Bike Pictures

Rather than getting easier, it's getting harder each day, to go without those pills. Oh I hope it ends soon. At least there's no physical pain. The trick is to keep my mind off it and keep busy.

Yesterday I went out with my friend D. She had to come to town so she picked me up and we went shopping. I got a new pair of jeans and a really cute top. I need jeans desperately. I only have a few pairs and I've lost weight so they look ridiculous on me. So now I have a pair that fit. And I was shocked at the size. Size 8! Petite even. But all that means is they're short. I'm only 5' 1". Besides more jeans what I need is shorts. I can't believe how white I am. I need a tan man.

The weather's been freaky. One minute it's sunny, next minute it's thundering. There's been a little rain. The forecast keeps changing. It's looking pretty good for our trip to Lake Erie this weekend. I am so looking forward to spending time at a beach. Haven't been to a beach since we sold the cottage. The best part is I get to see my old friend who I've known since I was 4. Didn't see her for many years and we hooked up on Facebook. She's a cat person, I suppose I should ask her if we can bring Bear. So today is cloudy so far and they are calling for rain, but it was the same yesterday and didn't rain until evening.

I have some pictures to post. D took pictures of our bike for me yesterday and sent them to me. It's in her husbands shop. The shop he is still building. He's doing a great job. It's quite elaborate and will be awesome when it's finished. So this is the bike as it sits now. New handlebars, new pipes, new engine stuff that you can't see and S & Ds bikes in the background.

So it does look better with the new handlebars. I had my doubts. I just can't wait to ride again. Soon soon soon. Riding is a great escape. Riding is fun. Riding to events is a blast. I love sitting on the back taking pictures of the people we're riding with and the scenery. Looking forward to it!

As I was perusing the local paper for houses for rent Mr. Man informed me that we have a lease here. We are stuck here for a year anyways. So I won't be looking at houses for rent any more. H e says he hopes to buy again in a year. Cool! Something a little smaller next time.

Speaking of buying, it looks like we may be buying a truck. Our car is going to die any day. We need a new vehicle. We decided we need a truck. We had a truck for years, it's the better way to go. It just so happened that there was a truck for sale at S & Ds place. One of their relatives is selling it. Hopefully we'll be buying it.

Here comes the rain, even though the sun is trying to come out. I'm off to occupy my brain. I'm gonna try to get this place cleaned up somewhat. Have a great day.

Alone With My Withdrawals

Today is SWs and Ts birthdays. Both of them are out of town. So Happy Birthday you two, hope you had a great day, even without me there lol.

I've been wanting to post photos for the longest time, but I'm forced to use the laptop and all my pictures are on the desktop. Hopefully Mr. Man will fix the desktop soon.

Speaking of Mr. Man he's back over at S & Ds place working on the bike again. I'm home alone and bored silly. It truly sucks to not have a yard. It rained most of the day but the sun is out now. They're calling for rain all week. I'd like to get outside and enjoy the sun while I can. Alas, we get the morning sun and nothing in the afternoon. I noticed yesterday that I am very white. Normally by this time of year I would have a decent tan. The only time I go out now is to walk the dog and that isn't very far, we just go around the property of the building. I'm still too nervous to take him out on the street. Every day I think about going for a walk, but I don't know where to go and I feel guilty leaving the dog at home and I'm not bringing him out on the streets. I hope I'll get over that fear at some point.

The plan was to spend the weekend finishing the unpacking and starting to hang stuff on the walls. Then Mr. Man changed the plan to working on the bike all weekend. Man do I feel ripped off. I wouldn't feel that way if the bike was actually running and we could go for a scoot. First he said we'd be riding in 2 weeks, now he says by the end of July.

God help me, I can't believe I live in an apartment. I really can't stand it. I thought I would try to make the best of it, but we really need to unpack for that to happen. And buy dressers. And get an air conditioner. And hang the dart board. And a million other little things. It isn't home. Not even close. But it could be more so than it is. I'm not impressed with Mr. Man at this point. Meanwhile I keep looking in the paper for houses to rent. We will be stuck renting for I don't know how long. Oh the whole thing is so damn sad. I'm fighting the depression. I mean at least now there is no more lounging around in my jammies all day. I have to get up and get dressed to take the dog out every morning. I have to take him out throughout the day too so it keeps me from getting back into my jammies. This is a good thing. But it's about the only good thing.

We are invited to a friends place out on Lake Erie next weekend. I haven't accepted or declined yet. I think it will be good for us. I think we'll enjoy it. We'll get to spend time at a beach! I might even get a tan. But that is weather permitting. The forecast isn't looking good. So I don't know.

