Of course I keep forgetting them, so I keep having to reset them.
mfft! pfft! bleeech!
Ottawa is beautiful today, nice, sunny, warm, smell of autmun leaves and bumble bees.
So I am here doing laundry, folding clothes, sorting and storing
Getting supper organized in the slow-cooker.
A bit of sewing too.
Such an interesting life I lead.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Monday, September 5, 2011
Baby
My beautiful grand-daughter was born almost a month ago. Of course, if I still lived in Winnipeg, I would have been there to help Sof with the boys, and with the baby. And I would have seen and spent a lot of time with Bella by now. (Another reason I do not like Ottawa).
So here I am, missing them all, and not able to go for a while yet, as I have used up all my holiday time last May to go to West Africa. I have to wait until next year. But will plan this better I hope. Try to get in on the long week-ends and spend a few days with them, at least 2 times a year. Still not enough.
Mais, on fait ce qu'on peut...
So here I am, missing them all, and not able to go for a while yet, as I have used up all my holiday time last May to go to West Africa. I have to wait until next year. But will plan this better I hope. Try to get in on the long week-ends and spend a few days with them, at least 2 times a year. Still not enough.
Mais, on fait ce qu'on peut...
Lazy Monday Morning
Or not.
Woke up around 8:45 and first things first, got dressed and went out to check the car. Weird buzzing noises, then nothing. Tried the ignition again, and this time it started. This is not good. We really do not have any cash for car repairs at the moment, and who knows how much it will cost?
Can back inside, made coffee and toast, and a couple of cookies...
Worked on those tiny little pants for Bella, and took down the living room curtains to shorten them a bit. I thought they were fine, but O. is worried that once we start heating the place, because they fall right in font of the heater, they might melt or worse, catch fire. He is always so worried about everything. Or suspicious, or doubtful. Some might say precautious, but I find him a bit negative. However, just in case, I am shortening the curtains. A lot of work too, as they are are sheer lacy fabric and very soft and do not hold their shape too well.
* * * *
Well, that 's done. And they don't look too bad either. Only took a total of 2 hours. I think I might add a sheer magenta as an under layer, just to add a bit of colour. We'll see later.
Now to get lunch ready. Those toasts really did not do anything for me.
Woke up around 8:45 and first things first, got dressed and went out to check the car. Weird buzzing noises, then nothing. Tried the ignition again, and this time it started. This is not good. We really do not have any cash for car repairs at the moment, and who knows how much it will cost?
Can back inside, made coffee and toast, and a couple of cookies...
Worked on those tiny little pants for Bella, and took down the living room curtains to shorten them a bit. I thought they were fine, but O. is worried that once we start heating the place, because they fall right in font of the heater, they might melt or worse, catch fire. He is always so worried about everything. Or suspicious, or doubtful. Some might say precautious, but I find him a bit negative. However, just in case, I am shortening the curtains. A lot of work too, as they are are sheer lacy fabric and very soft and do not hold their shape too well.
* * * *
Well, that 's done. And they don't look too bad either. Only took a total of 2 hours. I think I might add a sheer magenta as an under layer, just to add a bit of colour. We'll see later.
Now to get lunch ready. Those toasts really did not do anything for me.
September, woah!
Yesterday on facebook, someone said my sister should write a blog of her "new adventures" in the land of icebergs and cod. Well not exactly in those words, but...
so I thought I should get back to mine. We've been here a little over a year, with a lot of ups and downs, and moving 4 times. Crazy! At least now, I think we found our spot, and I for one am not willing to move again, for a least three years. We have moved into a cozy 2 bedroom appartment, so close to my work that I can walk everyday, and steps away from the bus stop for O.
We now actually have furniture, a comfy little loveseat and 2 chairs, dining room ensemble, maple, very classy looking, so at last the living-dining area looks homey. The kitchen is a small but efficient size,our room is fairy large, and the other room, which for the moment we are using as office, is a decent size. We will probably set up a single bed in there at some point.
We have a balcony at least, as we of course do not have a backyard. However, our downstairs neighbours are smokers, and smoke rises... so I don't sit out there as much as I would like to, because of the smell. But there will be a lot of plants growing there next spring time and I will try to have it nice looking. Maybe the neighbours will move...
I finally managed to get my serger working again. With help from youtube on how to thread it, and the instructions manual, and my imagination and determination, it took a couple of hours, but I eventually got it running. So, I made some pillow cases, with really nice fabric that I had kicking around for a while. And cute little bottoms for Bella.
Today I adjust the curtains, as they are a bit too long, and I am not sure how the heating works in this place. The last thing I need is for the curtains to ignite...
so I thought I should get back to mine. We've been here a little over a year, with a lot of ups and downs, and moving 4 times. Crazy! At least now, I think we found our spot, and I for one am not willing to move again, for a least three years. We have moved into a cozy 2 bedroom appartment, so close to my work that I can walk everyday, and steps away from the bus stop for O.
We now actually have furniture, a comfy little loveseat and 2 chairs, dining room ensemble, maple, very classy looking, so at last the living-dining area looks homey. The kitchen is a small but efficient size,our room is fairy large, and the other room, which for the moment we are using as office, is a decent size. We will probably set up a single bed in there at some point.
We have a balcony at least, as we of course do not have a backyard. However, our downstairs neighbours are smokers, and smoke rises... so I don't sit out there as much as I would like to, because of the smell. But there will be a lot of plants growing there next spring time and I will try to have it nice looking. Maybe the neighbours will move...
I finally managed to get my serger working again. With help from youtube on how to thread it, and the instructions manual, and my imagination and determination, it took a couple of hours, but I eventually got it running. So, I made some pillow cases, with really nice fabric that I had kicking around for a while. And cute little bottoms for Bella.
Today I adjust the curtains, as they are a bit too long, and I am not sure how the heating works in this place. The last thing I need is for the curtains to ignite...
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