What a great day. The sun is shining and it is supposed to be like this for the rest of the week. Woo Hoo!!
I really have no desire to do anything but relax and read, but the laundry needs to be done so I really must get into gear.
With the laundry done and put away, it is time to relax. John and I sit and contemplate life for a bit enjoying the cool of the evening and soon head inside for supper. There must be some TV shows that need to be watched tonight so that is the plan.
It is nice to be able to just sit and not have to do anything. I work tomorrow night so must soon get back into "work" mode. But, for tonight, I rest.
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Monday, July 2/2012
I am headed to work once again and the weather looks like it is going to be lovely. Since we do not have central air conditioning in the nursing home, it will be a hot one. Fortunately there is a window AC unit in the staff room so I can always head there to cool down!!
It was a good day and I found out from one of the visitors that Casey had loaded up his quad and had left for Saskatoon. It will indeed be quieter in the yard today. He will have to take his quad into the dealership again for some repairs.
When I do finally get home, I find John sitting in front of the campfire waiting for me with a drink poured and waiting. Now that is service!! It is peaceful and quiet. No children, and no other dogs to worry about!!
I am off work tomorrow so will have to do some laundry and some general tidying up. Wow, I can hardly wait!!
It was a good day and I found out from one of the visitors that Casey had loaded up his quad and had left for Saskatoon. It will indeed be quieter in the yard today. He will have to take his quad into the dealership again for some repairs.
When I do finally get home, I find John sitting in front of the campfire waiting for me with a drink poured and waiting. Now that is service!! It is peaceful and quiet. No children, and no other dogs to worry about!!
I am off work tomorrow so will have to do some laundry and some general tidying up. Wow, I can hardly wait!!
Sunday, July 8, 2012
Sunday, July 1/2012
HAPPY CANADA DAY!!
I am up early and I must say that I am dragging my tail a bit!! This burning the candle at both ends is getting harder as I get older!! Oh, did I just say older? I meant "better" - because the
Clairol commercial on TV says that I am not getting older, I am getting better!! Sooo, how come I don't feel "better"?
I am off to work hoping for a quiet day.
Before I leave though, I am greeted by this incredible rainbow. Wow - this must mean I am going to have an awesome "day at the office"!! Of course I can not resist taking some pics and I am glad I did because before I knew it, it was gone. Now just think how many people were not out of their beds this morning at 5:45 and missed this!! I am going to have an awesome day!!
Back at home and finally able to sit and rest. I find John sitting by the campfire with Hogan at his side. The two of them look rather lonely and when I asked where Casey and Amanda are I am told that they were sleeping. Apparently they took the dogs this afternoon and spent the day on the beach at Lac eau Claire. I guess the sun did a number on them as John said they had been asleep since they got back and that was 3 hours ago!!
It was nice to sit with John and Hogan and just listen to the coyotes yap. The kids eventually got up and ate supper and I eventually went to bed. I am on duty again tomorrow and "on call" tonight.
I am up early and I must say that I am dragging my tail a bit!! This burning the candle at both ends is getting harder as I get older!! Oh, did I just say older? I meant "better" - because the
Clairol commercial on TV says that I am not getting older, I am getting better!! Sooo, how come I don't feel "better"?
I am off to work hoping for a quiet day.
Back at home and finally able to sit and rest. I find John sitting by the campfire with Hogan at his side. The two of them look rather lonely and when I asked where Casey and Amanda are I am told that they were sleeping. Apparently they took the dogs this afternoon and spent the day on the beach at Lac eau Claire. I guess the sun did a number on them as John said they had been asleep since they got back and that was 3 hours ago!!
It was nice to sit with John and Hogan and just listen to the coyotes yap. The kids eventually got up and ate supper and I eventually went to bed. I am on duty again tomorrow and "on call" tonight.
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Saturday, June 30/2012
I have finished my night shift and I am soon headed to bed. I must make coffee first though and check out what has been happening in the world of Facebook. While I am on the computer, Casey walks in and we have a quick chat. He will be changing oil in his quad and getting both John's and his quad fuelled up and ready to go for the ride later today.
I have a few hours of sleep ahead of me and I quickly head to the bed and do just that. I am awake by noon and we are on the trail soon after.
The sun is shining and it is going to be a wonderful day. There is no rain in sight!! Woo Hoo.
