The day before New Year's eve, I made a quick trip home to Montreal, to visit my Mom. I finally spoke to her about something that had been keeping me awake nights, and we cleared it up. She asked me to come and see her. All is well and I am glad I spoke to her. Perhaps this will help me learn to bring things out in the open as they occur instead of fretting for months.
Above is the hallway from her room. As you can see, it is not a luxurious home but it is clean and they are kind to her there. She is fed nourishing meals that she enjoys in the dining room; mealtime is also social time for everyone. She is warm and dry. She has moved to a larger room with two windows and her own bathroom with private bath. She has a chair in the bath and another window in her bathroom, all her views are nice. There are activities in the "family" room a few times a week. Other times she is happy to relax in her room with her television and now she has her own telephone. She seems to be content. I asked her how she likes it there and she said, "It isn't bad. There are a lot worse." I would like to see her in something nicer and hopefully in the New Year, we will be able to find something. In the meantime, she is cared for and is safe here.
I took her out for lunch at the hotel where she enjoyed a substantial clam chowder with hot crusty rolls at a nicely set table. Our table overlooked a tropical garden and pool, quite nice for a bitter cold day at the end of December.
While in Montreal I also ate my favourite meal at my favourite deli. Smoked meat sandwiches in Montreal are the best in the world and the Dorval Deli serves what I consider the best in Montreal. If you are ever in the city of Dorval Quebec, I recommend stopping at this place for a sandwich; you will find it at the Dorval Gardens Shopping Centre, near the airport. Prices are quite reasonable too.
I drove home late afternoon on New Year's Eve. The roads were dry, the sky was pretty, an unusual cloud hung down...like a loose end.
As darkness set in I noticed the moon was out already, a crescent moon it was and there was a star below it, quite a bright star. I wondered what it was. I was enchanted by this sight the whole drive home. (4 1/2 hours) I kept trying to get a good photo but never managed. How frustrating when the camera just won't reproduce what you see...the problem was with the movement of the car and longer exposure needed. Anyway, here is what I was able to capture.
I googled "night skies Ontario" when I arrived home and discovered that bright star below the moon was the planet Venus.
The camera moved so much for each shot, it doesn't look like a crescent moon at all.
All the Tim Hortons at service stations along the highway closed early, 7:00 PM because it was New Year's Eve. It was a bitter cold night but warm enough inside the car...I love those heated leather seats.
At this bathroom break I noticed 6/49 was up to $14M on the next draw. I have a ticket. A ticket gives you one chance and as many nice dreams as you care to linger on. Not bad for two dollars.
I was safely home by 10:00 PM and watched the New Year come in with Anderson Cooper on CNN and a glass of nice white wine.
Above is the hallway from her room. As you can see, it is not a luxurious home but it is clean and they are kind to her there. She is fed nourishing meals that she enjoys in the dining room; mealtime is also social time for everyone. She is warm and dry. She has moved to a larger room with two windows and her own bathroom with private bath. She has a chair in the bath and another window in her bathroom, all her views are nice. There are activities in the "family" room a few times a week. Other times she is happy to relax in her room with her television and now she has her own telephone. She seems to be content. I asked her how she likes it there and she said, "It isn't bad. There are a lot worse." I would like to see her in something nicer and hopefully in the New Year, we will be able to find something. In the meantime, she is cared for and is safe here.
I took her out for lunch at the hotel where she enjoyed a substantial clam chowder with hot crusty rolls at a nicely set table. Our table overlooked a tropical garden and pool, quite nice for a bitter cold day at the end of December.
While in Montreal I also ate my favourite meal at my favourite deli. Smoked meat sandwiches in Montreal are the best in the world and the Dorval Deli serves what I consider the best in Montreal. If you are ever in the city of Dorval Quebec, I recommend stopping at this place for a sandwich; you will find it at the Dorval Gardens Shopping Centre, near the airport. Prices are quite reasonable too.
I drove home late afternoon on New Year's Eve. The roads were dry, the sky was pretty, an unusual cloud hung down...like a loose end.
As darkness set in I noticed the moon was out already, a crescent moon it was and there was a star below it, quite a bright star. I wondered what it was. I was enchanted by this sight the whole drive home. (4 1/2 hours) I kept trying to get a good photo but never managed. How frustrating when the camera just won't reproduce what you see...the problem was with the movement of the car and longer exposure needed. Anyway, here is what I was able to capture.
I googled "night skies Ontario" when I arrived home and discovered that bright star below the moon was the planet Venus.
The camera moved so much for each shot, it doesn't look like a crescent moon at all.
All the Tim Hortons at service stations along the highway closed early, 7:00 PM because it was New Year's Eve. It was a bitter cold night but warm enough inside the car...I love those heated leather seats.
At this bathroom break I noticed 6/49 was up to $14M on the next draw. I have a ticket. A ticket gives you one chance and as many nice dreams as you care to linger on. Not bad for two dollars.
I was safely home by 10:00 PM and watched the New Year come in with Anderson Cooper on CNN and a glass of nice white wine.
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