Had a wonderful weekend at Desert Mesa Retreat...weather was good, we even got to sit outside for a couple of hours... we are losing our Managers, they are retiring.. so we hope that the new managers will be as considerate as Carol and Orst...Everyone had a great time.. we laughed so hard, my jaws hurt...i even got a couple of cheques for the fall retreat..
Before I left for the retreat, my dishwasher wasn't working.. Larry didn't have time to look at it while i was gone, but he checked it out on Monday, and of course these new dishwashers are not easy to fix... so i am washing dishes by hand... and while Larry was under the house shutting off the water, he noticed that the hot water tank was leaking.. of course being a OLD mobile, it has fibre board on the floor, and it was soaking wet.so he had to take out the floor and replace it before he could put in the new tank... a simple tank replacement has turned into a real renovation..he had to take out one wall of the closet.. he is not a happy camper.. I did get the bird cage mucked out today... we have two cages for him.. one outside and his inside cage.. he gets it so dirty... i had to use the pressure washer to get then clean... Yankee has been yelling at Willy (old cat), willy has a bad habit of howling when he is lonely, hungary, thirsty... and we yell at him... Willy, shut up.... well that silly bird yells at him while he is howling.. and tells him.... Willy shut up.... really makes me laugh as he does at the right time.... the trees sure came into leaf while i was gone for the weekend.. even my peach tree make it thru the winter... cherry trees look good, and both my apple trees are getting ready to leaf out... hopefully my crapapple trees will get fruit this year... two apples on two trees last year...
i am not looking forward to tomorrow... all the clothes from the closet need to be put back..i had to put them on the picnic table on the deck as Joe is in the spare room.... which i would have used if he wasn't there..oh well... he did pick up the hot water tank for us, so that saved us a trip to town.. I made Amish cinnamon cake, sure didn't turn out like it was suppose to... but it does taste good.. I need to start walking and riding my bike soon... need some excerise.. well i had better go see what the hubby is doing and if he needs any help
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Spring Retreat
Our Desert Mesa Spring Retreat is just around the corner.. Friday... i can hardly wait...a weekend just for me.. I never get one... yah right... Levi and I went to our first agility trial last weekend in Cloverdale.. We got down there Friday afternoon, as Denise had to run "PiP' on Friday night..Levi did well for his first trial.. he even "Q"ed.(ran the course with no mistakes, and with in the set time). much to my surprise.. and came close to a second "Q"... but it was taking a "Country dog" to the City... lots of noise, and people and other dogs... but he did well... although it did take him some time to settle down. there were 12 of from Iron Mountain Agility there... and everyone did well and everyone "Q"ed, .We will be back in Cloverdale May 7th weekend..and i will do things a little different..I will take him out to the bleachers and get him used to the sights and sounds..on Friday nite..
I sure haven't been sleeping well lately... i wake up at about 3 am and then can't go back to sleep..old age i guess..
The weather was beautiful today... the sun was so nice and warm... i have to wash the truck tomorrow, it is so dirty...also have to make the carmel corn for the retreat...I had even forgotten to get a gift for the gift exchange.. don't know where my mind is these days... CRS... can't remember shit... and i am so tired... will write again after the retreat, and hopefully i will remember to take some pictures.... nite..
I sure haven't been sleeping well lately... i wake up at about 3 am and then can't go back to sleep..old age i guess..
The weather was beautiful today... the sun was so nice and warm... i have to wash the truck tomorrow, it is so dirty...also have to make the carmel corn for the retreat...I had even forgotten to get a gift for the gift exchange.. don't know where my mind is these days... CRS... can't remember shit... and i am so tired... will write again after the retreat, and hopefully i will remember to take some pictures.... nite..
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Happy Easter
Time sure flies as one ages.... seems like it was just Christmas...
