Once the Olympics were over, there was nothing to watch on TV !! So I read and read and read ! The weather has continued to be awful. We couldn't even have a campfire when all the grandkids were over !
I've managed to clean and organize my closet and our bedroom a good clean. Still sewing away on my hexagons. I've had my dental check up and my hair cut.
Yesterday I went with ED to Value Village. She was looking for serving dishes; I was looking for nothing. I picked up two pairs of jeans for YS for work. ( He owes me the cost ), a sleeping bag for YGS, a new top for me , 5 books and some more tartan material for ED's party. YS took all the cans/ bottles to the bottle depot so we were able to order in Chinese Food. Actually he picked it up cause that's even cheaper !
Today we're having baked ham and scalloped potatoes. I've just given the upstairs bathroom a swish . Now I'll decide what to bake / make for tomorrow's potluck at school.
Last day of summer for me------ and the furnace came on !
Sunday, August 28, 2016
Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Who Needs an Alarm Clock ?
Who needs an alarm clock when the thunder wakes you up at 4 am !! I got up to check windows; I had left the window in the computer room open so it was a good thing I got up to check !
I tried going back to sleep but no go. So I processed 15 pounds of sour cherries !! One more thing off my list ! There are still cherries on the tree. If we get them picked, I'll process them, but if not we'll leave a feast for the birds ! So by 6 am, I've already been working . Once YS leaves for work, I plan to scrub the kitchen floor.
Well yesterday sure flew by ! I accomplished all that I set out to do and then red, sewed and watched the Olympics. YS and ED are preparing for their hike in the Back Country. You have to book your space in the Back Country in January ! Several people cancelled this past week because of the thunderstorms. One is exposed up on the ridges which is not good during a storm with lightening strikes. Here's hop;ing the weather holds for them.Hubby tried to drop off the oil etc at the Recycling Centre but they don''t accept it. We will have to go into the city to do that.
The fog has just rolled in this morning- in the last 5 minutes ! It is quite thick ! Honestly we have had the strangest weather this summer. One is never sure if one should water because we have been under so many Thunderstorm warnings. Yesterday ED was caught in a storm as she made her way to her car after work. She has 3 umbrellas but of course all were IN the car ! She said she was actually dripping as she drove home. We didn't have a drop !
I was counting my white hexagons ad sorting them. Out. It is amazing how many shades of white there are, and I have some with a white on white pattern. It is going to take me forever to do this quilt !
This morning I took out some sour cherries that had been used to make Cherry Bounce . I"lol make a small batch of boozy jam with them. This morning [ as all rowing events have been cancelled ]
So Trump has said another stupid, but potentially dangerous thing. He needs to quit- he'll never be presidential or statesmen like; he is too narcissistic. He full well meant to say that someone should shoot Clinton; his 'explanation' was just a lie. Stupid dangerous man. I am constantly amazed by the stupidity of his followers. Maybe he should be elected and the US would soon find out how bad he is. The country would descend into chaos.
I tried going back to sleep but no go. So I processed 15 pounds of sour cherries !! One more thing off my list ! There are still cherries on the tree. If we get them picked, I'll process them, but if not we'll leave a feast for the birds ! So by 6 am, I've already been working . Once YS leaves for work, I plan to scrub the kitchen floor.
Well yesterday sure flew by ! I accomplished all that I set out to do and then red, sewed and watched the Olympics. YS and ED are preparing for their hike in the Back Country. You have to book your space in the Back Country in January ! Several people cancelled this past week because of the thunderstorms. One is exposed up on the ridges which is not good during a storm with lightening strikes. Here's hop;ing the weather holds for them.Hubby tried to drop off the oil etc at the Recycling Centre but they don''t accept it. We will have to go into the city to do that.
The fog has just rolled in this morning- in the last 5 minutes ! It is quite thick ! Honestly we have had the strangest weather this summer. One is never sure if one should water because we have been under so many Thunderstorm warnings. Yesterday ED was caught in a storm as she made her way to her car after work. She has 3 umbrellas but of course all were IN the car ! She said she was actually dripping as she drove home. We didn't have a drop !
I was counting my white hexagons ad sorting them. Out. It is amazing how many shades of white there are, and I have some with a white on white pattern. It is going to take me forever to do this quilt !
This morning I took out some sour cherries that had been used to make Cherry Bounce . I"lol make a small batch of boozy jam with them. This morning [ as all rowing events have been cancelled ]
So Trump has said another stupid, but potentially dangerous thing. He needs to quit- he'll never be presidential or statesmen like; he is too narcissistic. He full well meant to say that someone should shoot Clinton; his 'explanation' was just a lie. Stupid dangerous man. I am constantly amazed by the stupidity of his followers. Maybe he should be elected and the US would soon find out how bad he is. The country would descend into chaos.
