TIME FOR A NEW BILGE PUMP - DIY

After all of the rain this summer our bilge pump has really been working overtime.  It is even starting to get a little iffy.  Having to be "wacked"every once in a while to get it going again. 

 

 

So Dan put that on his todo list.  And today being windy and cold he decided to occupy himself by installing the new one. 

 

 

 

 

 

THERE ARE ALWAYS CHORES TO BE DONE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ALL IN ALL IT WAS A PRETTY GOOD WEEKEND

Friday we got all our chores and shopping done.While it rained off and on with bright sunshine in between.  On the weekend we had lots of sunshine, but it was a little cool and windy out on the lake.

 

Dan's brother Dwight came out for another visit before he heads back to Florida.  Bonnie and Brad and Kaden were here as well. 

So we did a couple of cruises on Saturday and Sunday.  Too cool for swimming, but we had a nice visit. 

 

You can sure tell that fall is moving in as the geese honk their way across the sky when the sun starts to set.  And we wake up to a very foggy harbour early most mornings.   

 

But we did get out for a couple of cruises that we all enjoyed. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SO THE NEXT TIME WE SEE DWIGHT WILL BE IN TEXAS

 

 

 

 

OMG! WHERE HAS THE SUMMER GONE!

We were very late getting the boat launched this year, due to extreme flooding all over the Province, which delayed our departure from Royal Manitoba Yacht Club. 

 

 

Then once out here we only had a few nice weeks and now the weather has soured somewhat.  We only seem to be able to get 1 or 2 days in a row with boating weather.  Either the lake is calm, but it's dull and rainy.  Or it's sunny and warm , but the wind is up and so are the waves.  I'm afraid fall is creeping up on us.  Last night the wind was howling like fall. 

 

 

So we have busied ourselves around the harbour.  Dan fixed my favourite chairs.  They have little flip-up side tables that had weathered badly.  So, he took them all apart and replaced the table tops with ridged fibre glass. 

 

 

 I am very pleased. 

 

 

So, that is what we will do for the rest of September, putter around with chores on the cool days, and enjoy the nice days whenever we are lucky enough to get them. 

 

 

 

 

PULLOUT DAY IS COMING FAR TOO SOON. 

 

 

 

 

 

THE LAST PART OF THE LAST LONG WEEKEND

 
Monday did improve as forecast.  It was a very pleasant, sun shiny day. 

 

My daughter Elizabeth came out to join us.  We had a very nice visit.  Which was great that she would be there to drive Ken home and save us a trip into town.  So they both stayed through Tuesday and that made for an extra extra long weekend for Ken. 

 

 

We did have a thunder storm that passed through, but it was over very quickly and left us with a beautiful rainbow.  Always nice to see. 

 

 

And during the little rainy period, we always have WiFi and other Media, which everyone is quick to take advantage of.

 

 

So that was the last of our extra long, last long weekend. 

 

 We only have one more full month of our boating season left.  Then it will be time to turn our attention south to Texas. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE LAST LONG WEEKEND

Here we are at the beginning of September already. 

 

Our son Ken came out for the weekend.  This is the first chance he has had to get out here this summer.  He has been quite busy. 

It was dull and rainy on Friday, but Saturday turned out to be a nice summery day. 

We went out for a cruise. 

And of course Sea-Enna went for a swim.  She loves to chase her "throw" in the water. 

It was a little choppy though, so I didn't swim but Ken did.  Then we bobbed around out there and relaxed.  Soaking up the sun and having some drinks and snacks.  

Today has turned all dull and rainy again, so I guess it's a curl up and read or watch TV kinda day, but tomorrow is supposed to improve.   

We'll keep our fingers crossed and hope for the best. 

 

 

 

 

 

THE RESULTS ARE IN

Well, I have had my Aniogram and I have had a stint installed.  I feel fine, except for a sore arm.  I now have two more medications that I have to take. ( As if, I don't have enough already) 

 

 

I was only in the hospital from 6:30 am to 6:00 pm.  I am home now, and heading off to the lake for the long weekend.  So I guess, now it's wait and see and hope I don't get anymore of those symptoms. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT LONG WEEKEND

 

 

 

 

FURTHER TO MY STAY IN HOSPITAL

 

When I landed in the hospital for the weekend back in early May.  They never did come up with any answers for me.  They tested and tested me for everything they could think of that might be causing the symptoms.  To no avail.  Once the symptoms were gone they never came back and left no residual effects.  So I was sent home thinking that, that was a one-off situation, just like a mini stroke I had 20 years ago. 
 

But that wasn't to be the case.  In late June, those same symptoms returned.  I used my Nitroglycerin as instructed and waited and watched for them to pass, which they did.  Fortunately I had an appointment with my family doctor the next week, for a totally unrelated matter.  When I saw him, that unrelated matter got put on the back burner and we discussed the return of my still undiagnosed symptoms.  He immediately referred me to a very good Cardiologist. 

 

I saw the Cardiologist on August the 8th, and he feels this needs further investigating.  His exact words were, "You're not going to have a heart attack on my watch."  So, here I am with two appointments with St. Boniface Hospital for pre-Angiogram on August 20th, which I have already dealt with and an Angiogram procedure and August 28th. 

 

I must say I really love our health care system.  When you really have something wrong with you, that Doctors view as serious, it gets dealt with.  I've never had a problem with wait-times, that I hear other people gripe about,  unless it's with my Dermatologists or my  Chiropodists.