January 1/2021

 HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Let's hope

Loved

December 1 2020

I've got the blues

I've got the blues

Everyday in the news

I've got the covid blues

People moving around

From place to place

Every one a stranger

You can't see a face

And not just a few 

It's the whole human race

Are you on the list

Do you have a pass

To visit a loved one

Behind a panel of glass

So many rules

It's a pain in the ass

I've got the blues 

I've got the blues

So much to lose 

With the covid blues

A party of five 

That's all it can be

That's only three others

Beside you and me

How do you choose

Who will it be

Physical distance

And a mask is the way

To keep people safe 

From the numbers each day

When will it end 

No one can say

I've got the blues 

I've got the blues

Everyday in the news

I've got the covid blues

Stay safe

Loved

November 1 2020

 I almost forgot about posting for Nov. 1st. I've been watching the Americans self destruct, so this month snuck up on me. On a positive note, we had twenty two little ghouls and goblins, tubes of toothpaste, witches, princesses, superheroes and even Harry Potter showed up. We set up a little table out on the walk filled with bags of chips and the little ones helped themselves. Normally we would have 30 to 35 kids, but expected very few, we considered it a successful night. Lights out at 9. Eight bags left on the table, 20 in the box. The Gustafsons and Heather are coming for brunch today, a belated celebration of Heather's birthday. There's a good chance the box will be empty by the time they head back home.

Loved

October 2020

 October 1

Heather wanted to try kayaking so I decided to take a few classes with her. Everything went fine, then we decided to do a bit of fitness paddling. This was when things went a little wrong. First class, we went out to slalom a course of buoys. My rudder broke as I rounded the first buoy. Second class I dumped the kayak, ended up in Wascana lake with all the ducks and goose droppings, I have to admit I got a good workout that night. The last two classes were uneventful, but tough, it's hard to keep up to an instructor in a racing kayak while paddling a sea kayak. Upside is, I stayed dry the last two classes and we're done for the year. 

Have a great day 

Loved

September 1 / 2020

 I have a few minutes before I go to work. Hopefully I come home today in the same condition I leave. no power tools involved today so I'm pretty safe. 

Looking forward to a good day

Loved

August 2020

Sorry I'm late. I'm blaming it on the covid blues, I've been speechless. Wait. That's not very accurate, we don't do speeches on the blog, so I'll change that to...I've been at a loss for words. Good news for Dave and Louise going home to St. Andrews, I can say from personal experience.

It's a wonderful place to be

Loved

July 1 2020 HAPPY CANADA DAY

Some of you may have heard of how passionate I am about yard work, I hate it with a passion. This pandemic thing has kind of trapped people at home so I decided to try to turn my passion for yard work around. I dug up Deanie's garden, with love, mowed the lawn and raked up the leaves, with love, and even decided to help her with the garden. Deanie had to teach me, I learned a lot. There are more than one kind of tomatoes, who knew. Then she told me about carrots, "shut the front door!" Then she pointed out there's more than one kind of everything, " what the Friday!" Last fall we took a fir tree out of the front yard and it left half the yard bare, she wanted to plant potatoes. Once again, with love, I dug it up for her and we planted 125 potato plants, yes, of course there's more than one type of those as well. The other day I asked when we would start seeing the potatoes, you know what she told me, I have to dig them out of the ground.

I hate yard work with a passion.

Have a great day

Loved