.... our 50th anniversary at the end of October, we requested that there be no big celebration. Neither of us like being in the limelight and neither of us like big crowds of people so...
.....Auntie Cecile and Uncle Mark took us out for dinner. It was nice and quiet and the food was good. We received best wishes from lots of people and thank you to all of them! Along with that...
...... I finished the blanket to go with Charlie - here he is posing with it. He liked it, so.....
......I folded it up and put it in a bag to be delivered. Squeegie....
...... was watching out the window at the back, while Poppa scraped down the window sills and gave them a fresh coat of paint.
When that was done Squeegie and Taffy sat down to........
...... watch Dr. Phil, and I heard a noise which turned out to be....
..... Happy calling to see if he could come downstairs and watch too. I brought him down and then took some pictures of............
...... these little booties, and....
........ these little booties, which I made for Auntie Denise. They will go to the new baby granddaughter of her friend Peter. And....
... here is a smile for you.
Not too long ago, when I looked out the window in Poppa's bedroom....
....... this is what I saw, but......
... more recently we went for a drive...........
...... in the direction of our old house, where there is now a big, new Timmie's replacing the one where I used to take pictures of Poppa standing in line! But....
there were also some beautiful autumn colours to be seen on the trees along the country roads! And now...
... it looks like this outside our condo! Yep that's snow! Yuck! So I've been staying indoors and....
... now that Charlie is finished, and Sharkie is waiting for Curtis to come and get him......
.... I thought I should show you some better pictures of Stripes - the tiger I made for Munchie - remember??? This is the side view.
Stripes is sitting on the top bunk (where Munchie sleeps when he is here) so Chocolate (the big bear!) can hang onto the leash and make sure the tiger doesn't get away! It you look closely you can see the name tag Munchie created for Stripes so if he runs away, we'll know he belongs to us. But....
......... I think this is my favourite angle of the big cat! He was tired of having his picture taken and turned away from me. So....
... I went to see what Poppa was doing and found him working on some plumbing issues. That was kinda boring for me, so....
......... I got out some yarn.........
...... and started the blanket that will accompany Charlie on his journey to his new owner - a little baby due in December!
Before school began again in September.....
... Munchie and Curtie had another fun day......
..... visiting with Snoopy and Charlie Brown! Snoopy has always been a favourite of Mommy's, so it was fun to see the boys enjoying him too!
How adorable is this - Snoopy is so cute! Of course, so are Patty and Charlie Brown.
Things to not look so happy in this photo!
I'm not sure where this was taken, but it looks like everybody loved the big bear! The little boys are growing up! Here is a smile for you....
Hee! Have a good day!
Just before Halloween, the boys visited a large pumpkin patch...
...... Curtie got a little hung up....
........ while Munchie tried out a pumpkin sofa...
.... both boys and their friends posed for this rather interesting shot! Finally....
... Curtie picked his favourite pumpkin.....
... and Munchie found one he liked too! While they were having fun doing that...
.... Poppa was busy in the garage (on his knees!\) ......
......... he took my i-Roomba apart to give her a good cleaning - he thought she was sounding stuffy and tired. When he was finished, she sounded so happy! Roomie says "Thank you Poppa!"
The last picture I posted was.....
....... looked something like this one. Poppa is cutting pieces of 2x4 lumber into smaller pieces What for?
Some of the stairs at the garden apartment units in our condo complex were getting loose - the screws had rusted out - Poppa thinks a combination of the wet summer we experienced added to the salt required for the snowy winter preceding that. Anyway,
..... the Board of Directors (of which Poppa is one), asked Poppa if he could do a temporary fix while they are getting quote for stair replacement - and of course he agreed to do that.
He had to go to our unit to get a different bit for his drill and I snapped this picture of our unit - that is Poppa in the blue shirt (which reads "I may be left-handed, but I'm always right". Mommy bought it for him when she was in Florida last winter... it's one of his favourites! I wonder why.
When he got back he started fastening the stairs down with the new blocks he had cut in the garage (first pic). When he was satisfied that they were all fastened down snugly and the stairs were safe for the owners...
... he headed back home to put his tools away. Want another cartoon??
Hee! Have a nice day!
..... when the weather is nice, about 10:15am......
.... I head out the front door - admire Poppa's plants along the way....
............. trudge across the road to check the mail..... back towards the road - past the garden units - I've always thought I would like one of those round rooms ..........
......... then head in the direction of the road....
........... and up the sidewalk.......
........ towards the Fish & Chip restaurant where we sometimes eat, if I'm feeling too lazy to cook.........
....... and past the grocery store where Taffy & I often shop....
..........and across the road I meet up with Auntie Denise!
Then, once again we head off up the street........
....... until we come to a set of traffic lights....
.... at this point we head across the road again....
........... and around a corner in another direction (can you see the attractive older homes in this area?)....
...... we're still walking, but Auntie Denise is getting tired of me snapping her picture....so I stopped for a while, and we kept walking. The walk lasted about half an hour, and then we arrived....
..... at Aunt Jeannie's place! As you can see, when Poppa was finished golfing, he stopped in to give us a ride home. We both enjoy this walk, and go most Mondays. But - since it has turned chilly and rainy - and Poppa is done golfing for the year - he has been giving us a ride down and picking us up. It's always a fun time!
What is Poppa doing now??? We'll have to wait and see!
Here's a Hallowe'en joke for you! Thanks to Tara!
.....Auntie Cecile and Uncle Mark took us out for dinner. It was nice and quiet and the food was good. We received best wishes from lots of people and thank you to all of them! Along with that...
...... I finished the blanket to go with Charlie - here he is posing with it. He liked it, so.....
......I folded it up and put it in a bag to be delivered. Squeegie....
...... was watching out the window at the back, while Poppa scraped down the window sills and gave them a fresh coat of paint.
When that was done Squeegie and Taffy sat down to........
...... watch Dr. Phil, and I heard a noise which turned out to be....
..... Happy calling to see if he could come downstairs and watch too. I brought him down and then took some pictures of............
...... these little booties, and....
........ these little booties, which I made for Auntie Denise. They will go to the new baby granddaughter of her friend Peter. And....
... here is a smile for you.
