If it’s Tuesday it must be….

Today is Tuesday so I put my rings in my recycled ring keeper before I went to physio. 

I used mostly graphite with some soft pastel (and used unscented hair spray), and coloured markers. 

I found that my mother’s engagement ring fits me now so it’s in the little glass jar already. 

Strange Brew

Supersonic Puppy Dreams is a “must try” (for some anyway) even though it is a STRANGE BREW!  The Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery is an 20 minute or so drive to the south of us. They normally brew beer and have created this new beverage.  I can taste the pineapple and the orange creamsicle but there is just something about it that is strange to my tastebuds.  I can’t put my finger on it.  I guess I will have to try it again and see what I think then.  I love all the bubbles and the gentle straw colour reminiscent of a fine bubbly wine.  

It is available at the grocery store here in Ontario since it is produced by a craft brewery.  Grocery stores and other outlets have to reserve a certain amount of space on their shelves for products made here and by craft breweries. 

I noticed on the can that it is exported stateside and is imported by a company in Canton Ohio, USA. 

The Lost has been Found

I thought it was about time to get rid of my husband’s suitcase that he hasn’t used since 2015!  Unbelievable but true.  Anyway, he has been telling tales for years and years about how I must have thrown his prized autograph out.  Yes, it’s true I do throw stuff out but I wouldn’t do that without checking.  This is the stuff that I found in HIS old suitcase.  Not just the newspaper with the Pete Rose signature on it but the pill container from Rome that he thought he had lost.  

Yup, he’ll be eating humble pie for awhile over this. 

Coincidence

So weird!  I’m not much for coincidence so I couldn’t help but notice this one.  I’m not into numerology so I don’t know if there is another way to understand what this might mean. I don’t have a “lucky” number per se since I’ve never won a lottery.  For me, it’s just a simple coincidence that my employee number at work was 111.  Could be that I had the “old farts” (retiree) breakfast on my mind.  Who knows.  I created a page in my sketchbook. 

Making Thank You cards

I was diagnosed last November (5) with cancer.  I started chemotherapy treatments in January and radiation in March and April.  After a rest period and a 7 hour operation, I had the tumour removed on June 10th.  These (along with others) will be mailed out today to friends who sent me cards and beautiful art. Their kindness brought me so much joy.  I LOVE receiving snail mail. It’s a 400 foot walk down our lane way to our mailbox and I am always happy to see the flag up on our box! Yippee we have mail!

Wonderful Wednesday

No prompt- Yesterday was quite eventful in a mundane sort of way but I think it is still worthwhile recording it. 

Every second Wednesday I get my knees massaged and Nick (the physiotherapist) checks in with me to see how I’m doing.  Is his exercise plan too much?  Does it needs modification?! 

The best find was this summer skirt!  Skirt sounds close to shirt!  I got the skirt because it is “fairly” well-made.  I’ve never heard of the Worthington brand before. I’ve been sewing my own garments since Grade 9 Home Economics class. We had to sew a dress for class.  I stopped sewing when my employer forced us to wear their ugly uniform.  That was okay though since my Bernina sewing machine blew up anyway (after 25 years of quality service).  If I was making this skirt I would have added pockets and a nice deep hem.  Of course, that is just me. 

  I ended up going to that “store that shall not be named” to get the work shirt for my husband.  He had ripped the last one to shreds and he finally had to put it in the garage. 

I’m not an eavesdropper

Honestly, I wasn’t “eavesdropping”!  I had no choice but to hear as I was standing a couple of feet away.  I found it interesting that I had just assumed that the “orange is the new black” would be applied in Canada too!  Apparently not. What a wierd way to learn something new!  Not that I needed to know about this in the first place.  I also learned that the young woman has a court date next week.  It’s entirely possible that she actually knows what goes on in “the Penn” (penitentiary)!