Three Generations

    Today we lunched at "Fishbone at the Lake" which is a short drive into the country north of here. The food was delicious (though quite pricy but, what the heck, I wasn't paying!). It's on the shore of Musselman's Lake which is surrounded by some grand homes, more modest cottages and a couple of trailer parks. The restaurant overlooks the lake but it was a rather cool, overcast day so not much to see. 

Natalie had shrimp linguini and Judy and I had seared tuna and mango salad. Both meals were beautifully presented and tasted wonderful!

It was surprisingly busy for a mid-week lunch hour but Judy had made a reservation so we got seated and served right away. I expect quite a few of the diners were people on vacation. After lunch we went across the road to a charming curio shop where we browsed for a while then sat outside with our desserts - a butter tart and coffee for me and ice cream for the others. The rain stayed away until we were just about to leave, just a few sprinkles. A very pleasant outing with the three generations.

A (Wednes)Day in the Life Of........

    Wednesday is my day at the Seniors Centre but first I do my weekly shop as soon as the store opens at 8:00 a.m. This is a holdover of the pandemic years when shopping early, when the stores was relatively empty, was advised. After putting away the groceries I have breakfast, usually oat bran cereal, and do a few kitchen chores.

   My fitness class starts at 10:15 and today we got a good workout with Brenda. It's a pretty big class (about 24 today) but she manages to give some personal instruction where required. After the class I usually buy a  coffee, my first of the day, and have it with a snack. Today I brought a slice of my own zucchini bread to have something fairly healthy.

   My shift in the kitchen starts at noon but I usually start a bit before that so that the morning volunteer can get home for lunch. Today we had a run on meat pies and will probably be out of them by Friday. There should be another delivery next Monday. Luckily tomorrow is BBQ day so those who have bought a ticket ($3 for a burger and potato salad) will be able to still get lunch. I have other plans or I would be eating there too!

   I did some more digging when I got home around 3:00 but not too strenuously as it had been a busy day. This evening I signed up for a week's free trial with Acorn TV and have bookmarked several shows I think I will enjoy. Whether or not I actually sign up for the membership will depend how much I actually watch this week and whether the service is reliable. So far it seems to be worth the $9 monthly fee.

Nasturtiums

    These are the only things I grow from seed and they are doing particularly well this year. I just wish I had stuck a few more seeds in some empty spots as they really do fill up the gaps in the borders.

    More digging today, just hoping my back holds up. So far, so good and that's on top of a couple of sets of tennis this morning!

This, That and the Other

    Missed yesterday (I'm trying to blog every day) as there really wasn't anything worth talking about. I did use up some more of the gigantic cauliflower and will be eating it again tonight. And we played tennis in the morning, it was nice and cool for a change. We have decided to go back to a 9:00 a.m. start next week so an extra hour in bed - yippee!

   Today was a slow start - I worked out for an hour (gently!) and had a late breakfast followed by a wallow in the tub. Then off to Bridge with a light packed lunch. More gardening when I got home and a swim after as it was sweaty work. I am trying to clear a bed which has got very overgrown. Here's the progress so far.

    I am hoping to transplant an evergreen shrub there once it is cleared but it is hard slogging! There seems to be a very dense root system down there.