Tuesday Tidbits

 

This is how mixed up I am getting lately. I have thought for the longest time that my dental appointment for the first filling was today.... Nope, I have been reading the calendar wrong and my appointment is tomorrow!! So I managed to get a few of the chores for tomorrow done today, but I am kind of afraid not enough of them. 

I left making the chocolate eggs until tomorrow, but when I went shopping today there was a dearth of the ingredients I need. I might just make a half recipe, or while my mouth is still frozen making a quick trip to Walmart to see if they have them. I may even bake cookies, some of which will probably go home with Kris as part of his care package. 

No knitting done today. Instead I sewed two Peep Bunnies for our grandcat. I put lots of catnip in with the filling. She has pretty much ruined the one I made her a few years ago. I hope to get a bit of knitting done tonight.

We took our forms into the accountant, and hopefully our income tax will be ready very soon. Keeping my fingers crossed that we don't have to pay this year, and actually get some money back again. That comes in handy for paying property taxes. 

A side trip was made to the travel agents. We got a few books on cruises and will make a decision very soon on what we are going to do. I, of course started thinking that perhaps a shorter cruise would be acceptable to see if we even like cruising. We may just go on an Alaska cruise before booking the Greek Islands cruise. It is a bit shorter, starts here in Canada and I know so many people have loved that cruise and if I spend some time rolled into a ball in our suite...well then we will know that longer cruises are out. 

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Thursday Tidbits

 

Another quiet day other than entering budget figures and shopping. Have I ever mentioned that I really don't like not being able to shop by myself? If it was just me I would have been out and back by 9 am. Instead it wasn't until almost 10 am that we made it back to the house. Also some strange things seemed to enter my shopping cart today. 

Other than that excursion and the budget entries I have had a couple of walks, baked some cookies and am considering making some blueberry muffins... Perhaps tomorrow morning early. 

Had a pleasant surprise when doing the budget. We were under total budget, and even the groceries were a bit under budget (the grocery thing hasn't happened for a very long time). Hopefully this shows me getting a handle on spending, or at least managing to hit the sales and use food items a bit better. 

Harvey got the floor vacuumed and I managed to do a bit of sweeping (more to happen after our supper). 

I read my new pattern over and transferred markings. Tomorrow while waiting for the boys to get home I will do some sewing.

So that was today under the rather loose restrictions we have in my zone of the province.

Everybody have a wonderful evening. 

God bless.

Paranoia Attacks

 I think that the constant bombardment of updates on Covid-19 have finally driven me around the bend. 

I know that none of us have the virus (or at least intellectually I know this) but when our priest sent out a letter asking those who had company visiting from out of province to stay home from the class, my mind started whirling. I of course sent back an email stating I would not be attending. Now all I can think about is what if Kurt was asymptomatic. 

Not so worried about Kris as he downloaded the app that lets him know if he has been exposed to someone who has the virus. Then I started to think that app only works if the person he is exposed to turned on their app. Arrgh, my head is whirling.

The other thing driving me crazy is are we going to go into lockdown again, or at least a version of it? Do I need to stock up even more, where can I find shelf stable milk, or should I buy some nondairy almond milk? Will I actually be able to have my surgery, or will they lockdown the hospitals once again?

I know that these are all things that I, myself, have no control over. Yet if we all work together, we could have some control of this crazy situation. 

I think I am driving myself mad. It does not help that the weather is getting colder and I won't be able to get out as much. Especially when the snow falls and it gets icy out. Harvey will not let me out, just in case I slip and fall. He wants no more broken bones and with my osteoporosis there could be a good chance of that happening. I may just be walking around the house a few hundred times every day and of course there is always the treadmill.

Two great things this week are, that my friend and her husband tested negative for the virus, and we now have a testing facility right in our city. No more having to drive to the next city or Regina for testing. However the scary thing this means is that more people are coming down with Covid-19 in our area (just another thing to drive me slightly crazy).

I will post some pictures of what I have been up to this week tomorrow. Including some of the quilt, which isn't quite doing what I had thought it would.

Everybody have a wonderful evening. 

God bless.

Thrifty Tuesday (and Menu Monday)

 

I haven't been on for awhile mainly because it has been pretty boring around the old homestead. Seems as if things are continuing much the same as usual, nothing really new has been happening. 

