Monday
A really hot one today, abt 35 C, sunny and humid. A threat of a thunderstorm passed us by. Did a bit of gardening today but mostly stayed inside. Today was good day to work on the next issue of The Ottawa Genealogist and also think about the next issue of the Royal Yorker. Walked 5.1 km.
Tuesday
A really hot one again today, abt 35 C, sunny and humid. Did a bit of gardening today but mostly stayed inside. Watched some of the Tour de France. Today was good day to work on the next issue of The Ottawa Genealogist. Walked 4.8 km.
Wednesday
A really hot one again today, abt 37 C, sunny and humid. Did a bit of gardening today but mostly stayed inside. Today was good day to work on the next issue of The Ottawa Genealogist. My wife and I braved a walk this morning before 9 am. We all went to the mall shopping this afternoon to have another walk and get out of the house. Walked 8.7 km.
Thursday
A really hot one again today, abt 37 C, sunny and humid. We all went to the shopping this afternoon to have another walk and get out of the house. Biked 9.7 km. Walked 7.8 km.
Friday
A really hot one again today, abt 37 C, sunny and humid. Watched some of the Tour de France. We worked on the tour booklet for the bus tour in the fall. Walked 5 km.
Saturday
The day started off foggy and then warmed up, abt 35 C, sunny and humid. Showers late in the afternoon. A friend and I travelled to Morrisburg and Upper Canada Village (UCV) today. We attended the annual military re-enactment day. This year it was a Tribute to Canada's Military Heritage. The show included a First Wold War Battle Re-enactment. There were only about a hundred actors and the noise from the rifles and cannon was considerable. I can imagine what it would have been like with larger numbers of soldiers firing and more cannon firing. An interesting show. We met with the people in the St. Lawrence Branch, United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada tent. Walked 6.1 km.
Sunday
A warm day, sun and cloud, abt 32 C. Watched some of the Tour de France.Biked 12.4 KM. Walked 4.6 km.
Monday July 12th
Another warm day, abt 32 C. Cloudy in the late afternoon. We went shopping today. I did a bit of gardening. I decided to clean up and categorize my e-mail in box. Got part of it done. Walked 9.7 km.
Tuesday
Rain today with a thunderstorm in the late afternoon. Worked on the tour booklet for our bus tour this fall. Watched some of the Tour de France. Walked 8.9 km.
Wednesday
Sunny and warm again today. Did some gardening this evening. Worked on the tour booklet for our bus tour this fall. Watched some of the Tour de France. Biked 10.3 km. Walked 2.8 km.
Thursday July 15th
Today was hot again, abt 35 C. I spent the day cutting the lawn, gardening and vacuuming the house. This was in preparation for our three week bus tour to the Maritime Provinces and Newfoundland. We had supper at our daughter's house which was very nice. Walked 7.6 km.
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Thursday, July 8, 2010
June 28 to July 4
Monday
We moved a few more items over to our daughters new house. They now have room to store things. Finished reading "The Forest," by Ernest Rutherford. A very good read. I finally got out to the garden centre to buy a couple of pieces of sod. I have a spot in my lawn that does not grow grass seed well so I am trying sod. Walked 9.8 km.
Tuesday
We are taking a vacation from book sorting at the Friends of the Library and Archives Canada until September. Did some gardening. Some showers. Biked 9.2 km. Walked 6 km.
Wednesday
Today was supposed to have some sun but instead it was grey and cloudy with rain late in the afternoon. Found time to cut the grass and do a bit of weeding. Walked 7.3 km.
Thursday
Canada Day our 143rd anniversary! Sunny this morning for a change but cool, lots of cloud during the day. My wife and I went in to Parliament Hill to see the Queen. We left home about 10 am and when we got there, there were lots of people but we found a spot next to a barricade that gave us a good view of Parliament. We saw the Queen arrive from a distance of about 200 m. Watched her review the troops. She stayed for the entire noon hour show. There were several excellent speeches. her car exited the Hill right in front of us. We left the Hill about 2 pm and decided to head home. After some lunch we then headed over to our younger daughters house and spent the afternoon there. They gave us a BBQ supper and then we waited to head over to the Trim Road Hill to watch fireworks on Petrie Island. The fireworks were Ok but we were about 2 km away so the sound effects were limited. Walked 7.2 km.
