It was a dark and Stormy night when the Howl reverberated thruough the House!

It is All Hollow's Eve and Spirits will be among us tonight , splash water across your threshold that a Banshee may pass by.
Hang wolf bane on your windows and Garlic on the doorknobs

Draw the curtains and light the lights.

Turn on the TV and watch a spooky movie tonight.

I'll be giving out candy to wee goblins and monsters and recall back when my childhood friends  and Idid the same and had a ball!

When you are low , know there places to go.. Downtown ...remember Petulia

On Friday, Marion and I went downtown to the Convention center on Front street for the Womans Show.
We got there a around 11.50,it opened at 12.00noon.
The line ups was at least 250 people long and wound around like a snake in the S desgin.
As soon as you go in there's a goodies bag to be had , the show was full of freebies and new and not so new products and plastic surgery techniques geared to woman.The food court was crap nothing worth mentioning.
The breast cancer and Ovarion cancer foundations were there, the breast cancer area had this new light instrumnent that can light up any bumps or lumps on your breast under two layers of skin so you can see   its true size  so you can tell your doctor and take approiate action. That was an amazing thing.
We were there for 5 hours , and would still be going on till 9 pm that night.
Came home on the Go train, and stood all the way, Stephen Marions hubby picked us up at the kiss and ride, got home exhausted , found my son had already arrived for the weekend, we decided to order Pizza , I rested up then we had dinner when Dan got home then I went to bed about an hour later I was done. Woke up 2 hours later , got up has s quick shower and went back to bed.Nite nite!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Yesterday the family celebrated Thanksgiving at mom's house, it was kayos and mayhem as per usual, we all brought lots of food and mom made pasta  and meat balls and sausage along with artichoke frittatta .
I was ust happy to eat something ,The turkey was great for everbody and lots to go around for secondss.
Donna made pumpkin pie as did Lisa , my brother Joe made a butter tart pie and Lucy made Marina's birthday cake, which we celebrated earlier .So there was no lack of desert either!
Here is what was on the table,Turkey, 9lbs.
2 bowls of stuffing, Brussels sprouts with cranberries and slmonds sliced, parsnips and carrots roasted in honey and thyme.
Cabonata made with eggplant and celery and olives and onions,
bread
 hot peppers
califlower with lemon and roasted brown
squash, 2 bowls of mashed potatoes
Pasta
sausages and meatballs
garden salad
fried shrimp
cofffee' coke, ginger ale. red wine , Pumpkin pies 2
buttertart pie 1
Birthday cake !
Marina will turn 12 in two weeks.
people who rolled out  15
indiegestion me!

Happy Anniversry Todd and Lucy!

Not so many years ago a radiant bride met her blushing groom in a chruch, I do's were said and they were wed.
NOw it's many years later and they're still together
They managed one little cutie  Marina . So tonight sing along with those boys from Jersey and have a great night!
love Nell

Lake Louise The Alberta Rockies adventure

The cabins behind our balcony at Post Lodge

 

The Bow River

Mountain in Banff Park

 

 Banff down town

 

 

me and the bear

 

 

 

 

 me and Bow river

 

 

 Lake Louise and the Glazier

Mediterranean green crystal clear water

Yup me

 

 

 

 

 A hill with an awesome view

 

 Is that a goat?

 The ski lift to the view

 

 

 

 going down the lift in an open gondola

 

Reemembering those we love and have lost

Happy Birthday Daddy , you would have been 87 years  younge, Barb on Sunday we all will gather in your memory  to walk for the cure!!LOVE YOU BOTH, FROM THE FAMILY!!!

The Art of Laminating or Lamenting..You choose!

This is the continuation of our dinner at our friends in Port Perry,
The barbique was igniated the tongs were ready the beasts prepared ,
Yum Peg's marinated chichen and Chops, always excellent
Her pasta salad with grilled vegies  most delious
Greek ceasare salad  [2 helpings me]
Sangria  was par excellence and I had several glasses after my lime beer.Neil did  a terrific job of it.
No I am not an alky.
Jamie let me have a sip of a concoction her and Peg put together  it was tart but very good , had tequila,lime cordial and spritzer .
The evening included free fire works via the neighbors and a full moon and starry night how perfect.

pss.... Graham spotted a whole bunch of big birds that turned out to be young turkeys across the street from his drive way we all went out to see , Dan took a phone picture, there were about 8 or 9 of them very kool will see if the daughter will add it to the blogfor me.

