Newsie Catchup!!!

July 20th

WOW around 5ish the clouds had an ominous look, moving fast and trees waving madly! Now I see there was a funnel cloud spotted somewhere nearby. Thankfully we're OK and it's quietened down, just more rain overnight!

July 21st

Good Morning!!! Another lovely breakfast on the deck too!  

Ohhhh and today is Happy 95th Birthday to Edna🥳🥂🎂!!! If she's not with family today I may visit her some! The three together!

July 19th - Farewell to Nestor

OMGG!!! ❤️ I just checked my calendar, phone and texts to see when I last spoke to Nestor! I called inviting him to meet for coffee Sunday July 7th noonish but he declined, then after I got home 3ish I texted him asking to meet when it's good for him! OMGG!!! 💞

"Rest in Peace"

Nestor Thedor Lulashnyk

July 18, 1946 – July 14, 2024

After the service I stopped at Kildonan Park, Nestor's favourite walking place and paid tribute to the OLD tree he showed us girls many times. Dummy here didn't bring birdseed - honest I'll pick some up and do so every time we walk here! The sun was shining too!

Now at the luncheon with friends (about a dozen came from our combined offices) and hopefully meeting his three daughters too! 

Yes I did meet his girls and two recognized me after all these years!  Also with Halyna's granddaughter's interpretation I introduced myself to her and she said Nestor told her we'd meet up after the wedding!  So sad!!!

Update on the yard today! Both sides of the ditch have water and the lake between properties is much lower! Guess the blisters on both thumbs was worth it! Hopefully with this week's predicted hot weather, all this water logged areas will dry up!

Today - July 19th

Yesterday  - July 18th

Catchup - July 13th-18th

July 13th

 Okay I loosened my tension and tatted a slightly bigger and easier joins of #41 of Four Dozen Tatted Snowflakes by Robin Perfetti snowflake with my choice to add beads to picots. I'm sure it'll be better with each one completed this next month.

Left is first as per pattern.  Middle is my adding beads but yet smaller than the first one.  Right is more relaxed tension and loads easier with slightly bigger joining picots.  Yes a lovely snowflake for sure!

OMGG something is brewing Winnipeg South!!!

South of the house.

North of the house over Winnipeg.

Over the house between.

Sort of east looking to southern half of Winnipeg.

July 14th

OMGG THOSE BANGERS WERE TOO DAMN CLOSE!!! It lit up the house then promptly shook it!!! We three huddled for half hour till the worst passed over. Trees still standing. Now steady rain. YOWSERS!!!

It was nice out on the deck earlier but the dogs were antsy so in for lunch and more tatting. Now they are zonked out beside me on the couch!

I guess they are telling me it's supper time and I should step on it???? 🤣🤣🤣

July 15th

Ahhhh come on now! Please whomever is in charge, please turn off the water taps!!! I love the cooler temps but these clouds coming after a night of rain is enough already!!!  

Hmmm after changing their pool water, which was doubled the amount after all the rain since last fill was tough to empty. Then half hour later winds picking up and temp dropped too but it says 18C now, I don't believe that.

They love this area but I'm not venturing out to see what's there.

She's so cute in the flowers!

Went chasing after something that slunk through the fence into the yard, I'm hoping only the neighbour's cat.

July 17th

OMGG!!! Today I finally was able to connect my Google maps with my hands free through the car system!!! What like 6 years now and a gazillion attempts, even Byran, phone whiz, tried a few years back and no dice! Today it just worked first try!!! DAH!!!

So I dropped Edna off at home near Sturgeon Road on Portage Ave and in my contacts clicked on Taunya's address. It showed around the Perimeter or cross country via Charleswood which said 15 minutes. Yeah right, it 4pm! Well 20 minutes later and very little traffic I pulled into her driveway! WOW!!! Impressed!!!

I pray this phone, Google maps and my car are in sync in future when needed again!!!!!! 😍

July 18th

I'm very sorry to have lost a dear friend recently! I knew you weren't feeling your usual self as you weren't walking your daily 10 or more kms! Definitely I'll miss our occasional walks in Kildonan Park or Place depending on the weather and seasons with Edna and sometimes Michelle, also our Tim's coffee and phone chats, OHHH and the bingo games with Mary and sometimes Adrian from work too! I was surprised but yet happy to hear you were planning to marry Halyna, so glad you had this happiness again! 💞 "Rest in Peace"

Nestor Thedor Lulashnyk

July 18, 1946 – July 14, 2024 

https://voyagefuneralhomes.com/nestor-thedor-lulashnyk/

It's soooo lovely having breakfast on the deck and soon I'll break out my tatting too! It's not really hot and the breeze is lovely. The dogs have enjoyed early pool dips too! Usually Princess doesn't like getting wet, guess she's getting used to the water logged yard, so may as well enjoy the pool too? I'm thinking if it continues to rain they'll be growing webbed paws or I might have to find them rubber boots??? BUT it's a clear beautiful blue sky and no clouds day!!!

