1. A few bloggers that I have followed for years are starting to quit blogging. I want to continue blogging but don't seem to have much to say lately, so for now will continue, but it might just be once a week. I hope you will continue to read.
2. The company I work part-time at gave me a gift certificate for a Spa massage this week. Unfortunately, due to fibromyalgia, me getting a massage would be the equivalent of torture, so I am passing it onto hubby to enjoy as he has always wanted one.
3. We are having our garage sale in two weeks time. We decided that we didn't need the stress of trying to organize it in one week so delayed it a bit. I made up flyers and hubby walked them around to all the homes on our keyhole street, just in case anyone else wants to have one the same weekend as multiple garage sales on one street attract more buyers.
4. Gasoline is 1.41 Canadian per liter here right now, but I understand Vancouver is even higher at 1.55 for regular. These are the highest gas prices ever seen here. Time to drive less. So glad we have a zero commute for hubby and I only work about a five minute drive away from the house at my part-time job.
5. We are buying loads of fruit right now - tangerines, nectarines, strawberries and watermelon. This is my favorite fruit time of year when a lot of fruit becomes cheap enough to fit within our grocery budget.
6. For the first time ever it appears I am successfully growing cilantro in the 6 ft flower box hubby made me last year. Apparently just ignore it and it grows fine! In the past I have tried to grow it in containers and had it go to seed/got a weird fungus. I love cilantro so it is nice to have a fresh supply.
7. We are still waiting on our landscaper to fix our broken irrigation system. In the mean time we see the front lawn is starting to turn brown. We have put a sprinkler on it this week but had faced a five day water ban earlier in the week so no work or watering could be done in that timeframe. Now I just have to track the "dude" down. He does good work, just doesn't communicate very well.
I hope everyone has a great week. Cheers!
The gas price her in Ontario would choke a horse, maybe we should be riding horses! I love the fruit that is available right now too, here in Northern Ontario the fruit sometimes leaves much to be desired by the time it reaches us, take care,
ReplyDeleteThe good old days where your horse could eat grass for free - I think you are right! They just need places to keep them penned for the day while we are at work :)
DeleteI do hope you will continue blogging; I blog about once a week and think that is a good amount. We love cilantro too and grow it, ours has bolted and gone to seed so time to plant more. Gas prices are outrageously high here in California, $4 a gallon, lots of tax on it. Like you, we always had short commutes. I invite you to come on over to my blog and say hi.
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading Terra, and you have a great blog = I just became a follower!
DeleteEven once a week is good, always enjoy your posts and updates on island living. I live in the Fraser Valley and gas is 1.54 on weekends right now and about 1.49 mid week. In Mission it went up to 1.43 which is a huge jump for that area. Yesterday it was 1.34 in Mission. I always enjoy reading your posts and hope you will continue writing.
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Thanks Joy, wow, 1.54 - crazy! You guys are paying close to what Toronto is. Why do you figure it is cheaper on the Island where they have to truck it over ferries? Makes no sense. Thanks for reading. Cheers!
DeleteSympathies with the fibro. It's a darn horrible thing, I used to love a massage, but not anymore.
ReplyDeleteYeah, hubby will certainly enjoy it though, now we can justify it :)
DeleteSomwtimes I blog once a week, sometimes two and I'm happy with that! I hope you keep it up too!
ReplyDeleteGas here in NE Ontario is 147.9 - crazy!
Yichee owie that is really high! Since publishing this post ours came down 3 cents, hip hip hooray!
DeleteOf course I'll still follow you once a week! That's all I manage sometimes too though not for lack of anything to say! Though I do go through those stages too. Isn't gas horrendous!!! Just when I have to drive 2,000km! Oh well, once my truck has outlived its usefulness I'll be downsizing. And I ride my bike wherever possible to balance out the cost. But why of why is it so gosh darned expensive??
ReplyDeleteDon't speed on the way to PEI although I know you are anxious to get there, steady on the pedal is the way to get good gas mileage :) Insurance keeps going up as well, it is a conspiracy I tell ya!
DeleteGas is pushing $4 a gallon here. It is crazy money again. They wonder why everyone is complaining and we are still fighting a recession-its the gas prices. Thieves!
ReplyDeleteSeriously thinking about becoming a one car family. It would work most of the time but not all of the time. We just paid our car insurance for the year, $2400, ouch!
DeleteGas prices are crazy high here in Quebec as well. Yes I will continue to read your blog, don't worry. I started the blog in 2008 and in the past 3 years I felt as I have nothing really interesting to say....So sometimes I want to blog but don't know what to say!
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry you can't enjoy a massage....I love massages
Take care
You always have great things to say! I love hearing about life in Quebec, and about your fat cat too :)
DeleteI hope you don't give up blogging. I enjoy your posts and your photos as well! I may not always comment, but I read every post.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lorraine, I am like that too. Some days I don't comment but try and read everyones blogs. I still enjoy it so will continue at least for a while. Cheers!
DeleteI miss blogging! Have been busy with other things. Writing is such a good outlet. Hope you can find time to record your musings. Have a blessed summer
ReplyDeleteEvery time I think I don't have any energy to blog I find I something I want to share with my blogging friends, so, for now it shall continue. Cheers and thanks for reading!
DeleteI hope you do keep blogging, love to hear about what you've been up to!
ReplyDeleteHope you are having a good week. Today is my day of actual work, tomorrow is my farewell lunch, then it's retirement time :)
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How exciting, both you and Jane (of Life Doesn't begin at retirement, live begins today blog) are done this week and onto the next avenue in life. You need to start blogging!
DeleteI feel your pain on blogging. My problem is that I want to do TOO MUCH and have a lot of projects and interests and I'm not sure if I should do it all or go in one defined direction...so I end up putting out crap in the meantime :P Better a few quality posts than a lot of fluff. I hope you get your blog mojo back soon :D
ReplyDeleteThat is the benefit of being an artist, you don't have to have a direction! Thanks Van
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