Tuesday, September 27, 2011

holiday in alberta

somehow my story about our visit in alberta got lost, went into spam... sept 15-20.. we stayed in edmonton.. a hottel with kitchenette and rented a car. very convenient when driving around , visiting 2  separate places.  a revelation  about getting old.. changes, pain, living longer  in our limited time on earth.  visited uncle chuck and harold in calgary. had swiss chalet for lunch.
headed to canmore.. some seniors moment here.. time lapsed.  we were delayed one day unexpectedly.  irene was so worried.. gone hiking for 2 days, johnson cannon and grassi lake.  easy hiking really. now we are back .. till oct 4 again.

Thursday, September 8, 2011

sept.8/11 tiff 10th anniversary

today we visited the funeral parlour. a HFC vol. passed away.. anna lashley.  59 yrs. old with 3 grown-up boys.  stomach cancer.  it was hard for me to visit her in the hospital, since, i am not fully acquianted with her.   i am wrong , but, deep in my heart, i feel that i should not be a witness to her already deteriorating life. her diagnosis came ..6 mths ago. 
and now she is gone. 
dave and i are travelling to edmonton, on sept 15, then to visit irene and family on the 20th.  canmore is our destination.  very excited to see alberta again..banff, lake louise and the mts... magnificent.
meeting on saturday, promoting the disco party, a dinner with jo ann friday ,  to meet her fiance and the rest of the hfc vol. 
i am feeling lazy these days.  nursing a sore muscle due to too much swimming.    summer is almost over.  the w eather is beginning to cool-down .  very pleasant indeed. brilliant!!!I must start taking photos again.. cne time .. come and goes.
plenty of volunteer time.  vvc most of the time. i get to meet many volunteers, even remember their names.     visited my brother .. he will remind me when he sees he has been forgotten.. just see..