Good morning all and Happy Friday to you!

Ana, to Covid; on not working for somebody else anymore!

Our garage door is being worked on as I write even though my brother did not get the insurance money yet. I know he is tired of dealing with this mess while the kid across the alley sits back doing nothing. First time in two weeks he was able to drive his car to go do his morning things. I know his knees and ankles appreciate it.

BrownEyedTiger, Starting your own company and answering to nobody else sounds like a grand plan! I'm glad the COVID wasn't too awful, but I'm sure it was miserable al the same.

I've got a few things to attend to around here; one of my two garage doors is damaged and I need to get that repaired. Then I have to start clearing out the 40 years' worth of accumulated "treasures" that travelled with us from house to house.

I'm starting to feel as though our small city isn't the place for me. It was wonderful when there were two us to take advantage of the outdoors, especially the boating, but there's very little to do otherwise and I find myself pining for the options a city provides. I'm thinking about moving down the coast a bit, towards Nanaimo. I'd be a lot closer to Victoria, where my sister lives, and I'd have quick access to the ferry to Vancouver. I'm not planning on leaving just yet; it's far too soon to be making such a big decision. Still, it's been on my mind a lot lately.

hagatha, you will know when the time is right. My sister waited a couple of years, but she had her sons and grandkids around to keep her busy. But she finally sold their big house and build a wonderful home.

Welcome to the weekend Boomers.

Good morning, Danish, Donuts and Bagels in the Break Room. A Costco trip today, working the kitchen for our dinner at the Eagles tonight. Trivia to follow our dinner. Ana, good luck with your new company. I'm sorry hubby gave you Covid, but glad it wasn't as bad this time.

Good Morning Connie and everyone. We finally have a day without rain! Yesterday we walked in the rain, but stayed dry under the umbrellas! Will be cloudy with maybe a peek at the sun later. A good day for a double dark brew, tea and hot chocolate are ready.

Enjoy!

Gerry

We've had quite a storm again this week, with more wind than usual. My friend and I had also been venturing out for walks in the neighbourhood, but the weather for the last two days defeated us entirely.

We aren't walking alone around here right now as there has been a cougar roaming the neighbourhood for the last few weeks and it's not shy. Attempts to sedate and trap it haven't succeeded so far. We have a lot of deer in our area, so for the most part it's preying on them, but a couple of cats have also gone missing. I don't know why people let their cats roam here; between the occasional cougar and the Bald Eagles it's not really all that safe for them. We see the sad little notices all the time.

Hello everyone ... I am so up for a double dark brew and bagels Gerry and Connie. Ana, best wishes to you and your company in the upcoming year. Have a great weekend everyone.

Good luck on your new company Ana.

Congrats on reaching the next level!!!!!🥳
Happy New Year to everyone! I'm fresh back from Costa Rica with jungle photos
that I will put into the last chapter of an adventure game I hope to complete in the
next few months. I'll make an announcement when we get our trailer ready. WooHOoo!
Lots of inspiration has come from GameBoomers. What a great group this is!

Hi BeaSong and thank you! Looking forward to seeing your game trailer!

Good Morning Boomers

Kaki's Sister Yes please can you send it express hehe take care with the weather over there.

Goodnight Everyone.

Good Morning Taintedfury, oldbroad, Beasong, judith, soot, hagatha, Connie and everyone. More double dark brew, strong tea and hot chocolate ready and waiting.

Taintedfury it has turned cold here in the 20s this morning. Beasong that is exciting news...Good Luck!

Hagatha this past summer and Fall we have had a bear roaming our neighborhood...walking right up to front doors and caught on cameras so we had to be careful when we walked. I never saw the bear, but my neighbor across the street took a video of it in her driveway in the early afternoon one day last summer! That is sad about the lost cats. There are so many night and daytime predators out there it is not safe for kitties to be let out. We never let ours go out.

Have a restful Sunday everyone!

Gerry

Gerry, we also have a resident bear in our neighbourhood, a huge black bear that lumbers around eating from the plentiful berries we have every year. He never really bothers anyone. But we've had enough cougar sightings over the last few years that I've stopped walking my cat Willow. It's just too risky.

Good morning, Danish, Donuts and Bagels in the Break Room. District meeting is at our Eagles today.

Good morning Judith, BeaSong, TaintedFury, OldBroad, Hagatha, Gerry and Connie!

Double dark roast and cinnamon crunch bagels!!!

Stay safe y'all!

Happy Sunday

One. More. Christmas. Today. I'm kinda growly about it because I am so DONE with the holidays! Hubby has one of his famous hams in the oven and I'm just thawing out some of our sweet corn to take over. Step-daughter and her SO are here from Vifginia and yesterday she took over the kitchen and made15 coffee cakes to take along. Before she died, her mother used to make these coffee cakes for half the town every Christmas! So she picked up her mom's tradition for the family.

Hopefully. This. Will. Be. It.

Keep smiling Drac

Good Monday Morning everyone! I was without internet service since yesterday afternoon. Called my internet service tech support this morning and after 45 minutes on the phone he was able to fix the trouble...to get us back online he did what he called "a hard modem reset" from the office. Hopefully we won't have any more issues.

Double dark brew, strong breakfast tea and hot chocolate are ready and waiting for you all.

Hope everyone has a good Monday!

Gerry

Good morning, Danish, Donuts ans Bagels in the Break Room. Have a lovely day everyone. I'm hoping to get the rest of the Christmas decorations down and put away today.

Free! I'm free! Guests have left, the bathroom is mine and I don't have to cook anything! The holidays are FINALLY over.

Gerry, that double dark brew is just the thing this morning. Ahhh....

I'm confused - the sun is out

Drac ... congratulations ... enjoy the time off.

Gerry, I'll have a cup of hot chocolate and a bagel from Connie

OldBroad
Have a great evening everyone

I know what you mean!

Good Morning Connie, Draclvr, oldbroad, soot, hagatha and the rest of the gang. Enjoy the fresh brewed double dark coffee, strong tea and dark chocolate hot chocolate! A great way to start the day with Connie's breakfast goodies.

Running errands today and getting groceries too.

Have a Happy Tuesday!

Gerry