Ovarian Cancer Month

Ladies be sure to paint your toes while you still can this month before the cold weather set in, the color is teal in support for ovarian cancer awareness.
Go to Http;bleedingespresso for more info.
Ovarian cancer immitates Irriatable bowl , unless you have been diagnosed by an oncoliogist to have irriatable bow then you need to be tested  for both. Don't ever wait!!!!
Remember this  FORCE   force face risk of cancer.

Port Perry, New friends and alternate uses for Laminate flooring!!

Left home at 2.30pm
Thought were to be there for 4
Thought wrong , it was 3
Went shopping in Port Perry first
Got to Peg's at 4.30 , very bad person [me]
All is forgiven by Peg{good person}
Drinks all around , great
Admire recent new renovations , just beautiful , kitchen Island fabulous, Deck looking intimate and unique.
Finally meet Neil and Peg's friends Jamie and Jerry K.
Mr. and Mrs. K. are today proud grandparents of 5th new grand son born that very morn
Congrats all the way around
More drinks and noshing , awaiting phone call so Mr. and Mrs. K go  for quick visit to new grand son
Call comes in and off they fly, just wonderful, soon to return with photo
After three women attempt to retrieve photo op of new babe, but to no avail
It took a 10 year Graham to finally bring it up on the camera, which we must state was new to all
Coo's and Awes............. back to drinking and sunshine and noshing
More tomorrow gotta run going to mom's today.

Daughter for sale cheap!

This morning when I went down to retrieve some laundry I had forgotten in the washer last night I came across a fiasco in the laundry area. The sheets and towels and what not thrown on top of the dryer not in it wet and stinky now, and my illustrious daughters cloths in the washer not washed but soaking in a vat of waters she neglected to turn the dial over enough to start the agitation. A jug of laundry detergent on the floor flowing in front of the washer..I have just spoken to her about this to which she replies I didn't know what you wanted me to do with the stuff in the washer , well common sense would dictate you throw it in the dryer not on top I replied.
I hope some day a child of hers will tax her as much as she has taxed mine.Or a friend what ever!!!!

" The course of true love never did run smooth" All righty then!

Yesterday was the 34  anniverasary of my marriage to a man I no longer reconize, and I'm sure he will the same about me.
Physically he is as thin as a rail < I on the other  hand have plumbed up a bit  , meno does that, remember the day you could drop 10 pounds in a week, now it takes 3 months.
The day played out as any other I cleaned,  went for my walk.  and then made dinner.
Although I baked a scrumptious carrot cake with walnuts and crushed pineapple in ait YUM.
We exchanged cards , I got cash for my up coming trip to Lake Lousie in Alberta,he got 6 bars of zest soap,
he runs and he smells so that the reason for the soap.
He went upstairs after dinner to watch hours of CSI anything and I read in the family room.
The romance was overwhelming, ah well, life is a mystery, I didn't even get liquored up other than tea..

Here's hoping!

My wonderful son worked very had at addressing the problem of people being unable to comment on my blog, he now deams its corrected and it can be done. I thank him for his efforts andnow look foward to some feed back from all of you.Thank you for visiting my blog as well, I'm not a savy as my little sister Lucy at computer stuff but I try .Here is a phot of AAron and his girfriend Donna, very lovely.

Hear yeah hear yeah

I apologize to one and all who have tried to comment to my blog and were unable to, my daughter set it up for me and only recently I was informed as to why there have never been any comments, so my son the tec, is trying to correct that situation thank you all.

In the Heat of the Night, Mom comes to visit for the week

Last Thursday it was evident that a heat wave was hitting the Province of Ontario!
At this same time my mom was invited out to the Burbs to get away from the oppressive city heat.
Dan the man picked her up on his way home from work, she brought enough food and supplies to last through till next Christmas or per chance the world should end and or we suburbanites don't shop!Take your pick and place your mom's name next to it.
Her stay was uneventful except for my constant shopping at the supermarket, I now know to hide all sale flyers when she comes.
Other than the odd dress mishaps , she wanted to save me electricity, so she got dressed in the dark, pants were on backwards, zipper and pockets not so becoming at the rear.
I informed her since the daughter miss knobby never ever shuts the light off in the bathroom upstairs, were used to large electricity bills, never shuts off computer leaves windows open when air conditioner is running , leaves straightening iron on for hours without use etc.
No amount of threats have any effect on her brain area. It does not compute.
Any how she went home yesterday morning with my sister Lucy who came by , she called last night its still too hot wants to come back, I think she might miss me! I know she never did when I was a teen that 's for sure.I said of course mom no one told you to go. I know she said ,so back she'll be at 3.30 pm today.I wonder what else she'll haul over here.
later all.

