Sorry for not writing something earlier but my mind is not at ease with all this business of moving, or not moving.
On top of it all, I have caught a really bad bug and thus far today, I have had to wash sheets and clothing three times in the machine.
I am not settled in my mind about my future place of abode. I would have prefered to stay here but I have requested a phone call from the new owners but have not received it.
I know that the message has been passed on to them and wonder why they have not called.
I have advised the former owner's agent that I require a year's lease the first year. It is safer for me.
Otherwise, in two months notice, they can kick me out and I have to go. Same for me also, I could give two months notice and leave.
However, in my old age this is not good for my well being and health and it is definitely affecting me not knowing I have two places I can go to, One I like much better but the other would be a better choice economicaly. It is a seniors building with activities and the apartments are smaller than I have here but clean with lots of cupboard space. The building is kept clean as well as I could see, and I did look around closely!
Both are open and available at this moment. Don't know for how much longer though.
So as you see, there is a few things on my mind right now and I hope to say soon they will be settled one way or the other.
On on one other note, which may interest you, my son put Roku on my t.v. and then downloaded a British drama, comedies station onto it. The cost per month is not bad - I think it is $6.00.
So far, I have enjoyed it. In the winter I don't get around much due to ice underfoot and I need something to keep me engaged in living,joke, joke.
I just need to move forward not stagnate waiting for others to decide my fate. I am almost ready to give in my notice to the young people and move - we'll have to see what the answer is from them on a one year lease.
Thanks for dropping by. Have a good day and hope you don't catch the bug that is going around.
Monday, January 23, 2017
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
January 18,2016
Our litle gang met for lunch today. We do that each month which is something nice to look forward to. Two of our group were sick and unable to go.
We went to the Harvest Moon which is cheap and cheerful! Unlimited Chinese tea and a very big plate of good food.
We had tons of laughter and stayed from 11:30 to 2 p.m. and the restaurant did not mind at all.
I learned that the Italian store which sells underwear is still in business. They just opened another branch in Stoney Creek as one of our gals bought new underwear there.
I am happy to hear that. They have good quality items from Italy.
Jeff drove Joanne and I home, which we both appreciated. My parking spot came in very handy today. We could park for free at ay Municipal parking lot or meter. I did not know that.
That is a great saving!
All in all, a very nice afternoon spent with good friends.
Thanks for dropping by.
We went to the Harvest Moon which is cheap and cheerful! Unlimited Chinese tea and a very big plate of good food.
We had tons of laughter and stayed from 11:30 to 2 p.m. and the restaurant did not mind at all.
I learned that the Italian store which sells underwear is still in business. They just opened another branch in Stoney Creek as one of our gals bought new underwear there.
I am happy to hear that. They have good quality items from Italy.
Jeff drove Joanne and I home, which we both appreciated. My parking spot came in very handy today. We could park for free at ay Municipal parking lot or meter. I did not know that.
That is a great saving!
All in all, a very nice afternoon spent with good friends.
Thanks for dropping by.
Monday, January 16, 2017
January 17th and a real dull looking day outside
I was up about 3 a.m. today and stayed up, then crashed again about 6 I think. Slept again till 10:30 then had my coffee and started to continue downsizing. Today I am working on Christmas Decorations and they were all spread over the sofa. Many are going to the Salvation Army but I will still keep about three small blue boxes full plus a miniature tree all decorated.
My son came to set up Roko for me last night. I am slowly getting the hang of it. It is more like working a computer than a cable programme. I just hope I can find many of my favourite old shows though.
It is much cheaper and I only watch a little t.v. so it is not worth keeping the cable.
When he has time, he is going to install a British comedy and dramas but I need to pay for it but it is very inexpensive. I cannot remember how much but much cheaper than cable.Roko is free most of the programmes.
Now onto other news. My friend Jeff took me to Van Wagner\s Beach in Stoney Creek on Sunday afternoon. We had a lovely walk although it was very cold. It was great to be there again. I have been several times with Jennifer but only in the summer so it was nice to see the water and the area in the winter time.
We stopped in at Hutch's for coffee just to warm up. He was kind enough to drive me to see a Seniors rental building near him. It was nice. I have put my name in there for market rent but there is a 4 year waiting period. I may not even live that long!
Since we were in his neighbourhood, we went to his place to pick up Leadbelly the cat so I could finally meet him. A beautiful looking cat. He did not hiss at me, allowed me to pat him after sniffing my hand, nor did he bite. He seems to like the ladies, joke, joke. I only patted him through the car window but he did not seem to be threatened by me.