I have been thinking about all the shawls i have made in the last few years... I think the first one i made was for me, feather and fan, out of hand spun Shetland from Carol Arthur i think it was, I have since found out that the correct name for that pattern is "Old Shale"...read an item about comparing the two similar patterns... so when i started that one, my criteria was that the 'pattern' be no more than "4" rows of pattern...and that was a good one, cause actually it was only 1 row of pattern, and then 3 rows of knit and purl rows... so i handled that one okay, the next one was "Charolottes' easy shawl", again not a whole lot of rows of repeat... but lots of counting as one row had more stitches than the next... ended up doing two of those, one for my now ex daughter in law, and one for me... then i did one for a friend turning 60, and she was very ill and her family weren't sure she would make her 65th birthday, she is not 65 yet, but is still with us... and that one again was a really easy one "garter and lace" the body of the shawl was garter stitch, and then the lace was knitted on... again a simple one, but i just couldn't figure out how to add the lace. I checked with my knitting guru, Louisa (Dameslfly), she wrote me a very detail email explaining it to me..but i still couldn't figure it out, so we made arrangements to meet at Fibres West?? and she proceeded to tell me that i was trying to put the lace across the top of the shawl instead of down the sides... her patience won out and i finally got IT... so over the years now i have made lots (last count i think was 18) of shawls, and my plan for April is to show you pictures of them all, the ones i have pictures of... have to go dig them out of "my pictures"... anyway the main reason I started thinking about the shawls, is i started knitting a cute little summer hat for a friends Grand baby... and after about 15 rows, I got BORED... i am going to finish IT... I am knitting a shawl for Toni..(she will be 60 in November), and would you believe "there isn't two ROWs the same thru almost 300 rows of pattern... and I am winning the battle... I am at row 254... but no pictures of that one until OCTOBER..haven't had time to look for shawl patterns, and i have to go find a picture of something for the blog... Went out for supper last night... turkey, nice not to have to cook it... Matt is coming up tommorrow, so i will cook up a half a turkey for us... so we can have left overs...
Levi and I had a good class yesterday... Maureen our instructor makes us run tough courses, we are just Starters, so when it comes to our trials, we should have an easy time of it... we have 7 runs next weekend in Cloverdale..the first one will be tough as i will be nervous and that will affect Levi... so I just plan on donating $$ for the first run(we will screw up)... I know we won't do well till my nerves settle..and then the weekend after that is "Desert Mesa" which i am really looking forward too..two weekends away... poor Larry but he enjoys a nice quiet weekend with out me... have a great day... hopefully i will get some pics of Levi next weekend............. sheila
I have been thinking about all the shawls i have made in the last few years... I think the first one i made was for me, feather and fan, out of hand spun Shetland from Carol Arthur i think it was, I have since found out that the correct name for that pattern is "Old Shale"...read an item about comparing the two similar patterns... so when i started that one, my criteria was that the 'pattern' be no more than "4" rows of pattern...and that was a good one, cause actually it was only 1 row of pattern, and then 3 rows of knit and purl rows... so i handled that one okay, the next one was "Charolottes' easy shawl", again not a whole lot of rows of repeat... but lots of counting as one row had more stitches than the next... ended up doing two of those, one for my now ex daughter in law, and one for me... then i did one for a friend turning 60, and she was very ill and her family weren't sure she would make her 65th birthday, she is not 65 yet, but is still with us... and that one again was a really easy one "garter and lace" the body of the shawl was garter stitch, and then the lace was knitted on... again a simple one, but i just couldn't figure out how to add the lace. I checked with my knitting guru, Louisa (Dameslfly), she wrote me a very detail email explaining it to me..but i still couldn't figure it out, so we made arrangements to meet at Fibres West?? and she proceeded to tell me that i was trying to put the lace across the top of the shawl instead of down the sides... her patience won out and i finally got IT... so over the years now i have made lots (last count i think was 18) of shawls, and my plan for April is to show you pictures of them all, the ones i have pictures of... have to go dig them out of "my pictures"... anyway the main reason I started thinking about the shawls, is i started knitting a cute little summer hat for a friends Grand baby... and after about 15 rows, I got BORED... i am going to finish IT... I am knitting a shawl for Toni..(she will be 60 in November), and would you believe "there isn't two ROWs the same thru almost 300 rows of pattern... and I am winning the battle... I am at row 254... but no pictures of that one until OCTOBER..haven't had time to look for shawl patterns, and i have to go find a picture of something for the blog... Went out for supper last night... turkey, nice not to have to cook it... Matt is coming up tommorrow, so i will cook up a half a turkey for us... so we can have left overs...
