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.