Thursday June 13, 2013

Thursday June 13, 2013  update #481

Happy 53^rd Birthday to our youngest brother Norm.

Last night I was looking outside quite late and saw 3 deer over the back fence so I stepped out on the deck to see if there were more in the area.   I saw a black and white animal scampering to my right which came right below me.   I didn’t want to startle it but I ran to get my camera.   By the time I had returned there was no sign of the skunk.  This morning I made a very careful check of the yard to be sure they were not building a den somewhere.   I always remember when Dad shot a skunk at the farm and it wasn’t long before the whole town, 2 miles away, knew about it.  That smell is very di-stink-tive!

Leonie and Mom were off to see her new doctor in High River mainly to refill prescriptions and to have a quick check-up.  Mom likes the manner of this Doctor, even though he is far away, so she cooperates well.  It was no surprise to anyone that he commended Mom for keeping in such great shape for a 97-year-old.

 I busied myself with chores around the house, like finding additional carpet to cover the front steps because winter and snow-shoveling is too hard on the new paint.  This is pretty good carpet, not expensive, but hard-wearing so it should last for years on our steps that get almost no traffic.  Even the paperboys just throw the paper from several feet away.

Bella has a picture/painting of a Paris scene over the main fireplace and somehow the picture had come away from the matting and was conspicuously askew.  Naturally the back is covered with glued-down paper but I managed to dislodge ½ of it, enough to get at the matting and photo.  I taped it back into place on the mat then wiggled it back underneath.  After taping up the back again, I hung it back up and it looks as good as new.

We had a little sprinkle this afternoon in spite of warning for more severe weather.    I was hoping for a decent rain to test out the repaired rain barrel.  I have to remember to pick up the “new’ rain barrel from Lorne tomorrow.

I enjoyed a nice supper of microwaved corn-on-the-cob and plan to make some popcorn later and relax with a good old movie.

I was surprised to hear that Cuenca has quickly gone from drought to almost flood conditions.  Our area is not on a flood plane so we are confident we will survive this.

I keep procrastinating but I had better start packing the big suitcase with all the items we want to bring back.  I am afraid that, like last time, some heavier items won’t make the trip….

That was today’s excitement.  Hugs to all.

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