Friday
A much nicer day today, sunny abt 25 C. Went shopping this morning for an electric power washer at Canadian Tire. Did a bit of gardening as well. The day went a way too fast, not much accomplished. I tried to read but kept falling asleep. Biked 11.2 km. Walked 8.5 km.
Saturday
A sunny and hot day today, abt 32 C. Spent the day mostly at home. Did a bit of gardening. I tried out my new power washer today, by cleaning the back patio stones and then cleaning the garage doors and frames. We also took off a large storm window form our living room window washed the glass and reinstalled the storm window. Walked 7.2 km.
Sunday
A bit hazy this morning. Sunny. abt 35 C. My wife and I went for a bike ride before noon. Did a bit of gardening today. We watched a few more episodes of Andromeda. We also had the two dogs Jackson and Hogan over to our place for a couple of hours while their parents were out doing errands. They really like visiting us but they miss their parents. Biked 11.4 km. Walked 3.1 km.
We moved a few more items over to our daughters new house. They now have room to store things. Finished reading "The Forest," by Ernest Rutherford. A very good read. I finally got out to the garden centre to buy a couple of pieces of sod. I have a spot in my lawn that does not grow grass seed well so I am trying sod. Walked 9.8 km.
Tuesday
We are taking a vacation from book sorting at the Friends of the Library and Archives Canada until September. Did some gardening. Some showers. Biked 9.2 km. Walked 6 km.
Wednesday
Today was supposed to have some sun but instead it was grey and cloudy with rain late in the afternoon. Found time to cut the grass and do a bit of weeding. Walked 7.3 km.
Thursday
Canada Day our 143rd anniversary! Sunny this morning for a change but cool, lots of cloud during the day. My wife and I went in to Parliament Hill to see the Queen. We left home about 10 am and when we got there, there were lots of people but we found a spot next to a barricade that gave us a good view of Parliament. We saw the Queen arrive from a distance of about 200 m. Watched her review the troops. She stayed for the entire noon hour show. There were several excellent speeches. her car exited the Hill right in front of us. We left the Hill about 2 pm and decided to head home. After some lunch we then headed over to our younger daughters house and spent the afternoon there. They gave us a BBQ supper and then we waited to head over to the Trim Road Hill to watch fireworks on Petrie Island. The fireworks were Ok but we were about 2 km away so the sound effects were limited. Walked 7.2 km.
Friday
A much nicer day today, sunny abt 25 C. Went shopping this morning for an electric power washer at Canadian Tire. Did a bit of gardening as well. The day went a way too fast, not much accomplished. I tried to read but kept falling asleep. Biked 11.2 km. Walked 8.5 km.
Saturday
A sunny and hot day today, abt 32 C. Spent the day mostly at home. Did a bit of gardening. I tried out my new power washer today, by cleaning the back patio stones and then cleaning the garage doors and frames. We also took off a large storm window form our living room window washed the glass and reinstalled the storm window. Walked 7.2 km.
Sunday
A bit hazy this morning. Sunny. abt 35 C. My wife and I went for a bike ride before noon. Did a bit of gardening today. We watched a few more episodes of Andromeda. We also had the two dogs Jackson and Hogan over to our place for a couple of hours while their parents were out doing errands. They really like visiting us but they miss their parents. Biked 11.4 km. Walked 3.1 km.
June 21 to 27
Monday
Sunny and warm today abt 25 C. I did some reading today on another Edward Rutherford book, "The Forest." In the afternoon I spent about 2 hours weeding the garden and rearranging my bunny barriers. It is amazing how fast weeds can grow in a week! The new grass patches I planted are doing really well. By the fall it will be hard to tell they were new. We had fresh strawberries for dessert. We picked our daughter up at the airport about 11.30 pm. She is back from Wisconsin for a while. Biked 9.4 km. Walked 8.5 km.
Tuesday
Sunny and warm today abt 25 C. This was my day to sort books at the Friend of the Library and Archives Canada. I was really tired after this as we moved about 100 boxes of books. Went shopping after supper. We had fresh strawberries for dessert. Walked 11 km.
