UPDATE

Oh boy. Another of those days! I had an appointment this morning at 10 AM but, for some unknown reason, I was certain that it was scheduled for 1:00 PM this afternoon. About 15 minutes ago I decided to peek into my agenda, actually looking for another meeting time on Thursday and...damn! Fortunately I was able to reach the person who was waiting on my arrival and we’ve put it off until tomorrow. I do believe my memory is on vacation...and has been for some time....but I can’t remember where. I hope it gets back to work soon.

My idea of perfect weather outside – sunny and not too warm. It is wonderful to see my lawn again; it was more a field of hay last week. My tractor and weed eater needed repairs this year, but lack of funds and know-how was delaying that being done. Fred has a back problem and my other grandson, who was to help out, damaged his knee playing soccer last week, and is hobbling around on crutches. I was discouraged every time I glanced outside. The barrier brought down by the snow this winter was hanging from the roof, and the broken pieces of gallery were still there too. All I needed was a rusted old truck parked at the door and my house would have been typical of a redneck abode.

Then last Wednesday an old friend called and offered to come and do the work in exchange for spending the weekend out on the mountain and some home-cooked food. I thought about it for a bit – our present relationship is complicated – but finally decided to agree. He worked hard both days, and did as much as he could both outside and in cleaning up the garage. We got along fine, and it sure is a morale booster to have things looking nice again! He’ll be back again on Friday to continue until all is up to date.

And Suzie gets in from Detroit on Sunday for her annual summer vacation!! I’m looking forward to seeing her. I haven’t told the doggies; they are not going to be happy with me disappearing each evening for a few hours, lol! They don’t actually grumble, of course, but find a dozen ways to show me their displeasure. It’s a male thing..... (Joke!!).

I’ve seen the lung specialist, and will be enduring all sorts of testing and probing for the next few days. I like this fellow. There is no pussy-footing around, and he’s very quick to get things moving. This province has a website where all our doctors are rated, and his are excellent. Comments from his patients inspire confidence in his work.

There is lots going on, and I do realize that my blogging is sporadic at best. I’ll attempt to smarten up.

However, you can be sure that, even in my absence, I am still sending out the SMILES!!

Luv from the Bush in Quebec.