remaining in the coldest February we have had in many years, and only a few more days before this cold snap is predicted to end. Here's hoping the new month will bring temps above the freezing mark and melt some of the snow.
Cutting some fabric today for the "Guixi girls" quilt blocks. Sewing them tomorrow, I have set a goal for myself to get them done and sewn together during the month of March, while at the same time also working on DD1 quilt blocks too.
I have been very lazy when it has come to doing my daily walks this Winter, and I am afraid to step on the scales as I know I have put on some weight. So have to be more aware of what I am eating and reduce the serving sizes. More fresh fruits and vegetables are going to be on my plates from now on. Additional exercise is also going to help as I will be more active in the coming weeks removing the wallpaper from a spare bedroom and painting the walls and the woodwork. Getting new drapes and then shampooing the carpet. Yes, Spring cleaning will be in full swing.
Off to the monthly Jazz concert tonight.
We have another beautiful sunny day, but still cold.
Hope you have a great day.
Patricia
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Monday, February 23, 2015
Too nice to stay in today.......
When we woke up this a.m. the sun was just starting to rise with a promise of a sunny day, grant you it was to be very cold, but just too nice to stay inside.
Recently there has been several articles on TV and in the newspaper concerning the very cold temperatures which has caused a lot of ice to form at Niagara Falls. In previous Winters the weather never seemed to co-operate for me to see it cloaked in ice. So today being a nice sunny day we loaded the car with our Winter coats and boots and also some warm scarves, hats and mitts and went for a drive.
The Falls were quite spectacular, with huge mountains of ice estimated to be at least ten stories high, the river was completely frozen over and the mist covered the trees and the metal and brick railings with a thick coating of ice. Didn't have my camera with me so sorry no photo's. Due to the extremely cold temperatures which have been gripping the area for some time, the ice is very thick and is estimated to take until June to completely melt.
It is off season around the falls area and it was like a ghost town, many hotels and bed and breakfasts' were closed, as were some restaurants and the always present attractions which lure you in to see their strange presentations.
My social life seems to be cutting in on the sewing time, so no stitches done today. If the weather is still fine tomorrow I am off to see my Mum, but do plan on being home earlier enough to get into the sewing room for an hour or two.
Well, had a full day so it is getting time for bed.
Hope you all had a good day.
Patricia
Recently there has been several articles on TV and in the newspaper concerning the very cold temperatures which has caused a lot of ice to form at Niagara Falls. In previous Winters the weather never seemed to co-operate for me to see it cloaked in ice. So today being a nice sunny day we loaded the car with our Winter coats and boots and also some warm scarves, hats and mitts and went for a drive.
The Falls were quite spectacular, with huge mountains of ice estimated to be at least ten stories high, the river was completely frozen over and the mist covered the trees and the metal and brick railings with a thick coating of ice. Didn't have my camera with me so sorry no photo's. Due to the extremely cold temperatures which have been gripping the area for some time, the ice is very thick and is estimated to take until June to completely melt.
It is off season around the falls area and it was like a ghost town, many hotels and bed and breakfasts' were closed, as were some restaurants and the always present attractions which lure you in to see their strange presentations.
My social life seems to be cutting in on the sewing time, so no stitches done today. If the weather is still fine tomorrow I am off to see my Mum, but do plan on being home earlier enough to get into the sewing room for an hour or two.
Well, had a full day so it is getting time for bed.
Hope you all had a good day.
Patricia
Friday, February 20, 2015
Can you believe it.......................
Yes, after thirteen days......................I now have a working phone. However, there is one more call to make, to see what compensation I can get for all those days of being without a phone.
It's not all about the money, it was a safety issue. I am a very active senior and living alone, and quite able to take care of myself, however, there could have been an emergency when I needed to call 911 for assistance. I could have fallen and not been able to get to my cell phone. On the other hand someone could be trying to contact me with an emergency, and my cell phone was being charged. So many things could have happened, thankfully nothing did.
Another beautiful sunny day, but damn cold. This weather makes your nostrils freeze as you breath in air and never, never touch any metal with a bare hand.
