hope he opens another restaurant but the is highly unlikely.

I did very little today other than knit a bit. Hey that sounds like a good title for a blog LOL. Tomorrow we'll tackle the laundry and whatever housework we need to get done before the cleaning laady comes this week LOL. A classic, clean up first before the cleaner comes.

Tomorrow I have to get busy with my sewing. I have been so lazy lately about my sewing. There is not a lot to do so I'd better get busy.

I bought a HELLO magazine  today, not something i usually do. Actually it is a rare occasion when I indulge in this magazine. But it tempted me with an article of Hugh Grant, one of my favourite stars, so I purchased it. I did enjoy reading it. 

I talked to Rick today. He is all alone right now. I hope things pick up for him soon. I wish he lived here or we lived there so we could be of some help to him. Katherine his daughter is there in Calgary though and helps him a lot. Praise God for her being there. She is a treasure.

And that is all for tonight folks. Have a gorgeous evening wherever you are. It is beautiful here. Good evening.

FridayI

I think it is Friday, it feels like it.  We did very little today except sit in front of the AC. It is quite hot right now, actually the hottest day of the year so far. But the AC makes it slightly cool. I like it slightly cool so it works for me.

We were supposed to meet Sam for lunch today but I was feeling a bit off and had to cancel. That was pretty disappointing for us. I always love to see him.

Ray went out to pick up a pizza for dinner , I stayed home while he shopped . It was very tasty.

Matthew and Caroline are bringing water over in an hour or so. I like bottled water and Matthew kindly is getting it for me tonight. He is so helpful to us. I so appreciate he and Caroline for their thoughtfulness. 

We did very little today. So I have little to write about tonight. 

Some days I run out of things to write about. I did talk to Richard for a short chat, but he was on his way out.  I like to chat with him every day to see how things are going with him and how the ALS is behaving. He seems to be okay. He says he is fine but one never knows when he is in Alberta and I am here in B.C. a province away. He sounds okay. I pray for him all the time.

That is it for tonight folks nothing much happened here today.
Have a great evening, it is gorgeous here tonight.

night

Tonight I do not feel like writing. So take it easy folks and relax. I am very tired and don't have much to say.

It was a lovely day today. The sun shone , it was warm and very pleasant. We didn't actually do much of anything. We met Bob and Buzz for a bit of lunch up at the mall. It was a very nice visit. Old friends are just the best I think. They stood up for us when we got married . We have been fortunate to have them as friends. 

Ray just brought me a glass of V8 juice. It is very refreshing and  tasty.  He spoils me. What a great guy he is.

After we met for lunch we just came home and I had a short nap. 

We did not have very much for dinner, it is very hot today so we did not feel much like eating anything , just had a light snack.

I just had a few potato chips this evening. 

I had a nice talk on  the phone this evening with a dear friend.
And that is the day for me.  I hope you had a lovely evening.

wednesday

Today is Wednesday I went to lunch at Tops, so few days left before it is gone. I will miss them so much. The owners are going back to Greece. I heard they got 12 million dollars for the restaurant and house. A lot of money. I wonder if Greece will live up to expectations. After being away for decades it will be different that they remember. It always is but then who knows. I will miss the family but wish them well .
That was my big adventure for today.

When I came home Ray and I went to Safeway and he won $35 on his ticket. He is lucky these days. 

Then we came home and spent the rest of the afternoon watching TV and for me a bit of reading. Tonight I plan to read some more of my book. That is worth looking forward to.
Some days are very quiet and today was one of those days. No phone calls , no visitors, just Ray and me.

I think I heard  from Richard but am not certain. I like to hear from him or call him every day just to see how he is with the ALS.  I will call him tomorrow for sure. I need to call all five sons tomorrow. But it is hard to make that many calls in one day. However I will try. Sometimes my memory is not all that good. But my mind is great for 84 years old. I am fortunate.

I knit more cloths, this one is a lovely yellow, I love the brightness of that colour. 
Time to go folks , have a great evening.

what day is it?

When you are retired you lose track of the days more easily. I have lost days this week and still am not sure what day we are on. Good thing I have a calendar with dates on it so I am able to orient myself in the week. I will look at it now and I think it is Tuesday. Hope so or I'll miss my appointments for this week.

Today was another simple easy day. We did go out for a bit at the Crossings, had coffee and doughnut at Timmy's. Then we went to London drugs, I bought a book 'After She's Gone ' by Lisa Jackson. She is a good writer , both Marg and I like her writings. So I look forward to another great read. Then it goes to Marg.

After coming home I spent time on my laptop doing a bit of writing. Then I hard boiled 6 eggs, sliced them up and added mayonnaise and a bit of mustard and a drop of tabasco sauce. They were ready for sandwiches which we had for dinner. Excellent and very tasty.

I see in the news that there are huge floods in Louisiana mostly around Baton Rouge. But anyway I called Adam in Lake Charles to see if he and Lisa had been affected. But he assured me they were on higher ground despite having a small lake at the back of their property which backs on to a golf course. That was a relief for us.

We have an air conditioner unit. It is wonderful in the hot weather we have had recently. It makes our apartment very comfortable.  For $300 it has given us great relief from the heat. This apartment gets the afternoon sun and when we were without AC it was dreadful. But now it is lovely. I do not take the heat well so it was a great investment for us.

Still knitting, am up two more cloths. I must get busy and start counting how many cloths  I have finished.  I have discovered a new way to use them. I put one in the right end of my laptop to rest my wrist on when I am typing. Then my wrist doesn't get sore from rubbing on the edge of the laptop.

That is all folks, have a lovely evening.

another

Another gorgeous day here. Our weather has been fabulous lately. We are so fortunate to live here.

We went out this morning to the eye doctor. Both of us had exams and drops in our eyes. I hate the way it affects your vision. Blurry vision is not fun but it is necessary to open up the eyes for inspection. We both passed the test with flying colours.  No new glasses required. Great!! 
I ran into two of my mothers as I call the mothers of kids I have taught. These two ladies have kept up with me over the years and I really appreciate that.