Happenings 21 to 24 Feb... dated 25 Feb 17

21 Feb: 
Actually, nothing got done today because we saturated ourselves with watching  the Scottie's. We were away on Sun and Mon on the Casino Trip so we had to get caught up on the Ladies curling. Oh yes, there were at least two hockey games in the evening. Boy,  I'm sure glad we brought a second TV. cheers


22 Feb:
Again the Scottie's took up most of the day but we took a " Timeout" in the afternoon and invited 3 friends over for a Happy Hour. Sam and Mary are from Winnipeg and own a home in this Park. Sam had a most interesting career as a Policeman in  Winnipeg for 34 Years. He entered the Police Force as a 17 year old Cadet but he was mentored for three years before he could carry a weapon. I don't know if the training for the  police is done this way  anymore but it sounded like a great idea.  Our other friend Dan , who lost his wife 3 years ago, was also a Policeman in Winnipeg. I guess the Cops stick together.
The temperature on our deck  was about 95 F (33 C )  but there was a slight breeze but we made sure that we drank sufficient liquids so we did not suffer from dehydration.  cheer


Praying will get you in touch with the Lord; Having an affair with someone's wife will get you there faster.

23 Feb: A new restaurant open across the street from our Park this year.  Actually the old one burnt down last year and the cause of the fire has never been determined. My guess is a gallon of gas and a match was the probable cause.


Our friends , Larry and Holly had never eaten there and since they were busy  pre-packing as they sold their home and have to be out by the 6  of March we invited them to meet us their for lunch. All Hamburg's are 1/2 a lb and the French Fries are real potatoes , not McCains, and you get to dress up your own burger from a salad bar. I never thought a Hamburger joint would be such an attraction. The wait time is usually 15 to 20 minutes so I drum up a conversation with the guy next to me and he was from London , ON. Naturally,  we had enough in common to keep the conversation going until he got called for his table.


Tonight we went to another Music night with a quartet called the December 63. The music was Frankie Vallie and the Jersey Boys. They were good enough that Carroll purchased their CD for ten bucks. Cheers

24 Feb:
Today was a really really hot day as it reached 95F ( 33 C )  on our deck and our deck is covered. I found a tarp in the shed so I hung it up on the west side to protect us against the Sun as we had invited 5 people over for Happy Hour. The tarp did deflect some of the heat however. We had a slight breeze so that also helped to make it bearable. Again we made sure that everyone drank lots of healthy liquid sure as wine,beer and iced tea for Carroll.

One of the ladies is our friend  ( Terry ) from Medicine Hat and she had her sister and partner  ( Margret  Ann and Tom ) visiting from Nova Scotia . Tom is an interesting person as he owns several Subway Franchise in NS and in the USA  and he also  said he had at least one Taco Franchise.
The other couple are from Dauphin, MT ( Bya and Roy ) and we have known them for several years as we met then here in TX about 6 years ago. The are moving to a condo in Brandon later is year.

As a snack , Carroll whipped up a feast of Tacos and " Subway Tom " said that Carroll's Taco mix tasted better than they severe at his Taco store and that he needed her recipe. She said I bought the Knorr mix from Wal-Mart.

The forecast for tomorrow is for a cold ( cool ) front  to move in and the temp should be from 72 to 75 F. Thank you Mr. Weatherman. Cheers

If you have a Gun you can rob a Bank;  If you have a Bank you can rob everyone.