June 16 to June 22

Sunday June 16

Father’s Day. We went to 10:30 Mass and afterwards had breakfast with Lou and Carmel at BH. Sharon the only one to wish her dad Happy Father’s Day. Where did I go wrong? Worked on Thank you cards.

Monday June 17

Rain still. BH closed so had Keurig coffee. Finished the thank you cards and got them ready to mail. Bought some hanging baskets at Foodland.

Tuesday June 18

Lori drove her new SUV to work today and John made a special spot for her to park. We mailed the cards and went for lunch at BH. Finally got caught up on my Blog! I did five posts today.

Wednesday June 19

Finished packing the camper except for last minute food. Lori not here today. The water pump in Nellie is not working so John took her to DJ’s but they say it needs to be replaced and they can’t do it till next week. Went to the Anglican Church “Thank You Tea”. Not as good a turnout s they had hoped due to the United Church Strawberry Dinner.

Thursday June 20

Finished packing and had lunch at BH. Hit the road at 1:30. Lots of delays due to construction on hwy 7. Had fries in Marickville and got to the campground around 7 pm. We set up the canopy for shade but we have a nice flat site (#87) with a large tree.

Friday June 21

Carole C’s birthday. Slept till 9 when our neighbour decided to cut his grass. CW dropped the boys off at noon but returned home to go to Taylor’s grade eight grad. We walked to the beach (after I made my salad) with Philip and Alexandre and got our legs wet. Water was cold. Had ice cream at the snack bar and we went back to our campsite and had a nap. John W had arrived and set up so we visited with him till Sharon & TJ arrived. Christopher had organized dinner and we waited till Lori’s Mom Anne arrived. It was potluck with CW and Lori doing the pulled pork. John and Sharon buns and we brought a vegetable macaroni salad. Anne also brought salads. We had a campfire at CW’s but I gave up around 9, as the bugs were bad.

Saturday June 22

Sharon invited me to go to Lancaster so we went and I got a gift for Taylor and one for Carole as I had forgot the one I had at home. Also got some stocking stuffers and a large cone of black string that is good for Kumihimo braids. TJ had gone and got his sailboat and him and AJ had a sail but there wasn’t much wind. When we returned I went to make lunch when John W invited us to go to the Anchor. Lunch got put away real quick and off we went. Had a wrap and a draft beer. TJ and AJ had gone to check out a sailboat for sail and met us at the pub to report that it was in good shape. We returned with Sharon and John W, TJ and AJ went to buy the boat. I worked on some jewellery and Kumihimo. We heated up sausages for supper and went to a campfire at CW’s. It had rained on and off all day but wasn’t cold. The rain had stopped and the bugs were gone so we sat up till midnight.

June 9 to June 15

Sunday June 9

Went to 10:30 Mass at St. Paul’s and at the end of Mass Fr. called me forward and presented me with a gift. He commented that he was “going to cry”. The Parish BBQ followed and I received several cards and gifts and the two cakes had a rainbow with Happy Retirement Patricia on them. Went to BH for coffee after.

Monday June 10

We met Brian and Dorothy at BH for lunch and they have two more haircuts before they go to China. Rain again.

Tuesday June 11

So nice not to have to go to work! Lori not feeling well so didn’t come to work. Dull rainy day and didn’t do much except play on the computer and read and go for coffee. I love retirement :)

Wednesday June 12

Lori here. Nancy came over for coffee and brought me a beautiful miniature rose plant for my retirement. We talked about jewellery. I found my list for Meghan and the things I want to make.

Thursday June 13

Lori came today instead of Tuesday. Ladies Lunch Day. There were eleven of us. Carmel, Lorraine, Joyce, Judy, Colleen, Mary E, Nancy, her sister Betty, Hendrina, Marg V and me. A great time was had by all and I splurged and had one of Paul’s famous deserts, deep fried cheesecake. In the evening John went to his last Lion’s directors meeting.

Friday June 14

Lunch at BH

Saturday June 15

Arrived at Gayle’s at 11:00 am and had a sherry before picking up M and went to the Butternut Cafe for lunch. Afterwards we walked around Cobourg and then got in line at 1:30 pm for the concert “A Coronation Celebration” at Trinity United Church, Cobourg. Doors opened at 2 and the concert started at 2:30. The 150 people joint choir was excellent as was the Concert Band of Cobourg. The content left a lot to be desired. It started off with O Canada in French?????. Several English and Canadian composers, which were great but what, do Kismet (American composed) Abba (Swedish) and Les Miserables (French) have to do with the Queen? Even the Andrew Lloyd-Webber selection was questionable (Don’t cry for me Argentina?) The final numbers were very good and appropriate. Lots of good British songs and flag waving. Rule Britannia!

After dropping Gayle and M off we went to DQ for supper.

May 19 to May 25

Sunday May 19

Went to 10:30 Mass and I sang with Theo. Leo & Carmel joined us for breakfast at BH. Went to Al & Jean B’s 70^th Anniversary party at the Millennium Room. We drove to Peterborough and bought a double bed for the middle bedroom. It will be delivered on Wednesday.

Monday May 20

Victoria Day. Working on getting the books out of the bedroom so we can get the new bed in. Moved the shelves to the corner and John fixed the crack in the wall.

Tuesday May 21

Cathy joined me at work today to get an idea of what to do. She took me to lunch at BH.  John and I went to the Historical Society meeting. Judy gave a rather long and sometimes boring talk on the Grover Family. Parts were interesting but al little too much info on the family that didn’t have anything to do or live in Asphodel/Norwood. Humid and thunder storms.

Wednesday May 22

John had blood work done. Went to work and Carole picked me up and we went to the Skillet for coffee (BH closed Wednesday). We sat and talked for an hour and got caught up on the news. John put the wardrobe in the guest room. Still humid and threat of thunderstorms.

Thursday May 23

Cloudy and humid but going to cool off considerable for tomorrow. Worked on books again. Had coffee at BH. John went to the Dr.’s and his blood work if fine but he is going to have an EKG done (hospital will call) as it has been awhile since he had one.

Friday May 24

One more week to go. Met Meghan and her friends Joseph and Angie at BH. They were on their way to Bordon.

Saturday May 25

Gina and Kyle’s wedding at the Navy Club. Weather just right not too hot and not too many bugs. Lovely wedding and Zoe made a grat wedding planner. We left after the dinner and met Sharon & John at Aunt Joan’s and then we went home and had a pleasant evening.

May 5 to May 11

Sunday May 5

Had breakfast at Burger Hut and waited to see the Bishop come out from the Confirmation. Still doing laundry. John got all the handles on the drawers in the bedroom so it is DONE. (Need to clean the rug) Heard from Christopher that Annual is June 1

Monday May 6

Didn’t do much today. Had coffee at BH.

Tuesday May 7

Busy day at work. Cathy G. (my replacement) was in and we had a nice chat. Had coffee after work, as Paul is staying open later now. Lots of buds on the lilac bush.

Wednesday May 8

Work as usual. Headache again. Christopher called and he is too busy for us to come on the weekend :(. Meghan called and we talked about jewellery and how busy she is, which is good.

Thursday May 9

Got my hair cut. Today was my lunch bunch day and there were 8 of us, Nancy M, Colleen, Mary E, Elaine, Me, Marg, Carmel and Theresa. Lion’s directors tonight.

Friday May 10

Work and lunch at BH as usual.

Saturday May 11

Went to our first garage sale after having coffee and bought a few dust collectors! Mass at 5:00.