What a fighter

Wow meusli is coming along, amazing, her bladder has finally started to work again. after days of no movements finally, thats encouraging

she still can't walk but was cleaning herself yesterday so she has some pride back

here is a little movie I took this morning, she seems so happy to just stay still and sleep it off

hope this works, its the first time i've added video

fashion for the day

this is my version of the boyfriend jacket. although it should be bigger and longer I like the more tailored look

We have a new house mate!

T found this poor pathetic soul a couple of days ago, she's really messed up. T thought she was a kitten but as soon as I saw her I shipped T off to the vet. found out she's around 5 or 6, yikes.

she is so tiny and starving she looks like a kitten, wonder what her life has been like. the vet is unsure if she will make it or not, we'll find out in the next 5 days or so. if it doesn't look good we'll take her out of her missery

her name is muesli, she came home in a box but when I pulled her out to walk she couldn't

the vet gave her a blanket and said she would be cold because they hydrated her. if she doesn't make it at least she'll be loved at the end, good luck muesli

here is my fashion for the day, i'm trying to figure out how to take pics so you can see my whole outfit. I have the cutest beige leather cropped boots on here

well off to work, later

Where the heck does the time go?

My goodness, how did we get to the middle of October already. last I remember it was end of August early September and I was in California, hm

few new things happening

my cousins daughter Maddison sent me her special friend Wiener, he will travel around the world for the next 7 months then go back home to tell the tale

so far he is scheduled for 2 trips to Victoria, then one to following places, Vancouver, Gabriola Island, Nanaimo, Mexico, Turkey and Egypt, wow wish it was me

after we had much to talk about I showed him the guest room he'll snuggle in there

I also have family coming my aunt Pat and cousin Gina so looking forward to some relaxation

i'm getting a new roof , yuck second one in 4 months. the first was at the cottage of course this one in the city

T wrote off her car. she came around a corner and hit a parked car. not a good day. anyways her car was at the end so now she'll get a new car, I think a sunfire

Fashion for under fifty

A hot new trend these days is army, nothing over the top but just a hint of it

here i've combined a thrift store army jacket with jeggings old navy boots a black top and a lovely blue H&M scarf

jacket = 4.00
boots on sale at end of season 15.00
jeggings 15.00
scarf 15.00

i'm still on the fence about jeggings but again oh sooooo comfortable

Birthday dim sum

I just love birthday's that go on and on

my two great friends Sharon and Christina took me for my day today. this is our birthday tradition, whomevers birthday it is doesn't have to pay. today was my day!

I know it seems late but with three kids a piece for them we have to be patient and plan accordingly to get together

we had our usual favorites

Sharon brought the most lovely deserts for coffee after we did some thrift storing, sorry no pics. there was cheese cake, two other kinds of cake, and 3 light pastries, YUM

I had bought a Monopoly game at the thrift store so we played a bit of that to make sure all the pieces were there

Christina brought me this

you have to be from around here to get the joke but I really really don't want to live in Surrey. Christina moved out to Langley which is part of Surrey a couple of years ago and tries from time to time to get me to move out there. not going to happen. at our work there a many crack heads, drive by shootings and mugings so that is my impression of Surrey. just for fun I wore it with pride, heh heh

on the home market side, i've taken my house off the market. I know it seems soon but after four weeks on the market not a single offer, not even a bad one. with the bank appraisal and realtor initial showing it has been an ongoing work load for around three months and i'm just done for this season. I work alot and keeping my house that clean all the time was just very hard. maybe better luck in the spring to try again. in the meantime I think my 100 year old roof has started to leak so i'll see if I can get a new sometime soon

I also went back to another thrift store and picked up a great rattan chair I had seen last week but was sure I could not get into my car. after thinking about it some more and bringing some twine and bungies I decided one way or another it was coming home with me.  i'll take some before and after pics and show you when its all cleaned up and pretty looking

see ya later aligators

Their version, my knockoff

Today i'm launching a new segment called their version, my knockoff

its reserved for items that I lust after but refuse to spend the money on

for as long as I can remember i've wanted a pair of Hunter Boots, at a starting price of 125.00, not going to happen

i've forever been laughed at for walking around in my either hunting or gardening rubber boots. living in BC my answer is "what, where are yours?" I think its quite normal and everyone should have a pair. i'm also short so my pant legs are always too long and they get soaked

mom if your reading this i'm size 7. for those of you that don't know my mom she is the best bargain hunter on earth! if you see them at any garage sale or thrift store please pick them up

so here is segment number 1

their version

they are extremely wonderful and shiny and come in every color you can think of. I just love the buckle

and look, they have accessories

fluffy sock liners, in my dreams

they even have a version that sells only at Jimmy Choos for 395.00

my knockoff

found today at of all places Superstore. for you people back east I think the equivalent is Loblaws

Brother Daves workmanship never ceases to amaze

I was day dreaming just the other day about how I was going to get the gutter back up at the cottage and was pleasantly surprised to find that Dave went to the cottage and took care of everything for me

look what he did!

he put the rain drip all around the roofline

he put up the gutter that I collect rainwater with

he even put a mesh guard around the downspout topper

and a protective cloth cover where the downspout goes into the cictern so no tree debri gets into the tank

he also put tar paper over the new rear covering for the house to protect that from weather exposure

wow look at the back of the house, it looks so different without the tarp nailed to the side of it. when I look at that I think of putting fishbone shakes just at the top area there, like from the victorian homes

he also cleaned out the fridge and shut off all the breakers for the winter, does it get any better than that, I don't think so

he reminds me from time to time that he is not my husband, i'm guessing to suggest its not his place to do so much work for me, and I say no YOUR BETTER!!!!!!!