We head out toward Three Mile Trail and into the bush (we are doing "the block" today). Of course Casey (and Amanda, his new friend) head for the mud and corruption along this trail and are covered with it when we reach our first refreshment stop!! You just can not keep him out of it!! The horse flies are loving all the "wet" around the quad and are flying around like crazy. They have now arrived in the forest - I swear they were not here last week and will take a bite out of you just because they can. They really are not very friendly but will usually leave you alone if you can stay dry!! Bug spray deters them as well and it is a must when one goes into the forest. I love the Watkins repellent as it lasts all day!!
The cattle must be in the pastures that we travel through as all the gates are closed so we now must close all gates we go through. It is nice when they are open but one must respect the open/close gate rules. You know, the unwritten rule: if the gate is open when you arrive at it, leave it open but if it is closed, you make sure it is closed when you leave. No one wants to see cows where they don't belong so we are diligent when it comes to gates.
We finally hit "the block" and head down towards Deer Lake (full of trout, for all you fishermen out there). The beavers have been busy since we were last down here a few weeks ago as there is now a little "pond" across the forest access road where there was only a small little trickle of water (perhaps only 12 inches across) before. I am sure that it will only be a matter of time before one of the outfitters who use this road to access their land will destroy what the beaver has so carefully constructed.
We arrive at the designated "refreshment" stop and Casey is the first to walk to the shore line where he discovers a tow rope lying in the water. It is covered with mud so I assume that someone put it in the water to wash it off, got distracted and ended up forgetting about it. Hey, around here, what someone loses, another finds. I have found so many things on the trails around here that it is always an adventure and I often start out on a ride wondering what I will find on the trail that day.
We hadn't travelled very far down the trail when Casey (who was leading) stopped and I hear John saying to me "moose, moose". I look down the trail past Casey and see a cow moose with her baby. Oh my, nature at its finest. I quickly grab for the camera (which is always hanging around my neck) and try and get a pic of them before they decide to run away. I did manage to get one but it really is a lousy shot and one must look hard in order to see the one moose - Lord forbid that I could have actually got both Mom and baby in the shot!! Casey said that they came from the lake side of the road so I don't know if they had been swimming or just foraging along the shoreline. It is a wonderful environment for moose around here but danger also lurks around the corner for this baby. The forest has both wolf and cougar and either one of them would undoubtably love a tastey morsel such as this baby moose.
Casey continues down the trail ahead of us and soon John and I find him pulled over checking out something in the front of the quad. As it turns out, his front shock on the driver's side has blown apart and is now rather useless. It won't end the ride but it will certainly be a bit rougher for him. John has never heard of a shock doing this but if something could go wrong, it is bound to happen to the Caseman. I think he is competing with Gary to see which yellow CanAm can have the most "issues"!!
Yellow - Lemon - Hmmmmm.........
We carry on down the trail and eventually turn onto the Heart Lake Trail. We often stop here, have a beer and check out the house boat. We passed Cliff (and his rescue dog) on the trail today so he must have been down here checking on the houseboat as well (he owns it). Today, I took the time to take a pic of his rather unique toilet chair. It is quite the thing - complete with toilet roll holder (aka, a long neck beer bottle) and a solar light for those late night trips!! It even has a drink holder for those times when one must sit and "contemplate". All the conveniences of home!!
We then take the trail that will lead us to Otter Lake where Leon has his home built barge moored. It is a wonderful trail which takes us past Beau Creek and into the deep forest where many of the forest creatures dwell. There is plenty of signs of wildlife and it is good to see as this affirms that the forest is healthy and able to sustain life. What a wonderful "playground" we have here surrounding our little town of Leoville.
We make it to the barge, stay for a refreshment then start back to the main trail. Once there, Casey wants to show Amanda the "lookout" on the hill that overlooks Heart Lake. It is steep, rutted climb and looks intimidating for the faint of heart but we have been up there so often that it is almost second nature to us. Once up there, both Casey and Amanda climb the tower (you just got to do it) and take some pictures. While sitting there, John noticed that we had somehow lost one of the bags we had that hang down the back fenders by my legs. WHAT!!! How on earth could that have happened? Well, there is only one thing to do and that is to retrace our tracks and find the damn thing. I am pretty sure I had it before we accessed the Otter lake trail as I had mentioned to John that we had those fancy new "pincher things" for picking up cans off the trail and we had not seen one can so far today. John, not totally convinced about my incredible powers of recollection, thought we may have lost it on the Heart Lake trail. So, it was decided that John and I would check out Heart Lake while Casey and Amanda would travel back along the Otter Lake trail. As it turned out, my memory was correct and Casey brought it back from the Otter Lake trail. It was now time to head home. I am tired and so need to get off this quad, have some supper and go to bed. There is no "party" left in me today.