Well, other than the heat wave we are now under. This means most gardening events take place in the early morning. I now have enough beans frozen to last us through the winter. 

I am continuing to dehydrate herbs, but with the heat this is slow going.

Continuing to pick beans as well, and giving them away. I am not going to waste what we are lucky enough to have.

Menus are constantly changing due to the heat. I don't want to raise the house temperature and cause the air conditioner to work overtime.

I have spent a bit of time online collecting a few coupons to use when shopping. Every little bit helps out, especially as prices are continuing to rise. No one knows where or when this will stop.

I have been making a few extra filters for my masks. Harvey managed to acquire some of those blue shop towels and considering what we know about this virus will probably come in handy. I want to make sure our sons have some as well. If I place them just right I can get 6 out of one shop towel.

I did a couple of small mending jobs on some pants mainly buttons and fixing a hem.

Now on to what I should have posted yesterday.

Monday

Cold plate using a package of frozen ham from the fridge freezer. I added coleslaw, a cucumber salad and some sliced garden tomatoes. There are a few slices of ham left and I have an idea of how to use them in this heat.

Tuesday 

Sloppy Joes and cucumber salad.

Wednesday

Those leftover slices of ham will be made into ham salad, served on buns from the freezer and coleslaw.

Thursday

Leftover roast beef, creamed potatoes, green beans (garden) and a salad of some type. 

Friday

Scrambled eggs on toast. In other words breakfast for supper.

Saturday

It is supposed to cool down a bit so perhaps a sausage casserole using up potatoes, carrots and a small package of pork sausages.

Sunday

This is supposed to be roast night, but temperatures are going back up. I have lots of chicken thighs so these might be made instead, or I could make a main dish salad out of a package of leftover roast ham (one ham gives us lots of bags of leftovers). I guess I will just have to wait and see.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Thursday Tidbits

It has been a week of harvesting the garden. Mostly beans and cucumbers but a few tomatoes, and green peppers have come into the house as well. 

So far I have 14 quarts of dills done, and 6 pints of hamburger dills. The green peppers were made into stuffed peppers for a few meals (one meal of which we have already consumed). 

We have had a few meals with green beans as one of the veggies and the rest have been blanched and put in the freezer.

Harvey says there are a couple of fairly large rutabagas out there as well so those will be cooked up for one of our side veggies this coming week. I am thinking roasted. The others will be waxed (if I figure out how to do so) and stored in the basement cold room for the winter. This is something I want to try instead of freezing them this year.

We have been lucky enough to get some rain over the last week and rain barrel is getting full once again. I should be able to water my pots and baskets for another couple of weeks. Things grow so much better with rain water.

I have been dehydrating as well and will continue tomorrow. The basil needs to be picked, and the same can be said for the parsley. I am hoping to do some more thyme, sage and oregano late next week.

Bread has been baked, but no sweets so that will need to be done before the end of the week as well. 

I enjoy this time of year even though it is busy. I love knowing that I am adding to the stores for the winter months.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

 

Thrifty Tuesday

Before I start my post for tonight I want to tell you all that we were under a tornado watch for a little while before supper. Everything is good, and the hail was not bad, just a few small bits for a short period of time. 

I am going to try and upload a picture/video. Hope it works.

I can't do the video sorry.

So what thriftiness was practiced on the old homestead this week?

I have been watching free television on my android box again. 

Eating fresh beans, and cucumbers from the garden.

Used up lots of little balls and orphan skeins of yarn knitting those 13 pairs of mitts for Kurt to take to school.

Started to use up more yarn from my stash knitting Harvey's Christmas sweater.

Collected another old sheet to use as backing for any quilt I decide to make (I have quite a collection of these now).

Mended a small hole in a pillow case.

Saved the elastics and twist ties from various bags from my shopping late last week.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Tour Part Two

I thought I would share a few more pictures with all of you of my city.

First off some of the Historical homes that are still standing.

There are many more, and if I can find the pictures I will post them another time.

Woodlawn Regional Park is a place we spent many a happy week camping in the past. This little campground is just south of the city.

It is also the home of the Souris Valley Theater. A place Harvey and I visit twice a summer for the two live theater events.

