Over Quota!

Another week has passed on the shore of Lake Wascana in the middle of the prairies. We've finally had a break in the hot weather, and even had a few showers, so the lawns are showing some green. I was out golfing with Dale and Kristian on Monday—fun, even though I'm not playing well. I was supposed to travel to Willowbunch on Friday to golf, but that one got rained out. Wendy has continued taking Kristian to his UV appointments. We enjoyed a cool visit with Bern & Alicia after the Wednesday UV appointment. We spent most of the week working on renovations at Erin's condo. That is now pretty much complete, and is looking good. Wendy repainted the bedroom and then I completed the flooring. Today, we replaced the ceiling fixture, and returned the furniture to its place. 

New Ceiling Light-Pretty!

Flooring in Place

The markets have been running red on covid fears. TSX suffered six red days in succession before turning green on Friday. This allowed some nice recovery, and I almost made quota for the week. What is running over quota is the pandemic—infection rates are increasing! All USA states are now over the 100 per capita threshold; three are ten times that level! Three provinces are over the threshold, led by Saskatchewan as the worst performing jurisdiction. It seems the delta variant is causing infections and infectiousness even among the vaccinated, so a third jab is now being considered. Despite their win today, the Blue Jays are slumping and playoff hopes are dimming. The Riders, on the other hand, are performing above expectations and extended their season opening success with a third win as they beat Ottawa today. Now, they have the bye next week, and then host Winnipeg for the Labour Day Classic. 

Erica writes, "After some Air Canada delays we managed to get to Germany on Tuesday 6 pm local time (10 am at home). We have spent the week sightseeing and putting extra kms on our running shoes. We’ve seen three different segments of the remaining wall and several locations with evidence it was once there. We’ve also gone to the DDR museum and did a bunker tour. We’ve walked or ridden by many memorable sites. On Sunday, we head to Bonn to settle in. I have some pre-appointments tests to do early in the week; my surgery is scheduled for the 27th. Nothing much to report from the boys this week."

Kristian practiced and golfed with me on Monday. It was a breezy day, but the heat wave had broken, and we found it quite comfortable. Erin is back to work, but still supervising the renovations. She seems satisfied with our work!! Finally, she can move back to her bedroom. 

Happy Birthday, Erin!

We celebrated her birthday with a special menu (her choice) on Wednesday! It was also good to see Shawn again; he keeps very busy at Ranch Ehrlo, but he brought the cake for her birthday! 

Trav & Joanna remain in Thunder Bay. One of their rats died this week, so that was a sad loss for them. Gemma is managing our place and several jobs. She remains in contact each week. We've heard nothing new from Andrew, so expect he's managing fine in his new work. 

And that's about enough for this week.