I won't say what it is, but I've been addicted to a certain medication for the last few years. It's all legal. I've decided to get off of it. I've been weaning off the last couple of weeks. Today is my first day without any. I am experiencing withdrawals. I'm having my moments. I know it's the right thing to do. It's just very hard. I just wish Mr. Man would come home so we can get busy and get my mind off of it. Well he should be home soon. Wish me luck. Have a great evening.

Finally, Bike Progress

Good day. It is an absolutely gorgeous day. I'm over at S & Ds place, sitting out on their porch, enjoying the day. Mr. Man and S are working on the bike. That got real boring for me real quick. D isn't here, she's out on a ride. It's just me and the dogs. I said "gee, I wish I had brought the laptop" and S ran in the house and grabbed his for me, what a guy.

We were here last night too. Had a few beers and started working on the bike. D was here to keep me company. Then we had a bonfire. It is so cool to be back in the country. There was an amazing display of fireflies last night. Bear had a blast, free at last. He couldn't sit still, he was thrilled to be loose again. He was one tuckered puppy this morning. Today he is taking it much easier and just lounging in the shade.

Finally some progress on the bike. We should be riding again very soon. Boy is it ever dusty and dirty though. We didn't ride at all last year. Guess whose job it will be to clean it lol. But I don't mind. It's all part of being the "bitch" lol.

Well I decided to sell my Visions cookware. I'm asking $30 so I'll make $10 and save myself the aggravation of trying to fit them in my cupboards. Buying them was a brain fart.

Little R has been MIA for 3 days. Damn kid. She finally called today wanting us to come pick her up. Her dad is not about to drop everything to go get her so she'll have to wait until we're done here. I'm just glad to know she's alive and well. I've got a lot more gray hair in the past year.

I have absolutely nothing else to say. I'm going back to the shop to visit with the guys and check on the progress. Have a great day.

It's Finally Summer!

I did call my dad yesterday. He is doing fine. It's getting harder to talk to him on the phone because he is going deaf. He has hearing aids in both ears now. The man is 94! It was good to hear his voice. He still sounds good. He's an amazing man.

Poor Mr. Man didn't get anything for Fathers Day. No card, no gift, no special meal, nothing. He was ok with it though. We had a nice weekend. Yesterday was a nice day for a change. It did warm up. Today is looking good too. So we did do all the laundry. It was surprisingly simple and painless. And now it's done. We had 3 gigantic bags of it. I don't know what these bags are used for, Mr. Man brought them home, but they are heavy duty and huge. It ended up costing like $30. I folded up all Mr. Mans stuff, because you know he has to look decent for work. Now I still have 2 huge bags to fold today.

After doing the laundry we went to Walmart for dirt and flowers. We got three bags of Miracle Grow potting soil and it turned out we only needed two. One bag each filled the pots. I bought two colours of impatiens, two shades of pink. They were six packs so three of each colour in each pot. Impatiens like shade and the pots are mostly in the shade. They are gorgeous when they thrive. I'm hoping they will thrive. We have a wooden bakers rack thing out on the balcony because we had nowhere else to put it. I also bought a hanging basket of pink petunias, took the hanger off and set the basket on the shelf. So yay I'm going to have some flowers this summer. I sure do miss my gardens though. It drives me crazy to think of all the money I spent on plants I now won't get to see. And I used to spend hours puttering, weeding and transplanting. Sigh. Its just not the same. Our balcony is pretty small as far as balconies go too. I don't have the room out there to have a big container garden. Oh well, it won't be forever. I have faith that I will one day have gardens again. What's scarey about that is I sold all my garden tools etc. We'd have to start all over again.

It's nice and sunny out there this morning. I believe it's supposed to be nice all week. I'm going to try to get things done today. Like folding all that laundry. And doing up the dishes which surprise surprise are accumulating. I bought the Visions cookware, not because I needed it but because I always wanted them and it was such a good deal. I looked it up online and just the big pot alone would have cost $60. So I did get a great deal, I mean they are like new. I also found a bunch of articles about how they can explode and break and stuff. Oh great. But with a little common sense it should be ok. But I really have nowhere to put them. My kitchen cupboard space is very limited. I'll figure it out, I'll have to squeeze them in.

SW is coming over for a coffee today. She hasn't seen the new place yet. It's still pretty chaotic. It's funny how we can just go about our life, living in this chaos. As long as the computer is hooked up I'm happy. With Mr. Man buying that old laptop this weekend we now have 2 desktops and 2 laptops. Crazy. I think we should dedicate next weekend to finishing the unpacking and making a home out of this chaos.

