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Friday, December 5, 2008

The Freeman Series...

I went to Freeman's place yesterday to bring him the 3 shirts and 2 pairs of socks and the cereal (Ricecrispies and Cornflakes, as you might have guess) that I had bought for him. I wasn't sure what to expect as reaction; he could have been please or he could have dislike the lot. Difficult to tell... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Danish for Diner!

Some Danish friends and colleagues of my Mann came for super last night. I had met one of them last year in Denmark in Roskilde and looking at the 3 of them I decided that my first impression of Dane men is still true: they are very tall! Well over 6 feet. There are more people speaking English in... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Freeman & "Megirl"

It certainly starts to feel like a bad soap opera up here! Freeman came to see me yesterday morning on his way back home after a breakfast in the nearest town (yep, I know, he is still driving without a permit AND now, without snow tires either, which is illegal in Quebec in winter). Said he came to... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, December 1, 2008

Freeman's outdoor eating...

Well, we finally went to see Freeman yesterday afternoon. He had cleaned up his driveway with his blower (how he attached this huge blower onto his tractor is a mystery to me) and we could walk more easily to his house. He was more coherent than he has been for a while and making conversation with... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, November 30, 2008

A preacher from USA versus an Iranian

Still no Freeman. Maybe today? With my Mann? With had a friend with his girlfriend who came yesterday. He is also a colleague of my Mann but from Calgary. Actually he is Iranian, now Canadian citizen, living in Calgary. And his grilfriend is from Calgary but living in Ottawa for the moment. She is... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, November 29, 2008

Great Fun at the Pub!

We went to a friend's birthday party last night; it was fantastic! She had decided to do a 50th party at the local pub which is also the best place to listen to live music in the area of Ottawa (It's not me hwo says it: it's in all the newspapers!). So, there were musicians, song-writers, singers,... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, November 27, 2008

HT to you!

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you, Southerners!(except Alaskans who are westerners!)LOL Sign in to see full entry.

Walking in fresh white powdery snow...

It's been over a week since last I saw Freeman: I needed a break after his bad mouthing of the neighbours. He came once last week, but I was working downstairs and by the time I realized the dog was barking and decided to go upstairs investigate, he was gone. He must have thought that I didn't want... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Driving in the snow

Still snowing! A gentle little snow! The whole Valley and the Hills are covered by the white cloak and I can see only the fist row of mountains tops; the second row being lost in the white fog. I know that there is a sun out there, somewhere, because it is brighter than yesterday, but I can't see... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

The "curl up in front of the fire" kind of day

I don't know what kind of weather you have right now where you are but here it starts to look like winter: we had snow again last night (way too early for that much snow already!!!) and this morning it looks like freezing rain, which is even worse. After we moved in this area, over 14 years ago, we... Sign in to see full entry.

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