Friday, January 16, 2015
I think I got my second pair of glasses in 2008, the year I retired. Probably I did, so I would have some financial assistance from insurance. Today, I ordered a new pair of glasses and a new prescription. I thought it might be about time.
Glasses are expensive. But not taking good care of our eyes is expensive as well. So, I cringed, handed over my credit card and plugged in my secret code. I think the glasses have a burgundy frame, but not a big frame. I tried on so many pairs that I can hardly remember what they look like.
Of course, I needed to celebrate new glasses and a renewed vision, so I went to Chapters and bought two new books. I've been watching "Call the Midnight" on my new tablet, soI bought the memoir that inspired the show. I have also been watching the miniseries " The Book of Negroes" on Wednesday evenings, so I also bought that book. I will put these waway for ow, until I get near the end of the series. I also bought a children's book called "Piau's Potato Present." It's written by an Acadian genealogist and it is about the Treitz family. The Treitz's were Germans who came to Acadia from Pennsylvania with several other German families after the Grande Derangement. I thought I'd take it to the genealogy meeting tomorrow, along with my Uncle Billy's fiddle that I am bringing for show and tell.
Saturday, January 17, 2015
They woke B up to come to work at 5 and sent him home at 8. They called him in again for the night.
I went to the genealogy meeting and took my violin. I got to show and tell to the whole group. Also found out that Katherine Barnes is the daughter of Lillian Ogilvie and grew up in Hillgrove. She wants a copy of my book. I told her I'd have to check. I have three left; one is for the Archives in Fredericton and I can't remember who the others are for. Actually, I think one is for the ISBN people in Ottawa in case they ask for it.
Sunday, January 18, 2015
One 17 year old lad gave Bill a merry chase through the halls of the GD Hospital last night, until he was cornered and could go no further. It took seven people to quiet the lad down. So didn't they call him back in tonight. I hope said fellow is sedated or tied. Poor guy; not much of a life ahead of him to be such a menace to society.
I went to church and came home and did a bit of crocheting. Going over to ancestry.com now; looking for inspiration. Sigh.
Monday, January 19, 2015
B called in to work for the third night in a row. He slept until noon today, so is a bit rested, but I told him he'd better book tomorrow off. A lady bit one of the guys today. Then she cried for the rest of the day. The lad woke up and busted up a television today. Dr won't send him to adult psych ward. So he continues to harass and scare children. Seem quite right?
Started working on Grace and co for the February history challenge. I think the letter will only have Grace. I wanted to do a visitor to Riverbank but I don't think I have the time and gumption to do it. I'd rather crochet this winter, it seems. But I'm at least going to get something for the newsletter. I will not make her talk and do things that she "might have done," but I will try to use active sentences to make my story pop off the page. (Yeah, right)
E rather unhappy with her computer and I think, her job. I do believe her other company was better. She bought her computer only this summer, here in Moncton I think, and its not working well.
Monday, January 26, 2015
Monday, January 19, 2015
Family History Challenge February 2015: Preparations
Lynn Palmero hosts a Family History Writing Challenge and I'm setting up for 2015. As I need to write an article for the newsletter in February, I chose to write about Grace Holmes Ballantyne and her two sisters, Winafred Louise and Alice Eliza, and her cousin, Charlotte (Lottie) H Ballantyne. Also in there will be her brother, Frank, and maybe her cousin's son, Lyle.
I don't know yet if the story will focus on Grace with the others sort of in the sidelines, or focus on all of them. I'm thinking Grace, but time will tell as I research and write. Amazing Grace, Paula called her. I think that title is taken, but she was an amazing lady.
I have several wonders.
Grace was a lawyer up until 1920 census. In 1930 she was a secretary in a real estate office and in 1940, the office manager. Why did she stop practicing law? At this point in time, and Paula and I have done quite a bit of research, I have no idea.
Why did none of those young ladies ever marry? Not that there's anything wrong with that, it's just unusual that none of them did, especially at that time. I have no photos of any of them.
When did Charlotte die? She's alive in Des Moines in 1933, and then she disappears into thin air. Iowa and Idaho have pretty good records, too.
Those ladies, or combinations of them, as well as Frank, shared accomodations. I am going to make a spread sheet, listing people by dates, by home addresses, by employers, by dates of death. I haven't quite figured out how yet, but I started on it tonight.
I have quite a bit of info stored on MS word from 2013 - much of it research of Paula. I remember reading about Des Moines in the early 1900s, and I think it was a pretty dirty place as I recall, but need to re-research.
I found the death certificate of Alice, but not the others. She died of recurrent cerebral hemorages over a course of five years.
So . . . the work begins.
