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Breakfast at Albert's Restaurant After a long coffee session in the morning with Harley, we had breakfast at Albert's Restaurant. We both had leftovers for Chewy. So that was my main meal for the day. I had a veggie salad at noon. Dad's Coffee Klatch at Heritage House Getting back to Dad, For about 5 years now, he's been writing letters to the editor mostly about political matters. The newspaper and the community are used to his views. He has a coffee klatch group at the seni

A Letter to the Editor About the Rain After coffee and a walk with Chewy, I visited with my 102 year old stepdad. We had a lot of conversation this time. He had written a letter to the editor responding to someone complaining to the vast amount of rain. He outlined the years from memory that this area had big rain events and provided a black and white picture of flooded land. The editor thanked him for his contribution. More Than a Food and Recipe Blog I guess this blog can

The Same-Time Weigh-In Strategy In my book I list a weight loss strategy as weighing yourself at the same time every day. Today I was rewarded with a 1/2 lb. loss. Walking Chewy in the Rain We got 3/10 ths of an inch of rain. I pulled on my tall rubber boot, dressed warmly and went for a walk. Chewy is an all weather dog and an all season dog. He has a double coat. It protects him from cold in the winter and in the summer, it insulates him from the heat. In the summer we only

Orest, Still Sharp at Nearly 102 Orest will be 102 in July and he has all of his cookies. Making Bone Broth From Scratch Today is a work day and a diet day. I'm making broth. I have some pictures of the ingredients: water, celery, carrots, garlic, onions, cooked chicken bones with skin and a bit of meat. You'll see a picture of the ingredients later. I left all of the paper on the garlic and I left the dark first layer of skin on the onion. I snipped the long chicken bones in

A Night at the Hotel Macdonald Stayed overnight at the Hotel MacDonald. An old beauty of a hotel built in 1915 by the Grand Trunk Railway. We've been going to the hotel all of our married lives. I'm in Edmonton to promote my book: Your Weight Loss Companion. I was out for supper with a gf to the Bistro Praha. I considered that the Friday was a weight maintenance day. We indulged in a small plate of fried breaded cheese with wine. Bookstore Visits — Audrey's Books to West Edmo