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!!!

Being Retired!

Being retired has no rhyme nor reason to it!.. I can sit at my computer when I want and waste the day away. I can

Adventures on Pompano Beach

Kit and I flew into Fort Lauderdale on Thursday morning, after a very early rise (3:30 a.m.).. We arrived the airport at 12:30 p.m. after two stops, one in Halifax where we met Dianne and the other in Toronto. There to meet us, as big and beautiful as ever was our vivacious host, Joan... with camera in hand and asking us to pose before we could fathom that it was her jumping in front of us.

Then the fun began!

We drove to a timeshare owned by Joan on the interior of Fort Lauderdale. On the way we stopped for a "few" groceries. We have a few wine drinkers so that took up much of our spare room in the car. The timeshare (condo) had a balcony overlooking sunny Fort Lauderdale,

a pool with a slide that only myself and Carol Ann would enjoy!!!

and all the amenities we could ever want... We had sleeping space for 5 if we included the sofa. I chose the sofa...

Friends in Florida

16
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.

Where I Work

As promised yesterday, here are a few photos of my work place. I've driven approximately 55 km. for 40 to 60 minutes five days a week for 21 years, with the exception of weekends, sickness and holidays. I think I will some things about it, but my time is done and I'm off on another adventure into retirement land!

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!