Happy Halloween

Well Pete my math still sucks. It was 8 weeks yesterday not 6. No wonder it feels longer. Had a little flurry this morning, here we go...

day 56

Well Pete, it's 6 weeks today. Sometimes it seems like forever and other times it seems like yesterday. However long it has been I think this blog has served it's purpose. That's not to say I might pop in once in a while to say something but I don't seem to need it now so.....
G'night Pete
OK, now I feel guilty

day 55

 Big old fall sky today with wind and rain at times and sun at times. I almost took you to the river and put you in the water but it was too windy. Maybe next week. Vic said there were 200 guys on the river last week.
Elizabeth and I are going to Wiarton tomorrow to get the stuff for the class we're taking there on Nov.11th.
Today's mail had an ad from Waterloo for monuments along with your obit. Weird eh?
G'night Pete

day 54

I reset the clocks numerous  times yesterday with the power flickering off and on. But the last time I forgot about the alarm and it went off at midnight. Good thing I was still awake.
Got an email from Jennie today, she's still in Oshawa, she didn't move back after all. She was shocked to hear about you.
Vic and Geraldine invited me out for lunch tomorrow. That new place where the Stop 21 was still hasn't opened so we're going to the Highview.
I just finished up the rows that I started at SB yesterday. The dining area looked like a bomb went off but I tidied up.
Real fall weather this week, some of the s word north and east of us.
G'night Pete

day 53

My computer was down on Monday , got it going yesterday but had nothing to say.
There a mighty wind blowing out there, it's mild though and sunny. The river is coloured coffee, double cream as you would say.
Today was my first time back at Scrapbaggers. It was fine, we were all busy sewing and laughing. Jeanette is undergoing  chemo and has lost her hair but is in good spirits. She always is anyway. Looks like we didn't make a dent in the scraps.
A new session is starting next week at the gym so I will too.
Baseball is on tonight, the start of the World Series. I'm ready for it too. TV is so crappy.I think I'll change the programming.
So long for now.

day 50

Wow, 50 days. I must say I didn't take notice of the 6 week anniversary yesterday cause I was enjoying myself at a quilt show in Orangeville. I was OK when I got home, maybe cause I was planning on watching the ball game. And the Phillies lost, they were awful. I think they left 13 guys on base. So Texas will be playing San Fran. I guess the games will be on later, maybe not for TV coverage.
Your sis Chris called today. She said Harry and Annette are having their 50th anniversary.
It's 7 pm and dark which I don't like, I guess no one does.
I've got a week to go til I go back to work. I'm planning on re starting my walks tomorrow and hopefully the gym soon.
G'night Pete

day 48

Got the ceiling in the lower bathroom dry walled today and the walls prepped. I sat on my ass and sewed, well I did stand to cut all morning.
I off to another show tomorrow, this one in Orangeville. Should be fun. My hairdresser told me to accept every invitation and I declined one for this past Monday evening after driving back from NB.
I can't believe that it's 6 weeks tomorrow that you died. Sometimes it seems like yesterday and sometimes it's like 6 months ago.I got your obit photo enlarged and will frame it. It's a nice one of you.
The gas repair guy is supposed to be coming tonight again as the fan isn't going but it's going on 9.
Anyway, g'night Pete

day 47

The pilot light on the lower fireplace was out so Ken came over to light it and the fan isn't going. And yes it is plugged in. I'll call him back tomorrow. Jamie called today to  remind me to take the stuff out of the car before I get rid of it. He must think I'm an idiot. And wanted to know who fixed the door, who got the boat. He sounded like he had been drinking anyway. Got a couple more gov't forms re filled out. I'm sure I already did them.

Tonight the national anthem at the ball game ( Philly is down 3-1) was sung by a couple of the remaining  Greatful Dead and it was pathetic. Have you met up with Gerry Garcia?

I saw on the news that there was a flurry in Barrie today. It's miserable here tonight, blowy and rainy. I hope you can do something about it this winter.

