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sun is out and lighting the street.
Well, a long postponed chore, no excuse, should have got the lead out.
I found a quilter lady. Quite close to home and very accomplished
Today, I picked up the fabric piece of Oriental design. Aunt Barbara of England and not our Aunt but a cousin s aunt kindly recalled our preference in design. Aunty B gave the fabric to cousin and relayed on to us this past May
🌌🌌🌌🖼🌌🌌🌌🖼of September
' boro. sunny, warm and wunderbar
6:30 PM the railroad trolley got jammed, mega. One hr and something to figure out the solution
our morning start : the E Tec didn't want to start. Finally, yes, but after half a day
however, I set the hook on an acrobatic 2 # small mouth. only four fish for the day
my fish was the biggest and best. Using a Child rig, I aimed for a log approx 6 in in diameter that was poking out of the water, 20 ft from shore.
Good shooting, my friends. B /c Child rig hit the water and BOOM ! "Fish On ! "
Two notes. One the Child rig drops quickly and does not drift in the wind much, gotta find the spot
🌌🌌🌌🖼 yes, closing out the month
the follow up. the new grass on the boulevard is almost as good as the neighbour s lawn that abuts [ a little more clumpy but green and getting high
' boro is dull. rain chance is hanging around
so, wait an hour or two. sun comes out clouds go away. we et summer on last week of September. beauti !
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Earth control to Captain Tom .....
🌌🌌🌌 ... the finger writes .....
and having writ moves on ....
' boro is sunny and charged w/ hope
The agenda : Magic Noodle for lunch. my fav, lately
Business Costco, ginormous everything. OMG
🌌🌌 world s away or as far as JWST can see
which is far real far
this day involved transferring my truck to the Garage for a transmission oil change
a trip to the quilter last to begin the transformation of a gifted fabric piece into a quilted sampler or display
Oktoberfest sausage for dinner [ delicious ]
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the ' boro dull and gray ish. In the midst of a cycle of wet
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dodging the raindrops. avoiding the lightning
call it fishing.
the boat accelerates. something black flies by. my fishing raincoat. Will it float ? Yes. Start heading back
then I notice green fishing line on a rod. I don't have green fishing line. OMG. its the backing line. which means 60 yds of fishing line is out there.
You know now that the raincoat flying out of the boat hooked by a lure and peels out the line
get the raincoat. find the single hook [ TG for that ] And I cut the hook embedded in the raincoat. gather in the fishing line. All this in the first 20 minutes fishing
Egad. What a start. one small largemouth bass
stayed more or less wet for the morning. wet raincoat and intermittent showers
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' boro weather. 70 F and much cooler nights. We have rainy fits starting today
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sorry borrowed a little ditty
yes. the weather glass has changed. Warm is the order and cool winds. Rain begins tomorrow and will stay for days ' off / on '
And the follow up: 7:00 PM getting dark. And cooling rather quickly
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follow up ; the grass is filling in but unevenly. We shall see said the Zen Master
some grasses do not propagate extensively by rhizome spread. clumping is common. however, with some tending all grasses will dominate the strata
' boro was warm to warm ish but that trend is over. Cooleth prevails. Our S Ontario fall is here
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' boro is overcast and getting to warm or quite warm
reporting. thus, last night was the second iteration of BFKL [ alias Barry, Frank, Ken, Larry ] pronounced ' beef kill '. Sounded so ugly, the new moniker is Leacock Lets Meet Up.
first go was afternoon at a Scarborugh pub. attendance was encouraging and enthusiastic.
Well, FB Leacock Collegiate page, I chose Sept 17 at a food court. Reaction was excellent and comments few. Last night as I sat in the food court, the thought was ' if one person shows, that's good '.
Six of us were there. The energy was sky high. Rewarding for me, because these folks wanted to be there and appreciated the chance.
Things were going well and before the inevitable break up, I suggested choosing the next event. I strongly advised a similar site and time for logistics and considerations for vendors.
Put my head down for a look at my phone and heard ' what do you think, sir '
They had chosen a date and were noting this in their calendars. DONE
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hard to beat the Monday results.
Yesterday. Got the fastest oil change ever. In fact, they ask that you stay in the car. I didn't. I went outside for a smoke. Except, don't smoke.
E Z peasy. THEN, I fought traffic for 6 blocks b / c Markham Rd was one lane < == >.
Good deed done, I rested. Exercised - life is tough when you're retired
As well, I picked up flyers for Neighbourhood Watch. Trying to grow the numbers.
However, cheap is cheap. Great Canadian Oil changers charges more BUT checks you tire pressure, lubes your door hinges and peeks inside the engine. A little but good. Second set of eyes, so to speak.
the neighbour does know cars. car in the drive, hood up and I needed to drop off flyers for Neighbourhood Watch.
so. " I didn't know that there were two floats in the carbeurator ". thats when I decided to leave. way over my head that.
yes. I did say that I would help deliver flyers for Neighbourhood Watch. Instructions were sparse. I saw the neighbour and figured to share the job. No problem, he said 'thanks '
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fishing at the Q ' sun and quiet water. Cool wind to start
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the 'boro will be summery w / out the horror of heat & humidity
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awake early for a run to the Q'. certes, more to follow. Pleased to report that the launch procedure had a minor hiccup. The boat balked 1 / 3 of the way d won [ not in the water ]. However, A .. decided to lift the bow and it slid the rest of the way
Resutls were one largemouth and one small mouth [ not big but decent ] and a pike about 10 or 11
inches. yepper a cutie w / attitude
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" and so it goes " is a song from Billy Joel.
