Still Struggling With Technology

    A pretty decent day, especially the late afternoon while I was working in the garden. I even managed a dip in the pool and, fortunately, the sun stuck around until I dried off. I used some leftover chicken in a salad for dinner, nice and easy and tasty too!

   I used my new credit card at the drug store this morning but it wouldn't give me my PC points. Another long wait on the phone didn't accomplish anything so I will have to try again tomorrow. At least I know it is activated and I will be able to use it from now on.

A Quick Update

    Heavy rain this afternoon so have spent the rest of the day reading and will return to binge-watching "Happy Valley" this evening. It is gruesome but, oh so riveting!

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.