Showing posts with label Winnipeg. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Winnipeg. Show all posts

Monday, June 19, 2023

Catchup - June 8th-19th

June 8th

I've never been here! Thank you Iona for suggesting it and one day we'll be here again with Maija. Sorry forgot my dish picture before attacking it!!!






Mixed Tempura dish, shrimp, yams, dumplings, mushrooms and mixed.   Yummy!!!

OMGG!!!!! I know I'll probably not follow the left side column of advice, except for morning ritual to WAKE UP FIRST!!! Otherwise could be dangerous with rotary cutters, pins n scissors!!!


Well I visited Sylvia this afternoon alongwith McDs muffins and coffee, she enjoyed that! Also looking better and progressing with her exercises, but not out of bed on her own yet, but walking with the walker. She's glad her room mate has a TV and looking forward to the BOMBERS game tonight! Hope they win!!!

Dogs: Finally she's settled down, we're fed and now cuddle time!!! So excited to see her again!!!
Me: I'm pooped as I AGAIN forgot the key at home and added another hour to travel time needlessly! Gotta get with the program! And last night I reminded myself to hook the key to the car keys, YEAH RIGHT!!! I need the feet up even if I get covered in hair!!! 🤗



What's this face about?  
Guess I'm not following routine!!!


Hmmmm wonder if anyone remembers someone?


OH MY!!! Guess Dahli does not like me doing my hip exercises as she barked until I stopped! 
But WOW does Taunya ever have a green thumb??? WOW!!!


These suckers are about 10" high and 4-5" across, ontop the fridge.  And those two huge ones probably started all these smaller ones!!!

June 10th

I sure hope there is adequate signage well in advance for everyone's safety sake!!!


Ohhhhh what a great idea!!!!


June 11th

Hey I forgot to tell you I have a small fish tank here to feed. Hopefully they survive as mine didn't, but then I didn't have these gadgets.



Dang I wanted to go outside for lunch but it's dang well not 23C out there!!! More like 30C and no breeze, so back inside. Maybe once the sun goes around the porch and I'm in shade I'll venture out.



Dang I tried to sit outside in the shade even with my bug lantern but no dice! Even a HUGE black long antenna thingie tried landing on me! Damn I hate bugs especially mosquitoes!!!

June 12th

YEAH, some good news this morning from Sylvia. She's getting slowly out and into bed herself but needs help if it has to be quicker. They are moving her to rehab so she can get therapy to get her moving lots better. So will see how this goes. 🙏

OMGG!!!!!


June 14th

WOW, what a difference a day made with Sylvia! I went today to have lunch with her, glad I did. She's more herself and looking forward to better days!

Sylvia messaged me after physio: "I did 300 ft walking. First 150 with metal walker. The next with a walker like Len's. Pat is going to bring my walker so they can adjust it to my height tomorrow. Says I may leave Friday or Monday for sure. But I'm played out now. Early to bed tonight." 💞👍🤗

I chucked at this. Definitely awesome and glad I visited earlier.

June 15th

Please everyone travelling be CAREFUL and don't take chances! So SAD!!!!


June 16th

Yeah she's home yesterday supper time and Pat is staying with her for a few days! I talked to Pat and was told Sylvia has done her exercises and settled for the night, happy to be home. Awesome!!! 💞

Pat is going today to pick up a few required items to help ease things some. I'll try and stop in tomorrow but I've a busy weekend myself.

Ironic!!!!!


Finally cooler for me to enjoy sitting outside, even no bugs! And the canopy is up and furniture out! YEAH!!! But the Bernese are inside, sillies!

WOW, that's a first so close!

I think there are two sets or more maybe, definitely two sizes of gosling?

And a duck with ducklings!


And look what they have, at least for mon-AC days!  Exits are at "Mach 1" speed as Angie said!  😃

Lovely!!!


Yep I'm to relaxing and totally enjoying it!

June 17th

I see this a lot at major intersections in Winnipeg. Even got honked at easing into the right lane from someone coming from the opposite end turning incorrectly into the right lane instead of their left lane. NOW I slow down or even stop to ensure they are in the correct lane AND NOW get honked by those following me. GO FIGURE!!!