I'm off to watch the game. G'night Pete.

day 46

I went to my Wed. group today and after I got home I felt so sad and lonely. It seems to happen after being with a group, not when I'm home alone.. And I'm feeling so fat and unhealthy again. Poor me  :(  I have to get back on track.
Well guess who bought a house in Caledon????? Patty and Alex......isn't that something???? A beautiful spot too on one of those side roads we used to go down to go fishing. It's a fixer upper though but looks nice in the pictures. You would be really happy for them and  to see them get out of the city. Can grandchildren be far behind???

G'night Pete

day 44

I got back home today and felt weird coming in cause last time I found you were in the hospital.
I found our street paved though,so  that was good.
What a hard visit that was. The whole Friday they went on and on about their company over T'giving. Now they're probably going on about me. We watched Some Mothers Do Have Them and ON The Buses. You probably know them, I had never seen them. Pretty corny now.
Sat. Bill and I started sorting Claire's things, just one closet. Oh my friggin god the stuff!!!!! I have to apologise for calling you a hoarder cause you're nothing compared to them. The clothes I kept for the quilt aren't what I would normally use, they're all synthetic and dated but.......They liked the photo of the spider web one I have on the chair so that pattern will work. He didn't want to do any more the next day, I had offered to go through her drawers but I overheard him telling Todd how awful it was to see me throwing her things out. What are they going to do with her underwear??  Then Todd wanted to sort through the things I had for the Sally Ann. I knew it would be hard for them but they are drooling over everything. And the magazines, OMG. I think the house is dangerous with all the piles of magazines that need to be looked at before recycling, piles of everything. You can't even see how nice the house is with all the junk in it.
I got a batch of wine from Reg and just had a glass. I think it's too fresh.  Lots of road construction so it took an hour longer. Pete Brown had called while I was away. I just deleted it without listening when he said he just wanted to give me a "bell".
I guess I'll call it a day.
G'night Pete

day 40

I got the downstairs bathroom repair/reno started. The leak upstairs appears fixed and the ceiling is down where it needs to be replaced. And we took that wallpaper down. The walls are bright and I mean bright yellow.
I made a banana loaf this morning to take up to Bill's with me tomorrow. And I have one banana left.
I guess I won't be able to post on here until Monday when I'm back.See you then. I miss you.....:(

G'night Pete

day 39

I had to put the heat on this morning. Brrr...The grader and roller were on our street today so hopefully paving will soon follow.
I don't have much to say today so g'night Pete.

day 38

Little chilly out this morning but sunny. I went for a pedicure and my feet were cold. Got nice wine coloured polish.
I'm still having difficulty with the sewing room so I think I'll move my stuff out here, just the machine and whatever I'm working on, not everything. Couldn't do a thing today. Crap, I think I'm depressed now that the gang went home. I'm going up to Bill's for the weekend to help them with Claire's things.
I'm going back to work on Nov.1st  so I want to get that trip done first.
Just watching the ball game. Matt and I watched the Phillies game then he and Alex watched the Leafs .
So long for now

day 37

Well Pete as usual we all ate too much and drank too much. We had really good meals too although my breakfasts don't match yours. I decided to give that meal  over to the guys from now on. They did a lot of jobs around here over the weekend as did Patty. We had a "gravy off", she made chicken gravy and I made the beef gravy and she said that I won.  It sure is quiet here now though. Crap.
We didn't "take you to the river and put you in the water" cause I decided that I want to do it myself.
Well goodnight Pete.

day 35

There seems to be a lull in the action right now so I'll drop you a line. Matt fixed the back door and is tidying up the yard. He's up on the roof now doing something. Alex cut down that annoying branch over the picnic table so we may have happy hour out there if it stays nice and both are having a go with the bathroom fan. And Patty is supervising them and hung up the dry cleaned drapes, bless her. They're all doing a good job. What's that you said "About time!!!" I didn't want to do the drapes in case I fell off the chair and would lay there until their next visit with not even a cat to eat me or a dog to go for help.
They brought you back up with them, "Pete in a box" or "Pete in a bag". Last night you were half in the bag when they were taking you out of it. You would have laughed at it. You look good on that top shelf of the book case in the dining room.