This building started it's life as the Jewish Synagogue here. Then when the Jewish community left the city they sold it to the city and it became our Public Library. Later when the new library was built a dance studio bought it and still owns it as of today.

This is the Leisure Complex, the home of our indoor pool, gym, two rinks (one of which is larger and used for other events as well) the weight room, a multipurpose room, and our library. 

Our main street (also known as 4th Street) looking west.

When I get back from Kris's I will hopefully be able to continue the tour.

Everybody have a wonderful evening. 

God bless.

A Tour

Since each day seems to flow into the next with nothing really new or exciting happening around the old homestead I thought I might use a couple of posts to show you my city.

I live in a small prairie city renown for coal, oil, and farming. Estevan is in the southeast corner of the province of Saskatchewan. Only 9 miles from the Canadian/United States border.

This was our old sign as you came into the city.

Here is our new one.

We are known as the Energy city because of the oil wells and coal mines that surround us. We are also known as the Sunshine Capital of Canada as we have more hours of sunshine here than any other city in Canada. Or at least we did have more.

Coal is mined by open pit here with huge drag lines. 

Loaded into these huge trucks and taken to one of our two power plants.

The oldest power plant in the city is just south west of us on Long Creek and is known as Boundary Dam.

The newer one is to the east of the city and is the Shand Power Station. It also has a green house attached to it where people can purchase trees suitable for prairie planting.

These two power plants supply power to southern Saskatchewan, some parts of Western Manitoba, and even some of North Dakota, and South Dakota. Both plants are due to be phased out in the coming years.

Many oil companies have offices here in the city, though with the price of oil right now I don't know how long they can survive. Harvey worked in the "patch" for 35 years and we have seen many ups and downs. Nothing this long or bad though.

Most of the farmers haul their grain to large terminals like this one on the west edge of the city. The smaller elevators in the various small towns around us have been torn down over the past ten or so years. Farmers no longer use small grain trucks either. Usually they are large semi trailers hauling grain. Harvey calls them v trains...whatever that means.

This photo shows our courthouse in the forefront and part of the oldest section of the city, which is where I live.

I will leave off here before I make you all fall asleep from boredom. Promise to carry on tomorrow with more of the tour.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Wednesday Happenings

On our way home from visiting Kris we got to see two rather large flocks of geese resting in the fields before carrying on with their flights. This is a picture of the smaller of the two flocks. The biggest one was on the wrong side of the highway and I couldn't get a decent picture.

This is only about half the flock.

I have also been spending much of my free time sewing.

Some more masks. These are going to be mailed to Kurt tomorrow.

Another skirt because I love to wear long skirts in the spring and summer. It does make walking a bit more difficult but I seem to manage okay.

And two dresses. 

This leaves me 4 other cut out projects to get done this month. I am slowly but surely getting caught up. I will be making some summer clothing next. Good thing I have an extensive stash of fabric to choose from. But boy or boy when the fabric stores open again I am going to really stock up, especially if it is true about going through waves of Covid-19 until a vaccine is made.

Still knitting dishcloths and will have a picture of those to show you all very soon.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Keeping Busy

I thought I just might as well post some pictures of the projects and other things I have managed to get done over the past week.

Bone broth simmering on the stove. Sure made the house smell wonderful.

The weather was very unpredictable. This is what it was like the day I made my bone broth. The next day rolled around, the sun shone and the small amount of snow we received disappeared.

This is the prayer shawl I have been working on. I finished it off tonight. This night Harvey and I decided to try some of his homemade beer.... A bit strong for my taste.

Made unbaked cookies, which I am sorry to say I ate way too many of.

Got some veggie seeds to get started. Of course I did not have any peat pots left so had to get those as well. There are a few flower seed packets as well that will need starting. Plan on doing that before we leave for Kris's on Saturday. 

This years temperature blanket is being worked on a row at a time.

Then the snow came once again. This time great big flakes floating gently to the ground. 

A skirt has been sewn, and I have a dress almost finished which I will share in another post next week.

I was asked about Lazy Cabbage rolls. I usually put shredded cabbage on the bottom of a casserole or tinfoil container. Then put the usual cabbage roll (stuffed cabbage) mixture in a layer on top of that. Add another layer of shredded cabbage over the seasoned meat and rice mixture. Lastly I pour tomato juice or watered down tomato soup over top. 

