May 10

Wasn't that a lovely weekend.  Don't put the ski jacket away yet.  Fortunately, the weather was good last weekend.  My carpenter friend completed the new deck.  Morgan and I also finished the platform deck at Mary and Morgan's place last Thursday on the hot day.  A friend was building a new deck so he donated enough deck tiles to cover Mary and Morgan's deck.  Another stroke of good fortune occurred when my neighbour, Gary,  invited me to load up all the junk lumber I had left over onto his trailer so he can take the lumber out to his nephew's acreage.  Now the yard is all ship shape with a new deck.  The lawn is fertilized and I am ready to start annuals in my plant pots next week.  Yesterday, I went to Regina for something to do.  I had lunch with my brother, Vince,  and his wife, then I met Deb for a walk and a thermos of coffee.  I was back in Saskatoon by 7 pm.  Another highlight of my last week was purchasing my very own E Bike.  Man, I am loving it!  I bike at least 20 km a day with my new wheels.  Haley and Dustin often join me.  The plan for the next week is to drive out to Tisdale on Tuesday.  I need to deliver Mom to a medical appointment on Wednesday morning, then I will drive her back out to Tisdale on Wednesday afternoon.  It's a lot of driving, but I will have a chance to get in a good visit with Mom and Mom will have a break from being cooped up in her apartment.  I will be heading to the lake next weekend to spend time with my kids.  The forecast looks good.  Should be fun.