I don't know yet if the story will focus on Grace with the others sort of in the sidelines, or focus on all of them. I'm thinking Grace, but time will tell as I research and write. Amazing Grace, Paula called her. I think that title is taken, but she was an amazing lady.
I have several wonders.
Grace was a lawyer up until 1920 census. In 1930 she was a secretary in a real estate office and in 1940, the office manager. Why did she stop practicing law? At this point in time, and Paula and I have done quite a bit of research, I have no idea.
Why did none of those young ladies ever marry? Not that there's anything wrong with that, it's just unusual that none of them did, especially at that time. I have no photos of any of them.
When did Charlotte die? She's alive in Des Moines in 1933, and then she disappears into thin air. Iowa and Idaho have pretty good records, too.
Those ladies, or combinations of them, as well as Frank, shared accomodations. I am going to make a spread sheet, listing people by dates, by home addresses, by employers, by dates of death. I haven't quite figured out how yet, but I started on it tonight.
I have quite a bit of info stored on MS word from 2013 - much of it research of Paula. I remember reading about Des Moines in the early 1900s, and I think it was a pretty dirty place as I recall, but need to re-research.
I found the death certificate of Alice, but not the others. She died of recurrent cerebral hemorages over a course of five years.
So . . . the work begins.
Thursday, January 1, 2015
Lakeville Chronicles 2015 - January 1 - 7
Lakeville Chronicles 2015
Week One
Thursday, January 1, 2015
It's a goal - we'll see. I want to chronicle 2015 from my wee corner of the world. What I did, what went on in my house or my family, what went on in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, North America, Taiwan and the rest of the world that interests, intrigues, surprises, offends, amuses me. In short, anything that I find noteworthy and doesn't bore me. Highlights, mostly - short little posts.
It's the very first day. I don't have a lot of precise goals although there are things I want to accomplish this year. First of all, I tried to kickstart my EBCYG Facebook group. I managed to get some response from some of the same people who always respond. So be it; the 20:80 rule works almost everywhere. I read four chapters. I took a long walk with Toller to the beaver dam. It was frozen so we walked up the back road and had a good look around Beaver Country. I found tracks and photographed them; J and I looked at them and decided they were muskrat tracks. The only critters I saw were Toller, Riley (a dog down the road), 8 mallards and 3 crows. Around here - some pidgeons, juncos, woodies, jays. I didn't spend much time bird watching here though.
Things I want to accomplish this year:
Make minimum of 30 small doilies for 2016 reunion.
Get a good start on Riverbank Visitors.
Read through the Bible and at least a dozen books.
Set plans in motion for 2016 reunion.
Visit Aunt Helen.
Visit Anne Marie, Mary Jane and Margaret.
Walk more.
Kayak more.
Pray more.
Spend less time on computer. I do tend to waste time on here.
Spend more time with Bill.
Spend more time housecleaning.
Make some Christmas gifts. For now, think about what to make and who to make for.
Friday, January 2, 2015
We went to Bill's favorite restaurant today, St. Huberts, for their Christmas special. Took J and Mom, and we were all stuffed. Julie picked up her new car today, a cherry colored Toyota RAV 4. She has not come home with it yet, so I assume she went to C and L's. Bill worked the last two nights in a row so he is sleeping in his recliner, and Baroque music is on the television. That's how I know he's really sleeping.
Our little prayer group is coming along on EBCYG, at least with several of the women. Several are quite enthusiastic. One girl posted a photo of her journal with all of our names in it.
Saturday, January 3, 2015
Toller's been scratching at his underarm area for a couple of days. A bit of rubbing and I found a cyst. It seems to move. Yesterday it seemed on his rib area, today between the top of his two front legs. Its about the size of a big marble, I'd say.
J went home in her new cherry red Toyota. Luna stayed with us, as J will be back again next weekend so she can see the doctor on Monday.
Expecting some weather tomorrow, but not quite sure what. I think it will be snow turning to rain. We'll find out tomorrow when we wake up and look out the window, I guess.
Doing the last row on a doily. Love doing the last row as I can look forward to a new doily. This one is two colors, so I have lots of thread ends to sew and hide.
Sunday, January 4, 2015
It snowed, then freezing rained. Now its just warming up and getting ready for a quick freeze again. I stayed home from home, as did Carmaine. I've driven in worse but as I grow older, I just don't want to chance it. Toller and I walked in the early afternoon. I wanted to go to the beaver dam, but he kept gettin snow bunnies between his toes and we had to stop every few seconds to get them out, so we turned around and trudged home.