' boro is fine, thank you much
grass is sprouting. unevenly. but bless their little hearts, trying
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' boro is in the throes of pleasant conditions. Sunny, mostly dry and fair winds.
Again. Apparently, a Amazon binge is happening. A birthday gift [does that count ], a new comfort throw for the living room, and two fans [ desk type and rechargeable ]
This is post # 4548
Alrighty. This is week 2 of grow the grass. I chose a drought resistant sun tolerant mix of tall fescue and rye. The site was a shambles of thatch and bare ground. The previous seeding did work but was devastated by blasting sun and little water.
Now, you are supposed to rake and smooth etc. My motto ' its grass '
i.e. it will grow. die. grow.
As advised on purchase, this blend will need some longer than others. Yes. However, we are gaining ground [ losing ground really, b / c its now grassed ]
So, when your life comes down to growing grass. OMG
Overall, to survive in this house, you better be tough or resilient.
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and flags too
the grass is fitfully sprouting. bits here and there.
however, it is grass. takes it time [ I hope ]
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alright. alright. a little patriotic. and when you have no originality !
you get what you get
OK. went fishing over the Sunday - Monday hrs. Actually, anticipation was a bit low. the bass boat jammed a few times the previous weekend. the boys came loaded w / concrete pads and bases [ in case ].
Well, F .. jumped in and eyeballed a new levelling for the stone supports. Gave it a go and w / a little reluctance. Success.
And more success. the morning launch on Moday, required a little ' English ' F .. rocked the boat when it got stuck. And down she went smoothly.
Obviously, a new technique and not exactly, proscribed anywhere. Well, what works - works
As in the past few trips, where to start was an immediate quandary. When you are having low success, a good start seems even more important.
Going back to the well. Over the last bit, a section called Jubilee Channel [ very deep and wood lined ] seemed to have a few fish.
We moved to the South side and gave it a go. What a Go ! Three largemouth bass in fifteen minutes plus many panfish. Later we move Westward and found panfish galore and some bass.
Something about ' success is counted sweetest
by those who ne'er succeed ..... ' or struggle a bit.
the ' boro. clear and sunny headed for 65 F. yes, fall is here
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a harbinger of the season. we are cool today touching 65 F. maybe the difference is b / c we still remember 15 days ago and temperatures that touched 80 and humidity
the markers. The CNE is done. Schools are open. grass is greening
seeds are not growing.
to be fair. the mix that I used is not a standard blend. the grasses are drought and sun tolerant.
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' boro is dull and cloud covered, no rain except for a 10 % chance all day
So, good grass growing weather ? We shall see said the Zen Master
a fishing trip is in the works BUT this also entails trying to get the boat down the railway
recall, the system gave us some attitude. two guys pulling as we tired to put baby in the barn
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followup for yesterday which was buckets of rain. to green the lawns.
highlight was that we got the house ducts cleaned. the head tech guy said that we need a little more frequent cleaning [ as in 10 yrs is a little long between go s ]
A reasonable price as well. Very clean and efficient process.
Good !
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' boro is getting the fall downpour as buckets fall on the recovering lawns. AND washing away the newly seeded patch as well. Todays adventure is ' duck ' cleaning by a friend of a friend kinda thing
Apparently ,frequent duct cleaning is adviced and its only been 18since the last one
And how do you do? It's the third day of September. Sunny. grass project - sort of looking possibly it's growing. really hard to tell but I'm watering faithfully. What else can you do but be faithful
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' boro outlook. sunny w / cloud cover. a balmy ish 72 F for a high
major chores are grass watering and return of an Amazon mis - buy. The ladies watch suite my wrist more than M .. s And I don't wear a watch.
🇨🇦 officially, Labour Day in Cda
unofficially, the end of summer [ i.e. holiday time ] it shifts, it moves it bobs
in truth, this long weekend is the least busy of the summer lot
too much happening
I believe that I've expressed the thought of ' who reads this blog ' or who doesn't
Thus, the marine railway system gave us a lot of stick, literally, it got stuck more than once.
the term is organic or it shifts, it moves, it bobs
then hopefully, the whole shebang finds an equilibrium point and works
we shall see said the Zen Master
" watching the grass go " in this summer the grass was murdered by the hat and lack of rain. I can see that the well established lawns are greening up, now. However, my boulevard grass was defeated. I purchased some ' drought resistant ' and sun loving grass blend. Tall fescue and other hardier seed
But to kick start the re - growing, the boulevard will need watering regularly. Rain is forecast come Thursday or so, however til then I' water faithfully
