Expenses for August

It was cool, sunny and beautiful this morning, a beautiful day for my walk. An older lady with her dog that I see on my walk almost every morning said that I should have a dog to walk with me. I managed to tell her about why I wasn’t walking with a dog without breaking down. Everyone I talk to like this including my on-line friend, Peggi say we should get another one but we’ve decided not to while we’re traveling.

This morning I went into Lindsay to pick up some groceries so I could make my Calico Beans for the corn roast tomorrow night at neighbours of Betty & Garth’s. It doesn’t sound like the weather is going to be very nice. Rain is predicted for the next few days from Hurricane Ernesto so I guess there is a possibility that the corn roast won’t happen.

This afternoon I decided to take advantage of the nice day and the sunshine and sat outside till about 4:30 p.m. Then I came in and made the Calico Beans and put them in the crockpot to cook overnight.

Since yesterday was the end of the month, below are our expenses.

Campground Fees - $594.28

Groceries - $347.16

Laundry - $32.75

Wine/Spirits - $48.45

Entertainment - $9.91

Snacks - $7.50

Eating Out - $117.20

Fuel for Truck - $250.25

Propane - $0.00

Dog Food/Vet etc - $310.66

Repairs/Service/RV/Truck - $94.47

Misc - $414.89

Insurance - $151.04

Internet/TV - $207.96

Cell Phones - $110.00

Medical/Dental - $59.62

Gifts - $50.00

Total for August - $2,806.14

Great month for expenses! This is mainly due to eating a lot of meals at Betty & Garth’s. The vet bills of course were more this month than before. We were charged for two months for our satellite internet as we weren’t charged last month. We’re also now on a two month contract so it’s $10.00 plus taxes cheaper per month. Eating out increased this month as Betty and I have been having lunch out when we go on our shopping sprees. Our Misc. items included purchasing the receiver for our StarChoice TV and I also bought ink for the printer.

September definitely won’t be within budget as I will be purchasing our travel insurance for this winter and we won’t be getting monthly rates as we’ll be staying a week or two in Ottawa and then probably moving elsewhere yet to be determined. There has also been talk of needing new tires for the truck which will also be a big expense. We’ll have to decide if they will last through the winter as I don’t want to have to buy them in the US and pay taxes and duty on them.

No photos today, just relaxing!

A Relaxing Thursday

Today was just a relaxing day. I napped on the couch this morning but as it got warmer outside I moved to my lawnchair and spent most of the afternoon out there reading 'Judge and Jury' by James Patterson. I finished the book and it was pretty good but I'm a James Patterson fan.

Around 5:00 p.m. Gordon decided he had to go into town to Bulk Barn to get some candy. He’s a candy fiend and he says he’s been without any for several days. While he was gone I whipped up a meatloaf for dinner.


That’s about it for today!.

Today’s photo was taken by Gordon a couple of days ago at sunrise.

A Day's Outing with Betty and Garth

This is the card that Betty & Garth gave us for our anniversary and our photo.

See the little chipmunk peeking out from the crack in the sidewalk? There were at least two of them that appeared to be living in that crack.

Gordon, Sandra, Betty & Garth with Sandy Lake in the background

Today was partly cloudy and cool 13C (55F) when I went out for my walk. The plan today was to go to the cottage and take a boat ride over to Catalina Bay Resort where they have a restaurant called Crocodile Bill’s for lunch. It’s located on Big Bald Lake which meant we would have to go through the locks at Bobcaygeon.

Since it was quite cool this morning we dressed in layers and headed for the cottage. Sturgeon Lake however had other ideas for our day as it was quite choppy. Sturgeon is quite a large lake and is often quite choppy which meant that the chances of us getting wet were very good. Before we arrived Betty and Garth had decided that we would not go by boat but would take a road trip. Bummer! Oh well, another day for the boat! Too bad we were dressed for boating!

We headed out and stopped at a couple of restaurants in Buckhorn to see if they could accommodate Gordon’s diet. One looked promising but it wasn’t on the lake. We headed toward Sandy Lake, a pretty glacial lake about 5 miles from Buckhorn and on the way back stopped at a place called Six Foot Bay. Garth had played golf here at one time. It’s a pretty area, has large cottages on the water and an RV park as well as a restaurant which had a huge plate of nachos that Gordon could eat. The food was very good and Betty paid for our anniversary (which is November 5th but we will be somewhere on our way south by then).

