Sunday 20 January 2013

Sunny Sunday

It was a great day in the valley of the sun, not a cloud in the sky.  The highest temp I saw was 77F [25C] & I think that was the daytime high.  We both had the short pants going on today & no coats required.  Pretty warm during the night as well, the furnace never even came on last night.
  Marg made omelets for brunch today and they were great.  Went over to take a look at Bingers motorhome.  It had lots of oxidation on the dark colors and they had someone apply a cleaner to it, then a sealer.  The result was amazing, I don't believe I have seen a more dramatic transformation.   While we were there, he mentioned his neighbour had a bike for sale, so went to look at it.  It looked pretty good & just as I was mulling it over, Howard said 'take it if you want it'.  Howard & Shannon are from Alberta, actually Peace River at one time.  You really can't get a better deal than free, so I took it.  Spent a bunch of time washing it and spray lubing it.  Tried riding it and it was OK, but was only a 26 inch frame, so kind of short for me. 
  Got under way just after that, shortly prior to lunch.  We went out looking for an ez canopy, you know one of those tent like things for shade.  We didn't have much luck, but did find a bike that I took a liking to and it was on a 29 inch frame, so bought it.  The really amazing thing was it fit in the car trunk, so we brought it home.  Pretty nice wheels & can hardly wait to take it for a ride.  Now I have to take the other one back and explain how even at free, it's not to be.  Kind of runs against the grain doesn't it?  I keep blaming Marg, she gets another pension cheque starting in April & I keep accusing her of spending it already, LOL.
  One of the guys just bought a park model and found a flag in it.  As it was a maple leaf, he said he couldn't use it, so offered it to me.  I told him he could switch teams and get in with us Canucks, but he said it was too late to change teams, LOL.  It wasn't much of a flag, really, but I stuck it in the palm tree out front; see if anyone notices - eh!
  Got back in time for cocktail hour over at Larry & Nancy's and then a quick supper after.  It was ice cream social tonight so we had to scoop with the team.  Kenny told us they are not taking on the project next year, so this will be our last year scooping, as well.
  Almost forgot; it was so nice in the pool that Marg and some friends decided they are all going to start water aerobics next week.  Kind of funny that they are all keen on it this year; I wonder if it has anything to do with the 11AM start time, hah!  Not sure if pictures are allowed, stay tuned.

2 comments:

  1. Sweet ride and awesome flag.. Glad the weather is getting better and warmer. was nice to see some dance hall pictures looks like everyone had a great time.

    Love the GP Gang

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  2. Nice wheels .... Ace! Shame about the last year if ice cream socials.... Bigger and better things may be around the corner! xx

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