Snnday June 2, 2013

Snnday June 2, 2013  update #471

Another dreary drizzly day today.  If the days continue to alternate with nice sunny days I could live with that, but the forecast says rain Monday, sun Tuesday.  Hopefully the weather will be better in Northern Alberta tomorrow.

I did a few household chores today then went in to see Mom at 3pm.  Even though it was drizzling she was game to get out and go for a drive.  We drove slowly down Elbow Drive then veered west to their old house.  She always enjoys a visit there to see any changes to her old neighbourhood and she went on about the amount of trees, and how they will be joining together over the streets soon.  It was a good day overall because she really enjoys the greenery, flowers and the colourful lilacs that are in bloom.

We swung through downtown and I’m kicking myself that I never stopped to get a photo of downtown from Bow Trail, but it was raining pretty good at the time.   The Bow and Elbow rivers are both exceedingly high at the moment and it wouldn't take much to have some flooding problems.  We continued to MacLeod Trail and headed back south and stopped in at O’Sullivan’s for supper, and a pee break.  Saturdays they have their prime rib special so today they had a prime rib leftover special and it was not really very good at all.  

It was raining buckets when we got back to Mom’s residence.   I wanted to take pictures of her apartment only but she insisted on checking her hair so she could be in the picture.   Too funny!  We had some long hugs because I am heading to Wetaskiwin and Edmonton in the morning to see my kids and grandkids.  Itold her I would probably stop in on my way back through, on the 10^th.

I topped up my tank with mid-grade gas at $1.34 per litre.   Almost another $40 again  That really makes me choke when the gas price in Cuenca is $1.38 for a US Gallon, ¼ the price!

That was today’s excitement.   Cheers, Al

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