Wednesday
Mostly Cloudy. I did a bit of gardening today then continued reading my book on "The New Forest." I went and got some fresh strawberries this morning.
A memorable event happened when we were out walking in the afternoon. We heard a noise about 1:41 pm that sounded like thunder. I was just going to say we are going to get wet when we noticed the ground was shaking. It shook for about a minute. We experienced a 5.0 magnitude earthquake. When we got home we discovered several items with small bases had been knocked over. The drawers on a wooden desk in our bedroom were all slightly ajar. People along our walking route were outside and several said they had to hold onto items like large screen TVs to keep them steady. One lady was very upset and she was out driving. She had to stop and talk to us. The epicentre was about 60 km North of Ottawa where we live. First one we have felt for a few years. Walked 6 km.
Thursday
Rain over night and heavy rain throughout the day. Didn't do any gardening. Read some more of The Forest. In the evening we went and looked at Chrysler cars and then went over to our daughters new house to help clean before they move in. I did the vacuuming. Walked 10.8 km.
Friday
Sunny today. Spent the day helping our daughter move, cleaning the new house and putting together a BBQ which came almost entirely in pieces. Walked 10.1 km.
Saturday
Rain in the morning and into the afternoon. We stayed home today except for a BBQ at our daughters new house in the evening. Read some more of my current book, The Forest." I finally found time to do a little sourcing on my Link family genealogy. Walked 6.2 km.
Sunday
Cloudy most of the day. Read some more of my current book, The Forest." Went out for supper to The Works, a fancy hamburger place. I found time to do a little sourcing on my Link family genealogy. Biked 9.2 km. Walked 4.1 km.
Sunny and warm today abt 25 C. I did some reading today on another Edward Rutherford book, "The Forest." In the afternoon I spent about 2 hours weeding the garden and rearranging my bunny barriers. It is amazing how fast weeds can grow in a week! The new grass patches I planted are doing really well. By the fall it will be hard to tell they were new. We had fresh strawberries for dessert. We picked our daughter up at the airport about 11.30 pm. She is back from Wisconsin for a while. Biked 9.4 km. Walked 8.5 km.
Tuesday
Sunny and warm today abt 25 C. This was my day to sort books at the Friend of the Library and Archives Canada. I was really tired after this as we moved about 100 boxes of books. Went shopping after supper. We had fresh strawberries for dessert. Walked 11 km.
Wednesday
Mostly Cloudy. I did a bit of gardening today then continued reading my book on "The New Forest." I went and got some fresh strawberries this morning.
A memorable event happened when we were out walking in the afternoon. We heard a noise about 1:41 pm that sounded like thunder. I was just going to say we are going to get wet when we noticed the ground was shaking. It shook for about a minute. We experienced a 5.0 magnitude earthquake. When we got home we discovered several items with small bases had been knocked over. The drawers on a wooden desk in our bedroom were all slightly ajar. People along our walking route were outside and several said they had to hold onto items like large screen TVs to keep them steady. One lady was very upset and she was out driving. She had to stop and talk to us. The epicentre was about 60 km North of Ottawa where we live. First one we have felt for a few years. Walked 6 km.
Thursday
Rain over night and heavy rain throughout the day. Didn't do any gardening. Read some more of The Forest. In the evening we went and looked at Chrysler cars and then went over to our daughters new house to help clean before they move in. I did the vacuuming. Walked 10.8 km.
Friday
Sunny today. Spent the day helping our daughter move, cleaning the new house and putting together a BBQ which came almost entirely in pieces. Walked 10.1 km.
Saturday
Rain in the morning and into the afternoon. We stayed home today except for a BBQ at our daughters new house in the evening. Read some more of my current book, The Forest." I finally found time to do a little sourcing on my Link family genealogy. Walked 6.2 km.
Sunday
Cloudy most of the day. Read some more of my current book, The Forest." Went out for supper to The Works, a fancy hamburger place. I found time to do a little sourcing on my Link family genealogy. Biked 9.2 km. Walked 4.1 km.
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