I HATE planning a holiday and making a zillion decisions! I've a couple last minute confirmations and I think this is it! Oh and since last week the one awesome attraction I wanted to visit in London, The Shard, is now closed for maintenance till mid-August.


GRRR, why in the summer!!! I just want to pay the costs and GO n ENJOY!!!  

Well I've done as much Googling as I ever wanted to, but think I've decided on what I want to see, how far some attractions are from my hotels etc. I just need there to be ink in my printer next week so I can add these maps etc to my booklet!

June 18th

AWESOME sitting outside under the canopy after breakfast with the dogs in and out visiting. But soon will have to turn on the AC like last night, climbed to 25C. So lovely with the breeze.

Well, I just spent a good 7 hours planning my attractions for my prepaid London Pass and found two places closed while I'm there for servicing! Why in touristy time??? Well found another two to replace it. Even planned another restaurant for supper, hopefully I don't need well ahead of time reservations, will have to check. I'm pooped.

June 19th

A busy day, back to my hip exercises, gathering pictures of Churchill for Sylvia - sent to Walmart finally, handwashed items, sorting stuff for carryon/suitcase and finally sat down, feet up and enjoyed a muffin n pear. Still need to do laundry and sort out my travel clothes before packing up! Dang and still more to do! At least I starting 2 weeks before than 2 days!!!



Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Catchup - May 21st-23rd

May 21st

Ohhhhh what a lovely day BUT dummy here locked her keys in the side pocket of the car and the caretaker is not home.  So we walked to the Forks and hopefully soon home and I can get my spares from the apartment.  Then hopefully pickup Dianne for an afternoon of stitching?  At least I hope so!

Beautiful day!!!









Thankfully my caretaker was home, let me into my apartment for the spare keys and my day was back on schedule! YEAH!!!!

Took Edna home, picked up Dianne and off to Barb's for some friends' afternoon sewing together! AWESOME!!!!

Now back to my Canada Day postcards!!!!

May 22nd

I remember many city trips on this lovely lady!


YO!!! I got a bit of a scare the other day and took 3 days to sort myself out. See early 2022 Leanne (whom I met with hubby Rod when visiting Sydney, Australia in 2015) contacted me about a joint Rocky Mountaineer vacation in July. Well I jumped at it. Then something came up filling July 2024 up and I could not find info on these plans at the time! Oh oh!!! So I contacted Leanne and soon found out they are planning ahead for 2025! PHEW!!! Thank God as I'm looking forward to meeting them again even if I'm not one for train travel! I'm looking forward to sight seeing with them at both ends if at all possible!!! Yes I love visiting Canada and the mountains on both sides! So that'll be my big vacation for 2025!!!



Okay I've completed special Canada Day type postcards and thought the group may be interested. I used a couple ideas from this maple leaf batik fabric, used a blue embroidery tracing pen (wish nibs were finer) onto white fabric! Then tested two strand embroidery floss, too thick. So down to one thread and outer lines in tiny chain stitch, middle line in stem stitch with inside in running stitch. At this point I washed out the pen and all came out, then pressed flat! PHEW!!! Then with size 11 seed beads filled in between the running and stem stitch lines. LOVE IT!!! ❤️ 

To finish off my stylized flag, I sewed on the red Canada mottled fabric on both sides and was going to attach a simple tatted edging but all were too wide unless I went to really thin thread which would have taken TOO LONG!!! So I switched to buttonhole on my machine for a finishing look. Then prepped the special backings and sandwiched with deep red/wine satin stitched edging. Now ready for mailing off tomorrow!

My inspiration and pattern.



Washed out markings and pressed flat.





Guess I better get busy cleaning up here and maybe sorting through my summer stuff and items for vacation time!!!

May 23rd

Well it started out a good day! 

Errands finished then a walk down Wellington Crescent with Edna. WOW talk about a lot of changes, some renovations, some new mansions and a few empty lots waiting for development. BUT not a good day walking for me, had to stop to stretch or just sit a spell about every couple blocks. Then finally back at the car ready to drive off I had the same intense increasing pain, had to get out and deep stretch, then A-OK! Go figure!!!