I was glad to see him finally after hearing about him.
All in all, a very enjoyable Sunday.
My son came to set up Roko for me last night. I am slowly getting the hang of it. It is more like working a computer than a cable programme. I just hope I can find many of my favourite old shows though.
It is much cheaper and I only watch a little t.v. so it is not worth keeping the cable.
When he has time, he is going to install a British comedy and dramas but I need to pay for it but it is very inexpensive. I cannot remember how much but much cheaper than cable.Roko is free most of the programmes.
Now onto other news. My friend Jeff took me to Van Wagner\s Beach in Stoney Creek on Sunday afternoon. We had a lovely walk although it was very cold. It was great to be there again. I have been several times with Jennifer but only in the summer so it was nice to see the water and the area in the winter time.
We stopped in at Hutch's for coffee just to warm up. He was kind enough to drive me to see a Seniors rental building near him. It was nice. I have put my name in there for market rent but there is a 4 year waiting period. I may not even live that long!
Since we were in his neighbourhood, we went to his place to pick up Leadbelly the cat so I could finally meet him. A beautiful looking cat. He did not hiss at me, allowed me to pat him after sniffing my hand, nor did he bite. He seems to like the ladies, joke, joke. I only patted him through the car window but he did not seem to be threatened by me.
I was glad to see him finally after hearing about him.
All in all, a very enjoyable Sunday.
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| Jeff - smiling |
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| me - with a crooked smile |
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| From the coffee shop window - note the barrenness |
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| A different shot |
Thanks for dropping by.
Thursday, January 12, 2017
January 12,2017
A joke piicture taken by Dana.
Jeff is wearing a sweater under his jacket to the left, Mohamed is wearing his coat as he still felt cold from being outside. I am in the middle which caused much joking. This way I had a better chance to hear both of the gentlemen.
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I am hoping this book will get me back into writing as for the last year I have been stuck, mostly due to health problems. I need something to light a spark in me and hopefully Ellen's lovely book will help me.
Let alone I see a lady that I have not seen for a long time due to my being more or less housebound for months and months, but the afternoon was just a delightful time spent with two gentlemen friends of mine.
It was absolutely delightful to have them both as guests at my wonderful club.
We chatted about many subjects including politics and religion but we didn't come to blows fortunately, joke, joke.
As usual, the club's staff were wonderful and Dana, a new lady who is on the wait staff, took some pictures for me of the three of us in the Den where we had the tea.
I waited with both of the gentlemen for their respective buses to get them home.
It was a very wonderful time and I hope some day we will do it again.
Thanks for dropping by.
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Sunday, January 8, 2017
The search goes on
Sunday, Jan 8, 2017
It looks like it snowed last night and I believe it is still quite cold out there. Yesterday I checked with our local bus company on how to get to a location to see an apartment.
Unfortuntely for me, they made a mistake and I took the Abetrdeen bus and the round trip took one hour! The only sign of Bay Street was way up on Aberdeen and on such a vey cold day (cold weather warning even), I was not about to try and find my way down to Hunter.
What a waste of time and a little frustrating.
I will try and go today, but phoning them first to make sure the apartment is still available. Some friends have told me the correct bus numbers to take to where I need to go.
I certainly was glad to get home to my warm and cozy apartment.
I spent the rest of the day watching a Miss Marple video from the library and reading.
Have a good day everybody.
Unfortuntely for me, they made a mistake and I took the Abetrdeen bus and the round trip took one hour! The only sign of Bay Street was way up on Aberdeen and on such a vey cold day (cold weather warning even), I was not about to try and find my way down to Hunter.
What a waste of time and a little frustrating.
I will try and go today, but phoning them first to make sure the apartment is still available. Some friends have told me the correct bus numbers to take to where I need to go.
I certainly was glad to get home to my warm and cozy apartment.
I spent the rest of the day watching a Miss Marple video from the library and reading.
Have a good day everybody.
Wednesday, January 4, 2017
January 4, 2017
First of all, Happy New Year to you all. I am so sorry I have been so neglectful of this blog. I haven't got much to say as I am more housebound than going out to places.
Of course, now that winter has arrived, with ice underfoot and snow on the ground, it does not make me feel like going out even for a walk.
I have had a major shock which affected me quite deeply. J7ust a short while before Christmas. The condo fees have gone up 22% and this has caused my elderly couple, whom I am renting from, to decide to sell. I had not planned on leaving here until I either died or had to go into a nursing home.
As you can imagine, this is my home and the shock was a little bit too much for me and I slept right through one day into the next day at 4:30 p.m. It seems I lost a full day somewhere.