We then headed to Curve Lake which is on an Indian Reserve. They have a Pow Wow every year in September so we drove to the area where they have the Pow Wow and it looked like they were participating in a mini Indian Ceremony for CHEX 5:30 News as they were there with cameras. We took a few photos before someone told us we couldn’t take photos of an Indian Ceremony. It was quite interesting watching them do their dance. We then stopped at the Whetung Ojibwa Crafts and Art Gallery. I bought a couple of little bracelets there but there were some really pretty Indian blankets and lots of art and jewelry of all kinds as well as moccasins and all sorts of gifts. From there we went to Young’s Point, a little town on Clear Lake. Lock 27 is at Young’s Point so we walked across the lock and around the little town area a bit and then came back and looked in their Trading Post while Betty and Garth had some Kawartha ice cream. After the huge lunch we had I can’t imagine where they put it! They sell everything there from clothing to furniture to stuffed lifelike looking cats. Nothing called to me however so I managed to escape without buying anything.

From there we headed back to the cottage where we took our leave of Betty and Garth and headed home, both of us very tired again!

Shopping in Lindsay and The Canadian Shield

It was cloudy this morning and since I was spending the day shopping with Betty I decided to forego my walk to see how my back lasts throughout the day without the morning punishment. I do find that walking quickly doesn’t bother my back nearly so much as strolling along and stopping to shop or just standing, that really kills it.

I met Betty at the Lindsay Square Mall and looked around there and the plaza with Dollarama and then shopped Kent Street. We had lunch at The Grand in Lindsay and sat outside on the patio. They have probably the best taco salad I’ve ever eaten. I bought a butterfly book with the gift card I got when I left Breconridge and I still have some $ left on it.

I got home around 5:15 p.m. My back is killing me so skipping my morning walk didn’t help!

No photos taken today so I have included one I took yesterday of part of the Canadian Shield.

The Canadian Shield is the largest of Canada's 7 physical regions. This area completely surrounds the Hudson's Bay in the shape of a horse shoe. It mainly is rock that was once mountains millions of years ago. Through the process of erosion, water, ice, glaciers from the Ice Age, and wind wore down this rock so that it became flatter. Over these millions of years rivers, rapids, trees like the fir, pine and spruce love it here but the shallowness of the soil wouldn't work for plants that have a deep root system. lakes and valleys have been carved out by the force of nature. All these beautiful sources of water add to the tourism and recreation (camping) industry but at the same time it sure made it difficult to create a transportation system. When all of the erosion was finished, the rock was very close to the surface. As a matter of fact there isn't a great depth of soil. Trees like the fir, pine and spruce love it here but the shallowness of the soil wouldn't work for plants that have a deep root system.

Petroglyphs Provincial Park

McGinnis Lake in Petroglyphs Provincial Park

This is the building that houses the petroglyphs.

This is the Village Inn and Spa in Lakefield where we had lunch at their pub called The Thirsty Loon.

This is me at The Thirsty Loon (taken by Gordon).

Today was bright and sunny again. I got up at 8:00 a.m. and went for my walk. It was 19C (66F) so it was quite enjoyable. I actually jogged for a short way.

This morning as I mentioned yesterday, the plan was to go into Lindsay for the groceries I didn’t get yesterday as the store was too busy. However, it was such a beautiful day we decided to go for a drive as we haven’t seen much of the area this month (on our own). So we headed generally northeast stopping in Lakefield for lunch at The Thirsty Loon. We walked around Lakefield and got some maps and information at the local Chamber of Commerce.

Then on to Petroglyphs Provincial Park. We had stopped there last year but there was no one in the booth so after paying $9.91 (???? Not $10.00, go figure) we headed to the petroglyphs. It was a short walk from the parking lot but on our way there were signs saying that this was an Indian spiritual area therefore we couldn’t take any photos. We weren’t impressed! They have built a steel and glass building to house the petroglyphs so I took a photo of that but was disappointed that we couldn’t take any inside. The petroglyphs were quite good. Probably better than the ones we saw in New Mexico but there was no problem with taking photos there.

After that we stopped at McGinnis Lake which is also within the park and took some photos there. It was very pretty and reminded me of Pink Lake in Gatineau Park.

Stony Lake is apparently a very pretty lake in this area but it's hard to actually see it as there are cottages and trees that surround it but Gordon did hike down to a public beach and got some photos so you’ll have to go to his site to see them. Click on the links on the right. By that time, my back was finished for the day.

We started to head towards Buckhorn but it was getting late so decided to turn around and return home through Lakefield and Bridgeport again so we arrived home just before 6:00 p.m.

