lunch visit

I had to get up early this morning as I had an appointment at the clinic to donate some blood LOL.  I do not like having my blood taken. It was just a regular check up of sugar , they took two vials of blood , enough for the day I think. As it was a fasting test we went to AandW for breakfast and had a bacon and egger which we shared.
Not so much of a place for lunch, but the company was great. We met Bob and Buzz at the Mall food court for lunch. The visit was excellent as it always is when we get together. I can't remember what I ate so it is a good thing I am going to the memory doctor next week.  I wonder what she can do to help me but whatever it is I'll take it. I am not totally without memory, it is little things I forget. I don't like it at all. It makes me feel less intelligent than I am. That must be why old people seem so dithery. I haven't yet become dithery though.
After lunch we took a short walk in the mall. I looked in one of the shoe stores but did not buy because as you know I bought a new pair of shoes recently and don't need another pair right now. I like to look though to see what is in style. My new shoes are just great,comfortable and good looking! Black!
We came home and I did not have a nap but I did do some reading in my latest book. 
I was wanting something and I thought I'll ask mom. Crazy though , my mom has been gone since the 1970s. I am usually good with that but today I missed her. Funny isn't it. 
We are watching a show of the Viet Nam war . Previous to that we watched another show about Hitler and WW2. We like these reality shows and the history they depict.
That is all for tonight folks.  

Nearly forgot

Sometimes I get so wound up in what I am doing that I forget to write my blog. Not that it is a blog of any great consequence but I think that hopefully some of my friends will miss my nightly peringrinations. Hope that is correct the spelling. Oh what the heck it is not that important.

I cannot think of anything of importance that I did today. Ray and I went out for a while to the mall. We had lunch there , Curry was the choice of lunch for us. We are thinking that several of these food place must have changed hands because the food is not as tasty as it used to be. First it was the Chinese Food and today the East Indian food. It was not awful but just different. We seem to have developed a fussy palate. Oh well that is all right, we still eat the food despite the differences. When we were finished we left and came home since I was a bit under the weather, sore legs and feet. Is that under the weather? Or some other under the weather LOL.

I had a nap when I came home. But first I read some more pages of the book I am reading, then I fell asleep for a while. When it was time to get up I had to make some dinner for Ray and me. For the life of me I can't remember what I made. It must have been pretty ordinary if I couldn't recall what it was. Oh well tomorrow I go the a new doctor to get him to check up on my memory. The funny thing is his name is Dr. Dilli that should be a dilly don't you think. I will report tomorrow night.
Watching TV at the moment Michael Douglas. I am not a true fan of Michael Douglas but Ray seems to like him. I guess he is a man's actor. The film is Las Vegas and Morgan Freeman is also starring. Him I like !!

Actually I just realized that it is not Dr. Dilli tomorrow but blood test for me. Yuck.  There That proves I need to see Dilli as I had forgotten that tomorrow is blood letting. That should make me feel good. Remember many eons ago when doctors bled their patients as a cure for everything.

Now I intend to go to bed and read for a while then to sleep. Early morning tomorrow 9:45 is my appointment.

Good night folks. 

Bits

I am a bit late with my blog tonight. I have spent the evening so far watching TV . We are watching the programme Forensic Files. We watch this show a lot and other crime scenarios as well.  I like watching the real world of crime and so does Ray.

Today it was my quilting group. Those ladies are so nice and I love going to the group. Pat and I go to Metrotown and have coffee and chat before moving on to the church.
We share our lunch sometimes. Joanne gave me a half of her sandwich and I gave her a baggy of Smarties. She was happy and so was I. I have very little to applique these days and did practically nothing.Some times I do applique on the work of other ladies if they want my help. If I do say so my applique is pretty good and nothing to be ashamed of, so many quilters are happy to have me work on their applique. 
I have some work to do on a child's quilt for a new great granddaughter in Quebec. Our granddaughter Nancy asked me to make one for Eve as I had made a quilt for the other two little ones. This one will be hearts. I cannot remember what the other two were like so I'll ask Lynn to tell me. Maybe she can send a picture.

After I came home Ray and I went out for a while. We had coffee and a shared doughnut, half each. That is plenty for us.

We went to London Drugs to buy two cases of bottled water and as Ray says crap LOL. The crap consisted of a bag of mixed nuts.

When we got home I had a nap as I was up early at 7:00. That is early for me , I usually get up closer to 9:00. I have b=never liked early rising so when my working life was over the best thing for me was being able to sleep until 9:00. At that time I am able to rise and shine .