I did get quite a lot of sewing done yesterday afternoon, I am liking the way the blocks are looking on my DD!'s quilt.
Gotta make that call, wish me luck.
Have a great day.
Patricia
It's not all about the money, it was a safety issue. I am a very active senior and living alone, and quite able to take care of myself, however, there could have been an emergency when I needed to call 911 for assistance. I could have fallen and not been able to get to my cell phone. On the other hand someone could be trying to contact me with an emergency, and my cell phone was being charged. So many things could have happened, thankfully nothing did.
Another beautiful sunny day, but damn cold. This weather makes your nostrils freeze as you breath in air and never, never touch any metal with a bare hand.
I did get quite a lot of sewing done yesterday afternoon, I am liking the way the blocks are looking on my DD!'s quilt.
Gotta make that call, wish me luck.
Have a great day.
Patricia
Thursday, February 19, 2015
Beautiful Sunshine...........
It is a nice bright day, however, very very cold. The low tonight is suppose to go down to -28*C, factor in the wind and it is going to be even colder. The newspaper this a.m. was reporting that it has been the coldest February since the 1930's and we can look forward to this cold for the balance of the month and March is forecast colder than normal. Spring will get here just in time for Autumn. LOL
Still no phone, but have to tell you how unprofessional some people can be. I was not informed a technician would be coming to my house again today, so decided to get my hair cut and get some groceries. My phone rings while in the store, it is Bell, a male voice asks me to go and see if my neighbour is home. No, I won't and couldn't because I was at the grocery store, was my reply. What are you doing in the grocery store you are suppose to be at home, said the voice on the other end. Needles to say, that got me going again.
Did get a few blocks completed yesterday, plan on doing some more today.
Should get some housework done also, so going to be a busy afternoon.
Gotta go.
Have a great day.
Patricia
Still no phone, but have to tell you how unprofessional some people can be. I was not informed a technician would be coming to my house again today, so decided to get my hair cut and get some groceries. My phone rings while in the store, it is Bell, a male voice asks me to go and see if my neighbour is home. No, I won't and couldn't because I was at the grocery store, was my reply. What are you doing in the grocery store you are suppose to be at home, said the voice on the other end. Needles to say, that got me going again.
Did get a few blocks completed yesterday, plan on doing some more today.
Should get some housework done also, so going to be a busy afternoon.
Gotta go.
Have a great day.
Patricia
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Phone update............
Venting here so if you don't want to read this, that is OK..
The technician arrived at 3:40p.m. and confirmed the problem was in a cable in my neighbours back yard. He goes to the neighbours to repair the cable, however, the gate is locked, and no one was home, so he cannot gain access. We have gone through this exercise a week ago.
He returns to my home and tells me it is now my responsibility to contact the neighbour, ask them to leave the gate open so they can get in to fix the cable. The conversation went something like this. Me..... wait a minute it's Bell Canada's equipment, not mine, why should I be one to contact the neighbour... Him.... It's your neighbour you should contact them and ask for admittance for Bell Canada. I could feel my voice getting louder and louder. After a heated discussion, (read argument), I told him to leave my house.!!!! Never told anyone to do that before.
I did speak to the neighbour, however, he cannot leave his gate open as he has a dog. So wondered, how could I co-ordinate his being home and making another appointment for the techie to come, because I would be flipping from one person to another and not getting any where.
Cell phone ringing:
Just received a call from the Executive Office, and was advised, it is not my responsibility to contact neighbour. The woman I spoke to advised she has been on Google to look at the property and it looks as if a fence in the neighbours yard is infringing onto the easement for Bell Canada to access their equipment, so it looks as if the city is going to be involved in this issue.
Sounds as if we have disturbed a hornets nest here, I don't care what is disturbed just as long as my phone is repaired.
If you did read this, thanks I feel so much better.
Patricia
The technician arrived at 3:40p.m. and confirmed the problem was in a cable in my neighbours back yard. He goes to the neighbours to repair the cable, however, the gate is locked, and no one was home, so he cannot gain access. We have gone through this exercise a week ago.