Sheeeesh! Not sure what happened but there was a very very loud bang from behind the neighbour's on the highway. Scared the HELL out of me. The dogs even jumped and were barking! BUT no sirens!

Hey this is the second time Bubba's been in and the most aggressive splashing! Love seeing them play in it!

Okay this is an interesting day! The morning was spent on the deck with the dogs, then lunch inside. I then dressed against mosquitoes and my winter felted rubber boots and ventured out to try and dig the remaining 6 foot channel to the ditch. The neighbour Steve drove over on his riding mower (sorry he couldn't help me out as he hurt his back hauling rock around his firepit yesterday) but said I was getting it moving. Taunya had opened up most of the water logged area and hopefully I've done the rest. The water started moving right away but I needed to rest and water so didn't stick around. I'll check tomorrow and see what else needs to be done! This is two pictures joined to show the water build-up.

Catchup - July 4th-13th

July 4th

I went for a bit of a walk to check out the garden and possibly where her chicken coop will be built.  Then turned and walked to the road and saw this lovely sky!  It's so peaceful out here.  But mosquitoes are picking on me!!!

July 6th

Not a good start to my day! AND when it happened the Crew scattered to the livingroom and stayed there till I cleaned it all up and changed their water bowl! SMART!!!

See I went out ninish for breakfast onto the deck, OFF lantern on first, then ventured out with my slightly cracked tray (happened during unpacking - should have trashed it then) and settled for hopefully the rest of the morning! NOPE, NADA, NO SIREEEE!!! I just picked up my cereal when a couple mosquitoes bussed near my ears! Shooed them away and others followed so had to put the cereal down, moved the lantern to a different place BUT no luck. So retrayed my stuff and headed indoors, the dogs passing by me. Guess I didn't check which end I was holding as two steps into the sunroom it cracked in half with cereal and meds (all accounted for) sailing onto the floor and water bowl. Thank GOD the bowl didn’t break! What a mess and took awhile to clean up!  

UGH!!! Glad I'm not cutting any fabric today!!!

HMMMMM guess Mother Nature is not going to skip over us this evening like previous storms. Thunder is getting louder and rumbling but no rain yet. But it's getting darker and only 6:30pm. Crew was just out so hopefully it'll pass over before they need outside again or I'll have to block them in the sunroom and towel down. Will see!

Overhead west of the house.

Out the North facing window. 

HMMMMM 6:45ish that batch of thunder shook the house!!! Sounds like it's to the north of here. And more sets of rumbling. Hurry up and pass over please!!!

UPDATE: 7:40pm - well it made a lot of noise but that's it here!

South kinda clear.

Trees with sun shining through north side of house.

North darkening.

July 11th

Well after stopping at Cdn Tire for my Thermacell on sale for $31.99 and Walmart 48 pack refills for $32.99 (slightly cheaper than CT) I headed out to Edna's for some stitching and company. So finished the Snowflake #41 with beads added to picots, but why is it smaller than the first one? Gotta loosen my tension!!!

In the process of untangling my shuttles I dropped one down the side of her recliner and somehow lost one of my 1/8" magnets from inside my shuttle. Okay so upended the chair magnet stick in hand and no sign of any loose metal. Then Edna asked if maybe it's inside the other half, DUH there it was, so once home I'll have to glue it back in place!! Now out to Sals for supper!  

Update: on our way out of Sals Edna noticed this tiny bunny, no bigger than my cupped hand for sure, zoomed out so looks bigger! It was alone!

July 13th

Well all's quiet till someone during Blue Jays game speaks up excitedly and these two stir and bark sharply!!!! Earlier today I didn't watch closely and Bubba came back in with muddly patches all over that I had to clean up! And he was just groomed yesterday!!! I better keep a close eye on him so he doesn't play in the water patches in low areas!

OHHHHH a beautiful day so far, I love the breeze and have my Thermacell on just in case as I already was bitten yesterday.  

Breakfast under the umbrella, thank you Taunya!!! The morning is the best temperature wise for me! And look Dahli was in the changed pool water too! Now if only we can train Bubba to wash the mud off him first then come in!!!

I'm relaxing in the gravity lounger on the deck under the moving shade of the umbrella! What more could I ask for? Well maybe a bar waiter???

OMGG it's not an easy thing to tat with beads and listening to a British Isles nature documentary, too warm now outside. Especially when these two react to some sounds, animal movements or whatever triggers them and they start barking and jumping off and on the couch! Hopefully I don't land up dumping my items!!!

Young eagle trying to catch a goose.

He's determined and has them excited.

Ohhhh I thinks I'll have my hands full with these two and muddy patches! Sadie next door was spotted and ZOOM both went right through it straight for her! This time on return I used the pool to clean both off, sure will get my exercise. These something like dragonflies but lots smaller were flying around like crazy but the breeze did not help! Once inside without issues it was treat time and relaxing again!