My little group of seven seems quite enthusiastic. Others are sending in some requests. I want to get my notebook quite finished this week, then just do the daily maintenance. I've read several chapters and finished "The Art of Racing in the Rain." Good book, told from the dog's perspective. I'm in the middle of "Pale Crocus" doily; coming right along on my 2016 doily project. Today Luna and Elsa were running pelnel through the house in a great chase. Luna jumped on the couch, leaped on my lap, tangled in my crochet thread, and freed herself to win the race. Mind you she's six or seven years younger. My doily remained intact, fortunately, and Luna didn't kill herself.
No idea what is going on outside Lakeville; I hunkered down in my cabin today. J used her new confection oven, she said, to cook trout. It worked. My sister's Christmas pyjamas are way too big. I wish she had tried them on here and we could have returned them. The receipt is now shredded. I think she is going to try and exchange them, but she may have to regift them.
Monday, January 5, 2015
It is sooooo cold . . . wind chill factor -35 tomorrow so says Elspeth. It's cold in as well, and I don't usually find it cold. And the street is a sheet of ice. We've been growling that Bill hasn't been called in to work, and today, when the driving is so dangerous, they calle him in from 6 to midnight. I know he made it safely; now just to make it safely home in the dark.
Red must be cold too. Looks like he wanted some new threads for his nest.
We went to Bill's favorite restaurant today, St. Huberts, for their Christmas special. Took J and Mom, and we were all stuffed. Julie picked up her new car today, a cherry colored Toyota RAV 4. She has not come home with it yet, so I assume she went to C and L's. Bill worked the last two nights in a row so he is sleeping in his recliner, and Baroque music is on the television. That's how I know he's really sleeping.
Our little prayer group is coming along on EBCYG, at least with several of the women. Several are quite enthusiastic. One girl posted a photo of her journal with all of our names in it.
Saturday, January 3, 2015
Toller's been scratching at his underarm area for a couple of days. A bit of rubbing and I found a cyst. It seems to move. Yesterday it seemed on his rib area, today between the top of his two front legs. Its about the size of a big marble, I'd say.
J went home in her new cherry red Toyota. Luna stayed with us, as J will be back again next weekend so she can see the doctor on Monday.
Expecting some weather tomorrow, but not quite sure what. I think it will be snow turning to rain. We'll find out tomorrow when we wake up and look out the window, I guess.
Doing the last row on a doily. Love doing the last row as I can look forward to a new doily. This one is two colors, so I have lots of thread ends to sew and hide.
Sunday, January 4, 2015
It snowed, then freezing rained. Now its just warming up and getting ready for a quick freeze again. I stayed home from home, as did Carmaine. I've driven in worse but as I grow older, I just don't want to chance it. Toller and I walked in the early afternoon. I wanted to go to the beaver dam, but he kept gettin snow bunnies between his toes and we had to stop every few seconds to get them out, so we turned around and trudged home.
My little group of seven seems quite enthusiastic. Others are sending in some requests. I want to get my notebook quite finished this week, then just do the daily maintenance. I've read several chapters and finished "The Art of Racing in the Rain." Good book, told from the dog's perspective. I'm in the middle of "Pale Crocus" doily; coming right along on my 2016 doily project. Today Luna and Elsa were running pelnel through the house in a great chase. Luna jumped on the couch, leaped on my lap, tangled in my crochet thread, and freed herself to win the race. Mind you she's six or seven years younger. My doily remained intact, fortunately, and Luna didn't kill herself.
No idea what is going on outside Lakeville; I hunkered down in my cabin today. J used her new confection oven, she said, to cook trout. It worked. My sister's Christmas pyjamas are way too big. I wish she had tried them on here and we could have returned them. The receipt is now shredded. I think she is going to try and exchange them, but she may have to regift them.
Monday, January 5, 2015
It is sooooo cold . . . wind chill factor -35 tomorrow so says Elspeth. It's cold in as well, and I don't usually find it cold. And the street is a sheet of ice. We've been growling that Bill hasn't been called in to work, and today, when the driving is so dangerous, they calle him in from 6 to midnight. I know he made it safely; now just to make it safely home in the dark.
Red must be cold too. Looks like he wanted some new threads for his nest.
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
I went to KD Wednesday (KD = Kraft Dinner) at church and afterward we had our Christmas potluck dinner. 'Twas fun and lots of laughing. I came home with beans and lots of cut up fruit cake so I have some eatin' to do. I'm full, but craving a cup of tea.
B worked in the ER today so will be home about 4:30.
Finished a doily and have a new one ready to go. This will be a pale yellow.
Talked to J. Concerned.
Started doily. It's one of those where the difficulty lies in the beginning and hopefully, will be easier as it goes along.
It is still very cold outside and once again, the heat pump gave up. J's apartment is very cold.
ISIS strikes again. 12 people, including journalists and police, are dead.
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