Tuesday, April 27, 2010

April 19 to 25

Monday
Sunny today. This morning we went to the Annual General Meeting of the Ottawa Branch of FSNA. (Federal Superannuates National Association). This is a group of about 28,000 Ottawa Public Service retirees, with about 170,000 Canada wide. After the meeting we did a bit of shopping and did a drive by viewing of our daughter and son-in-law's new house. At home I cleaned out an eves trough downspout and did a bit of scraping in preparation for painting. Did more work on the family of John Kipp and Polly Spotten. Biked 11.6 km. Walked 4.8 km.

Tuesday
Sunny today with cloud in the late afternoon. Mailed the The Royal Yorker Newsletter this morning. I was back at the Friends of the Library and Archives Canada sorting books. Lots of books packed and boxed today. Had a snooze in the afternoon, because I was tired. We both went off to the monthly meeting of the Ottawa Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society. The speaker gave a good talk on finding your English ancestors. He emphasized online sources.
Walked 8.1 km.

Wednesday
Sunny today with some cloud later in the day. Did a bit of outside painting today. The trim around the new windows needed painting. After a bike ride I did some weed removal in the lawn and gardens. Did more work on the family of John Kipp and Polly Spotten. Biked 11.4 km. Walked 5.1 km.

Thursday
Sunny and warmer. We had the two dogs today. They are always happy when their parents return. Their parents were showing there house today to potential buyers. Did more work on the family of John Kipp and Polly Spotten. Walked 9.8 km.

Friday
Sunny and warmer. We had the two dogs again today. They are always happy when their parents return after their day at work. Their parents were showing there house today to potential buyers. Did more work on the family of John Kipp and Polly Spotten. Biked 9.7 km. Walked 7.5 km.

Saturday
Sunny and warm 20 C. Edited my talk on the Mohawk Valley to be given on May 6th in Williamstown, Ontario. Went to the Met HD Opera at Silver City today. It was Ambrose Thomas's Hamlet, a story of death, death and more death. The singing was great. I am always amazed at how simple the sets can be for these presentations. Biked 9.6 km. Walked 2.2 km.

Sunday
Sunny and warm 20 C. Didn't do too much today except a bit of tidy up gardening. I also planted a few Pansies which we bought at a garden centre. Our daughter,her husband and the two dogs came over to BBQ their lunch and stayed for a couple of hours. We sat out in the sun for a while. Walked 3.5 km.

Monday, April 19, 2010

April 12 to 18

Monday
Sun, cloud and cool. Worked on The Ottawa Genealogist in the afternoon. We also went shopping for a couple of hours. We had the two dogs over from about 6 to 9 while their parents were out. Hogan really likes staying with us because he lived in our house for a year. Jackson likes being here but really waits for his parents to return so he can go back to the house he grew up in. Biked 11.6 km. Walked 6.9 km.

Tuesday
Sunny. A great day. I was back at the Friends of the Library and Archives Canada sorting books. Lots of books packed and boxed today. Had a rest in the afternoon and an early supper. We went for a 7.5 km walk in the city on walking paths with the Rideau Trail Club. Saw some new places we hadn't seen before. Did a little work on The Ottawa Genealogist before bed. I think it is done finally, except for editing. Walked 14.9 km.

Wednesday
Sunny today and warm 18 C. Another great day. I spent about three hours today painting about a third of the basement walls, in the area where we have our TV room. Looks a lot better now. Other than that we stayed home except for a brief shopping trip. No genealogy today. I printed The Ottawa Genealogist for my wife top proofread. Did more work on the family of John Kipp and Polly Spotten. Biked 8.6 km. Walked 5.2 km.

Thursday
Sun and cloud today with light rain in the evening. The paint smell is still dissipating today. Did some more trimming of shrubs in the garden today. The grass will need cutting soon, especially after a couple of days of rain. Went and picked up the car which was in for repair. watched more Stargate. We are on season 8. Did more work on the family of John Kipp and Polly Spotten. Walked 7.0 km.

Friday
Cloudy with rain today. Did more work on the family of John Kipp and Polly Spotten. Walked 6.7 km.

Saturday.
Cloudy with rain today. We took a trip to the St. Lawrence today going across country to Ingleside first. Here we passed the 45th parallel going south and then again later going north. We stopped by the bird sanctuary at Narin Island, but saw mostly Red Wing Blackbirds and Starlings, with a few Canada Geese, a couple of ducks and probably two Loons. We ended up in Morrisburg where we attended an executive meeting of the St. Lawrence Branch UELAC. I am the editor of their newsletter The Royal Yorker. Meeting over we headed home in the rain. In Ottawa we took a break and then went out for supper at a local restaurant called the Works. They sell fancy burgers. Very good meal. It was my birthday yesterday. I spent a while in the evening doing final edits on The Ottawa Genealogist and The Royal Yorker. Walked 4.1 km.

