Weekly Musings of the 11th and Come From Away

 

Yes, I am remembering September 11th and all the lives lost with sadness but also all the amazing stories of help that happened.  So, I am listening to the soundtrack of Come From Away.  Which is the story of when so many planes were rerouted to a small airport in a the small place of Gander, Newfoundland.  

Below I will put a link to the trailer that is on YouTube, although I am sure you can find clips, shows and the full music soundtrack on all kinds of streaming services.

Just like I have music for nearly every special occasion and songs that take me right to a special moment in my life, this album brings me back to September 11th.  

So, the week was the week starting of course with Labour Day and also the week we gave the carpets another wash as next week company will be here when we celebrate hubby's 80th.  We are keeping it a small gathering as he didn't want a big fuss and that is good with me too as I am not a big fuss kind of person either.  Anyway the carpets are nearly done for this month.

I just love the morning clouds on my walks, some I just can't help but take a picture.  This was yesterday.

We went off to visit a friend yesterday afternoon as well and it was so good to catch up with her.  She keeps the crosswords from her paper for hubby and had quite a collection since the last time we got to visit.  It was lovely enough outside to sit and chat and watch neighbours go by.  Hope we get a chance to visit again sooner rather than later.  

So, that was our week really, not a lot going on and mostly usual stuff but the kind that makes you appreciate the quiet day to day. 

   Have a good one

 

Weekly Musings of the 3rd

 

This week I was kinda happy to see the end of.  It was a bit of a tough one.  On Saturday Tigger had eaten a bit more of something she really shouldn't.  My fault really, I always stumble when I get that sad eyes look, although I will not be giving in again since that night she was sick, and that I mean not one throw up but many.  We kept a close watch on her and cleaned up as needed.  Each day she got a bit better so what was bothering her was being purged but she was not herself and we could see she was hurting.  We took care of her carefully and of course prayed for her and each day was better and by Wednesday we knew the worse was behind her.  

During the care of a sick Tigger we went out Sunday morning to go to Mass to find that Sparky (the car) was dead.  Now what?  Lucky that we are close enough that we can walk to church which is what we did.  

I was a bit upset after all it was just a week ago we took it in and was told all was good.  Nothing to be done on a Sunday, not for a sick kitty nor for a dead car.  We went to Mass and came home after.  

Of course this week was hot, hazy and humid to July levels which of course must happen since kids were going back to school.  

Tigger spent most days sleeping in various places as she recovered from Saturday and of course as we cared for her we both worried a lot.  

We walked to the grocery store on Tuesday to pick up a few things needed and came home bathed in sweat and grateful for the A/C.  

Got a text from the garage, yup the battery was dead again and since it was just replaced in the spring it was under warranty so would be replaced, the bearings were in and would be taken care of.  Okay, but it would take a couple of days, that was fine we could make due with short walks and stuff on hand.  We wanted to keep an eye on Tigger anyway as she was getting better but it was slow going.  

Weather-wise through the 3Hs there were storm warnings up to tornado levels through southern Ontario.  News-wise it was hard to listen to all the hurt filled comments from American politicians.  No one wants to work it out they all want to win at all cost, from changing the name of a lake to just being insulting on all sides trying to make everyone believe they were right, just like little children.  I put music on in my hearing aids while hubby watches these things on the news. 

Storm clouds actually matched the political clouds.  Lots of tree damage as well as trees coming down as they were hit by lightening.  Our dealer that was working on Sparky had one of their trees that edged the property get hit by lightening and come down on two brand new trucks.  

Thursday we finally got the text that Sparky was ready.  I had a list of things needed so I headed out and got the car and ran a lot of errands to catch up.  

I asked why Sparky used up batteries like a flashlight and they were unsure but I expect it is because newer cars that have so much computer stuff in it never really shut off when the car is off and use the battery and since we don't need to drive often, the battery just runs down.  I plan on each day heading out for a drive to someplace different, either to shop someplace new or just look around.  Not far nor without purpose, it has just gotten too easy to stay home than go out.  Time to go out more often to keep Sparky moving.  

