' In Inclement Weather

the people are fay
ten thousand years stories
as the night fades away '    from Giant by Stan Rogers 

Stan Rogers was a Canadian folksinger. He died in a plane crash [?] and way too young. He sang about Canada and performed in his homeland almost exclusively [ I think }

Stan Rogers is part of the running joke in our house. W/ the tendency to play Canadian music, we say that CBC has poor taste in music [ for us ]
however, I heard Stan Rogers and sent away [ yes, I wrote to Stan's mother to order his CD ]. And subsequently, I could buy his music commercially. M is not fond of Stan Rogers [ too folky for her ]

Recently, Stephen Colbert was asking then guest Michael Buble about Stan Rogers and sea shanties. They ended up singing ' Barrett's Privateers '

Rain is thrumming !

Two stories :

1. My android phone alarm sound wasn't working only to discover that YouTube [ called media on the phone ] had no sound either. I struggled through resets of the clock app, and the sound system. Nope. I tried different fixes from the Google advisor - no luck. This work took place over two days. Well, my cousin- in - law out of New Mexico dropped by. I said ' can you make my alarm sound '. I handed her the phone. Right back at me ' you had do not disturb ' ON ' - really ???? Crikey.

I had seen that option and turned it ' on then off ' but no joy. Now, you realize that it was ' on ' but I turned it off and then ' on ' once again.
Truly a ' DUH ' moment.

2. A simple chore for today. Job 1 .... clean the lint out of the dryer exhaust system. Remove the back panel and withdraw the actual sleeve that connects the drum chamber to the outlet for exhaust air. 
History. 5 years ago, after watching a YouTube video in which a presenter takes out a ball of lint, close to a baby kitten in size. My lint ball was surrounding the channel but not blocking the tube. Say, half a baby kitten.
I wrote a reminder to clean the sleeve again.
All goes well. There are a few scraps of lint in the sleeve and I vacuumed everywhere that I saw fluff.
Alright, put it all back. Sleeve is in place, drop the first screw into the drum chamber. Fished the screw out w/ a magnet [ 5 minutes ].
Drop the screw again - yup, same screw. But its not there in the chamber [ I guess ].  Searched w/ a magnet. Shook the dryer. Searched again. This time its 1/2 h of looking. I opt for a replacement screw or a close match [ 5 minutes }

I call for help to hold the parts in place. Re - assemble the back, only to find that I left a screw in the machine housing  - so it wouldn't get lost. Yep, off comes the back and loosen the screw.  Finally, the back goes on.

You can guess the rest. Move the dryer back into place and KICK the missing screw. Obviously, under the machine. BUT I find 2 screws !!
So, we'll wait for the machine to ' clank ' or rattle and then put the right screw in place.

Ah !!!!!! 

It Was th 6 th of Jun

 when the Allies landed on Normandy Beach.

Well, the wedding weekend turned out to be a winner.

A chance to meet relatives and especially after an almost 3 yr hiatus from contact. However, it is becoming obvious ' the cousins ' are getting older in leaps and bounds.
One cousin is dealing w/ heart trouble at 60. And b/c of all sorts of factors 5 cousins not 24 were together. In fact, a cousin from down South dropped by for a visit. The picture that I showed from quite a while ago, shows about 7 missing people from today.
Oops ! 

Weather : we get rain in heaps for 30 hrs. Estimates may see 6 2 inches of rain spread over not too long. Ducks look out. Sorry, thats a conversion error. Two inches in 20 hrs is a bunch

' Coming Home '

 Well, prepare for the worst and hope for the best. 

OK. Sunday is supposed to be quiet. But in T.O. the city shts down roads. Big ones
We reached the city limit and saw brake lights. Yeah. We soon relaized that bad was not that bad - we were doing 35 mph, not good, but moving. Then real slow and I said ' here it comes - the split for express and collector lanes '
Well, there it was. Everything started to fly and kept it up all the way to home.
Yes. The ' the city that works ' [ T.O. s sometime nickname ] 
Worked.

However, we weren't near the three shut down roads [ w/ a Blue Jays game down there as well.

' Wedding Bell Blues '

 is a Laura Nyro song

' Will you marry me, Bill ? '

We are on the road for a wedding.

So, instead of one night we decided to make it a road trip. 
Sun is beaming and the long range pegged this for a 70 something day w/ sun. Here s hoping that the weather gods get it right

The rental has Roku, TV relay or such. I get to watch ' Deadwood ' the moive

Terrific wedding. Modern. Young. Real young. They're pups

Crikey, everyone is a pup .....