Lousy Weather Today

Today has been a lousy day weatherwise. I did manage to get I a short walk this morning between rain showers. On top of the rain it’s been very humid and misty for most of the day.

It was in the plan today to get the laundry done. For it only being a week, I had lots of laundry so trucked on into Lindsay to the Laundromat I was at last week. Again no one was there till I was packing up to leave. The one bad thing about this Laundromat is no washroom. I thought maybe since it’s also a gas station that the convenience store would have one but the cashier said that he had let someone use it and they put paper towel down the toilet and it was plugged. So after my clothes were in the dryer I went over to Loblaws to use their facilities. Not too convenient but the washrooms in Laundromats are usually not very clean anyway.

After laundry I stopped at National Grocers and picked up a few things. Checked out the new Dollar Store in that plaza. It’s more like a department store than a dollar store. I was going to hit Food Basics too but the parking lot was full. Then I remembered it was Sunday and the place would be a zoo so I decided I’d go back in tomorrow.

This afternoon we also had to dump the tanks. The sewer is too high so the sewage doesn’t flow properly out of the hose so it’s a two person not-very-nice job and the sewer is quite a ways from the RV so we have to use two hoses connected. The connection usually leaks so we use a plastic bag to catch the leakage. Also not nice!

After that we headed to the campground showers. They have a lot of water pressure so I find it good especially for rinsing my hair.

The sun did come out around dinner time so hopefully tomorrow will be nicer.

We spent the evening watching Pirates of the Caribbean.

I didn't take any photos today so borrowed one from Gordon that he took when we were near Carleton Place.

Garage Sale & Dinner at the Cottage

Today dawned another bright sunny but cool day. It was the day for the garage sale at the RV Park to start at 1:00 p.m. I had been putting some things out all week for the sale and this morning I priced it and got ready to put the items out on the picnic table. I also printed off some photos of Nick and Becky’s wedding for Betty as I had bought some photo paper this week. They turned out quite well and she was happy.

I had everything ready for the garage sale by about 12:15 p.m. so I sat outside and read my book for a while. Gordon walked around the park to see if anyone was participating in the sale. Betty came over about 1:30 p.m. I still didn’t have any customers. She and I then walked around the park and let Gordon man the sale at our lot. Betty bought a couple of items but we still had no customers by the time I returned. Betty took a couple of my mixing bowls that I had out for sale and the rest I loaded into the truck.

Betty had invited us to the cottage for dinner so on our way to the cottage I dropped the items off at the local thrift store. We had dinner in the gazebo on the dock. It was a mild evening but to Gordon’s disappointment, no sunset as it was cloudy.

We were home by about 9:15 p.m. just before it started to rain!

The photo above is of the little church at Pleasant Point where the cottage is located.

Big Harv Gets a Bath!

Apparently there was a nice sunrise this morning (photo above taken by Gordon). I wasn’t up yet. By the time I got up it was cloudy and cool with a threat of rain.

That being said, after breakfast this morning we proceeded to wash the RV. The site that we have is perfect as we can pretty much use the truck as a ladder on all sides and there’s no one behind us so we also used it for washing the rear. Our ladder isn’t really tall enough to be able to get any strength behind washing and this time, it really needed strength. It was very dirty, a lot of it from washing the roof on Wednesday but there were also black streaks which are very hard to get off. Gordon did most of it with me running errands. I did do the part under the nose. Photo above shows Gordon using the truck as a ladder. It was actually a good day to wash the RV, it wasn’t too hot and the sun wasn’t shining in our eyes. Gordon got soaked so after we were done, we went down to the campground showers and had long hot showers. Our shower is convenient but it’s nice to be able to let the hot water run instead of taking ‘navy showers’. It never did rain while we were working.

It started to rain late in the afternoon and has been raining steadily all evening.

Two Year Full Timing Anniversary and More Shopping!

This bull was very curious about what I was doing walking by his field

Mist on the river

I forgot to mention that yesterday marked our 2nd year of full timing. We picked up our rig at Vos Trailers in Stittsville, Ontario on August 23rd and headed to Tranquil Acres as it was the closest RV Park to the campground that had pull thru sites. For a more detailed account of our two years, see Gordon's site at http://gordonwolford.com/News/News.html.

Today, Betty returned from Toronto where she has been for the last couple of days, picked me up at the RV and off we went to Peterborough to shop again in her little black and yellow Mini Cooper. I had originally planned to wash the RV today but decided shopping would be more fun. We do need to get it washed before we leave here though as not many campgrounds will let you wash your rig on site!