Before we left for the ride this afternoon, Dave came over with four deer steak for us for supper tonight and I was so looking forward to this. Amanda has never had deer steak before so instead on cooking all four, we decided to do 2 beef steak and 2 deer. This way, if she did not like deer, there was always a beef steak for her to enjoy. As usual, they were cooked to perfection and it was only a short time later, that I was in bed and asleep. I think a bomb could have gone off and I would not have heard it. Oh yea, did I mention that I work tomorrow? I am tired just thinking about it!! The others will just have to party without me although it will not be nearly as much fun!! Good Night.
I have a few hours of sleep ahead of me and I quickly head to the bed and do just that. I am awake by noon and we are on the trail soon after.
The sun is shining and it is going to be a wonderful day. There is no rain in sight!! Woo Hoo.
We head out toward Three Mile Trail and into the bush (we are doing "the block" today). Of course Casey (and Amanda, his new friend) head for the mud and corruption along this trail and are covered with it when we reach our first refreshment stop!! You just can not keep him out of it!! The horse flies are loving all the "wet" around the quad and are flying around like crazy. They have now arrived in the forest - I swear they were not here last week and will take a bite out of you just because they can. They really are not very friendly but will usually leave you alone if you can stay dry!! Bug spray deters them as well and it is a must when one goes into the forest. I love the Watkins repellent as it lasts all day!!
The cattle must be in the pastures that we travel through as all the gates are closed so we now must close all gates we go through. It is nice when they are open but one must respect the open/close gate rules. You know, the unwritten rule: if the gate is open when you arrive at it, leave it open but if it is closed, you make sure it is closed when you leave. No one wants to see cows where they don't belong so we are diligent when it comes to gates.
We finally hit "the block" and head down towards Deer Lake (full of trout, for all you fishermen out there). The beavers have been busy since we were last down here a few weeks ago as there is now a little "pond" across the forest access road where there was only a small little trickle of water (perhaps only 12 inches across) before. I am sure that it will only be a matter of time before one of the outfitters who use this road to access their land will destroy what the beaver has so carefully constructed.
We arrive at the designated "refreshment" stop and Casey is the first to walk to the shore line where he discovers a tow rope lying in the water. It is covered with mud so I assume that someone put it in the water to wash it off, got distracted and ended up forgetting about it. Hey, around here, what someone loses, another finds. I have found so many things on the trails around here that it is always an adventure and I often start out on a ride wondering what I will find on the trail that day.
We hadn't travelled very far down the trail when Casey (who was leading) stopped and I hear John saying to me "moose, moose". I look down the trail past Casey and see a cow moose with her baby. Oh my, nature at its finest. I quickly grab for the camera (which is always hanging around my neck) and try and get a pic of them before they decide to run away. I did manage to get one but it really is a lousy shot and one must look hard in order to see the one moose - Lord forbid that I could have actually got both Mom and baby in the shot!! Casey said that they came from the lake side of the road so I don't know if they had been swimming or just foraging along the shoreline. It is a wonderful environment for moose around here but danger also lurks around the corner for this baby. The forest has both wolf and cougar and either one of them would undoubtably love a tastey morsel such as this baby moose.
Casey continues down the trail ahead of us and soon John and I find him pulled over checking out something in the front of the quad. As it turns out, his front shock on the driver's side has blown apart and is now rather useless. It won't end the ride but it will certainly be a bit rougher for him. John has never heard of a shock doing this but if something could go wrong, it is bound to happen to the Caseman. I think he is competing with Gary to see which yellow CanAm can have the most "issues"!!
Yellow - Lemon - Hmmmmm.........
We carry on down the trail and eventually turn onto the Heart Lake Trail. We often stop here, have a beer and check out the house boat. We passed Cliff (and his rescue dog) on the trail today so he must have been down here checking on the houseboat as well (he owns it). Today, I took the time to take a pic of his rather unique toilet chair. It is quite the thing - complete with toilet roll holder (aka, a long neck beer bottle) and a solar light for those late night trips!! It even has a drink holder for those times when one must sit and "contemplate". All the conveniences of home!!
We then take the trail that will lead us to Otter Lake where Leon has his home built barge moored. It is a wonderful trail which takes us past Beau Creek and into the deep forest where many of the forest creatures dwell. There is plenty of signs of wildlife and it is good to see as this affirms that the forest is healthy and able to sustain life. What a wonderful "playground" we have here surrounding our little town of Leoville.