Sunday
Sunny today. The rain was good for the plants but enough for now! We had our daughter and son-in-law over for the afternoon and supper. The two dogs were here also. We had a pleasant afternoon. For supper we had BBQ spare-ribs and chicken. Great meal! Walked 6.8 km.

Sunday, April 11, 2010

April 5 to 11

Monday
Rain in the morning and then some sun in the afternoon. More work on the Tillsonburg Kipp family. Someone also sent me a US Census reference which I followed up and added more sources to a couple of families in the Kip Family in America which is up on World Connect. Biked 10.5 km. Walked 3.5 km.

Tuesday
Cloudy today and cooler. Not much going on today. As editor of The Ottawa Genealogist I went to the board meeting of the Ottawa Branch, OGS in the evening. Walked 10.4 km.

Wednesday
Some rain this morning. Cooler. We had our daughter two dogs over for the day. They were having some house repairs done. We took them for a walk after the rain stopped. Then we went shopping for a few things. Finished my work on the Tillsonburg Kipp family. I will probably go back at it later. Made contact and had a nice chat with Scott Aaron on Skype. Walked 5.8 km.

Thursday
Some rain late afternoon and overnight. Cold and windy. The back fifty of our lot is soggy. We had our daughter two dogs over for the day. That takes up time. Started work on sourcing the family of John Kipp and Polly Spotten. We set up a new 10" laptop which we will use when on the road. Very light. Walked 7 km.

Friday
Cloudy and cold today. Today I spent the afternoon working on the next issue of The Ottawa Genealogist. It is due for the printer by the end of next week. Walked 7.7 km.

Saturday
Not a bad day with cloud and sun and cool. We headed off up the Ottawa Valley to Arnprior for the Region 8 OGS Annual Meeting and Family History fair. We had a good turnout and a new chair was elected. The current secretary remained. The speakers were good as well, two speaking about cemetery topics and the third about the Kashubs of Canada (Polish) who settled at Wilno, Ontario. We were tired when we got back home. I then spent several hours sitting at the computer sourcing the family of John Kipp and Polly Spotten. Walked 5.5 km.

Sunday
Cloudy with periods of sun and windy. Did some more trimming of shrubs and bushes today. This is really early for this. I spent several hours working on the family of John Kipp and Polly Spotten. Walked 5.4 km.

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

March 29 to April 4

Monday
The rain ended about noon. More work on the Tillsonburg Kipp family. We also did more work on my talk about the Mohawk Valley for May 6th. I worked on raking the front lawn in the afternoon. walked 5.4 km.

Tuesday
Sun, cloud and warmer. I was back at the Friends of the Library and Archives Canada sorting books. I worked on trimming some of the shrubs in the afternoon. More work on the Tillsonburg Kipp family. Walked 7 km.

Wednesday
Sunny and warm today. I did some more gardening today. With some help I cut another small limb off of one of our trees and reduced it to small pieces. We did more work on my talk about the Mohawk Valley for May 6th. The draft of the text is done and we started on the slides. We went to our last Ballroom dance session this evening. This will be it for s few months. We now need to practice the steps every week. More work on the Tillsonburg Kipp family. Biked 9.8 km. Walked 5 km.

Thursday
Sunny and Warm. More work on the Tillsonburg Kipp family. We did more work on my talk about the Mohawk Valley for May 6th. More gardening, especially trimming shrubs. Biked 9.3 km. Walked 6.9 km.

Friday
Sunny and very warm. We did more work on my talk about the Mohawk Valley for May 6th. Finally got someone to come and give me an estimate for trimming the locust tree in the front yard and removing a spruce tree in the back yard that we have proped up for over 20 years and that is severely denuded by bud worms. I spent about two hours sanding the drywall patching in the basement and then vacuuming afterwards to get rid of the dust. We should be ready for painting now. Perhaps on Monday! Walked 6.4 km.

Saturday
Sunny and very warm, about 25 C. A bit cloudy in the late afternoon. More gardening and outside work today. Time to put away the winter stuff and bring out the summer stuff. Vacuumed the lane way because the neighbours pine tree is shedding like crazy. I put out a sundial in the back yard that has been in the utility shed for years. We bought some new under padding for the basement rug and installed the same. More work on the Tillsonburg Kipp family. Biked 9.5 km. Walked 5.3 km.

Sunday
Sunny and cooler today. Went to church today for the Easter service. In the afternoon we had our youngest daughter, her husband and their two dogs over for Easter. We had a good afternoon and a very nice supper of salad, ham, chicken, home made beans and scalloped potatoes, with dessert of reduced fat ice cream with strawberries and homemade cupcakes. Walked 4.6 km.