⌛ sands of time

 ⌛the grains slip away

luckily our weather is holding. autumnal conditions. actually, rather good

we are definitely, gearing up for Fla.

sadly,
that could be b/c there is so little eventful in our lives
which is alright as well
we chose this life - Double Income No Kids

or as Mordo from ' Dr Strange ' would remind us 

" the bill comes due, it always comes due " 

coming on noon :
we have talked to Whitby, Ont
plus Wadsworth, OH
both people are recovering from cold / lung issues

take your vitamins [ so, I took a Woman s Multi + zinc ]

listen to your own advice, compadre

Oh,  I bought the Woman s Multi for M ... and feel obligated to finish the bottle AND I figure its anti - cold and flu

B/c I am ground zero for colds and flu 

 knew that the gutters were full of leaves. The rain last night sort of ribbled out ofthe back downspout and I knew there was a blockage up htere.
I got out the apparatus [ hose and pipe connectors ] that lts me self clean out even the second storey gutters

Except the wind was gusting and the eavestroughs were awash in water
So, messy, and stinky. Maybe, I'm getting old but that was a workout.
Two passes toeven begin to clean out the troughs. Of ourse ,blow out ten leaves and three are floated in on the wind

Thus, poor job or not -at least some debris was ejected. And running the leafblower at this time of year ensures that it is ready later

🍎 the october 20 edition of .......

 🍎  ....... not much

listening to CBC, an author mentioned that he had always - well, doodled and kept a kind of log of his travels
to wit, the couple self published the ' Lonely Planet ' approx 40 years ago [ and some 50 editions ]

of course, the publication became legendary and epic in the backpacking world and beyond.
coincidentally, the author hesitated and  was searching for the term      ' mondegreen ' to explain the title choice. it was taken from the song which had the line " lovely planet " but the author had heard ' lonely ' 

thus, there is hope for this blog as well. 
in fact, for Fla if we do go. I was thinking of starting the ' log ' here in the 'boro and giving it the title ' the Onely Planet '
how would you pronounce the name,
 as in " only " planet - sort of auguring ' for the future
and / or emphasizing that ' there is one planet, so take care of it ' kinda meaning

ah, there it is, my life as a mondegreen

Rainy out there. thnx a bunch, no need to water the boulevard
you know, I'm not sure ' boulevard ' is the right term

so, the starter for the boat arrived. Amazing. Last night, the message was ' package has been shipped '. B/c I have been seeing that message for six days. THEN this morning two more notations at 3 AM package is at Toronto depot and 6 AM package is at Scarbrough processing facility
12 noon. Knock at door. Please sign for this package. Yessir ! a starter was there

goodnes, the chunk of metal must be 7 # at least

💨 nineteeny of October

💨  discovered that I was still revved up from yesterday - angst and all

and early morning took gravol [ anti nausea meds ] 
turns out that I stayed groggy til 1 PM
I don't do well on meds

days is cool but really jacket weather. sun came thru in bursts

however, the air feels unsettled. dampish and windy at times

summary - a fine fall day
showers and cooler for tonight

✈ very apropos

 ✈ basically, tix and passport renewal 

are the major theme in the house
to wit. off at 8 AM to line up and renew our pasports. the gov't website notes that 
their target processing window is 20 days
" please do not book a trip until - you receive your passport "

words to lighten your heart

angst. your dreams at night. so, there is a lineup around the plaza and the rain is coming down w/ icicles on your nose. then you discover, due to circumstances beyond control - your passport needs to wait til next year

reality. you are the line. receptionist points to a kiosk and 5 of ten kiosks have clients. approx 15 min later, 2 passport applications on their way. the agent says ' normal expectation is 5 weeks but you have a renewal - lets guess 3 weeks '

I like reality better EXCEPT ' your photo has you turned a bit ' WHAT ?? - just a warning that passport division may query the angle [ as in you might be hiding something - like the ugly side ]
We shall see said the Zen Master

our passports are good for ten years [ option ]
a Canadian passport is fairly valuable in world terms. only a small number of countries hate us
I mean we didn't conquer anybody to gain land

next hurdles. research car rentals
and solve the cellphone problem. our service in Canada is just that only in Canada. thus we need a SIM card for a U.S. carrier

💂 XVII of October

 💂 is this month slipping by ?

encore for the weather, chance of rain, cool and sun ??? 

🌊 roll Tide roll

 🌊 tsunami

a plesant fall day topped w/ moisture, likely

so far the rain has held off, threatening and dull
that wind is damp and tinged w/ frostiness

sushi for lunch. my favourite is ' inari ' or a tofu satchel q/ rice inside - we called them suitcases or pillows when growing up. You cna't find inari in many places that sell sush. California roll is ubiquitous. And / or shrimp on rice

normally at Skyland, I opt for the combo sampler - fried rice or noodles plus 3 entree choices. The young lady attnedant even commented ' no combo ?? '

somedays, spending is the theme. Thus, at Canadian Tire [ hear read, Walmart w/ more automotive supplies but yes, everytning else ] ..... kitchen sink ! no problem

frying pan ! no problem 

hey !! thats what I bought. Killing time, at CdnT, I went looking for a ceramic covered frying pan set. Costco has had a set on sale for 2 months, say $ 40 something. Today, CdnT had a ' Langustino  ' cast iron frying pan, pre - seasoned and REDUCED at 50 % off. I gladly spent $19 ......
to experience " cooking w/ iron and oil " as the label said

lately, I've been opting a small cast iron fry pan. I heat on the stove and pop whatever into  the toaster oven on broil - to brown whatever or heat the top

💢 crossroads

💢 and the path
less travelled

autumn in the 'boro : dampish, yellowy red in the trees

seems quieter as well

from search :

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth[.] And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day!

well, a quiet day. load of wash [ BTW, the dryer worked, I cleaned out the blower fan for lint ]

approx six years ago, I dared to clean the blower fan housing [ lint gathers there ] that time, a birds nest of lint came out.
twice since, I've cleaned the blower housing. This occasion, as the last, a thimble full of lint was there

I guessing, wise people will say ' see regular  cleaning works '. A tad disappointing tho'
I wanted to brag about how big the lint ball was !!

I did a Giant Tiger run. Only the essentials, sure. I exceeded the shopping list but the burgers were the Belmont Meat steak burgers that we had last night [ and said we would do again ]
the sock slippers [ blue camouflage pattern ???? ] were a whim

job # 1 this week is passport photos. Our passports expire March 2024. Thus, we figure to get them done pre Xmas This will fall under expited service - we hope