Ok I must go take the dog out. Have a great day.

Happy Fathers Day!

Well it's Fathers Day and I haven't called my dad nor did I think ahead and mail him a card. I'll give him a call later in the day. Mr. Man said all he wants is some peace and quiet lol. So he's snoozing on the couch with some dumb man show going on the tv. We have things to do today, I'm thinking it's going to be a hassle getting him to do anything.

It's finally a sunny day. Still not quite warm though. If it stays sunny it should warm up. The plan today is to haul all the laundry over to the laundrymat. Fun wow. There is an obnoxious amount of stuff to wash. I look forward to getting it over and done with.

Yesterday was good. Mr. Man and I drove to the reserve for smokes. It was a crappy, rainy day, good time for a drive. On the way back we decided to stop for lunch. We went to this place in Elora. They have a patio that we used to frequent. When we got there, in spite of the rainy weather, there was an auction going on on the patio. We went there because I was craving battered mushrooms. So we ate inside and that's what I had. We didn't bother with the auction at all, there wasn't anything that caught our interest. After leaving there we saw a yard sale. They had tents and tarps up. So we stopped. Mr. Man got a laptop for $20 and I got a set of Visions cookware, like new, for $20. What a great score. Now I just need to make room for my new pots and pans.

Little R texted her dad and asked him to go pick her up. That was a big relief. I was hoping she would come home soon. When she got home I was surprised to see she had dyed her hair jet black. It doesn't look too bad but I don't think she likes it much. Prior to that, before she took off, she had cut herself some bangs. So she's looking quite different these days.

Since it's Fathers Day, I'm not going to nag Mr. Man to get up and get moving. At least not yet. I may have to eventually.

I joined Twitter. I don't see what all the hoopla is about. My life isn't exciting enough to have anything to add.

I'm hoping to finally buy some flowers today. I miss my gardens so much. It just won't be the same at all. With gardens there are no limits to what kind of flowers and plants you can have. With balcony planters it's pretty limited. I haven't even been near a garden center this year so I have no idea what's out there. Maybe I can be creative.

Oh well for now I'm just playing on the computer, waiting for Mr. Man to get up and about. Have a great day. Happy Fathers Day!

We'll Be Riding Again Soon

Yesterday Little R took off. She was grounded but that meant nothing. I couldn't stop her from leaving. Not knowing what to say to her I told her not to come back then. So, she didn't come home last night. We have to get her a Social Insurance Number so she can get a job. Plan on doing that on Monday. Hopefully she'll be home by Monday. It bothers me, it upsets me, but I'm trying to not worry too much. She'll come home eventually.

Mr. Man got some new parts for the bike. One thing he got, a carb kit, they ordered the wrong one, so he has to wait for that now. He was planning on working on the bike this weekend but I don't think that's going to happen now. It looks like we may be riding again in a couple of weeks though. Yay!

I got new batteries for my camera last night so look forward to some pictures on here soon. Views from my balcony and the like. I'm thinking it's going to be nice in the fall when all the leaves turn colour.

I'm thinking today is my last chance to get some flowers for the balcony, so plan on doing that today. I believe we're going to the reserve again today also. And at some point this weekend we are taking all our laundry over to the laundrymat. It's the only way it's all going to get done. It's been many many years since I've done that. Not looking forward to it. We have 2 extra large bags full of laundry. I'd say its about 8 loads. Man I miss having my own laundry facilities in the basement.

I don't know if I'll ever get used to this apartment living. I'm hoping it really is only temporary. But who knows at this point? We could end up living here for years.

Last night we popped over to S & Ds place. Luckily they were having another bonfire, so that was nice. We didn't stay long. We brought the dog with us and he had a great time running free around their property. That's where we're keeping the bike. I think Mr. Man dropped off his parts there last night.

Well I'm off to start my day. Hoping the rain stops. Have a great day.

Where Is The Summer?

I'm still having trouble accepting that I now live in an apartment. I still cry when I think about my house and my gardens. I am eager to finish unpacking and making this place home. I'll have to remind Mr. Man to bring home his tools to hang pictures. I haven't come up with a place to hang the dart board. I can't imagine not playing darts. It's going to be tricky finding a place for the dart board.

I just can't believe this weather we've been having. It's been cold and rainy and when it's not raining it's overcast. Looks like the sun is out a bit today. But it certainly hasn't been June weather.