Monday, August 8, 2016
All Checked Off
Monday afternoon and I have managed to check off every item on my list !
These are the Christmas Stockings made to order for a blended family.
And then I finished off the shawl , cowl and an infinity scarf for ED's Outlander Wine party.
So now I'm back yo working on my quilt.
Hubby is still organizing his garage. He went to the recycling centre to put in his oil etc. But it was closed today ! Good thing garbage is tomorrow as he has another bag of trash to get rid of. Finally he has removed wood that he had standing in front of the window ! Now if he can do the same in the basement I will be most pleased.
I've had a devil of a time doing photos. Apparently Picasa is no more, ending in May although I have used it since ! So today I 'faffed' around with Google photos.
Just noticed that the renters next door now have a cat ! Or at least the girlfriend that has stayed over has one. No wonder I've been chasing cats out of my flower beds. I know they are NOT allowed pets as the former tenants wrecked the house and yard with pets and machinery. Now these new tenants seem to be very neat although they do have an extra truck and quads parked on the grass in their yard. The owner spent a small fortune redoing all the flooring- he put in laminate flooring all by himself and a new bathroom. I'll wait and see if the cat remains and I will phone him.
Off to read for a bit before I make pounded pork for supper. ES and YS have baseball tonight so we this is the night we have pork. YS does not like pork although he loves bacon, ham and sausages !! Pounded pork is just tenderloin cut thin and coated with breadcrumbs, herbs, garlic and Parmesan cheese. In the winter I would bake it, but I'll sauté them lightly tonight .
I may cook some pirogues that YS can heat up when he comes home. That is if they end up playing as we are under a severe thunderstorm watch. Tomorrow I must do something with the 3 ice cream pails of cherries totally around 15 pounds.
Off to read and watch the Olympics.
These are the Christmas Stockings made to order for a blended family.
And then I finished off the shawl , cowl and an infinity scarf for ED's Outlander Wine party.
Hubby is still organizing his garage. He went to the recycling centre to put in his oil etc. But it was closed today ! Good thing garbage is tomorrow as he has another bag of trash to get rid of. Finally he has removed wood that he had standing in front of the window ! Now if he can do the same in the basement I will be most pleased.
I've had a devil of a time doing photos. Apparently Picasa is no more, ending in May although I have used it since ! So today I 'faffed' around with Google photos.
Just noticed that the renters next door now have a cat ! Or at least the girlfriend that has stayed over has one. No wonder I've been chasing cats out of my flower beds. I know they are NOT allowed pets as the former tenants wrecked the house and yard with pets and machinery. Now these new tenants seem to be very neat although they do have an extra truck and quads parked on the grass in their yard. The owner spent a small fortune redoing all the flooring- he put in laminate flooring all by himself and a new bathroom. I'll wait and see if the cat remains and I will phone him.
Off to read for a bit before I make pounded pork for supper. ES and YS have baseball tonight so we this is the night we have pork. YS does not like pork although he loves bacon, ham and sausages !! Pounded pork is just tenderloin cut thin and coated with breadcrumbs, herbs, garlic and Parmesan cheese. In the winter I would bake it, but I'll sauté them lightly tonight .
I may cook some pirogues that YS can heat up when he comes home. That is if they end up playing as we are under a severe thunderstorm watch. Tomorrow I must do something with the 3 ice cream pails of cherries totally around 15 pounds.
Off to read and watch the Olympics.
Sunday, August 7, 2016
A Lazy Sunday
A lazy Sunday is planned, after all it's the Olympics ! And Canada won its first medal yesterday; a Bronze in the 4 X 100m freestyle relay for women. Yeah !!! I still can't figure out Rugby 7
Yesterday I finished putting all the names on the stockings so these are the jobs that are left;
1. Cut out 6 snowmen
2. Cut out 6 top hats
3. Embroider 3 tophats [ for the girls]
4. Knit 6 scarves
5. Cut out and attach the eyes, mouth and 'coal'
6.Cut out holly and berries.
7. Cut out batting, pin and sow the snowmen onto the stockings
8. Sew up the stockings
I'll do all this while watching the tv, of course !
The Cherry Chutney turned out quite well. I think I'll make another batch and maybe a batch of jam. We'll see who will pick some cherries for me, because I'm much to busy with the stockings. Once I have finished them, I need to tuck the ends in on the two Infinity scarves and shawl I made for ED's Outlander Wine Party.
