A Mixed Bag

 We started the day off with a swim.  Rowan had a good time.  So did great grandpa.

By the way, I'm not wearing socks.  That's my farmer's tan.

What a sweetheart!

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After the swim, Mardi and I got showered and changed and headed to Port Colborne to see "Meet My Sister".  We originally had tickets to see the show on July 22 in Port Dover, but several shows were cancelled due to Covid among the crew.  So today was a substitute.

But, with about 20 minutes left in the show a "call 911" voice came from farther back in the theatre.  A woman was having a heart attack and the show was stopped and the patrons were asked to leave.

Fortunately there was a nurse in attendance - Mardi - who stepped up.  The lady was unconscious and had virtually no pulse when she got to her but by the time the EMS arrived she was conscious and talking.  I have cropped the following picture to preserve her identity but you can see nurse Mardi taking charge.

So, we missed the best part of the show.  Presumably we'll get another (third) chance to see it to the end.

Love my nurse!

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Blue Jays won 6 - 1 over Baltimore.  A win at last!

Stay well.

Dogs

Greeted at the greenhouse by my buddy Charlie.

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Speaking of dogs:
 

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Today I weeded the Trillium and added fresh mulch.

In the background you can see two new posts in preparation for the installation of a new sign for the garden centre.

Once that is in I will fix up the garden below the sign.  Making progress.

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Blue Jays lost again.  What's new?

Stay well.

Rowan

 We're not going to talk about my golf game.  We're not going to talk about the Blue Jays (who cares?).

We are going to talk about my great granddaughter, Rowan.

What a sweetheart!

Nothing but smiles all night.

A wonderful evening.  And we hope to see her again in a couple of days when Kayt and Rowan join us in the pool.  In our three years here I've never been in that pool, but an exception is in order!  Can't wait.

Stay well and keep smiling.

Home Again

 Took our time packing up this morning.  Headed home at 11 a.m.

A.J. has built a wide porch around two sides of the cottage.

And his guests have marked their visits on the walls and rafters of the porch.  So we followed suit.

Came home relaxed and refreshed.  Thanks A.J.!

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Blue Jays ended a three game losing streak (thankfully, we didn't have T.V. in Tweed so we didn't have to watch a couple of the losses) with a 2 - 1 victory over Cleveland.  Hope they soon start to live up to their press releases.

Stay well.

The Twilight Years

 Headed to the greenhouse and was surprised that the lawns down front didn't need cutting.  Hot weather does have its benefits.

Cut the grass behind the greenhouse, including inside the rink and did some watering.  The highlight of my day was being greeted with great enthusiasm by Charlie.  Just like the old days when Jake was younger.

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People shake their heads at the things that I keep doing.  But for the most part they have stopped telling me that I should take it easy since I just ignore them anyway.

The following item, sent to me by Wayne, sort of answers why I do it.

The gardens look better, I feel alive and useful, and everything except my golf game is OK.  I'm hoping that by the time I'm 93 I can observe some improvement in my golf game as well.  In the meantime, stay out of my way!  I'm busy!

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Blue Jays lost again today.  They're not as good as they thought they were.

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Tomorrow we're hosting Yancy, Kayt and Rowan.   Rowan turned one year old on Wednesday, the day I didn't post because there was no internet at the cottage.  Can't wait to see her (and her parents of course).

Stay well.  Keep active.

 Happy birthday to Jim Lougheed - 33 years old today.  

And Happy Anniversary to Yancy and Kayt.  They'll be visiting us on Monday. with Rowan!

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Yesterday I mentioned that we were playing cards.  I suppose it's time to highlight my progress as a Skip-Bo player.

It takes us about a half hour to play a hand and it takes several hands, over a few days, to complete a game.

2020 - Mardi won 27 games, Bud 25

2021 -      "       "    26      "        "   14

2022 -      "       "     18     "        "     9

Impressive eh?

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Today we went fishing (not catching, there is a distinct difference).  A.J.'s boat has a brand new motor and there are lots of rocks in places that I don't know about, so we decided to row.

Actually, we let the current and the wind blow us a half mile or so downstream and I rowed back.

Later we went for a walk.  About a half mile from the cottage there was a golf course.  Not so much anymore.

Another relaxing day.  We'll be heading home sometime tomorrow - no rush.

Stay well.

Relaxing

We drove four and half hours to get to Tweed, brightened by this image.  Shades of the seventies!

 Add an hour for dinner in Bellville and it turned into another long day.  (Using the internet at Tim's in Tweed is just about as slow.)

We arrived at our destination.........

------------at dusk.

While we were driving, Mardi got a phone call from Bonnie.  By the time they were finished, we had booked a river cruise in the Netherlands!  So, from December 24 until April 10 I will be putting my head on my own pillow just two days.  First a week in Jamaica, then three months in Florida followed by the river cruise.

I'll tell you, I never visualized this kind of a life before I met Mardi!  Hard to take!

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We did nothing today but play cards.  Total unwind.

Stay well.