We stopped at Red Lobster for lunch. It seemed to be taking forever for our lunch to come and it turned out something was wrong with their printers. The waitress had input our order but for some reason it hadn’t printed out in the kitchen so we got one lunch for free and they chose the most expensive one to give to us!

Then on to the Peterborough Mall. Betty bought a bracelet at Ardene’s. We then stopped at a mall that has a Reitmans and a Winners and Betty was itching to buy something else. She bought a black top with bling (wooden beads in this case) and a long black skirt. I didn’t buy anything!

Garth was having dinner out with his golf group tonight so we called Gordon on our way back and he met Betty and I at Taco Bell in Lindsay. Then Betty left for the cottage and we stopped and picked up a few groceries.

Yeah! I don’t have to cook tonight!

I also didn’t take any photos today so I’m posting a couple that I took this week on my morning walk.

Happy Birthday Margie!

This is my little sister, Margie - Happy 40 something!

I've posted this photo before but she does look young enough to be Nick's date!

Today my little sister, Margie is 40 something (over 45) . A friend of my older sister commented on looking at the photos of Margie’s son’s wedding in July that she looked young enough to be Nick’s date. I’m including a photo of Nick and his Mom above. It's true! Margie is a very loving, giving person and a wonderful sister. We celebrated her birthday at the cottage on Saturday night but again, have a great day, Marg!

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This morning we went to the RV park’s coffee klatch and met two more couples, Paul and Carolyn and Tom and Pat. Tom and Pat just sold their house on August 1st so are newbies and are very interesting folks. Carolyn and Paul aren’t full timers and were basically just overnighting here at Double M but had just come from Ottawa.

Last week we met Jim & Pam who told us about some interesting spots in New Mexico that we’ll have to try out.

After we got back from the coffee klatch, we started working on washing the RV. Gordon had to do the roof first so I tried to get the tree seed pods off the awning which didn’t work. He basically finished the roof and we packed it in for today. Now the RV itself is a lot dirtier due to the black stuff from the roof so another day for that!

I’ve had a bit of a meltdown last night and this morning from loss of our puppy. I’m not sure if crying it out is the way to go or trying to ignore it. Crying is just making me feel weak and shaky but it’s obvious that ignoring it isn’t working either as I’ve tried to do that since Friday last week so I guess it’s just time that will heal.

We relaxed for what was left of the afternoon. I also started going through things to get ready for the garage sale at the RV park this weekend.

Betty called after dinner and wanted me to go shopping with her tomorrow. Since we have to wash the rest of the RV, I told her I would go with her if it rains, so I have to call her tomorrow morning to make the decision. I also called Margie to wish her a Happy Birthday again but she had gone out so I left a message with Danica.

Shopping for Travel Medical Insurance

Sunrise over the Scugog River (taken by Gordon)

Betty and Danica riding up front in the bow rider (taken by Gordon)

Today was another bright, sunny day with a cool breeze, just right for walking.

Late this morning I went into Lindsay to do some errands. I priced travel medical insurance in a couple of places but I think we’ll go with Brian Sanderson through the RV Explorer Club. That’s who we used last year and they paid my entire claim for my hospitalization in Cincinatti (amounts negotiated by them). I also looked around the downtown area a bit as I hadn’t been there yet this year. I picked up some ink for our printer and some other odds and ends that we needed as well as a few groceries.

I arrived home around 4:00 p.m. Gordon was nearly ready to send out the posse since I had been gone for about 5 hours. Shopping occupies my mind so I don't think so much about my poor little puppy.

The rest of the day passed uneventfully. At least we’re getting decent TV now!

Road Trip

Although I have no reason to get up early anymore, there’s no little dog to get me up, I got up at about 7:30 a.m. and went for my walk. The sun was shining but it was quite cool – 7C (45F). After I got back, all of a sudden the fog rolled in and lasted for about an hour and then the sun came out again with a nice breeze.

I napped and did some interneting this morning. My plan had been to go into Lindsay and pick up some groceries and generally look around the town but couldn’t get up the enthusiasm to go.

Around noon I asked Gordon if he wanted to go to Beaverton after lunch. Beaverton is a little town about 30 miles northwest of Lindsay on Lake Simcoe. Betty and I had been there last year but Gordon hadn’t been there yet and since it was such a nice day it was a shame to waste it. So, away we went. It was a nice drive but not a lot to see in Beaverton. We drove out and parked near the jetty, then walked out to the end and took some photos. Photo above is of me sitting on the jetty. We drove south from Beaverton for a while then cut over and picked up Hwy 7 and came home.