That has never happened to me before. A very odd experience and most confusing.
Obviously, I need to find a new place to live but everything is very expensive now in Hamilton. The rents have gone up tremendously since I arrived 14 years ago. It was quite a shock to see that.
I have two apartment buildings in mind, one of which I am more in favour of as I know three ladies that live there and they love it. It is not directly down town as I am now, but I can still get there by bus and for groceries, I can take a taxi back or order through Grocerygateway.com or go with an agency here who shops for what I want for a small fee. All of those are good possibilities.
I am looking for a one bedroom apartment although I really would be better off with a two bedroom as I have a lot of furniture and things. I had that in Toronto and I loved my balcony in Toronto and used it a great deal. I grew cherry tomatoes and mint plus, of course, pansies and other pretty flowers.
I don't know what is happening with this apartment, a young couple have put in an offer which was accepted and a house inspector came yesterday to inspect the plumbing etc. etc. etc. It should pass with flying colours as I take very good care of this place - cleaning every day.
I had three sets of real estate people walking theitr clients through and two clients put in an offer, one far too low and the other was accepted. It is a new experience for me to be involved in the selling of a place (limited involvement) and I spoke the truth when people asked about living here and about any problems.
I have handled showing an apartment for a friend for rental purposes several times and the same friend will be putting his unit up for sale. I offered to help him show the place as they now live far away but owing to my health problems, he did not think it was adviseable.
Perhaps it is true. I still am not healed from the fracture in late May in my spine and tire very easily. Cannot stand very long, nor sit very long. The most comfortable is to lie down on my bed on my side but even that starts to pain me so I have to switch.
I do hope and pray that I will heal . I have come a long way but still a fair bit of time will be needed I think to get better completely. My alternative is an operation on my spine and that is a last resort.
Thank you for dropping by and keep well. I will try and do better on this blog.
Have a very good and health new year, cherish your family and your dear friends as that is the most important - money is nice, but is not everything as some people seem to think.
Thanks again for dropping by.
Of course, now that winter has arrived, with ice underfoot and snow on the ground, it does not make me feel like going out even for a walk.
I have had a major shock which affected me quite deeply. J7ust a short while before Christmas. The condo fees have gone up 22% and this has caused my elderly couple, whom I am renting from, to decide to sell. I had not planned on leaving here until I either died or had to go into a nursing home.
As you can imagine, this is my home and the shock was a little bit too much for me and I slept right through one day into the next day at 4:30 p.m. It seems I lost a full day somewhere.
That has never happened to me before. A very odd experience and most confusing.
Obviously, I need to find a new place to live but everything is very expensive now in Hamilton. The rents have gone up tremendously since I arrived 14 years ago. It was quite a shock to see that.
I have two apartment buildings in mind, one of which I am more in favour of as I know three ladies that live there and they love it. It is not directly down town as I am now, but I can still get there by bus and for groceries, I can take a taxi back or order through Grocerygateway.com or go with an agency here who shops for what I want for a small fee. All of those are good possibilities.
I am looking for a one bedroom apartment although I really would be better off with a two bedroom as I have a lot of furniture and things. I had that in Toronto and I loved my balcony in Toronto and used it a great deal. I grew cherry tomatoes and mint plus, of course, pansies and other pretty flowers.
I don't know what is happening with this apartment, a young couple have put in an offer which was accepted and a house inspector came yesterday to inspect the plumbing etc. etc. etc. It should pass with flying colours as I take very good care of this place - cleaning every day.
I had three sets of real estate people walking theitr clients through and two clients put in an offer, one far too low and the other was accepted. It is a new experience for me to be involved in the selling of a place (limited involvement) and I spoke the truth when people asked about living here and about any problems.
I have handled showing an apartment for a friend for rental purposes several times and the same friend will be putting his unit up for sale. I offered to help him show the place as they now live far away but owing to my health problems, he did not think it was adviseable.
Perhaps it is true. I still am not healed from the fracture in late May in my spine and tire very easily. Cannot stand very long, nor sit very long. The most comfortable is to lie down on my bed on my side but even that starts to pain me so I have to switch.
I do hope and pray that I will heal . I have come a long way but still a fair bit of time will be needed I think to get better completely. My alternative is an operation on my spine and that is a last resort.
Thank you for dropping by and keep well. I will try and do better on this blog.
Have a very good and health new year, cherish your family and your dear friends as that is the most important - money is nice, but is not everything as some people seem to think.
Thanks again for dropping by.
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