Beaver Haven:

I am not saying a word- wondering when R will say it's time to leave. Neither of us want to leave , but he will "have to". A crisis in Montreal came to a head on Saturday. I think he turned off his phone. The crisis did not go away and he still cannot sleep well... My best suggestion is to let it all go and we can live in our little house on my pension. Email them - NOT my circus, not my monkeys.

Well, we had our lovely afternoon at Egan Chutes and a terrific open Mike at A Place for the Arts. Saturday was the Farm Market (sold two pieces) and a potter friend visiting told us that a wood fired kiln was being unloaded that morning at Madonna House, a Catholic retreat centre up the road an hour. So R went up to that and then started looking at the museum - then the first phone call came and spoiled the day.

He picked me up at the market and were looking for lunch when he saw an antique shop he had not been in. I went in and visited with my friend, the owner, for a bit then sat in the car and read. Then we went to Canadian Tire and bought a dolly suitable for moving boxes of pots - on sale! Then ... By the time we got home, lunch-less, it was time to drive to the Grove for the Strawberry Supper. Nice to see the folks there - the little boy I have know since he was 2, with his four children! And the 92 year old former reeve and his wife looking pretty healthy. And my friend with the antique shop asked if $150 would be OK for the Limoges luncheon set; I asked if they would not prefer to sell it first but she was adamant about giving me a cheque - next time I see them.

I was at the car for something, after we got home, when a passing car stopped and the driver was so excited. "I have seen you 3 times this week and you are my next door neighbour!" She had been at the Open House, and at Maynooth on Saturday aft when we stopped to chat with friends in front of their art gallery - there were 3 other persons and a dog sitting on the sidewalk visiting-- and she was one of them. Now she caught me! R came outside and we talked about her lack of water and he told her we would come up in the am.   

We did and he spent about 3 hours getting her water and the cellar lights activated, Then she took us to lunch at our fav restaurant, giving R an opp to update the owner, a township councillor, on the open house (he was working) and Sue a chance to meet Jim and Ramona and another segment of the community. She does not get here very much. We got home about 4, delighted with our neighbour - we think mostly alike on mostly everything!

R finally got around to working on our sinking house problem. I stayed out of the way and put on protective mask lest I inhale any dust; read and computered as signal finally came through with clearing weather. I also went out for more ice for cooler and some snacks for supper - cabbage rolls and samosas.

After cutting a hole about 5 feet by 15 inches along the back edge of house, it appears the concrete foundation, such as it is, has sunk - due to being in a swamp! He is not seeing this as much of a problem and thinks we can put down flooring in the LR, bathroom and K but may need to so something dif in the BRs. Not nearly as bad as we thought it might be!


The hole also revealed a water pipe; we need to figure out how to protect it in the winter - better than it was. But now we know where it is!

So, I have sorted out papers and know where the next needful ones are - for the hippie van which we hope will be ready sometime this week so I can register it and bring it home. Paid bills on line. Mostly organized to leave when the word is given. The dragonflies have been out in full force, gobbling black flies! I LOVE dragonflies!