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Routines

Since I’m in town, Kiley and Jackie asked if I’d mind the critters while they went to dinner at friends in the country. Since Jackie has to work New Years this outting would be their New Years celebration and they wanted to stay over since drinking w…

The Patient Traveller

I arrived at the Via rail in plenty of time this morning to get my ticket in time for the 9:07 departure to Kingston. Unfortunately, I was told there would be a 3+ hour delay because of mechanical problems.  (Continued…)

Enough Already

I arrived in Ottawa to Snow and cold. I’m ready to return already. I sure hope the US customs have it together and don’t hassle me. I will take the Via train to Kingston tomorrow. Today, Mackenzie and I are hunkering down with tea and our knitting….

Boxing Day

Boxing Day as we know it in Canada or Dec. 26 we spent took a road trip with Bob& Jane to Ashville, NC. The boys let Jane and I loose in Yarn Paradise for over an hour and a half unsupervised. And what a Paradise. I skinnied out just over $100, scor…

WHAT, What did we do?

Bridget and Mr. Higgins aren’t guilty of anything but being very cute pets. They seemed to have a great Christmas despite being confined to the garage while their people trapsed around to family gatherings and festivities of food. There has been an a…

Merry Christmas And A Very Happy New Year

Susan and I would like to wish all of our readers and friends a very merry Christmas as well as a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year for 2012. We’re looking forward to continuing the preparations for our next cruise and sharing those preparations w…

Happy Christmas Eve EVE

Happy Christmas Eve, Eve Y’all (Continued…)

Holding Tank Monitor And Major Service On Our Ford Lehman

We posted our holding tank installation several months back and one of the unfinished parts of that project was to install a tank monitor. We did a lot of research on the different types and manufacturers and finally decided on the Solo Tank Monitor ma…

LEARNING CURVES

I will make this brief. I got almost denied re-entry to USA on our way back to CK from Kingston. I was granted an extension until Dec 29th to get us through Christmas. As a Canadian I am allowed to be in the USA 182 days in a calendar year. Period. …

FAMILY FUN

We are in Kingston on a holiday visit. My sister in law Mary graciously offered her home so I could host a family get together on Friday night. Appetizers were abundant and I ordered in enough Chinese food for a small army. It was nice to connect wit…