Both of us are really tired so we had a nap and read a bit. Nothing else to report for today!

End of the Annual Cottage Weekend!

L to R Back – Garth, Nick, John, David

L to R Front – Betty, Becky, Margie, Sandra

Front - Jasper (Margie & John's dog)

I woke up today to rain on the roof, heavy at times so I took the opportunity to sleep in again. I got up around 8:00 a.m. and did a brisk walk around the park.

We got to the cottage this morning around 11:30 a.m. and helped Margie get lunch ready. Betty & Garth, Nick & Becky had gone to church and they arrived home about noon. After lunch the Ottawa folks started packing up for their trip home, we got our yearly photo done this year on the back deck instead of down at the dock as it turned much colder today and then everyone departed for home, including us!

We were happy after a long weekend of visiting to relax with a book and take a nap! The sun actually came out at the end of the day!

Another Day at the Cottage

Actually I made it through all of yesterday without crying. That doesn’t mean that I don’t think about my poor little poochie but I’m trying to remove myself from the experience of putting him to sleep and remember all the good times we had and how funny he could be. He had such beautiful, expressive eyes.

My sister, Margie and family gave us flowers yesterday in remembrance of Bib.

Today was another long day. We left for the cottage mid morning and when we arrived Betty decided we should go for a boat ride. Margie and John elected to stay behind and prepare lunch. We got back from our boat ride about 1:00 p.m. and everyone was ravenous.

This afternoon was more low key, some went shopping, others went out in the canoe, paddle boat or the bow rider and some of us, like me, decided to read and take a nap.

We weren’t very hungry for dinner but we all ate anyway and then did a gift exchange. Margie’s birthday is this week and David’s and mine are in September. John’s is in November but since Betty and Garth won’t see him then and we’ll be gone south of the border we give our gifts on cottage weekend.

We were closer to 11:00 p.m. getting home tonight. Made it through another day without crying!

The photo today is of Margie and Danica in Sturgeon Lake.

Beginning of Annual Cottage Weekend

Nick & Becky - married three weeks!

Danica & Jasper

Wow! It was hot in Lindsay today 33C (92F).

I managed to get through this morning without crying! It’s been close a few times but I consider this a step forward. I still feel very sad though.

We were just lazing around this morning when the guy from 3i Communications came. He was supposed to come on Monday but got the part that they were waiting for so he and Gordon spent the better part of 2 hours trying to set up the TV satellite onto our internet satellite dish. No luck! You’d think that if someone was selling this product, they would know how to set it up! Anyway, we still have TV through our StarChoice dish.

Since we were due at the cottage this afternoon by 2:30 p.m. they had to give up so we could get ready. We had to pick up a cake that Betty had ordered at one of the grocery stores in Lindsay to take to the cottage as well. We arrived about 2:15 p.m. and sat on the dock and enjoyed the breeze. It was so much cooler there than here by the RV although I’m sure it was cooler here if we had been down by the water.

When Nick and Becky hadn’t arrived by about 4:15 p.m. we took the boat out and just as we were leaving the boathouse, Betty suggested we drive around the front of the cottage dock and see if they had arrived. Sure enough, there they were on the dock so we picked them up and took a little boat ride. Sturgeon Lake was pretty rough for a while and I got a little wet as Betty and I were sitting up front in the bow rider. On our way back it wasn’t as rough so Garth was able to speed up and we had a nice ride.

Margie, John & Danica arrived around 6:00 p.m. and after they got unpacked we had a nice hamburger dinner with ice cream and fresh peaches for dessert on Betty & Garth's new back deck. Then all went to Garth’s second cottage where Margie, John, Danica, Nick and Becky are staying for tea.

We're so glad that the newlyweds were able to get time off from work to be part of cottage weekend.

We got home around 10:00 p.m. Very tired!

Cleaning Up

Well the day started out with me crying as I expect I will over the next few days. There has always been a furry little body beside me when I wake up and the first thing I always did when I got up in the morning was take Bib for his walk.

So I’ve been trying to keep busy today. Yesterday I had gathered up most of Bib’s things. The vet had told me that the local humane society here in Lindsay would take anything so Gordon loaded everything that I had packaged up into the truck this morning and together with the laundry I headed into Lindsay and dropped off the doggie stuff at the humane society. They seemed quite happy to get it and said they could make use of everything. Another crying moment.

