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Making a Wool Sweater Blanket This morning I am taking time to write another post. It isn't easy to sit and do this until you, let's say are forced to relax. I was out biking with friends yesterday on a beautiful trail in Cole Harbour called the Shearwater Flyer. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByaUOi1-_rN6ZGZmMDM5ZTUtOGVjYS00YjBiLWJmZTUtNmM1ZTk4YzgyMGQ0/view?hl=en  Here is the link. It is a well used trail. We started at Bissett Rd and were 4 kilometers in when the first rider fell off her bike, which lead to me stopping quickly and falling then the third friend went down. It was funny in a way. We were all ok but I was quite sore so we turned the bikes around and rode back to the truck at the entrance of the trail. My left thigh was starting to bruise and swell. In a couple of hours I could not put pressure on my left leg. The swelling is between my knee and hip. The other two were ok and kept going. They found another rider and went most of the afternoon. They then

We had a little get together 2nd of July, 2018 to celebrate my retirement from nursing. My daughter Julia, dropped in with salads and treats. Hubby, David, barbecued hamburgers and hot dogs. My youngest son Aaron and his girlfriend Rae-Ann brought several boxes of strawberries from The Valley. In Nova Scotia the Annapolis Valley Region includes Annapolis County, Hants County and Kings County. Rae-Ann has family in Kentville which is included in the region where the strawberries are from. Strawberries are big business in The Valley. Another time we could review wineries in The Valley, but will stick to the strawberries for now. We ended up making strawberry shortcake with store bought biscuits and whipping cream but there were plenty of berries left over. The next day my grand daughter, Taylor and I made strawberry freezer jam with a package of Club House Freezer Jam gelling powder which was suggested by Rae-Ann. I had never used this before. It was always another common gelling bran