Rain, Sun, Lawn Mowing

This morning was cloudy with a couple of sunny breaks and 12C (54F) as I was walking. Jean wasn’t home this morning so I went on my own. By 11:00 a.m. it was raining again which foiled my plans to mow the yard around the RV so I resorted to reading.

This afternoon the sun came out and dried the grass and by that time Dave had mowed around the RV on his tractor so I borrowed the hand mower and got closer to the RV and under the steps so it looks tidier. He sure does a good job with the tractor though.

The temperature reached 18C (64F) this afternoon when the sun came out and it was quite pleasant. The good thing about the cold weather the last couple of days is that the mosquitoes go somewhere when it’s cold. They were back this evening though.

Wildflowers along the road on my morning walk

The prettiest iris in the garden

A Day of Errands in Ottawa

It was 7C (44F) this morning but partly sunny. I went by myself this morning as I went earlier since I had to get ready to go into Ottawa as I had a chiropractor appointment early this afternoon and I wanted to make the most of my trip in so I had a long list of things to get done.

First thing I wanted to do was price lenses for my glasses. I got four quotes. There are so many different things to get from thickness of lenses to less distortion and all kinds of coatings. I still want to get one from Lenscrafters. Since I only get (up to) $200 back from my insurance, I want to get the best price that I can. The highest price I got was $946.50, that’s with the thinnest lenses, designer frames and the lenses with the least distortion with all the coatings. The best price was about $550 but I’m not sure what the thickness of the lens is as Sears just give you the best they have.

The lens shopping took up most of the time. I also stopped at Rainbow Foods to pick up some gluten free stuff and got some groceries. I got to my sister’s house just after she got home from work. Her husband filled up my six water jugs so now I have good Ottawa water for drinking. Danica was there playing her trumpet and I gave her the soccer ball that we had gotten at the Dodge dealer in Kingston. I had forgotten about it. Nick also dropped by as he was off today. He was meeting his wife at her job for 5:00 p.m.so I dropped him off there and headed west to Carleton Place. From the time I left Margie’s to the time I arrived at Tranquil Acres it took me an hour in rush hour traffic but that included dropping Nick off.

Although I had a chiropractor’s appointment today by the time I got home my back was not happy with me!

I took a couple of photos at Margie’s but they aren’t that great so I’ll just say – No photos today!

More Rain

Another cloudy morning and18C (64F) but no rain so Jean and I went for a long walk. It took about an hour. That was the highlight of my day and also the highest temperature we saw today. The forecast is for 4C (39F) overnight tonight but it should be warmed up again in a couple of days. Hopefully this cold snap will get rid of the mosquitoes.

About all I did today was make potato salad. I had cooked a lot of potatoes last night as we hadn’t had potato salad for a while. It’s more the weather for stew than potato salad but oh well, we’ll eat it anyway. That’s all that’s on the menu!

Other than that more reading, napping, internet surfing and watching TV!

Since I didn’t take any photos again today, I’ll leave you with photos of a warmer place with lots better weather – our time in Florida in March.

Captiva Island

Still Raining!

It was 17C (63F) this morning and raining. I decided I was going for my walk anyway so dressed appropriately and went next door as Jean said she would probably go with me today. We walked for about 45 minutes in the rain. It was actually a nice walk. We saw lots of ducks, geese and a couple of white-tailed deer. Unfortunately I hadn’t taken my camera.

My usual morning routine took me till lunch time, then I settled on the couch with my book and did the usual, read and napped. I think I napped more than read today but it was that kind of day. Our high only reached 18C (65F).

We're in Carleton Place till August 6th

It was a nicer morning today than it’s been lately. The temperature was 14C (57F), partly sunny and not as humid as it’s been. Most of the later morning and afternoon was fairly sunny until around 6:00 p.m. when it looked like we might have a thunderstorm but it didn’t happen nor did it rain at least until the time of this posting. I walked south on the Appleton Side Road today as far as the old train tracks and then walked a ways on the pathway *that used to be the train tracks).