The food was tasty and plentiful

Busting Out All Over

as in ' June is busting out all over ' Wow ! sunny and bright, no rain in sight

the weekend starts a winner

Oops ! there were showers and lightning [ sky got dark too ! ]

We are on the road. One hour and 20 min down the road                       [ that s Google map time ]
except it took 55 min to clear the city.
 On cue the # 401 and the QEW [ bottom of the city ]
were being used to evacuate the city
b/c I swear that there cannot be anyone left in the place - they were on the road beside us.

We found the best pub in Burlington [ not Vermont ] by driving by. Well, for beer they offered Newcastle brown ale. The entree was Yorkshire pudding stuffed w/ steak pie. Or.... a yorkie steak
Delish.

The sun is trying to reappear

And. Did I mention that the ' Dune ' DVD was only Pt 1. Good. B/c I won't need to buy Pt 2

Cozy Sunny Main Floor Guest Suite Near RBG

Reads the advert for our short stay. RBG BTW is Burlington Royal Botanical Gardens.

It seems not only did we pick the best pub in Burlington but as well our supper was from Easterbrooks, a Burlington institution since 1930.

Although we didn't have their ice cream - well its early and we 'll have a chance tomorrow

our News

 from the Grreat White North [ above the U.S.A ].
You can sit on your plane at the airport for an extra 30 minutes to 2 hours. The extended stay is free. If people ask why you sat there, say ' oh, we were waitng for the customs and security lines to thin a bit '

There is a shortage of third party security personnel. Customs is understaffed a bit. In truth, that 2 hour wait is rare. Mostly, its 30 - 45 minutes on the plane. Canada, still retains COVID protocols that require in person checks w/ staff.

However, in true Cdn fashion, the delays will ease in a month - maybe. We've been promised more hirings and expedited training for third party workers. As well, CV 19 checks will be simplified.

Welcome to Canada ! Do not move from your seat, thank you.

Approx 8 - 10 years ago, Toronto had ' the summer of the gun ' - well, we've replaced that year w/ this. Oh, its been building up but this year, we've achieved real status in gun deaths and shootings period. AND we have not hit the hot weather, yet. Apparently, we shoot better when its sweltering. OR guns aim better when the metal is warmer.

We passed the first heat warning of the year. Ah, it was a 2 day event. We are cool w/ rain and then warm w/ sun. 

Further to the lead:

Montreal couple forced into 14-day quarantine for failing to fill out ArriveCAN entry app

FYI - ArrivCan is an online form that organizes your Passport and health card w/ info on vaccination status plus your travel time. The ArrivCan app [ valid for 3 days ] is to be presented at border crossings. 

OK. My crown is in place. The chip was severe and the fillings meant that there was not much tooth left to attach anything to.
The crown is beautiful. But thank goodness that I can chew on that side

the Numbers Are Right

 the thermostat says 74 F but I was warm upstairs. Couldn't get back to sleep after waking.

Thus, on Jun 1 at 5:30 AM, I'm typing and drinking the first coffee of the day.
BTW, I'm taking Vitamin D3 as a supplement. The hope is that the ' D ' will aid in sleep.
Recall. I've stopped using a computer screen before bedtime. I do fall asleep more easily or more properly, I can sleep, it seems. In a vlog, yes, its Cecilia from Svalbard [ Miss Polar Night ] she, actually, did bloodwork to check Vitamin D levels.
Even taking 4 000 IU [ no daylight remember ] she found that her Vitamin D levels were barely adequate.

Anecdotally, she commented on the tiredness that she and her partner seemed to feel. There is a need as well to keep up calcium levels b/c calcium levels amy fall as you take Vitamin D. This effect is due to the use of calcium in bone foramtion etc.

Aha ! its all connected.

The heat falls off today but the humidity soars, so the real feel will be the same as yesterday. Yick - a - roo.

My ' wildflower ' garden. NO, not the big pink one b/c thats plastic. Look real close above the grass [ green ] and see the little shoots. That white line is the string line and the white rectangle at left says               ' wildflowers '. The goal is for you to see the wildflowers before the gopher or rabbit or deer find the stash

Yesterday, was work day at the Q'. A. must have explained what he wanted to do [ or implied ] - his phone is often fuzzy. Or I'm fuzzy. His aim was to lay down plastic interlocking tiles [ black ] to surface the back deck. He was solicitous of my health BUT it was smokin' out there. And I couldn't let him do it all.

I survived, today I am out of it  - tired or wrung out