21/05: Happy Victoria Day
Category: General
Posted by: The Agnew Family
In Canada Victoria Day weekend is the unofficial start of summer ... it is affectionately know as the May 2-4 weekend (think this may have something to do with the cases of 24 bottles of beer that are consumed this weekend). Victoria Day celebrates Queen Victoria's birthday. Next weekend our American friends start their summer with Memorial Day.
Work on the basement continues.
Ed starting the storage cabinets in his shop --- I like it when he uses some of the many tools he owns.
One base unit, glued and clamped. There are three bases units and five smaller upper units.
One bay of the garage was turned into a paint booth so Ed could spray the paint for a nicer finish. Had to park the car on the driveway .... the sacrifices I make.
Installing the cabinets in the basement.
The cabinets are installed and the drop ceiling is back up.
Now we just need the shelves for the cabinets, the doors for the cabinets, some trim, a door to the utility room and a bit of paint and it'll all be done. Still aiming for the end of the month.
The past two weeks haven't been all work. I gave Ed a day off to go up to our neighbors cottage to make a wiring shopping list. OK, that's sort of work but the five of us (Zaph too!) did look for a twelve geocaches, finding eleven of them. It was too cold for the customary Dairy Queen visit after geocaching so we went back to the cottage for coffee and hot tea.
First smoking of the season ... a pork half loin done to perfection. Looking forward to many more smoked dinners over the summer. Thinking about food, Ed and I finally went to the Sushi, Japanese, Korean restaurant in town. A year or two ago a Sushi takeout restaurant opened, it was very good and we picked up food there a number of times. Over the winter, the restaurant moved to allow for dining in and expanded to include other Japanese dishes and Korean dishes. I'm really glad that I finally took a day off from cooking and went out for dinner. The food was wonderful and the service was very good. I'm sure we'll go back.
Cuddle time.
After a week in the hospital, my mother was moved up to the rehab floor. She is walking with a walker, is able to get in and out of bed by herself and can take care of her personal needs. The plan is to discharge her on Wednesday. As a transition to home, she's coming to Walkerton for a visit. My house is one floor where her house has two floors. Going to give her a bit more time practicing stairs.
Work on the basement continues.
Ed starting the storage cabinets in his shop --- I like it when he uses some of the many tools he owns.
One base unit, glued and clamped. There are three bases units and five smaller upper units.
One bay of the garage was turned into a paint booth so Ed could spray the paint for a nicer finish. Had to park the car on the driveway .... the sacrifices I make.
Installing the cabinets in the basement.
The cabinets are installed and the drop ceiling is back up.
Now we just need the shelves for the cabinets, the doors for the cabinets, some trim, a door to the utility room and a bit of paint and it'll all be done. Still aiming for the end of the month.
The past two weeks haven't been all work. I gave Ed a day off to go up to our neighbors cottage to make a wiring shopping list. OK, that's sort of work but the five of us (Zaph too!) did look for a twelve geocaches, finding eleven of them. It was too cold for the customary Dairy Queen visit after geocaching so we went back to the cottage for coffee and hot tea.
First smoking of the season ... a pork half loin done to perfection. Looking forward to many more smoked dinners over the summer. Thinking about food, Ed and I finally went to the Sushi, Japanese, Korean restaurant in town. A year or two ago a Sushi takeout restaurant opened, it was very good and we picked up food there a number of times. Over the winter, the restaurant moved to allow for dining in and expanded to include other Japanese dishes and Korean dishes. I'm really glad that I finally took a day off from cooking and went out for dinner. The food was wonderful and the service was very good. I'm sure we'll go back.
Cuddle time.
After a week in the hospital, my mother was moved up to the rehab floor. She is walking with a walker, is able to get in and out of bed by herself and can take care of her personal needs. The plan is to discharge her on Wednesday. As a transition to home, she's coming to Walkerton for a visit. My house is one floor where her house has two floors. Going to give her a bit more time practicing stairs.