Hubby was out in the garage again yesterday. I can hardly wait till he moves to the basement. I so need it all done !
Last night I made Salisbury Steaks with mashed potatoes and salad. YS really enjoyed it; his medication that he was on for an inflamed ligament really did something to his tastebuds. he said nothing had tasted right ! But last night I guess the drug is finally out of his system. Tonight I think something really simple - hot dogs. With bootlegger beans and coleslaw.
We have trapped 6 squirrels so far. There is at least another one around that is chattering at us. they had almost completely destroyed our shed. We took 3 compost bins of pine cones out of the shed last spring. They had chewed holes in the sides and floor; this spring we discovered they had chewed a hole in the roof !! I am sure the shed is only being held up by the repairs we've done.
Off to sew the snowmen !
Yesterday I finished putting all the names on the stockings so these are the jobs that are left;
1. Cut out 6 snowmen
2. Cut out 6 top hats
3. Embroider 3 tophats [ for the girls]
4. Knit 6 scarves
5. Cut out and attach the eyes, mouth and 'coal'
6.Cut out holly and berries.
7. Cut out batting, pin and sow the snowmen onto the stockings
8. Sew up the stockings
I'll do all this while watching the tv, of course !
The Cherry Chutney turned out quite well. I think I'll make another batch and maybe a batch of jam. We'll see who will pick some cherries for me, because I'm much to busy with the stockings. Once I have finished them, I need to tuck the ends in on the two Infinity scarves and shawl I made for ED's Outlander Wine Party.
Hubby was out in the garage again yesterday. I can hardly wait till he moves to the basement. I so need it all done !
Last night I made Salisbury Steaks with mashed potatoes and salad. YS really enjoyed it; his medication that he was on for an inflamed ligament really did something to his tastebuds. he said nothing had tasted right ! But last night I guess the drug is finally out of his system. Tonight I think something really simple - hot dogs. With bootlegger beans and coleslaw.
We have trapped 6 squirrels so far. There is at least another one around that is chattering at us. they had almost completely destroyed our shed. We took 3 compost bins of pine cones out of the shed last spring. They had chewed holes in the sides and floor; this spring we discovered they had chewed a hole in the roof !! I am sure the shed is only being held up by the repairs we've done.
Off to sew the snowmen !
Saturday, August 6, 2016
Just An Ordinary Summer Week
Just an ordinary laid back week of summer. Lazy days, especially for me ! I set little goals for myself - I had to finish the 'green' round of hexagons on my blocks before I could knit the rest of the stockings which I finished yesterday. Today I have to finish putting all the names on before I continue with my Cherry Chutney. We have so many cherries and can only freeze so many. I'll try this recipe out and if it is tasty, I can make some up for Christmas gifts.
I am fairly organized because the Olympics are on and I just love the Games, Winter or Summer. I was not too impressed with the opening ceremonies. I found them quite disjointed and the precision was just not there. The Olympic Anthem was sung by a lovely choir of 40 children, but their voices could not do justice to the hymn which needed the stronger adult voices. Now if they had had a Brazilian Olympic song for the children to sing, it might have been perfect. Honestly, nothing grabbed me, more should have been done IN the stadium instead of all the fireworks OUT of the stadium.
Hubby has spent a few days in the garage cleaning and organizing. He'[s been quite ruthless which is good. I have nothing in the garage of mine; it's all his junk !! Now he needs to move down into the basement when he finishes the garage. I have very little down there-- it's mostly HIS stuff, so he needs to organize it so we can redo the floor.
The lawn looks the best it has in over 20 years. That's how much rain we have had !! Grass is growing where grass hasn't g town for years ! WE went out to YD's place as she had bought an outdoor pool for $150 and it is terrific. We watched the kids play in it for a while and came home. Their grass has NEVER looked so good. When you live on an acreage you cannot afford to water so the lawn had been suffering.
At night, after watching all the news on the American election, I've gone upstairs to read. I have really enjoyed Lee Childs and just read a terrific book by Jeffrey Archer. If someone wrote a book about an American election such as is going on now, no one would have read it ! I cannot believe the thinking of the radical Republicans. On Twitter, they will never admit that Trump has ever put a foot wrong ! Facts mean nothing to them. Bizarre, really bizarre.
I must get on with my over stitching of names so I can get on with the cherry chutney.
