It has been a long time

It has been a long time since I blogged. And you are wondering what I have been up to.  Just life got so busy.  I havent had time or when I did wasnt in the mood to blog.  
That said im here now and just a couple of videos of some inventions.  One is 240 yrs old and the other is just recent.
Watch and enjoy

 

 

Missing for the Summer

Well I guess you wonder where I went?  The answer is a lot of places.  We were back in Ontario for the Canadian Horseshoe Pitching Championships. (no didn't win).  Niagara Falls, Toronto.   Then in BC we were in Penticton for the BC Championships. (Yes won that one).

Lots of Beaches and fun things to do around home, Butchart Gardens for the fireworks and watching the band Rukus.
and helped out at the Chili Cookoff.

And all the jobs around home.   So you can see I have lots of excuses as why I didn't blog.

But maybe those are reasons to blog.
I have put a few pics from the summer up and maybe more later.
Ok I'm back anyway
till next time

 

Are they sleeping in there?

I just found this sign and limo funny together on cook st near Dallas rd.  A great place to park for a walk but they don't want people staying there all night.  Sign says "No overnight Sleeping in Vehicles"
 Just an interesting pair together.  What do you think?

Murder in the Back Yard

It was a quiet day and we were working in the front yard gardening. As lunch approached we headed around to the back.
Then I spotted it, feathers all over the sidewalk and brick patio.
Thinking maybe a fight between a cat and a bird , but no feathers were floating through the air.
I looked up and there sitting on top of a branch on the oak tree right by the patio was a Falcon (or was it a hawk, I'm not an expert on these kind of birds).  
He was enjoying his meal of what I presume was a pigeon.

We walked around underneath to put away the gardening supplies and he just kept on eating , keeping a keen eye on us.

He was still enjoying his meal about an hour later.
And we thought it would be just a quiet day in the yard
boy were we wrong.  But Hey falcons have to eat too .
 

I WAS WRONG !!!

 Last year when the news came out about putting guard rails on the breakwater in Victoria, B.C. I thought what a joke.
I mean I have lived here all my life and the only people that have gotten hurt are maybe a handful in 50 yrs.
So why waste the money and do this, and of course its going to look stupid.   
Then I heard the reason as the harbour authority had no choice as the insurance company would not cover them for any risk of people getting injured.  So yes I guess they have no choice, we will be stuck with this ugly guard rails.

BUT I WAS WRONG !!
 The new breakwater is now open with the rails up and they do not look bad.  In fact they look pretty good.
It is now safe for little kids to walk without parents holding hands so tightly.  The kids can even run and skip along.
Handicap people and wheelchairs are even great now on the breakwater.
Now if someone falls off the breakwater they really asked for it. You would have to climb up on the rail to fall now.
So take a look at these pictures and please go for a walk and enjoy it.   
The one thing I like is you can stop half way now lean against the rail and just enjoy the view.  Before nothing to lean against.

Ok enjoy

       


 

 

Horseshoes for Malawi Results

On May 1 I pitched my Horseshoes for Malawi .  That was to raise money for the work of the Salvation Army in Malawi Africa.   
I pitched 100 horseshoes and counted all the ringers. 
I said my goal was between 40 & 60 ringers.  Well I got 56.

I had $8.59 pledged per ringer so that equals $480.92
plus I had donations of $235.00 so that equals $715.92 

$715.92
I want to thank all of you that contributed.  If you haven't paid me yet I will try and collect it over the next couple of weeks.
Again thanks very much

Below is a scan of my scoresheet.  the ringers are marked with O
and 1 or 2 is just single points.
First game or 50 shoes I threw 23 ringers
Second  game or 50 shoes was 33 ringers
for that grand total of               56 ringers

Thanks      

Total so far

Just a quick post here to tell you of my totals so far.
For my Horseshoes for Malawi.  I have pledges for $5.48 per ringer.  So if i throw 50 ringers that will raise. $273.90 
Also I have $125 in straight donations.  
With one week left till I pitch those 100 horseshoes.  I hope to raise that per ringer pledge total upward.  Wouldn't it be nice if I could get that to $10. per ringer.  

So if you haven't pledged yet please consider sending me a email 
xpostie@shaw.ca
 and pledge say 10 cents a ringer.  it will cost you between $4. and $6 dollars.  And what a great cause for the building and upkeep of orpahages in Malawi Africa run by the Salvation Army.

Ok waiting on those emails.