Booked for #2

Another week has passed on the shore of Lake Superior in my hometown. The weather has been beautiful, perhaps a bit warm for my liking, and we've also enjoyed several thunderstorms. I have finally done the reseeding on the front lawn over some of the patches which were lost to the chinch bugs. I hope it takes, but it always takes a couple of weeks to find out! I have also continued work on the hole in the backyard, adding more fill and leveling as it sinks. I have the sprinklers set up on zones to hasten the settling, and to keep the seeds wet. Wendy has herself in a variety of on-line programs, so that keeps some of her days programmed. The Sweet Adelines choir she's in has completed an on-line choral program. It turned out very nice, with a lot of effort in the editing. Here's a link for your enjoyment. The markets were a bit troubled this week as fears of inflation raised their heads again! Thursday was quite red, but we got some recovery on Friday, and I returned to the green for the week. The world-wide circumstances for the pandemic remain at high risk even as the situation has improved. Unless and until the world is vaccinated the virus will continue to have opportunity to mutate and put us all at risk. The program has advanced a lot here, and now we've been scheduled for our second jab in the coming week. All provinces are making headway, and only Manitoba remains at a high-risk level for infections. The NHL has moved on to the second round of the playoffs. The three teams (Oilers, Pens, Leafs) I cheer for have all been knocked out! I am fielding offers from fans asking me not to cheer for their team! Canada has recovered from a poor start to reach the gold medal game in the World Hockey championships. USA plays Germany in the bronze medal game, while we are up against Finland for the gold, tomorrow.

Erica writes, "It’s been a quiet, hot week. We’ve enjoyed ordering out a few times to avoid heating up the house. Fortunately, Eric had installed the air conditioning unit in our window. We’ve had the bikes out a few times. Unfortunately, the best weather for riding is roughly 15-20 degrees, and it seems like the weather here is either colder or hotter. But, a hot day on the bike is better than none! June is Lipedema month, and I’m working with SaskLipedema on an official launch of our website, designed by @Ulrichdesign. Our official launch will be June 22nd, 7 PM and I’m scheduled to share my story as part of the launch.  I’ll share the web address when it’s ready."

Kristian and Lucy are both feeling better.

Kristian and Lucy

Kristian got a fresh haircut, and has been enjoying getting out in the sunshine as the UV machine remains down waiting on parts that are stuck in customs! He has passed his written test, and now is scheduled to begin the driving portion of driver training starting next week. Erin has her first vaccine jab and is looking forward to eligibility to complete the process as Saskatchewan enhances the vaccination program.

Travis has now scored his first jab—yay! So, all the kids have started the vaccination program. The Adirondack chairs turned out well. They have decided to go with a natural wood colour, so we've delivered their new chairs to their place.

Chairs and a Footstool

Andrew and I continue to work on his new improved Andrew-on-deck chair!

And that's enough for this week.