Is anyone out there?

I 've begun to wonder if anyone at all other than my sister and sometimes my friend Peg is reading my blog, no one leaves comments of any kind except my sister, and although I love her dearly I would love to hear from any one else, its disheartening. I realize I don't have widgets and hooseits and weather fairies and words in forgien languages you can learn and I haven't been acknowdged on any other site.
Yes I'm in a funk, and I'd like some out put.
How does oine get a weather fairy and a word widget and put on other peoples blog lists , do you pay them off?

To dream the impossiable dream

I am dog tired of not sleeping thru the night not once since I've had my surgery,I sleep in bits and pieces tossing and turning and groaning .
I hate this , I want regular sleep and to dream again .

It's always Something!

Why is it that just when you think things are moving merrily along,you pull a groin muscle, or your daughter phones and spoils a perfectly tranquil after noon to say I think I'll apply for a job at subway working 11 to 7am, YOU KNOW YOU HAVE ASK HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND YOU WON'T LAST FOR 2 HOURS.I AM INCLINED TO THINK THAT THE YOUNG OF TODAY JUST DO NOT THINK, WE WERE NOT MEAN ENOUGH TO SAY " USE YOUR HEAD" WHAT ARE YOU STUPID" WHEN THEY DID FOOLISH THINGS WHEN YOUNGER. no, WE DIDN'T WANT TO HURT THEIR FEELINGS, ITS ALL OUR FAULT , THIS BEING TOO NICE, OUR FEELINGS WERE HURT AND WERE JUST FINE. I AM NOW GOING TO THE STORE FOR WHAT I HAVENT A CLUE JUST TO KILL SOME TIME AND THEN ITS OFF FOR MY WALK.

The Torch is passed!

My husband has won the honor of carrying in relay the Olympic Torch from Hamilton to Niagara Falls on the day of his Birthday, Dec.20th as it makes its way across Canada to end up in Vancouver for the Opening of the Winter Olympiads.
We are extremely proud!! Yesterday his running group the Road Dogs took him out for Brunch to congratulate him, unfortunately I made a really nice lunch and no one phoned to tell me that this was going on , so every thing went into the fridge to have for dinner, I'd lost my appetite.
Tried to get some family members over but the wet weather and alternate plans made it a no go as well.
Another time....

Ahhoy there me hardies, my man 's gone out to sea

While in the lovely and stately state of conn. my husband wanted to swim in the Atlantic Ocean, I concurred knowing full well his Insurance was paid and that there might be a smidgen of danger out in the waves.
Alas the sea was calm and the tide was out so he walked on green sludge of wet seaweed beds for over ten minutes before he could actually get wet.
He swam to the buoy and back and back again, his stroke has was a little splashy and not as smooth as it could have been.
Cousin Emilio and I watched from the shade of the tree on the beach sitting on a bench.
When he finally arose from the sea, looking wet and disheveled and complaining he'd swallowed some sea water , cousin and I laughed.Well I said , That can't be good I said sarcastically!
He went off to find public rest room in a tiff to change and then it was off into the car with Mr. smelly fish man.Thankfully we didn't have far to drive to outdoor Art festival.
More tommorow....................

Wife on the highway /she who sits in car for 9 hours needs new bladder

We went to see my relatives across the border on the American side, in Connecticut of all places
very chi chi poo poo area Nor walk,very lovely people although all republicans, jeez Louise!
Big discussion on why Canada thinks G.W. was an Idiot.I simply said we have one in power now so we know of what we speak.
Ate a hell of a lot of food, met 2nd cousins and 3rd cousins and toured Grand central station and then took cab ride to the docks, looking very sex and the city, had lunch , hopped the ferry to tour half of Manhattan Island and saw the statue of Liberty [fabulous and awe inspiring} came back to conn. the commuter train.Ate enough to pop a button off my walking shorts and then went to coffee at the Sapprano's house Lenard and Josie's, apparently she sat waiting for me to finally eat something off the spread she laid , it was not enough 2 cherries. drank enough expresso to stay up till nest thursday and then finally fell into bed and passed out. That was day 1.
To be continued..........................................................