Remembering our Brother Don, Chiropractor and siblings visit.

Where are we today ?

Tavistock Ontario

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           Another restless sleep  the first 2 hours were good, and the last 3 not bad, It ws the 4 hours in between that had me tossing and turning, up and down , hmm.  But at least I got some sleep.

           19 years ago today, my oldest younger brother Don passed away from Kidney Cancer, (at 38 years old) a day I will never forget, we were so close for many years he was my little buddy back in to 60's, 14 years younger than me. He even lived with Suzie and I back in the 1990s for a while too. This cancer stuff runs in the family my Father passed at 69 years old with lung cancer. Figure I have done pretty good so far and intend beat this terrible disease.

Don and I with my 1956 Ford I was working on

my "56 Ford all done after 2 years body work

         Shortly after 8:30 am Suzie headed to the bank is  Stratford to get a money order for the Last months rent on our apartment and dropped it off at their office. Our references just need to be checked and we should know.

         She was back home by 9:30 and then at 10:30 headed into Waterloo to my Chiropractor for an adjustment I am badly in need of. Suzie is driving , I am still not much up to that. Right now too far.

the drive to Waterloo

   At 1 pm my Brother Chris (18 years younger) and Sister Louise (aka LULU, 4 years younger) and BIL Paul came by for a nice visit , so nice to see them again. long drive for them over 2 hours each way.

LULU brought Treat from Butter Tarts and More
in Little Britain Ontario

and a Chelsea bun
Oh my over the top good treats!
Thanks Guys

      Also they bought some nice warm gloves, wool socks and an Herbal tea, all welcome treatsThenks guys !

Chris, Me and LULU

    

      Last Night like I mentioned Bill and Patsy (fellow fulltime river's)  dropped by for a nice visit while they were in the area,

Nice to see Patsy and Bill again

       If you click this LINK you will see photos of the complex and the interior of the model suite same as the one we will be moving into. It will be perfect.
        That was a very busy day for us  and nice to get things done and the visit in as well.
        Tanks for stopping by and hope you had a great day as well.

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 Where have we been this Summer ?

Getting a few things taken care of on a rainy day.

Where are we today ? 

Plattsville Ontario

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      Not so cool last night 68 F at 5:30 this morning and raining just like was forecast. Got the coffees and computing done then to Pettigrew's Garage to service the car for 8 am Lube, oil filter then install and balance the 2 new front tire we picked up on sale earlier this summer, only 50 bucks each and even better we had more than enough Canadian tire money pay for them. Still have never had to pay for tires on our 17 year old Saturn  we tow behind the coach.

     Next was a trip to New Hamburg to Hemmerick Hearing centre. My hearing aides are beeping that means they need to go back to the factory (no cost to me) for service. Will be gone a week or so but they are nice enough to give me loners to get me through the next week. Then a stop at the Sobey's here looking for our favorite crackers start stocking up for the winter, This is the only place I have found them, bought all 19 boxes on sale 50 cents off a good deal. Last winter we took 35 boxes with us and made it through the winter. To help with storage I will remove them from their boxes and pack then in another large box under our dinette.

We really like these crackers with humus

     Now I have a chiropractor appointment in Waterloo for 12 noon get my back tuned up again. Boy did he fix me up, no more sore lower back and hip pain, stomach feels better. So nice to be tuned up again. From there I went to Hilltop Acres Poultry and picked up some of our favorite farmer's sausage, Turkey and garlic. I would get more if our freezer was not so full. LOL. Maybe before we head south get more.

they used too be at the St. Jacobs Market
but now have to come here

they have more interesting stuff as well

     Back home by 1:30 pm, I drove in the rain all day, still raining/drizzling now but not windy and a comfortable 70F outside. We can now enjoy a comfortable afternoon enjoying our readers outside and a quiet happy hour. And watching the squirrels running around they can be very entertaining.

still drizzling but we are dry under our awning

this one stopped longe enough for me to take a picture 

     Suzie had received her new tag for the car so I put in on, just because  I could . Good for 2 more years n ow.