But now I am going to go to bed, I have a headache. 
Have a good evening folks.

what day is it

What day is it I asked myself several times today. Now I have to ask Ray as he always knows. Somehow he knows that today is Monday. I should know as Ray tells me I am sewing tomorrow and that is always a Tuesday. I am truly looking forward to tomorrow. Pat is picking me up. Today I did a bit of sewing work but had to put it away without accomplishing anything. I hope I will do better Tuesday. I'll let you know. Maybe I should go back to knitting. One thing about knitting there is a lot less material to cart around. Two knitting needles and pattern or four if I am knitting socks and a ball of yarn . But sewing requires a lot more, fabric, sewing kit, pattern, it just takes up more space in my bag. 
But still I plan to do some applique, more hearts as I want to make a bigger quilt for our great granddaughter in Quebec. I have some of it done already so it won't take as long to finish. 
It has been a bit chilly here in Vancouver, not cold like it is in other parts of the country but a bit colder than I like. Spoiled Vancouverites aren't we?  This is the best part of the country to live in I believe. Although I was born in Manitoba so should have some feeling for that province. However we came here to B.C. when I was six. My mom loved it here and so do I.  My dad was very happy here too. We never wanted to move although I spent two years in Halifax in 1960 or therebouts.

Today it rained quite a bit, I like that a regular readers will know. We went to the mall to see if we could find the candies I like but no luck. I like a couple of them when I go to bed. Actually I only eat one candy at night now. It is better for me and I can indulge a bit.

That is all folks. Have a great evening. 
                    Good night.

do you get this blog?

Ah Sunday and today is the Iditerod up in Alaska. The dogs have pretty coloured booties on , that amused me greatly but it certainly seems to be practical. It keeps the feet warm.

We have had a couple of cold days here. Not really cold it you live in the East but certainly chilly for us 
weaklings. We don't remember to dress according to the weather. It is warm in the apartment so we think it it is warm outside. I have been caught on that several times. Silly of me!

We did go out for a bit to Safeway for a prescription and some OTC items. Then we sat there at the small cafe in Safeway for a coffee and a bit of cake. I love cake, maybe that is why I am on the  chubby side I don't eat it a lot and never make it, so that is a bit of self control.

I did not sew today Jean but I have been knitting my wash cloths since I gave  Adam a few as he and Lisa use them for the dishes. I need to up my stash, so I knit. I have been thinking about doing a bit of crochet. I found a pattern on the net for a baby blanket, but probably have lost it by now. I was not sure how to save it.

I have lost my mail for some reason and cannot get in touch with some of my internet friends. I am not happy about that. Must go and look for it.
That is all for tonight folks. Have a lovely evening.

Eye trouble

Hi folks, I am having real trouble with my eyes tonight. It is hard to see but this print is a lot better than what I have in other parts of my laptop. 
But because of this my blog will be short tonight. We did our grocery shopping this morning. Well as you all know Ray shops and I read the magazines. We only bought 60 dollars of grocery items so I did not get t o read much and therefore did not purchase any magazines.Maybe nest time I will have enough time to read and buy. My new watchword, Read and Buy. But tonight I cannot read too well.
So because of that I will cut this blog short and hopefully I will be more able to write tomorrow. Thanks for your patience.

comments thanks for

Thank you to Jean and Buzz for commenting on yesterday's blog. It really pleases me to see comments.

I really need to get back to my quilting. Jean says she will if I will.

Today  Ray and I went out for lunch to Metrotown for Chinese food. It was okay but not nearly as good as Mr. Ho's which is the best Chinese food. We go there when we want to celebrate a bit.

After eating lunch we walked down the mall to Sears . I bought two tops, both orange which is the colour that is in vogue this spring. It is bright and cheerful and makes me happy. 

I really need to give my self a new manicure. No chips , but the colour does not keep up after  a bit of time. And it has been a bit of time. I put on an undercoat and one coat of colour. Since I do not do dishes , it is the water that ruins a manicure, my nail colour lasts quite a while. So ladies if you do not want your nail colour to chip and fade, Do Not Do Dishes LOL. Get your dear husband to do them. We have a dishwasher so neither of us needs to do dishes.
And if we have dishes to do Ray washes and I dry. Same thing, it keeps the nails in good shape. My beauty advice for today:>)

I had a short nap this afternoon after we got home from the mall and from walking a bit. Mostly though I read my latest book. It is by Nancy Bush who is a good writer. I enjoy her books. Since I am sitting in my chair with the laptop on my knees I won't go to the bedroom to check out the title.  It is enough that I remember the author don't you think?

