Touristy Thursday - Garden at Bellagio

Every time I go to Las Vegas, I always make sure I stop by the Bellagio Hotel to check out the display in their Atrium.  I don't think I have ever seen anything like the displays that they have.  A couple of weeks ago, I was in Vegas to see my BFFs from Toronto.  During one of our walks, we did stop by the current display. Just in case you did not get a chance to see them this summer, you can just check out some of the photos I took.  Hopefully you can enjoy them as much as I did.

Worthy Wednesday - Happy Canada Day, eh!

Happy Canada Day to all my family and friends in Canada and everywhere.  Just thought I would share what I'll be wearing today.  I'm trying to train my new pet Kevin to say Eh!  Jeff bought this as my gift.  It actually says about 35 different things, hard to understand but very very funny.

I'm proud to be a Canadian and I hope I am truly worthy citizen.  

Tending Tuesday - Produce is amazing

After being away for five days, I came back and saw all the different fruits and vegetables from Jeff's garden.  I have so many photos to share that I won't write as much.  I have so many days to catch up on my blogging but this weekend was a little tough for me but after my post yesterday, I am back on track.  I hope that I did not disappoint some of you.  Jeff is really good at tending all these plants.  I just like to pick them and cook them.

Sweet Basil

Cherry tomatoes

Second squash to be harvested

First yellow squash harvest last Thursday

Roma tomatoes waiting to turn reddish color

Monday Memories - Seven Years Ago

Sickly Saturday - Need some R&R

There's only two reasons why I don't have any new posts.  I am really busy with enjoying life or I am not feeling good.  Sometimes it's just my body telling me to slow down and take it easy.  Since Tuesday afternoon I have been under the weather and didn't really know what hit me. Some pain on the left side, then no energy, no appetite and just no bounce.  I slept most of Wednesday.  Then in the evening a bit of nausea plus one episode of heaving.  I woke Thursday feeling a little better and got on the scale - lost a couple of pounds.  Then a realized that I had the massage appointment that maybe I should have cancelled but I didn't.  Maybe it will help me feel better so I went. OMG that revived me and felt like that my bounce is back, not 100% but enough to enjoy my day.  I got home and just watched golf for the rest of the day.  The relaxation continued all day Friday with more golf on TV and eating a little more but still in small portions.  A little bit slow with everything because it seems like the energy gets used too quickly.  Then I saw Jason Day slipped and fell on the ground.  I watched and listened.  Maybe he has Meniere's Disease.  They were talking about his dizziness and that he has gone through MRI, blood work, etc.  and everything came back negative.  I did go though all of that with my specialist telling me the results are negative but he is diagnosing it as Meniere's.  It's amazing that there were a lot of injuries during the 115th US open.  The course is so different, difficult, desert like, and brown.  I am hoping that either Jason Day, Jordan Spieth, or Dustin Johnson wins on Sunday.  On a happier note, look at the first plum from the tree that Jeff planted in our front yard.  There's also peaches and apricots that are starting to have small fruits.

Talkative Tuesday - Can't stand it

QUIET PLEASE, that's what the volunteers at any major golf tournaments have in their sign and they actually say it.  This is when any of the professional golfers tee off, whether it's the first hole or the 18th hole, the rule apply.  I think it's really just courtesy to other players in your groups to be quiet for a few seconds.  Some golfers are not bothered by any noise of any kind.  For some reason, I don't know how to block the noise.  I am really contemplating on wearing headphones and listening to my favorite music.  But it would still be noise.  Lately it bothers me more and more.  It bothers me so much that it actually affects my swing and the direction of the ball.  I'm not good to begin with so any more distraction to what I am trying to achieve really messes up my game.  Yesterday, I had to say out loud, "I'm going to hit anytime now", and although they heard me, I could still hear them whispering.  I don't understand because when they are ready to hit, I stand very still and am very quiet.  Now I am thinking I should just find other group or just tell them to Shut up.  I am sure after a few times I would say that, they will get the hint.  Well, that's my venting today.  My apologies for not making this post a little more exciting. By the way, I have started to leave the putting green as I am done.  Maybe it's a bit rude, but I believe talking when someone is hitting is worst. 

                                            

Frustrating Friday - UPS hater

Sometimes in life you learn from making one mistake but after today, I have learned another lesson. NEVER EVER EVER USE UPS for shipping in the USA or CANADA or where ever you live.  A few days ago, I mailed a package to my daughter using the Staples as they are the agent for UPS.  I have been using this place to ship my packages for Canada and the US.  Most of the time it is being sent through US Postal Service which by the way might be a little more expensive at times but it has not failed me.  While this UPS  seems to just cause so much frustration and aggravation because most of the time all they blame is Staples and they are not very helpful at all.  So this particular package is going to cost twice as much because of this brokerage fees.  In all the years that I have been sending package to my daughter, this is the first time they are charging the receiver this fee.  After my phone call with UPS, I told my daughter to just pay it because if I tell UPS to send it back, they want me to pay for the return shipping or if I don't want to pay this fee, the package will be just abandoned.  I ask them why Staples did not mention this ever, their response is "they should advice you.  Each time I return to Staples to tell them my issues, their response is "you should call the UPS customer service.  It's just going in circles.  I don't really understand the brokerage fees, I believe it's just a way to tack on more cost to make that extra bucks that they didn't charge you to begin with.  So you feel that the shipping cost was reasonable but if you don't have a broker, then you are assigning UPS to be the broker which boils down to the same company charging the shipper to hold the box for a while and then pass it on.  I normally don't use this word "HATE", but now I am going to use it over and over.  I should have learned from the last shipment not to use UPS but the Staples employee convinced me that it's the best way to go.  Best for who - UPS???  If you are reading this, I hope that you use other courier/shipping company whether in the USA or Canada.  Maybe your experience is not the same but I seem to recall last Christmas that some of their employee were stealing Christmas gifts from the homes they are delivering to.  This is my story and I am sticking to it.