New Tag for the car her birthday
in September 

            Soon time to whip up supper. Gotta grill some of this tasty sausage we enjoy to go with our salad tonight.  Smells wonderful on our Weber Q.

4 lbs here we get 8 meals from this
the rest packed up and in the freezer

we really enjoy this Turkey garlic sausage.
real garlic flavour we enjoy

added to our salad was wonderful

     Now after supper we can enjoy a very nice still warm evening, relaxing reading, chatting and even watching the squirrels and bunnies .

     Now that was our fun day getting things done and still enjoying this pretty warm weather even with the rain. Watching the grass grow so I can mow it again before we leave !

     Glad that you dropped by today and hope you had a pretty good one as well.

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 Where have we been this Summer ?

More amazing weather, a bit more lawn mowing and Chiropractor for a tune up.

Where are we today ? 

Plattsville Ontario

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         Just another nice night for sleeping, windows open and only a light blanket needed. Was wonderfull As usual up early and got stuff done, waiting for the sunrise, and did not disappoint us.

     Then got a nice walkabout town to start my day. Love the quiet times and great to get my body moving and heart rate going.
     Then a quick trip to New Hamburg for a few groceries and home by 9:30 am. Now you know it is another wonderful warm day,  when Suzie is outside under our awning in shorts !

now this is the weather we enjoy

    We had an  early lunch and I hopped on the mower to give another cut to the rear couple of acres here. The grass was so long yesterday it did not cut well, so another cutting was in order for most of it.

looks better with a second cutting 

      Couple of hours later I was done at 1 Pm. Now to enjoy my e-reader in the shade with my honey for a bit. 

I brought her home some fresh Lilacs ,
now our house smells amazing

     Then at 1:30 pm I headed into Waterloo to my Chiropractor, have him tune up my back, It's been a while (last fall). I know something is out and he will fix me up just like new again.
     Back home by 3 pm and still 90F (32C) in the shade here. Not humid and a very light breeze this is the kinda of weather we enjoy, nice to relax ad enjoy our page turners.  

perfect temperature  to enjoy reading in the shade

soon this lawn will be mowed again

       After our Happy hour time for supper, I preheated our Weber Q made a salad and grilled a couple of bone in pork chops along with some fresh local asparagus that we love.

in no time done perfectly

yup this sure was tasty

        Relaxing outside at 7:30 pm still about 75F  (24C) finish this posting and read a bit more. Lea dropped on by with her new puppy, and Suzie got a doggie fix !

what a beautiful dog,(sorry can't remember her name)
Sarah maybe?

      That was our fun day her at Camp Awesome, just enjoying this amazing weather . 

      Time to post this now and dive back into my page turner, got to read some more, it is getting exciting, And this evening weather outside is really hard to say no to.

      Thanks again for stopping by and really hope you had a great day as well.

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What another great we had a few more to come.

Where are we today ? 

Plattsville Ontario

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      Just another great day in the forecast.And I started off feeling awesome, until I did a short walkabout down the road. Hmm lower back and leg pain came back, Not fun, It was going great last night?

we having a nice sunrise here, really gotta love it

        My walkabout but the leg and back pain returned . So I tried the ice and exercises and no luck. Up to New Hamburg to pick a a couple of prescriptions and home for lunch. Hmm not better. So called my Chiropractor in there at 2:20pm.
      Whipped up a light lunch for us, and headed to Cambridge to pick a new CB, our old 18 year old one finally bit the dust and we do like it when on the road, gives us local weather plus the traffic updates from the truckers , they actually still use these.
        Chiropractor did some more adjustments and I feel better again. I am doing all the right things, Ice, exercise, advil and Dr . Ho massage. It will get better in time as I know.
        Finally home by 3 pm, relax in the shade with Suzie, enjoy our e-readers, and a happy hour, in the shade. Not as hot as yesterday only 97 f (35 C ) this afternoon, no A/c need today. A nice light breeze in the shade sure feels nice.