Then I stopped to pick up a few things at the grocery that I hadn’t gotten yesterday and off to the Laundromat. I was washing the comforter so I couldn’t do it here. I stopped at one and it was packed. Last year when we stayed at Alpine RV Resort I had noticed a little Laundromat at a gas station on Angeline Street so I went there and there was no one there! They didn’t have huge machines but my comforter fit in one all by itself and it was cheaper there than at the RV Resort!

This morning I also used the left over pastry that Gordon’s daughter, Michelle gives me every year when she bakes her Father his favourite butterscotch pie so I made butter tarts.

After, having a nap, vacuuming the place then dinner and TV that’s about it for today!

The photo today is of mist on the Scugog River this morning.

Bib

February 18, 1994 – August 16, 2006

Bib was our much-loved, very loyal poodle that we have owned since he was six weeks old and fit in the palm of your hand. Over the years he has brought us a lot of joy and also some heartache. Bib was a dog that you couldn’t trust with kids or with anyone making him do something he didn’t want to do. He had no qualms about snapping and biting. Fortunately we have kept a close rein on him so he has only ever bitten one person as an adult dog.

Bib was always happy for a ride in the car to go and get Mommy from work and since we have started RVing when we came in the door there he would be with a toy in his mouth to welcome us home. He really enjoyed riding in the truck and didn’t mind spending time in the truck if we were visiting the grandchildren as we couldn’t trust him around the kids.

The last little while his health has been deteriorating and we’ve had him at the vet’s office several times. The last time was Saturday we took him in with a bad cough. The vet put him on soft food in small meals however by last night he couldn’t keep anything down consequently our whole living room is a mess.

We had spoken to the vet here in Lindsay about having him put to sleep when we were in on Saturday but decided to wait and see what the soft food would do but by today we had decided, it was time. He didn’t want to play anymore and was very lethargic taking him for a walk so I stopped and made the appointment when I was going into town this morning so today at 4:00 p.m. our beloved little poodle was put to sleep with both Gordon and I at his side. We told him he needs to look up his Nanny and jump on her lap and she will look after him.

Today we took him for a drive in the truck and for a little walk. There's a photo above of me with him today and one of him alone.

No more coughing, no more strange vets and groomers from our traveling, no more being afraid of construction, of kids, and of loud noises.

May Mommy & Daddy’s little poochie rest in peace.

Another Day of Shopping with Betty!

Today was another lovely day with a nice breeze.

This morning I was meeting my sister, Betty at the library in Lindsay. They have a book sale one Tuesday every month in the summer and this was it so our plan was to hit the library and then go from there for the day. So we met there and I bought four books. We then did a little shopping in Lindsay, then left and went to Fenelon Falls where we had lunch and then did some shopping there. Then we were off to Bobcaygeon and toured their shops. We stopped at the Dunsford Golf and Country Club on the way back and had a drink and a snack. Betty’s husband, Garth and his friends were playing golf there today but they were out on the greens so we didn’t see them.

Then we stopped so Betty could pick up some groceries in Lindsay and she dropped me off at home just before 6:00 p.m.

More TV tonight!

The photo tonight is of our two satellite dishes.

Just Watchin' TV!

While this morning dawned sunny, it became cloudy as the day went on with a few hints of sun here and there and a bit of rain this afternoon and evening with a foggy mist.

Last night I got to watch Gray’s Anatomy for the first time in ages. Desperate Housewives was also on but I had seen it and I kind of like to watch Cold Case. However when the new season starts I think Desperate Housewives will be it! Tonight I got to see House which I hadn’t seen for ages.

This morning I did some ironing. This is something I rarely do anymore but there are a few items that need it. I don’t have an ironing board. I either use the bed or put towels on the kitchen counter. It works.

With the medication we’ve been putting in Bib’s ears, his ears were greasy so we used our outdoor shower and one of our plastic storage bins and gave him a bath this morning. It worked really well so now he looks a lot better.

Other than taking advantage of StarChoice and reading, nothing much happened today.

I took today's photo on my morning walk.

Lazy Sunday

Beach raft in the morning mist

Wild turkeys running in the park

Since the dog got me up in the night, I was late getting up this morning. It was about 7:45 and it was already fairly warm and sunny.

After playing around with StarChoice for a while, I had a nap and then went into town to do some shopping. By the time I arrived home it was after 2:00 p.m. and it was very hot in the RV so started the air.

I had another nap this afternoon, no energy today.

An evening of TV, hopefully much better than we’ve been used to!