We make it to the barge, stay for a refreshment then start back to the main trail. Once there, Casey wants to show Amanda the "lookout" on the hill that overlooks Heart Lake. It is steep, rutted climb and looks intimidating for the faint of heart but we have been up there so often that it is almost second nature to us. Once up there, both Casey and Amanda climb the tower (you just got to do it) and take some pictures. While sitting there, John noticed that we had somehow lost one of the bags we had that hang down the back fenders by my legs. WHAT!!! How on earth could that have happened? Well, there is only one thing to do and that is to retrace our tracks and find the damn thing. I am pretty sure I had it before we accessed the Otter lake trail as I had mentioned to John that we had those fancy new "pincher things" for picking up cans off the trail and we had not seen one can so far today. John, not totally convinced about my incredible powers of recollection, thought we may have lost it on the Heart Lake trail. So, it was decided that John and I would check out Heart Lake while Casey and Amanda would travel back along the Otter Lake trail. As it turned out, my memory was correct and Casey brought it back from the Otter Lake trail. It was now time to head home. I am tired and so need to get off this quad, have some supper and go to bed. There is no "party" left in me today.
Before we left for the ride this afternoon, Dave came over with four deer steak for us for supper tonight and I was so looking forward to this. Amanda has never had deer steak before so instead on cooking all four, we decided to do 2 beef steak and 2 deer. This way, if she did not like deer, there was always a beef steak for her to enjoy. As usual, they were cooked to perfection and it was only a short time later, that I was in bed and asleep. I think a bomb could have gone off and I would not have heard it. Oh yea, did I mention that I work tomorrow? I am tired just thinking about it!! The others will just have to party without me although it will not be nearly as much fun!! Good Night.
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| Prairie Lily |
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| Beverage |
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| Heading to the Block (look closely, there is a deer running across the road) |
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| Beatifull Skies |
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| Still muddy |
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| Heart Lake |
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| Redneck toilet - complete with long neck beer bottle toilet roll holder, its very own solar light (in case you have to "go" in the dark, and a drink holder) |
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| wild flowers |
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| Otter Lake |
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| Casey coming down the trail |
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| Otter Lake Trail |
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| Casey, by Leon's Barge on Otter Lake |
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| refreshment break |
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| Water coming over the beaver dam on Beau Creek |
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| wild daisy (maybe aster) |
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| Beau Creek |
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| Casey and Amanda |
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| more wild flowers - life is all about stopping to smell the flowers |
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| Up on the tower |
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| Swallowtail Butterfly |
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| Great scenery |
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| Our last stop, then home. Always stop and share "one" with the folks that rest here beside the church. |
Friday, June 29/2012
It does not seem to matter that I have to work all night tonight as I am up early and ready to greet the day. Now wouldn't it be nice if I could just tell myself to go back to bed and grab a few more hours of "shut eye". Oh well, hopefully it will be a quiet night tonight and I will be able to get some quiet time while I am at the home.
I have laundry to do today and I really must get into Jace's camper to see if it is ready for the "weekend warrior" who has been using it to sleep in while he is here.
I first head over to the store and pick up a few groceries for the weekend and then head over to the laundromat.
When I get back to the bus, John has pulled Jace's camper out of the garage and has set it up in the yard. I am sure that it will be more pleasant to sleep in now that there will be sunshine coming through the windows instead of being in the shop and seeing nothing but ugly grey walls.
John and I are finally finished all the necessary mucking around that we needed to do today and were sitting in the yard relaxing when we heard a car pull in and stop. Hogan was immediately on alert but was not too concerned so we knew it was someone he recognized. Gale came around the corner with a rhubarb pie in her hand for John. She is busy getting ready for all the Graduation activities this weekend but decided to make a few pies (one of which was ear marked for John) and delivered it personally. What a suck ass he is!! She stayed for a refreshment then headed home while I headed into the bus to get ready for work.
Casey will be here soon but I am not sure if he will make it in time for me to see him before I head out. As it turned out, he did and we had a short visit, then, it was off to work for me. We will be going on a ride tomorrow so the plan is for me to come home tomorrow morning, grab a few hours sleep then hit the trails around noon. OK then - no problem!!
I have laundry to do today and I really must get into Jace's camper to see if it is ready for the "weekend warrior" who has been using it to sleep in while he is here.
I first head over to the store and pick up a few groceries for the weekend and then head over to the laundromat.
