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Issue #1217
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Nova Scotia Sus
Gary
Gale
Doug

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From Nova Scotia Sus

We are still dealing with no or very little rain in our area. I don't remember a summer so hot and dry as this. Luckily the dryness started after most of our crop matured and with lots of watering from our springs our garden has not failed. The lawns are very brown except for the weeds. It seems weeds don't need water to grow and flourish. Every time they promise rain on the weather reports it misses us.

Our greenhouse is doing very well.....we are eating cucumbers like crazy. Soon we will be putting on the bubble wrap roof on the greenhouse. It will be interesting to see how that goes on. Many hands would be good to keep it held down until it is fastened. We will be looking for a very calm day.

My brother Dennis past away last Friday and we are all so saddened. It was so hard to talk with him as his voice had gone and his wife knows little English and has a Mexican accent. Even though he lived so far away we will miss him every day.

Sus

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From Gary

Hello fellow Squamidians. The weather here has been absolutely amazing but we definitely need rain. Our hearts and prayers are with Tim and his family. Take care and stay safe everyone.

Gary

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From Gale

When we docked in Southhampton, we found the weather pleasant but cooler than expected and we needed our jackets. We were met by our friend Tad who took us to her lovely home in a small hamlet tucked away in the rolling hills of Sussex. The hamlet was originally a farm. The stone barns were converted into homes and the main house (a mansion really) became a very classy pub called "The Pig" (go figure !). Tad took us to various spots such as the cricket club in the Madehfirst area of Suffix. Our favourite spot was the town of Arundel with its' massive gardens, castle and old chapel. Tad had to go to Wales so she gave over her house to us for 3 nights. By the way, we had never before met Tad personally. From Tads, we took the scenic route by train (4 actually) to Scotland. And that is for next week.

Gale

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Please note the ‘correct’ spelling above :)

From Doug

Well lets see, we’ve had some rain. That was good. We’ve had some cooler temps, also good, and we’ve had some hot temps that would be perfect for mid summer but not for mid September. So, I guess it all averages out.

This Sunday is going to be our ‘street concert’ as you probably recall. It will take place in my garage for various reasons. Firstly, the weather can never be counted on. Thats a given. In fact, Sunday’s forecast had been for sunshine up until mid week then all of a sudden it changed to rain. Therefore setting up my PA system and playing our music out side on the street would be problematic at best and more likely a big flop because not only would friends and neighbors not turn out, I wouldn’t either. I’m grumpy that way. As well, by setting up in our garage I can set up the day before, fiddle around with the setup and leave it set up until after our performances. With the garage door shut everything is secure. The PA system is out of sight and out of the weather. As the forecasted temperatures drops, our event is not really very much effected. We’ll be playing with the doors open but inside the garage will be dry and comfortable. We’ve got it all figured out.

Prep is easy. Both the truck and the car are out on the parking spot and the Harley is tucked into a corner. We’ve swept out the garage and tidied up a bit, turning it into a nice little venue. I’m telling people that I’m going to a lot of work to make our music venue look like a standard, ordinary, residential garage as a way of setting the venue’s ‘atmosphere’. The attendees will all bring their own chairs to sit on and it should be a lot of fun. I’ll let you know how it went.

One of the songs we will be doing is a Merl Hagard song called ‘The Way I Am’. We (Jane and I) do it with 2-part harmony and it comes off very nicely. However, we have not recorded that song, or any song yet. I however have done a recording of it, the usual me and a bunch more of me. I’ve got it ready and uploaded for your listening pleasure. Just click the link, put on some headphones, and give it a listen.

The audio recording.
The Way I Am

Doug

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