So long for now

day 34

I missed last night for some reason. Were you waiting for my daily update?  This one is early cause the "kids" are on their way and I know I won't get back to it tonight.And Matt and I will be watching the Phillies game.
It's a beautiful day and is supposed to be a really nice weekend. It was quite busy downtown today.
I made that apple cake today that you like.
I went over to work yesterday and couldn't get in. I kept punching in the code and the door wouldn't open. I thought the code was changed so I looked on the notice. It hadn't changed but I was trying to open it with my debit card number. DUH!!! I went over there to get my leave extended and that was the perfect example of why I need more time.
I hope that we get you scattered into the river this weekend, just the little vial. The other vial will be going into the The Niagara with us reading the poem.
So long for now.

day 32

I saw on the sports news that the owners of the Boston Red Sox are buying Liverpool. What do you think of that? Also Doc Halliday threw a no hitter in his first post season start. Too bad it was for the Phillies and not the Jays but he never would have done it had he stayed with them. I knew you wouldn't be interested in that.
I went to the Sewcializers today, it was really nice to be out of here, seeing the girls  and just yakking about anything and everything  for a few hours. They gave me a really nice card and made a donation in your name to the Scrapbaggers. They all knew how supportive you were about my quilting and thought you would appreciate it.I thought it was really nice.
Then I went for groceries for the weekend as I have to take the car in tomorrow for servicing and want to pre make the Friday night stew and the breakfast casserole and run the vacuum tomorrow.
I want to get my next project started tonight so I can work on it over the weekend if I have time. You know what Patty is like though, she'll be forcing wine down my throat. At least it won't be another martini Thanksgiving, but it will be our first one without you. You'll be here in spirit though. Maybe I'll put your urn on your chair.

G'night Pete

day 31

Looks like it's one month now.....
I saw a wooly bear caterpillar with a big wide stripe whatever that means. Long winter, short winter, cold winter, warm winter????  Winter will be here soon enough. He's probably related to Wiarton Willie.
Another day at the bank signing a zillion forms.
And another day of digging out front, looks like more of the driveway is coming off.
Lots of squirrels on the beach today and I don't know why, what would they be looking for there?
I'm off to do some cutting. I'm going to the group tomorrow.

G'night Pete

day 30

I got a card from the Scrapbaggers today. They all made donations in your memory to the group which I thought was really nice. We always need cash to buy batting. You  thought it was a good charitable group so I think you would appreciate it.. I'll go back to it in  for the Oct , I didn't go to the  Sept. day.
Made another trip to the dump today to get rid of the old TV and tape player, also that old radio of Austin's. There was an old printer too that I threw out. That dump is so organized, a bin for everything.
It's almost 8 p.m. and it's dark. Got the flannel sheets on the bed today too. I had the heat on the other morning.
I got up around 4 a.m.  to pee and couldn't get back to sleep. I didn't get to slep until midnight ish so I was dragging my ass all day to Owen Sound and to the lawyer.But there's no point to an early night cause I won't be able to get to sleep.

G'night Pete

starting the 5th week

I got off to a good start today, went for a walk and sorted out more junk.  I was about to settle down to do my own thing this afternoon and Eric came over.  Poor old thing he seemed kind of lost. I guess he feels like I felt that first week even tho  Flo was sick for a long time. I hope you're being kind to her up there. He said he didn't know you had died but he gave me 2 photos of you and Pete Brown in the boat in front of their place.
I have the TV on and just saw George Chavalo knock Rick Mercer down. You would have liked it.
I feel my belly coming back, I'd better smarten up cause no matter what I eat it doesn't bring you back or ease the hurt.

G'night Pete

4 weeks today

Well Pete, you've been dead for 4 weeks now. I still don't know how I am. I'm not as weepy anyway, I guess I'm over the initial shock of it all and am trying to get on with things. It ain't easy.
Vic came over today with his boys and they dragged the boat up the hill. He took a lot of the fishing gear to sell for me.
I found a bag of pipe tobacco. It must be over 11 years old. My god the stuff in that room. Unbe****lievable!!!
I went to London and Ingersoll with Elizabeth yesterday. We went for a late lunch, early dinner at a sushi place. I Not my favorite food.  The show in Ingersoll was the better of the 2. Remember that fall wall hanging I made while recouping from surgery? There was one there. It was a big shock to see it.  And of course we shopped at the vendors.
I was going to work on some projects today but ended up in your room all day.

G'night Pete