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Who's that blonde on the tracks???

Dog and his bike!

His dog covers, my cat covers!

Hi everyone!  My home improvements have come to a screeching halt; I have a new "friend" that I've been spending time with and doing fun things, his name is Carlyle, a.k.a. "Dog" (old high school nickname) and "Shrek" (not sure where that came from, but I can assure you, he's not green).   We do everything from attending church together to bicycling on the Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath to golfing (he's a 6 handicap) to slugging down a couple brews together.  (Hey, just because you're a Christian doesn't mean you can't enjoy a cold one in moderation).  Anyway, for my non-Facebook friends, thought you'd enjoy some photos!

Back From Canada!

Whew!  I had a great time in Canada last week, but I'm glad to be home.  Robyn and Rene were the perfect hosts.  Delta made me stay overnight in Minneapolis due to flight delays, but I made it back to 90-degree northeast Ohio this morning, safe and sound.  The golf up there is AWESOME!!!  If any of you hackers get the chance to go up there (Prince Albert, Saskatchewan), Waskesiu, Nipawin, Elk Ridge, GO!  They are beautiful courses, a bit challenging (at least for me), and affordable.  I think Steve would totally approve of my spending the first anniversary of his being torn away from us golfing on beautiful courses with great friends.  In retrospect it was the perfect way to spend the week.  Enjoy the photos!!!

I Take Saskatchewan by Storm!

Here I am visiting Robyn and Rene Hanchar in lovely Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.  I am having a wonderful time, but I'm feeling like Tippy Hedren in "The Birds," because since I arrived on Monday, they've had two horrific wind storms, and since they never get these kind of storms, I sort of feel like it's my fault.  Did I bring them with me?  Who knows.  We spent today helping clean up their home golf club, Cooke, because it was hit so hard by the storms that play on the course is impossible.  So we thought if we can't golf, we can help clean up!  There were over 70 volunteers and, believe it or not, convicts from the local prison!  You would not believe the carnage.  Huge trees snapped in half like toothpicks, it's unbelieveable.  Check out these photos.  But Robyn and I are back to golfing tomorrow, maybe at Elk Ridge?  My playing stinks but I'm having fun anyway!!!  (By the way, if you click on a photo, it will enlarge.)