When I get back to the bus, John has pulled Jace's camper out of the garage and has set it up in the yard. I am sure that it will be more pleasant to sleep in now that there will be sunshine coming through the windows instead of being in the shop and seeing nothing but ugly grey walls.
John and I are finally finished all the necessary mucking around that we needed to do today and were sitting in the yard relaxing when we heard a car pull in and stop. Hogan was immediately on alert but was not too concerned so we knew it was someone he recognized. Gale came around the corner with a rhubarb pie in her hand for John. She is busy getting ready for all the Graduation activities this weekend but decided to make a few pies (one of which was ear marked for John) and delivered it personally. What a suck ass he is!! She stayed for a refreshment then headed home while I headed into the bus to get ready for work.
Casey will be here soon but I am not sure if he will make it in time for me to see him before I head out. As it turned out, he did and we had a short visit, then, it was off to work for me. We will be going on a ride tomorrow so the plan is for me to come home tomorrow morning, grab a few hours sleep then hit the trails around noon. OK then - no problem!!
Thursday, June 28/2012
I am up early and off to work. Hogan seemed quite content to just stay sleeping in his chair this morning. Oh to have the life of this dog!!
I am home from work and have agreed to work the night shift tomorrow. The funeral for the fellow that died on Monday is scheduled for Saturday and since everyone and his dog seems to be related around here, they are scrambling for staff at the home.
Casey says he will be coming here again on Friday but that is usually not an issue and since I have been scheduled to work for part of this July 1st weekend anyway, one more shift will not really matter. Both him and John are quite capable of fending for themselves.
John has made a deal on a riding lawnmower from Flaman in Prince Albert and Casey will be bringing it up here on Friday when he comes. Woo Hoo!! No more pushing for me!! I soooo deserve a riding mower!!
I am heading to bed now as I have laundry to do tomorrow and must go get a few groceries to get us through the weekend (and some beer!!).
I am home from work and have agreed to work the night shift tomorrow. The funeral for the fellow that died on Monday is scheduled for Saturday and since everyone and his dog seems to be related around here, they are scrambling for staff at the home.
Casey says he will be coming here again on Friday but that is usually not an issue and since I have been scheduled to work for part of this July 1st weekend anyway, one more shift will not really matter. Both him and John are quite capable of fending for themselves.
John has made a deal on a riding lawnmower from Flaman in Prince Albert and Casey will be bringing it up here on Friday when he comes. Woo Hoo!! No more pushing for me!! I soooo deserve a riding mower!!
I am heading to bed now as I have laundry to do tomorrow and must go get a few groceries to get us through the weekend (and some beer!!).
Wednesday, June 27/2012
I had a lousy sleep last night so am a bit tired this morning. The power has been restored and I am sure that everyone in town has breathed a sigh of relief. Now, their freezers are safe.
It is looking like more rain out there this morning and there is a bit of a wind blowing. I can see a bit of blue sky so perhaps it will be sunny later on.
I am off to work now so will continue this blog when I get back home.
Home and can now finally take off my shoes and let my feet cool down. It was BUSY today as the doctor made his weekly rounds so that got me behind in the morning medication rounds. Hell, I was passing 8 o'clock pills at 10!! Geez!! I was playing "catch up" all day and with most of the "old folks" set in their ways, it is hard on them when their routine is upset by my late medication administration.
Hell, I even missed morning coffee - What is with that??!!
John was busy again today trying to wheel and deal on a riding lawn mower and hopes to have one here by the weekend. Now that would be wonderful. I sure won't miss pushing the heavy lawnmower around the yard.
I am headed to bed now as I work again in the morning. Good Night!!
It is looking like more rain out there this morning and there is a bit of a wind blowing. I can see a bit of blue sky so perhaps it will be sunny later on.
I am off to work now so will continue this blog when I get back home.
Home and can now finally take off my shoes and let my feet cool down. It was BUSY today as the doctor made his weekly rounds so that got me behind in the morning medication rounds. Hell, I was passing 8 o'clock pills at 10!! Geez!! I was playing "catch up" all day and with most of the "old folks" set in their ways, it is hard on them when their routine is upset by my late medication administration.
Hell, I even missed morning coffee - What is with that??!!
John was busy again today trying to wheel and deal on a riding lawn mower and hopes to have one here by the weekend. Now that would be wonderful. I sure won't miss pushing the heavy lawnmower around the yard.
I am headed to bed now as I work again in the morning. Good Night!!
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