I unpacked a box today. It was just bar glasses. I gave away a ton of wine glasses, but I still have a ton. Seems some are missing though, must be in another box. I gave away my bar cabinet. So now I have to fit all the glasses in the kitchen cupboards. I don't know where we'll keep our liquor. Now that Mr. Mans brother isn't living with us we can actually have liquor in the house without it all getting drank in one day.

Well it's Friday, not sure what the plans are for the weekend. Hopefully finishing up the unpacking and hanging pictures. I think we have to go to the reserve again. Last weekend we only got enough smokes to get us through the week. That trip takes up half a day. Sadly on the weekends it's kind of hard to get Mr. Man moving. He gets up and plops in front of the tv and doesn't want to get moving. Oh well I just hope we get something accomplished this weekend. This will probably be my last chance to get dirt and flowers for my planters this weekend too. It's just not the same as having gardens. Oh well, nothing I can do about that. I hope the weather is at least nice for the weekend, haven't checked the forecast.

Well I suppose I should clean up the dirty dishes, my least favourite thing in the world to do. But it has to be done. The kitchen is useless right now. There is just no room in there for dirty dishes. Man I miss my dishwasher. So, I'm off. Have a great day.

Looks Like A Beautiful Day

As nice as it is to get the morning sun, it's also a pain. I'm up earlier than I want to be. We did rearrange the livingroom, so now the morning sun hits my computer dead on. I look forward to getting blinds for the windows.

I was going to take some pictures of the views off my balcony but of course the batteries in my camera died. I see a trip to Walmart in my future. Still didn't get dirt and flowers either. It's the middle of June, it's probably already too late.

We stopped at a few yard sales when we went to the reserve on the weekend. Guess what I bought? Books! I gave away several boxes full of books after my yard sale. They didn't sell very well. I still had boxes of books that I haven't read yet, so I kept those. And I kept my Stephen King collection. I kept a couple of odd books as well. I kind of wish I had kept all my collections, but we just don't have the room for them. I'm hoping to buy another bookcase soon to store our movies on. I noticed in the laundry room there's a pile of books. I guess it's like a book exchange. That's what I'll do with my books once I read them, rather than hanging onto them for years and years. I rarely read them more than once. That's good to know I have a way of getting rid of them one at a time.

I have a ton of laundry to do. We're considering taking it to a landromat and getting it all done. It sat on the basement floor at the house for weeks. I've done 3 loads of laundry here, it was all Mr. Mans stuff. It's expensive. Not to mention what a pain it is carrying it up and down. But I suppose it could be worse, at least we have an elevator.

The elevator wasn't working for 2 days. Like I say there is mostly old people living here. It's not cool that it took them 2 days to get it fixed. My back ache seems to be letting up, now my calves hurt from taking the stairs several times a day. Such is life in an apartment building. We've had our water turned off, we had the intrusion of getting all new windows and now a broken down elevator. But hey, I don't have to mow the grass or weed any gardens.

We got the livingroom rearranged, but thats about it. We didn't unpack anything more. Mr. Man doesn't have his tools here to hang pictures. Hopefully, he'll remember to bring them home today. It was a pretty unevetful weekend. All I seem to be doing is watching tv. It didn't take long for me to give up on keeping up with the dishes. I'm just depressed and don't want to do anything. The kitchen is so small there is no room for dirty dishes. I'll get on that today.

We still have about 20 boxes to unpack. Mr. Man stacked them so I really can't even get at them. Most of it is dishes and whatnot that goes in my china cabinets. I think it will take a couple more weeks. I think I'm going to have to get rid of the rocking chair. It just doesn't fit. At the house I had about 20 extra chairs. They all got thrown out. Such a waste. But I don't think we'll be needing them here. I don't plan on having any big family dinners.

I'm still confused. Sometimes I forget where I am and think I'm back in the city. Then I remember where I am and it's ok. Population is 27,000. Thats a small city or a big town. I'm getting used to all the noises and sirens etc. I'm sleeping better. I don't venture out much. I walk the dog around the property of the building. I'm still a little nervous walking him and don't go out on the street with him. Mr. Man has been taking him for long walks on the weekends.

Well I should go get dressed and take the dog out. Thankfully the elevator is fixed. It looks like it's going to be a beautiful day. I'm off. Have a great day.

Still Not Unpacked

I was up early this morning, like 4:30ish. I'm going with Mr. Man to the reserve for smokes today. Its a nice long drive. It still doesn't feel like June. It's been cloudy every day. They're not calling for rain this weekend but it looks like it could rain any minute. Whenever I go out to walk the dog or whatever I wear a jacket. It's June, shouldn't it be like summer?