       Soon  time for supper so I quartered an acorn (pepper) squash added some brown sugar and wrapped in foil to set on our Weber Q along with six chicken drumsticks I bought on special today, a dozen for 4 bucks, can't turn down a deal like that !

acorn squash

ready for our Weber Q 100

a perfect warm fall day

       A bout 45 minutes later chicken and squash are done to perfection, yup we do love our chicken.

Tasty ?Yup and the salad topped it off

       Now here it is almost 8 pm outside finish this posting and enjoy our e-readers for a while. Then will soon call it a night. Head out in the morning for service on our coach at Pettigrew's Garage in town for 8 am and back to Rock Glen resort for a week or so. Gotta keep on moving because that's what we do.
      Thanks for stopping on by and hope you had great day as well.
   

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Where have we been this summer ?

Back is getting better, weather getting hotter, we enjoying it while it lasts. And SNOW!

Where are we today ? 

Plattsville Ontario

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       What an awesome night we had, bedroom windows open, fantastic fan running and we both slept like a log. As usual up early got the coffee and stuff done took the garbage out and hopped in the car at 7:30 am to head to my Chiropractor in Waterloo DR. Sean Delange he took over from my previous Chiropractor Bruce Wand after I had seen him for over 34 years.  Sean is amazing using all the new techniques. I  needed to allow some extra time for rush hour traffic especially around the University of Waterloo. Sean did some major adjustments on my back and mentioned that there is some bursitis  in my right hip. So I have a few exercises and will put ice on it  for 10 minutes avery few hours. As of 6 pm I feel much better already at least I can get up and walk around with very little pain. And the rest of my back is all tuned up. Almost brand new again! Thanks Sean !

7:30 am a nice morning sunrise on my way.

       Before I left I added all the veggies and spices to the large pot of chicken broth I made last night and just let it simmer for a couple hours, Suzie home here to keep and eye on it anyway.
       Home by 9:30 and finished off the soup for an early lunch. And of course lotsa leftovers for a few more lunches.

this is nice hearty Stewoup

tasty steoup, apple and banana yummy

     Got lunch  done then I headed into New Hamburg for another follow up eye exam at 11:50 am. 3rd one this year, a few adjustments were made and he noticed I may have the beginnings of cataracts , Not to worry for a few more years, (oh the joys of getting older). At least this is all paid for by our government health care.

love the back country roads around here

        Now it is back home and relax with our e-readers and some ice packs on my hip every once in a while . The temperature did get to 95F (35C) but not too bad here at all in the shade with still a very nice light breeze. You know it is nice out when Suzie is wearing shorts!

        A bit later to the Hardware store in town to fill our jug of RO purified water. And saw some snow ! Ok not really snow but from the arena when they clean the ice and dump it outside, It sure is melting pretty fast in this hot weather.

Snow looks great from here in the heat

just enjoying our E-books and the quiet view 

        Now because we can, having a craving supper tonight, Hot dogs and homemade french fries, We have the Fry Daddy so why not? A rare occasion any more but a nice treat.

Love this Fry daddy

one hot dog each is all we need

      Of course our dogs are loaded, mayo, tomato, onions, mustard, relish and peanut butter, Suzie chooses cheese whiz over peanut butter, they did the trick, with a few fries.

was a perfect meal for a hot summer day

     Now that was an amazing first day of fall, Heck I thought it was yesterday. This is the weather we can enjoy, for some people too hot, No need for  air conditioning when we can enjoy this shade outside, plus not enough power for the A/C anyway.

      Here we are still outside shorts and sandals after 7:50 pm in the shade enjoying our reading and posting this blog. Gotta read our here a bit more listening to the cricket symphony. Still wonderfully warm too and no bugs!

       Thanks for taking the time to check us out and hope y'all had a great day as well.

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Where have we been this summer ?