Levi and I had a good class yesterday... Maureen our instructor makes us run tough courses, we are just Starters, so when it comes to our trials, we should have an easy time of it... we have 7 runs next weekend in Cloverdale..the first one will be tough as i will be nervous and that will affect Levi... so I just plan on donating $$ for the first run(we will screw up)... I know we won't do well till my nerves settle..and then the weekend after that is "Desert Mesa" which i am really looking forward too..two weekends away... poor Larry but he enjoys a nice quiet weekend with out me... have a great day... hopefully i will get some pics of Levi next weekend............. sheila
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
things are better today
HI Well things are better today... getting used to the empty field.. sure has cut back on the amount of hay i am feeding..we were feeding a bale a day, looks like a bale will last us 4 or 5 days now... what a bonus... got a email from the girls new owner, and she says they have settled and are fitting right in... which i am pleased with... most of them were born here on the place, and that is all they know... I have a big problem sending anything through the auction... I had a lovely old ram, HANK... what a old sweetie he was... but we had too many of his daughters, and had to get rid of him... so i did the same thing, i sold him to a friend, and by the time she had to get rid of him, it was much easier for me... so the same thing will happen with the herd of Shetlands... they were good girls and easy to handle..
I have the worlds figure skating on in the background.. and they are doing the compulsory dance, which is the golden waltz, and i love the music...nothing better than the old time waltz..If i ever replace the love of my life, the next one will be able to DANCE...only time Larry dances is when he had had too much to drink, which never happens anymore...
I am taking Levi into town with me tomorrow, have to go get some lay pellets, and going to meet Denise (my agility partner) and introduce her dog Pip to Levi... they have never been together... sure hope they get along..or that will be the end of our doing agility together...
better get my camera ready to take with me tomorrow..hopefully will take some pictures of them playing..
almost ready to go feed the dogs, and gather the eggs and feed the llama and the 3 alpacas..
I have the worlds figure skating on in the background.. and they are doing the compulsory dance, which is the golden waltz, and i love the music...nothing better than the old time waltz..If i ever replace the love of my life, the next one will be able to DANCE...only time Larry dances is when he had had too much to drink, which never happens anymore...
I am taking Levi into town with me tomorrow, have to go get some lay pellets, and going to meet Denise (my agility partner) and introduce her dog Pip to Levi... they have never been together... sure hope they get along..or that will be the end of our doing agility together...
better get my camera ready to take with me tomorrow..hopefully will take some pictures of them playing..
almost ready to go feed the dogs, and gather the eggs and feed the llama and the 3 alpacas..
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Sheepless in Merritt
Very sad day for Larry and I, we are now SHEEPLESS... I have been pondering getting rid of the sheep..i have no ram, and hay is so expensive, so i decided it was time... I have had sheep for over 25 years, and it was time... I tried my friend Toni, and i was so positive she would take them as she has such a soft spot for critters... I guess i should have told her that i was going to butcher them all, i know that would have done it... so I tried my neighbour, who also has a soft spot for critters... she thought about it for a week, and her and her boys came over today, and they are all gone... Larry of course wanted to keep his favorites, but i said NO... they all have to go... so now we are down to one old Llama and 3 old alpacas... 5 (2 old) dogs, 2 old cats, 24 chickens, 7 turkeys(Royal Palms)(i found two eggs this morning)...and the BIRD..so now we might be able to take a few more trips without worring about having someone come in to stay.. we will travel when Joe is on his 4 days off, so there will be someone here...