Late this morning I returned my older sister’s phone call. They were at the cottage near Lindsay where it was very nice and they had been in the lake already.

This morning I went to the office and signed us up to stay here until April 6^th at which time we will go to Victoria Campground in Cobourg for a week, that too is confirmed and then to Double M Campground (hopefully, not confirmed yet) in Lindsay until September 20^th when we will start heading west for our winter trek.

Late this afternoon, my younger sister called and when I go into Ottawa on Wednesday for my chiropractor’s appointment, I’ll drop by their place after she gets home from work. My nephew and godson, Nick and my niece, Danica will hopefully be there so I’ll get to see them as well. We don’t know yet if Nick’s wife, Becky will be there or not, Margie wasn’t sure if she was off work or not.

I chatted a bit with our neighbors, John and Jean this afternoon. They have been busy over this past week and just got back from Toronto. They stopped at Cobourg as I had told them about the nice little campground there and they plan to stop for a few days when they leave here in a couple of weeks.

We watched a couple of movies tonight, one of them a Miss Marple which was quite good. Other than that, we spent a quiet evening.

More Campground Garden Photos

Hot Dog Fest

It was very warm and humid this morning. I walked quite a ways further along Appleton Side Road and then down River Road towards Appleton but the air was very heavy and it was still a little foggy. We’ve had quite a bit of rain and thunderstorms off and on this week but mainly after 10:00 p.m. I always liked it in the Caribbean when it rained at night and you woke up to a bright sunny day but that hasn’t been happening here for most of this week.

After breakfast we dumped our tanks. Although we dump into a tank which has to be pumped out, this site has a drain that goes into the ground for the gray water only so we don’t have to dump as often which is very nice.

There is a hot dog fest tonight at the campground sponsored by the owners so I checked with Shonagh this morning to see if the hot dogs were wheat free, they weren’t, so off I went to pick some up as well as some other items.

When I got back we had a big rain storm again. This has been going on most of the week. Enough already! It was 26C (79F) when I got back to the RV and very humid. Glad I wore my sundress.

We went to the rec hall for 6:00 p.m. for the hot dog fest and sat with two couples that you will see in the photos below. Both couples are planning on becoming fulltimers within the next year or so. We enjoyed our hot dogs and desserts and chatting with the people. There are quite a few new seasonal people here this year and Dave (the owner) made a welcome speech and even included us!

Our Table - left to right - Steven, Gordon, Gary, Debra and Janice - I'm taking the photo

Dave giving his welcome speech and Shonagh on the far right with two of their granchildren in the background

The First Day of June

More photos of flowers and leaves from the campground garden

It was 16C (61F), cloudy and humid again for my walk north on Appleton Side Road. I walked a little further today and it still only took 25 minutes. That includes one short running spurt. I guess if I had just walked it would have been 30 minutes or close.

Last night I made a dish that made a bit of a mess in my oven so I got around to cleaning it this morning. I hate to admit it but this is the first time it’s been cleaned in nearly three years. Actually, it’s not used all that much. The top of the stove, the microwave and the BBQ get used a lot more. Anyway, it’s now as clean as I could get it. Next time, I’ll spray it and let it set overnight.

I got good news from my doctor this afternoon, my mammogram was normal. That’s always a relief since my sister had breast cancer over 10 years ago. I’m now in the 1 in 4 instead of 1 in 9 ratio.

I joined Facebook a couple of weeks ago. I had heard so much about it, I decided to see what it was all about. I’m not sure I’ll use it all that often but it’s kind of interesting. I started a graduating class of 1966 from Morrisburg High School but haven’t gotten any responses. I don’t think I have anyone’s email address from school. I tried to get my high school added to their list but they will only add a school that exists today and MHS has been closed since 1966. There are a couple of RVers whose blogs I read that are on Facebook as well as my niece and a couple of people that I worked with at Nortel/Breconridge. They obtain your “friends” from your address book. Interesting!

Anyway, it’s been a quiet day except for all that ugly housework!