I was also asked about why I couldn't hang clothes outside. I could, but considering how cold it is here they would be freeze dried and might cause a few more problems as to how to dry the freeze dried clothing. I just don't know how that works, though Harvey says his Mom did this all the time.

We also has some bad news yesterday. My double first cousin's wife (we call ourselves double because my mom's sister married my dad's brother) passed away. I don't think it was from Covid-19, but very little is being said about the why or how. The funeral will not take place until things open up again and their sons can get to Canada from New Zealand and Vietnam. 

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Sunday Ramblings

It has been a snowy day here at the old homestead. I have kept busy sewing a laundry bag for Kris. Though I do think it might be a bit long for him to be able to handle on crutches. I have also been packing for my trip back up to see him and get his garbage and apartment cleaned.

Now that we have 6 presumptive cases of Covid-19 here in Saskatchewan things are really going crazy. 

Shelves have been emptied and I can just imagine what the stores are like in Regina where the last 2 presumptive cases were located. I did manage to pick up a few more items for Kris to help keep him fed for at least another week or two. 

Kurt, our oldest son, teaches in Alberta and is planning on doing some stocking up at some point today. He is worried though, as schools have now been closed indefinitely and they are not set up in the division for video conferencing or having the Grade 12 students write their diploma exams. He says it is going to be a logistical nightmare. He figures they will learn more tomorrow when they get to the school. Hopefully their Education Minister helps a great deal. He is also very worried about his Dad and I as we are in the age group mostly affected by the virus. 

We are living through times that will forever change us.

I have a to do list in the worst case scenario of things to keep me occupied and busy. Of course there are always walks in the fresh air, sewing, knitting, reading and watching old television series. I hope to add to it as time progresses.

Everybody have a wonderful evening. Stay safe.

God bless.

Saturday Roundup

It has been a week of freezing temperatures, and some snowfall. It is supposed to warm up next week to about the freezing mark, which I will believe when it actually happens.

So since this week has been so cold, any trips made outside have been quick and necessary. No one in this house wanted to be out in the cold for any length of time. Severe cold warnings have that effect on most of us.

I only left the house on Monday for our Prayer Shawl meeting and to hit the bank, then on Thursday to go shopping and to have my mammogram done at the mobile clinic. For the first time ever my mammogram caused me pain and even left bruises and a bit of a scrape on one side. I think I might just go back to the place my doctor sent me the last time. They at least are gentle.

The rest of the days have been spent doing extra cleaning, cutting up my scrap material into squares to make quilt blocks, cutting up those old t-shirts into small strips, knitting and baking.

Here are a few of the items I baked.

Two loaves of zucchini bread which are residing in the chest freezer.

A chocolate Bundt cake that Harvey just had to try before I got a picture. 

I also made two loaves of bread and a batch of cinnamon buns. This kept me busy and out of trouble. 

This afternoon I had a nap, something that I don't usually do. It is rare that I can fall asleep during the day.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Thursday Tidbits

The last couple of days most people here are staying in and keeping warm. While not as cold as our neighbours to the west it has still been very cold and with the wind factored in dangerous to be outside.

So most of the time has been spent baking, or doing bits of cleaning and organizing around the house.

I finished cutting up all the stored t-shirt knit fabric that I had salvaged over the years and actually managed to get it all down to one box. Made a bit more storage room and that enabled me to put up the books I managed to buy on various sewing techniques.

The kitted knitting projects have also been moved from the floor in the sewing/craft room making yet more space to move around.

Work has been done on the prayer shawl and I am actually pleased with how much I have completed. I will soon be adding the second ball.

The same can be said about the temperature blanket for this year. It is only a row a day, but I can see some end in sight for a few of the balls of leftover yarn. Those that aren't used up this year, I will make mitts for our oldest to take to his school or to donate to a homeless shelter in his area.

Baking wise I have made a loaf of bread, cinnamon buns, and a chocolate Bundt cake. As tomorrow is not supposed to be much warmer than today (warmer by a few degrees) I plan on making those zucchini loaves I had planned on yesterday for the freezer and perhaps a rhubarb cake for the freezer as well.

I still have some organizing to do in the sewing/craft room but hope to be working on those sewing projects this weekend. Lots to do before winter ends so I can get some wear out of what I make.