Levi and I had a good day at agility... he is improving every week... my agility buddy and i are thinking of coming down to Cloverdale for a trial the 9th of April... so if anyone is interested in having a good giggle watching Levi and I making a fool of ourselves let me know and i will let you know what time .. I am too sad to write much... will give it a day or two before i get over letting them go..
Levi and I had a good day at agility... he is improving every week... my agility buddy and i are thinking of coming down to Cloverdale for a trial the 9th of April... so if anyone is interested in having a good giggle watching Levi and I making a fool of ourselves let me know and i will let you know what time .. I am too sad to write much... will give it a day or two before i get over letting them go..
Sunday, March 14, 2010
spring is around the corner
Hi... nothing new and exciting around here this week... stayed home all week, went to the Food bank on Thursday, (had problems with the program we use to keep track of the clients, everytime we added a client the program would take one away..would only hold just so many.. guess we need a new program, it isn't Word which will hold tons).. did a bit of grocery shopping, bought some cotton, boy i hate commerical yarn.. going to make a cute little cotton hat for a set of twins and my girlfriend's grandbaby..i have got them started, well one started, and do not like knitting them... so it will be a challenge...
Levi and I went to Agility on Saturday morning.. neither of us were brillant, but by the end of the class we had it figured out... wish we could have a practice run at the trials so we could figure it out before the run that counted..he is getting better every class... and his manners are getting better...
Steve and Clara came for supper, Ham, scalloped spuds, turnip/carrot, spinach salad, angel food cake with homegrown raspberry sauce.. talked Glenys into coming as Dave is away in Winnipeg... so we had to play "Sticks" a form of Contract rummy... Steve was worn out, so they left after supper, and we had a quiet night..
Got our new satellite from Telus on Tuesday... sure is a nice picture... high definitation.. and a PVR..(personal video recorder)... very nice... and Toni, i have it figured out, so i can program yours so you never have to miss a Cornation Street again.. you can program it to record your favorite program while you watch something else..so i have it set to record the new series "Pacific" only when there is a new show... for Joe.. he wants to watch it..he is a history buff... i can tell everytime he has been in the house, the history channel is on..i always thought he would be a good history teacher as he love history and remembers it..drive me nuts sometimes with all his facts...
The time change sure has upset the sheep and the chickens..but won't take long for them to get used to the change..
Think i will start raking the lawn tomorrow, if it doesn't snow overnight again... dog poop everywhere.. ugly... take care... Sheila
Levi and I went to Agility on Saturday morning.. neither of us were brillant, but by the end of the class we had it figured out... wish we could have a practice run at the trials so we could figure it out before the run that counted..he is getting better every class... and his manners are getting better...
Steve and Clara came for supper, Ham, scalloped spuds, turnip/carrot, spinach salad, angel food cake with homegrown raspberry sauce.. talked Glenys into coming as Dave is away in Winnipeg... so we had to play "Sticks" a form of Contract rummy... Steve was worn out, so they left after supper, and we had a quiet night..
Got our new satellite from Telus on Tuesday... sure is a nice picture... high definitation.. and a PVR..(personal video recorder)... very nice... and Toni, i have it figured out, so i can program yours so you never have to miss a Cornation Street again.. you can program it to record your favorite program while you watch something else..so i have it set to record the new series "Pacific" only when there is a new show... for Joe.. he wants to watch it..he is a history buff... i can tell everytime he has been in the house, the history channel is on..i always thought he would be a good history teacher as he love history and remembers it..drive me nuts sometimes with all his facts...
The time change sure has upset the sheep and the chickens..but won't take long for them to get used to the change..
Think i will start raking the lawn tomorrow, if it doesn't snow overnight again... dog poop everywhere.. ugly... take care... Sheila
Monday, March 8, 2010
fuzzy bird
Hi... had to change Yankee's picture... he was out of focus.... hope this one is better...Snow this morning... ugh... just enough to make a mess... nothing interesting today as yet............. S
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