And that is it for tonight folks. Have a good evening.

Please comment

This is my blog and I hope it goes through . Please someone let me now if you are able to read it.

We had a good day together even though Ray had to go to VGH (Vancouver General Hospital). We waited for a while to see the doctor. He is a nice young Chinese man. Ray likes him quite a bit. However he has to go to Burnaby hospital to get a MRI on his upper body. Ray has had cancer before and there are two little spots,  the doctor says it is nothing to worry about, but on general principles he wants to take an MRI of the spots. Ray does not worry or so he says but I always worry about him. I could not imagine life without him. I love him a lot and want him to be well. The hospital will phone him to come in for the tests.

After we got lost going around the city and finally ended up on 25th and Cambie where we could then find our way home. We were going to go to the White Spot but did not bother after the journey.

We came home after that and watched TV. I had a big nap. It was a good one. 

I am putting it out there that I plan to go back to my heart quilt and get it finished. For too long it has lingered on my sewing machine. I have been so lazy these days and have not sewed anything at all. I want to send it to our new great granddaughter in Quebec. I made quilts for her two little sisters and her mom wants one for her. 

That's all folks see you tomorrow. And I don't mind if you make a comment LOL.please comment

gone

Adam has gone. Back to Louisiana and home again. We had such a lovely visit and I hated to see him go. But that is life I guess. I wish it wasn't like that. I wonder how long it will be before I see him again. Who knows?

And it is evening, Ray just reminded me to write my blog.I had forgotten.
Actually Adam has gone to Calgary ,Alberta to visit with his brother Rick. I am happy to see that. I know they will have a good time together.
Then Adam will go due south to Louisiana .I have no idea how many days he is staying with Richard. The more the better. I like it when someone is staying with him. It sets my mind at rest. With Rick having ALS it is good , no great, when he has company. He is in a wheelchair and cannot stand up at all. My poor boy, I cry for him .
Today Ray and I went to Metrotown and had a bit of lunch. I had a hamburger, no chips, we shared a soft drink. Two straws one drink.

We walked around a bit and then came home. We had to stop off at Safeway for prescriptions and then came home. And I did nothing for the afternoon. I did have a great nap though. Tonight I am just computering, playing games such as Solitaire in its various forms.

I am interested in the American elections so have been watching Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump. Trump is an interesting candidate but I am afraid of him . If I had a vote it would be for Hilary. Adam says she is a solid candidate.  But I don't have a vote so will just keep an eye on things for fun.
Good night.

Super Tuesday

Thank you Jean for the comment. I will say hello to Adam. We are watching Super Tuesday. Interesting. All three of us are political junkies. So back to the TV folks. Have a great evening.

Well I am back and ready to write for a bit about my day.
We had a busy day that ended with us meeting Sam at the Keg for dinner. It was a lovely time . the food was great. I had a 10 oz. the smallest size of Prime Rib on the menu. It came with a baked potato with all the trimmings. Delicious!!! Then we ordered a slice of ice cream which we all dived in to eat. Another delicious!!
We sat and chatted for a while , Sam Adam Ray and me were all chatting. We had not seen Sam since December so it was good, really good to see him again. He said we would get together for my birthday next month. I look forward to that.  Adam graciously picked up the bill for all our meals. He is a wonderful guy and I have been fortunate that he is my son. 
Tomorrow he is leaving to go to Calgary to visit with his brother Richard.
I seem to forget things a lot lately. That worries me, I hope it is just normal old age and not anything more serious. 
Ray and I went to the doctor today to get some prescriptions renewed. We had taken them in to the pharmacy which is what we usually do and they call it in to the doctor. But this time the doctor called us in to the office. He did not explain why just renewed them. This time they filled them.
This morning Adam went for his long walk and had his breakfast at IHOP, then walked home. I never go to IHOP for breakfast but would love to go there. We usually go there at lunchtime for lunch but not breakfast.
I found another beautiful top in my closet. It was one I did not know I had, another lovely surprise. This happens to me a lot. I go to my closet and find a piece of clothing , a brand new piece, that I did not know was there. No memory of buying it, just magic.

So my day was great, new top, dinner out. seeing Sam again.Great day.
And a nice evening too. All in all a successful day. So off now for the night.I am going to bed soon to read my book. Good night.