My plan for this weekend is to get the unpacking done. And to get the livingroom rearranged. Maybe even get some pictures hung on the walls. The sooner we get it done the sooner this place will start to feel like home. I just still can't believe we live in an apartment. I still miss my house. But I guess I'm sort of getting used to it. I like being able to walk to the stores. I do like being in town. Little R really likes being in town. She is gone off with her friends a lot of the time. We got our new windows. It took the guys like 3 hours to do it all. I'm just glad it's over with. I actually liked the old windows better but oh well. I imagine these new ones are more efficient.

A couple of weeks ago we went to a bonfire at S & Ds place. That was nice. I knew I would miss having fires. So it was nice to go to one. I look forward to more throughout the summer. Unfortunately we haven't been back there since. That's where the bike is. Mr. Man needs to go there to work on the bike. He's just been too busy. I really hope he can get the bike running this year. Last year with no riding at all really sucked.

I've hardly been on the computer at all lately. I've been watching tv. We don't get very many channels, certainly none of the good ones. I'm thinking Mr. Man will need to hook up the satellite again. I just don't know how he will do it on a balcony. Where there's a will there's a way. He'll figure it out.

It's funny, every time I open a new box I find something I forgot I had. I recently freecycled a box of cake pans etc. A box full! I had nowhere to keep it. I have several boxes with just junk in them, from junk drawers etc. Well I don't have any junk drawers here. I don't know what I'm supposed to do with all this stuff. I imagine most of it will just get thrown out.

We found out we're not allowed to have a real Christmas tree here. So that's something else I can get rid of, the tree stand. I don't know how long we're going to live here. Mr. Man told me a year. We'll see. Since it's a new stand I'll post it on Cheapcycle and try to sell it. I've posted a couple of things on Cheapcycle and haven't sold anything yet. I'll keep trying.

I had planned to continue with selling on Ebay after we moved but unfortunately a lot of my Ebay stuff got thrown out without my knowledge. Like all my little boxes, my packing peanuts, my bubble wrap. T was cleaning out the basement and he just pitched everything.

I still haven't bought dirt and flowers for my balcony planters. I hope it's not too late. I miss my gardens. I have nothing to take pictures of any more. I spent so much money on plants for my gardens. And now they're not my gardens any more. Depressing.

Well I should go and take the dog out. Have a great day.

Quick Update

Today is overcast but mild. Last week was rainy and cold. They even turned the heat back on in the building. It's been a nice weekend. This weekend is the Blues & Jazz Festival here in town. There's different bands playing at all the pubs and bars and restaurants and out on the streets and in the parks. Friday night there was a car show, all old cars. We've all been doing a lot of walking. Today there is a Show & Shine at the Legion, not sure if we're going to bother walking over to that. Mr. Man is confident he will have the bike running this summer. We didn't ride at all last summer. We're storing the bike at S & Ds place and he can work on it there. S will be there to help him too. He also rides an old shovelhead. So between the two of them I'm sure they'll get the bike running.

It occurred to me the other day I no longer have a garden to putter in. I brought 2 big planters with me for the balcony. I didn't even keep a trowel though, I got rid of all my gardening stuff. That thought depressed me, I miss my gardens. I got to see one of my Trilliums bloom at the house before we moved. So now I realize I better get my flowers for my planters soon or else it will be too late. It's hard to believe it's June. I think I'm going to plant Impatiens in the planters since they are mostly in the shade. I only brought 2 of my house plants with me. And really there isn't even room for them.

On Monday morning we are getting new windows put in. That means we have to clear everything away from the windows. This is going to be a challenge. The unpacking has come to a standstill. I'm still surrounded by boxes. We have to rearrange the livingroom because of where the cable is. It just seems like an impossible task. We have to move all the furniture, the big screen tv and the computers. I realize the sooner we get all unpacked the sooner this place will feel like home. It's just a little overwhelming.

For the last couple of weeks I've had a terrible back ache. I went to the doctor for it on Friday. It's probably just because I spent 2 years doing nothing, just sitting in front of the computer and now all the sudden activity of walking the dog etc. my muscles are aching. I need to build up my muscles again. But the pain is so unbearable and keeping me awake all night long, I had to go to the doctor. He perscribed some muscle relaxers and pain killers as well as physical therapy and xrays, just in case it is something else.

So I haven't been doing much, been in too much pain. The unpacking stopped. The place is a mess. I think I'm going to try to get some done today. We have to clear the windows. So I'm off to get started. Have a great day.