Good morning Geoff and all to follow. You really are a poor sleeper Geoff.

A bright sunny morning here with Simpsons clouds. We have escaped the extreme temperatures so far, I hope that continues.

We had a lovely dinner last night with lots of interesting discussion.

I’ll have to get out and water the tubs and hanging baskets, the rest can look after itself.

Doug

Good evening.

Cold and rainy today with enveloping mist.

Went to the dump this morning and there was an officious guy with a clipboard there …. well he would have been officious except for the splendid dreadlocks pulled into a man bun …. very nice .. . but I digress… who wanted to know our address and what we had brought to the dump, actually transfer station. Gave my address and said recycling, as I dumped the wine bottles, empty

Apart from that news, time to make like a carpet Python. Roast beef tonight.

to all following

everyone,
I’ve been awake since 3:30. :rolleyes: Something I ate didn’t agree with me and even though I tried getting back to sleep in the lazy boy I’m still up. I will probably go back to bed to try for a nap soon.

We closed the windows before bed because it was supposed to go down to 9. Good thing we did because the temp this morning is 4. :rolleyes: It will go up to 27 and sunny.

I have open studio at the art club this afternoon and I have a couple of ideas for scarf dyeing I want to try.

Brian has to cut the grass this afternoon once it’s dry and he is going to the gym this morning. He has booked his flight to Vancouver Island to visit his mom in Aug. She needs some help to fix her deck and then he is going to travel around the island a bit. His sister also lives there and she is lending him her second car so he can get around.

I’m going to try for a nap so I’ll wish you all a happy day.

Good Morning!

All the windows and doors are open, finally a day that is cool enough that one can do that. It’ will heat back up tomorrow but I think the nights will be a bit cooler.

Must be something in the air because I too woke up after every sleep cycle, that doesn’t normally happen to me. I did manage to get right back to sleep.

Geoff, have you always had sleeping problems??? No fun:rolleyes: Is Claire arriving tomorrow for a lengthy vacation??

Well I lugged the carpet steam cleaner upstairs and will do the area behind the furniture. Laundry needs doing too.

A couple of scrabble ladies and I are going to the Concert in the Park this evening.

JJ, CONGRATULATIONS to Tania!!!!:clap: That’s what’s called a half marathon and is a BIG achievement!!!!!!!

QS. oh my, your half naked men are still prancing in front of you:clear: See, all this ice cream encouraged them to stay around:D The weekend sounds like so much fun.

Ellen, 4 degrees sounds good, but only for one night to thoroughly cleanse the air. I hope your digestion is recovering.

Annie, the bottles will have properly labelled you:D

Doug, nothing nicer than an evening with good friends and a good conversation.

Bill, you reminded me that I too should cut the grass.

Uschi

For Newbies, Demos, Learning Zone

P.S. Sylvia, in response to your gardening woes the other day, DO TRY the garlic powder.

I have not seen the groundhog nor the rabbit and it looks like deer haven’t touched anything either. The fault was mine for relaxing, procrastinating and not sprinkling the garlic early enough. Try it, you have nothing to loose except a couple of dollars for the garlic powder.

Uschi

For Newbies, Demos, Learning Zone

Good Morning all,
It is 8:45 a.m. here in bright, sunny, and hot Oakwood. May get some rain this afternoon. Cooler temps promised for the coming week.

I spent the early hours today baking a cherry pie. Kari, Mike, and Casey are coming over for pie and ice cream in celebration of Larry’s birthday and Mike’s upcoming one tomorrow. I put together the pastry and the filling yesterday and tucked them in the fridge. Then this morning I rolled out the pastry, warmed the filling and put the pie together. Baked in the oven and it is now cooling on the table.

to all,

SYL,

Sylvia