Harvey and I are also working on our budget for this year. Hopefully it will be all set up very soon. I have noticed one thing and that is food is really going up in price and a grocery cart costs way more than ever before. Time to start thinking about what we can grow ourselves, harvest and process for the winter. Perhaps more container gardening will be in order, or perhaps Harvey can build some raised beds for less strain on the back and knees.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Sunday Ramblings

Today the church celebrated the Epiphany. How wonderful that three kings or magi, or wise men came to visit another king even though he was just a baby. These men traveled many miles to see the one that would become King of all. They showered him with priceless gifts, but the greatest gift of all lay before them in a manger.

It has been another quiet day here. I am beginning to enjoy this drifting from one day to another. Cleaning house, working on projects, going for walks while the weather is nice. I do know it won't last. Next week I have a few appointments, one with our financial advisor at the bank, the second with my doctor to get the results of the last lab tests, a trip to buy groceries, and a trip to the library. Looking at it written down, there really doesn't seem to be very much, but when they interrupt my day I never seem to get everything done that I want done. Once interrupted I have trouble getting back down to household chores or even putzing around the house, doing a small pick up or any little job that strikes me at the time.

I am afraid that I am a creature of habit. Each day has it's specific chores that need to be done. I even have a line on my to do list that states "anything unfinished". I think I might be a bit retentive and OCD about a few things.

According to the weather forecast we are in for a pretty large snowfall this week. While the wind warning came true, but did not last for an extended period of time and caused no damage, a snowfall of 15 cm could and probably will cause problems. I have already told Harvey that if it happens he will be driving me to pick up groceries and take me to the doctors as well. I could go on Wednesday morning and get groceries, there by beating the storm by a couple of hours. I can not beat the storm for the doctors appointment on Thursday however. Can you tell I do not like driving in deep snow?

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Freezing Cold, Snowy and Winter Has Arrived

Once again it is really cold today and then later in the afternoon the snow moved in. We will definitely have a white Christmas unless some strange weather pattern moves in.

I spent the day cleaning, knitting and sewing. My crafting mojo seems to be dissipating the closer it gets to the holidays. I really need to get things done before that final week. The boys will be home and I will want to visit (though I can do so with knitting in my hands, not so much sewing).

Tomorrow is errand day so I hope that the accumulation of snow is not too great (by the end of tomorrow we are supposed to have gotten another 4 inches). I need to do a bit of travelling as I will be going to SaskTel to get a new cell phone and sign another contract (mine is done). That is all the way across town (a 5 or 6 minute drive when the roads are good, much longer if they are nasty).  So I am keeping my fingers crossed that roads are in pretty decent shape.

Once I have finished braving our roads, I plan on getting things put away, helping Harvey mount our upstairs television on the wall, finishing all the hems on my tunic top, and rethreading (as well as changing the needle to one more for sewing knits) my machine. I need to get at least three more items sewn before the week ends. Then I might just cut out a couple of other patterns that have been begging me to try them out. My stash is slowly going down and replacements are going into my closet.

Today I made it a great day.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Frugal Friday

Hmm, now what has been happening on the old homestead on the frugal front.

1.  Saved $29.74 on my groceries this week, just buying sale items.

2.  Finished all the Christmas gifts that I had planned on.

3.  Pulled out some sparkly yarn to make a sweater for the holiday season.

4.  Used up some more bits and bobs from the fridge freezer.

5.  Reading books from the library for entertainment and watching Netflix (we share the monthly cost with our youngest son).

6.  Decluttering is continuing every day.

Everybody have a wonderful day.

God bless.

Much Too Early

Today the weather pundits predicted snow, and quite a bit of that white stuff to boot.

I thought to myself that since bad weather was coming, and Thursdays are very busy now, I would head out early today to get my errands completed.

While I did get the errands done, I did not beat what Mother Nature had in store for us. As I stepped out of my vehicle in one parking lot, I was blasted with wind. Now it wouldn't have been too bad if the weather could make up it's mind on whether to snow or rain. It felt like needles hitting my face and hands (note to self, get gloves and mittens out) as I quickly moved to get into a building.

After my first stop, I drove as quickly as possible on wet, slushy roads to my next destination. At least by now it was snowing and not sleeting.