So by Friday all things are back to normal and I think that the humidity will be leaving this long weekend but I am sure glad to see the backend of this week.

 

Weekly Musings of the 28th

 

Here we are coming up to the end of another month.  How about that, I have even noticed the leaves changing on some of the early trees.  Soon it will be time to pull the A/C out of the window.  I always do it kinda early because although I appreciate it in June, July and most of August I prefer the windows being open and air just coming from outside and if really hot days show up in September I can manage with a window fan for the day or two that it lasts.  It is like I am done with that unit in the window no matter what the weather is.

First onto Sparky as in comments people were wondering how it went.  It was a funny thing, the things that I brought the car in, of course, did not show up on their computer analyzes but they found that the bearings in one place needs replacing and the front brakes will need taking care of when we switch to winter tires.  Waiting on parts for the bearings which is probably because of the guys in power being a**holes on both sides of the border.  The silent horn and steering column stuff which was dead, the lady there and I checked it out and all the buttons worked again and so did the horn.  So, he fixed the stuff we wanted probably by accident but listed stuff that we were not bothered by yet.  Anyway, either way, Sparky is working fine.  

I did a bit of linen shopping at Giant Tiger because of the more expensive ones I cannot stand that slippery crap feeling on those sheets.  It is called Sateen, and trying to find sheets without any kind of Sateen crap is tough now.  Finally found that our good old Giant Tiger carries them.  Found both cotton and flannel plus some great towels.  Another lesson learned, don't bother with the more expensive stores basic linen is best found at Giant Tiger, which is kind of a Target store for those south of the border.  

When all the politicians were screaming at each other I figured that I better get my new phone before the prices go up to silly.  I also decided to get the same as hubby's that way when I figured something out on my phone I could show him on his. 

 I got different colours for us both so we wouldn't grab the wrong one.  Once I had dealt with switching his stuff over to the new one, taking care of my switch over was a piece of cake including the app. that handles my hearing aids.  That was the only one I was a bit concerned about because when I got the aids the tech handled it at their office, so just in case I needed to go in I managed to get my phone on Thursday thus knowing I could go in on Friday to fix it if necessary.  It wasn't necessary.  And I got my phone still for a couple hundred cheaper than hubby's through Amazon instead of our phone server.  I, also, wanted a google one instead of Samsung because I hated having to have a Samsung account with my google one, this way it is just the one thing that runs on all computer, phone and tablet no matter what one is doing.  

Fun thing on Thursday as well was that the internet through our server was down in our town.  I waiting until I had my coffee, got cleaned up and had my book on hand for waiting on hold and gave them a call to see why our internet was down.  That was when I found out it was all of Simcoe and they were frantically working on it to get it back up and running.  After we chatted a bit the guy thanked me for being so nice to him.  He said I was the first one.  I said that I knew these things can happen and it is not those that answer the calls fault nor the techs working on it either and wished him a more peaceful day as I hung up.  That sure is sad to figure that every time you answer the phone at work you are probably going to get yelled at.  No wonder people are angry, what a stress-filled way to work.

So, we settled in to watch some dvds, read some books and otherwise do stuff that didn't require being on the internet.  I also decided if my phone arrived during that time I would just wait until the next day if need be.  No trouble at all and the internet was back up and running by 12:30 p.m.  and my new phone did not arrive until late afternoon anyway.  All worked out just find and we enjoyed re-watching The Hobbit on dvd that afternoon anyway.  

I didn't see the eclipse of the moon last night but I did get a really lovely shot of the moon this morning on my walk.  Yup, this is not the sun coming up but the moon setting.  

Reading-wise while on hold and other waiting things plus my usual time of reading during the day I was onto another book in the series Ordinary Women of the Bible.  

 This one is set in the new testament and during the time of Paul.  Very much enjoying this one too.  Actually once I finish this series I am going back to re-read all these new bible series books.  They have been so good, I am looking forward to visiting them again.  

Well, that was the week that was with also a wonderful sit-down video chat with my sister.  I just love catching up with her.  We ended up catching for an hour and 40 minutes instead of our usual hour.  

Take care all and have a wonderful weekend!