I am fairly organized because the Olympics are on and I just love the Games, Winter or Summer. I was not too impressed with the opening ceremonies. I found them quite disjointed and the precision was just not there. The Olympic Anthem was sung by a lovely choir of 40 children, but their voices could not do justice to the hymn which needed the stronger adult voices. Now if they had had a Brazilian Olympic song for the children to sing, it might have been perfect. Honestly, nothing grabbed me, more should have been done IN the stadium instead of all the fireworks OUT of the stadium.
Hubby has spent a few days in the garage cleaning and organizing. He'[s been quite ruthless which is good. I have nothing in the garage of mine; it's all his junk !! Now he needs to move down into the basement when he finishes the garage. I have very little down there-- it's mostly HIS stuff, so he needs to organize it so we can redo the floor.
The lawn looks the best it has in over 20 years. That's how much rain we have had !! Grass is growing where grass hasn't g town for years ! WE went out to YD's place as she had bought an outdoor pool for $150 and it is terrific. We watched the kids play in it for a while and came home. Their grass has NEVER looked so good. When you live on an acreage you cannot afford to water so the lawn had been suffering.
At night, after watching all the news on the American election, I've gone upstairs to read. I have really enjoyed Lee Childs and just read a terrific book by Jeffrey Archer. If someone wrote a book about an American election such as is going on now, no one would have read it ! I cannot believe the thinking of the radical Republicans. On Twitter, they will never admit that Trump has ever put a foot wrong ! Facts mean nothing to them. Bizarre, really bizarre.
I must get on with my over stitching of names so I can get on with the cherry chutney.
Monday, August 1, 2016
Thunderous Days
Thunderous ? Is there such a word ? We have never had so much thunder, cracks and rolling thunder that has gone on and on and on. And the rain !! My gardens are soggy; don't know how the root vegetables are going to fare. Our grass looks the best it has in years. We finally have grass growing on former sparse parts. Alas, we also have mushrooms as do our neighbours ! My ED says that is a good thing that mushrooms are growing in the lawn, something she had learned in her Master Organic Gardener course. However they really annoy my husband. The lawn is so wet, we won't be able to cut it til we get some drying weather.
Blogger is acting up today. It is very frustrating !
We have spent the weekend just pottering about, doing a little of this and a little of that, a lot of reading ! The mosquitos are so bad, they limit the time to work in the gardens.
The last storm we had on Saturday was so bad that visibility was atrocious. A friend of my YD's mother hydroplaned and her jeep rolled . Thankfully she wasn't badly hurt but my ED went out to help ferry 5 children to my YD's home. The woman who witnessed the accident [ and who had also hydroplaned] didn't even phone 911. Ambulance and police said they would not come out to the scene as they had too many bigger accidents to attend to !
Strange, strange weather ! If someone does not believe in climate Change, well they have not been paying attention.
Only another 4 weeks and then I am back to work !! July has flown by. It'll be even quicker as we have the Olympics in Rio and I am an Olympic nut ! I am going to finish the third round of hexagons and then I'll start work on the remaining stockings. Should be able to finish them completely during the Olympics.
Not much going on today . A howling cat woke me up this morning, Hubby, too, but he was able to go back to sleep !!
Must think of what I want to use up in the freezer as I need room for more sour cherries. I processed 10 pounds yesterday. YD wants some so she had better come pick quickly as they are starting to split with all the r a in. I need to send Hubby to the store to pick up some sugar to start making some jam. Other than that, I'm reading, eating and sewing.
Blogger is acting up today. It is very frustrating !
We have spent the weekend just pottering about, doing a little of this and a little of that, a lot of reading ! The mosquitos are so bad, they limit the time to work in the gardens.
The last storm we had on Saturday was so bad that visibility was atrocious. A friend of my YD's mother hydroplaned and her jeep rolled . Thankfully she wasn't badly hurt but my ED went out to help ferry 5 children to my YD's home. The woman who witnessed the accident [ and who had also hydroplaned] didn't even phone 911. Ambulance and police said they would not come out to the scene as they had too many bigger accidents to attend to !
Strange, strange weather ! If someone does not believe in climate Change, well they have not been paying attention.
Only another 4 weeks and then I am back to work !! July has flown by. It'll be even quicker as we have the Olympics in Rio and I am an Olympic nut ! I am going to finish the third round of hexagons and then I'll start work on the remaining stockings. Should be able to finish them completely during the Olympics.
Not much going on today . A howling cat woke me up this morning, Hubby, too, but he was able to go back to sleep !!
Must think of what I want to use up in the freezer as I need room for more sour cherries. I processed 10 pounds yesterday. YD wants some so she had better come pick quickly as they are starting to split with all the r a in. I need to send Hubby to the store to pick up some sugar to start making some jam. Other than that, I'm reading, eating and sewing.
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