I left this destination in the midst of thickly falling snow, which let up a bit when I got home. Harvey and I hurriedly brought in the groceries and I put them away.

By now the snow had started to accumulate on my vehicle and the front step.

This is what it looked like by noon.

As of tonight there is at least twice that amount and my driveway actually has a nice coating of white. While this should disappear tomorrow (at least I hope) the weather forecast is calling for yet more snow on Friday (the day Kurt and Kris come home) and Saturday. I think winter just may have decided to give us a good taste of what is to come.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Thursday Tidbits

This week has been much the same as previous weeks this month. I have watered plants, harvested beans, cucumbers, peppers, herbs and tomatoes from the garden. Processed beans, cucumbers and herbs, not enough of the other veggies to do other than eat them for various meals and in various ways.

Fall is coming, and with it cooler weather and trees rapidly changing colour. It seems as if an early fall is on its way. According to the Old Farmers Almanac this will move into a very cold and snowy winter. Time to make sure we are ready for that.

Painting is being accomplished, I have shopped around for a new living room suite (found one today) and tomorrow (after painting and household tasks) we will look for new carpet for the living room as well. This will more than likely be the last new set of furniture and flooring for the living room in our life time (we are getting up in age). Harvey does say that this will be the last time he paints, so I am going to make sure everything is freshly painted.

Next week I am going to start emptying baskets and pots. May as well clean things up before the snow falls. Been there, done that.

The next few weeks I will be finishing my winter stock up. I need some serger thread, flannelette, and of course reading material (though if worst comes to worst I can always reread books downstairs which might not be a bad idea).

Today I went shopping and for the first time ever I noticed lots of empty shelves in the store. I do hope this is not a harbinger of things to come this winter. Noticed also that the sales are not as good as they used to be either. It just might be time to go over the budget and figure out what we can delete or make a change to.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Menu Monday

Sorry for being gone for a couple of days, but things kind of piled up here at home and they needed clearing up after being gone for an entire day.

Things are cooling down here on the Canadian prairies, We are keeping our fingers crossed that nicer weather returns soon, or at least warmer weather.

Monday

Soup and sandwiches. Pulling a container of stock out of the fridge and making some soup today (extra will be frozen for use later). Sandwiches will more than likely be egg salad as I have onion, eggs and celery to use up.

Tuesday

BBQ pork chops, tin foil potatoes, stuffed banana peppers,asparagus and coleslaw.

Wednesday

Frozen chili and toast.

Thursday

Either a clean out the fridge day or I will make something with a bag of leftover cooked chicken and the cauliflower.

Friday

Tuna casserole, probably with a serving of asparagus on the side.

Saturday

BBQ chicken breasts or legs (whichever has more packages in the freezer), tinfoil packets of veggies.

Sunday

I have it down to make a roast ham, but I think this would be a good day to use up some homemade hamburger patties. It isn't that I forgot about them, more the I want Hubby to do some more cooking. Along with the all dressed hamburgers I think I will serve the remaining cabbage made into coleslaw, and whatever other veggies raw along with dip.

Everybody have a wonderful day.

God bless.

Thursday Tidbits

The harvesting of the garden is in full swing. Yet more beans were processed for the freezer today, zucchini picked washed and ready to be shredded first thing tomorrow morning, and cukes picked ready to be pickled tomorrow.

I plan on sending a text to Kris tomorrow to see if he would like some cukes, potatoes and banana peppers (the bell peppers aren't big enough to take him any as of yet). I know he will enjoy the fresh produce.

On top of the produce picked I managed to cut out two more patterns, pull fabric for another project, and am busy sewing the 4" squares together.

Mornings are cool with lots of dew, and some of the trees are already changing colour. I wonder if this is an indication of an early fall. An early fall means an early winter usually in these parts and that is something that I am not really looking forward to in the least. However this type of weather really isn't a surprise here.

I have our stock up lists done (might be a few additions tomorrow) and will be hunting for coupons tomorrow for various places. Harvey does have a discount coming to him at the shop where he picks up his wine kits. I may just have to wait until the morning we leave for Regina to print out coupons for Michael's and The Body Shop.

I am still having problems typing posts on this laptop, but hopefully I will get better at it and not drag my arm over the mousepad thingy, or hit the wrong sequence of keys and delete everything I have typed.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.