He returns to my home and tells me it is now my responsibility to contact the neighbour, ask them to leave the gate open so they can get in to fix the cable. The conversation went something like this. Me..... wait a minute it's Bell Canada's equipment, not mine, why should I be one to contact the neighbour... Him.... It's your neighbour you should contact them and ask for admittance for Bell Canada. I could feel my voice getting louder and louder. After a heated discussion, (read argument), I told him to leave my house.!!!! Never told anyone to do that before.
I did speak to the neighbour, however, he cannot leave his gate open as he has a dog. So wondered, how could I co-ordinate his being home and making another appointment for the techie to come, because I would be flipping from one person to another and not getting any where.
Cell phone ringing:
Just received a call from the Executive Office, and was advised, it is not my responsibility to contact neighbour. The woman I spoke to advised she has been on Google to look at the property and it looks as if a fence in the neighbours yard is infringing onto the easement for Bell Canada to access their equipment, so it looks as if the city is going to be involved in this issue.
Sounds as if we have disturbed a hornets nest here, I don't care what is disturbed just as long as my phone is repaired.
If you did read this, thanks I feel so much better.
Patricia
Ssnnooww............................
We had more snow overnight and light snow still coming down. It is not as cold, did you notice I didn't say, it was warmer. lol
Another scheduled appointment missed by Bell Canada, yep....... they were a no show again yesterday. My calls to them are transferred to representatives all over the world, however, they are unable to have a technician, who more than likely lives in the same city as me, come and fix my phone.
But....they are coming today.............we shall see.
Went to dinner and theatre with friends last night, the play was OK, not one that I would say, you have to see it. However, it's always a good evening with these "girls" even if the performance is not to our liking.
Don't really need to go out today, so it is going to be a full day of sewing. Hoping to have a big pile of blocks finished by days end.
No much else to say today,
Hope you have a great day.
Patricia
Another scheduled appointment missed by Bell Canada, yep....... they were a no show again yesterday. My calls to them are transferred to representatives all over the world, however, they are unable to have a technician, who more than likely lives in the same city as me, come and fix my phone.
But....they are coming today.............we shall see.
Went to dinner and theatre with friends last night, the play was OK, not one that I would say, you have to see it. However, it's always a good evening with these "girls" even if the performance is not to our liking.
Don't really need to go out today, so it is going to be a full day of sewing. Hoping to have a big pile of blocks finished by days end.
No much else to say today,
Hope you have a great day.
Patricia
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Frustrated ............
So it's been ten (10) days, and frustrated is putting it mildly as my phone is still not repaired.
Called Ma Bell again today, the young man I was talking to was very pleasant but speaking with an accent that was difficult for me to understand, so I asked him where he was located..........."India".......was his reply. I then requested to speak with someone located in Canada, " Can I speak French" he said to me. Me to him, "No, what difference should that make", He, "There are only French speaking Bell technicians in Canada that could help me over the telephone".
What.....Bell Canada.....Eh.
So to put a long story short, by long I mean a call of almost an hour!!!! Another technician is coming to my house sometime this afternoon to see what the problem is.
Going in my sewing room this afternoon and busy myself in the quilt blocks I am making, so as to forget how mad, angry, frustrated and other words which I will not print here to describe how I feel about Bell.
Hope you are having a great day.
Patricia
Called Ma Bell again today, the young man I was talking to was very pleasant but speaking with an accent that was difficult for me to understand, so I asked him where he was located..........."India".......was his reply. I then requested to speak with someone located in Canada, " Can I speak French" he said to me. Me to him, "No, what difference should that make", He, "There are only French speaking Bell technicians in Canada that could help me over the telephone".
What.....Bell Canada.....Eh.
So to put a long story short, by long I mean a call of almost an hour!!!! Another technician is coming to my house sometime this afternoon to see what the problem is.
Going in my sewing room this afternoon and busy myself in the quilt blocks I am making, so as to forget how mad, angry, frustrated and other words which I will not print here to describe how I feel about Bell.
Hope you are having a great day.
Patricia
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