Monday Morning Musings

Posted on July 21, 2014 under Monday Morning Musings with 2 comments

A glimpse into the past

Sometimes I feel old enough to be placed in a museum. I was out for a run around The Landing on the weekend and noticed this sign as you approach the Antigonish Heritage Museum. It’s funny how you notice things when you are not in a car. I don’t ever remember seeing this sign. The museum has just undergone some significant renovations. You should stop by and talk to Jocelyn who knows just about everything when it comes to the history of the area, including genealogy.

Do you remember learning how to ride a bike? ( and I don’t mean a Harley, Ron! ). I have been tasked to teach my granddaughter how to ride a bike. We had our first lesson on Saturday and she managed to go a few feet unassisted. I was getting all kinds of flashbacks as she wobbled precariously from side to side. Sometimes I wish I were a kid again but most days, I am very content to be in my sixties. I would like to think that I am aging but not growing old. I think there’s a difference.

You’ve heard of keyless entry? Many models of vehicles no longer require car keys to gain entry. A 2009 Toyota Yaris is not one of them. Last week, my car keys went missing. This seems to be a common theme lately. I always leave them in the same place on the counter so it was odd that they were nowhere to be found. We couldn’t find them for several days until Betty discovered them in the trunk of the car where the spare tire is stored. It would appear that they were misplaced there when she was fastening one of the car seats. Not quite like misplacing a vacuum cleaner but a close second.

By the way, have you tried to install or uninstall a modern car seat lately? You pretty well need to be a rocket scientist. I wrote about this last year. If you go to my website and go to the search bar and type in “ Car Seat Conundrum,” you will see how I feel about this subject. You boomers know full well that hordes of us travelled in our parent’s cars long before seat belts were invented. Some of us even lay down near the back window when one of our siblings became too obnoxious.

What an incredible stretch of weather we’re having. Long, sun drenched days have made for great beach weather. It is a lot of fun taking the grandkids for a swim and an ice cream cone. Doesn’t get much better than that.

I watched a lot of golf this weekend. I love the British Open for a whole lot of reasons. The best reason is that it is on early in the morning. I was able to watch nearly three hours of coverage before going to work. One of these days, I must tell the story of playing true links golf while on a trip to Ireland 11 years ago. You cannot possibly appreciate a pot bunker until you’ve actually been in one. I got in one that was so deep that they had to send a search party after me.

Rory rocks!

Have a terrific week.

P.S. My regular Tuesday story will appear on Wednesday this week.

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