September's Coming

I've had an amazing summer after my retirement on June 30th. Filled with family, fun and photographs.

It began with finishing a basement that had been left in the slings for 34 years...


Then my husband relatives arrived for a two week visit from Manitoba. Most of them had never seen Newfoundland. During this time we did a Whale Boat Tour, a visit to Northern Bay, a visit to Brigus, many great times in the garden, and time eating, eating, eating!!!

Friends in Florida

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Originally uploaded by by the bay gal

The eight of us are friends since 1968. Some I hadn't seen since for many years. Ten years ago we started getting together for a weekend every two years. Two years ago we decided to spend our next 'weekend' together in Florida. Our weekend (8 days) took place two weeks ago. It was a blast. This photo was taken on the night we went to the musical "Jersey Boys" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM4fMmMq1S0
in Fort Lauderdale.

Where I Work!

As promised yesterday, here is where I work. I've travelled the TCH for 55 km. taking about 45 minutes each way every day for 21 years to work at the Dr. H. Bliss Murphy Cancer centre, with the exception of holidays, sickness and weekends. I've enjoyed my work, but I need a new chapter in my life. Retirement Land.

I work in the lower brown brick building just behind the orange trees. There are parking lots for thousands of cars on either side of the street. The new Janeway Children's Hospital is the silver coloured building directly behine where I work. Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) is in the Health Sciences Centre (HSC), also, directly behind and across the street to the right. The Health Sciences Centre also houses the General Hospital, it's the large brown brick building on the right.

Weekend Work Day

I decided to work today. I have too much piled on my desk to leave it another moment. So here I am finishing a payroll for 60 + people and then on to the Minutes of several meetings. I've been working here 21 years and will retire in a few months. It's a bittersweet departing. I enjoy the work, but I long for the freedom from the every day routine.

Last summer I took a few photo's of my workplace site... I'll add them in my next note.

Snow Day!

A Beauty

Home!

I love days like the one I'll show from last week. It was a glorious day with sunshine on the new fallen snow from the previous day. I spent an hour or two outside taking photo's of everything pretty that I could see. I loved the lighting and the shadows. Everything was pure!

Mark and John, sr. scraped, shovelled and cleared the driveway, not because it needed to be done, but because they loved being out there. I saw them take a break and have a chat... taken from my bedroom window. I loved the way John leaned on the shovel and listened as Mark has an animated conversation with him.

There's a red newspaper box in there somewhere!

Sundays!

These are Sunday photo's. Taken the same time of year, maybe a year ago.

Sunday is the first day of the week. On rainy Sundays - as it is today, it's usually a day of rest for me... reading, sleeping, a little computer fun, quiet time with my cats and eating out with John and friends. Sunny Sundays, mean energy, reflection, gardening, shovelling, walking, discovering, photography.

Today is a lazy day. I'll nap, fold clean clothes, listen to music and tidy house. Then, as per usual, we'll eat out with our friends.

Thought this was interesting

Harper went from this... No Bailout...
http://www.reuters.com/article/bondsNews/idUSTOR00359720081009
to this... The government of Canada will buy up to another $50 billion in insured mortgages to help keep credit markets moving
http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/11/12/flahertyloans.html
after this ... 2007 Record Profits in Canada's Banking Industry
http://www.cbc.ca/news/interactives/who-bank-profits/