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We need to get new health insurance

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I’m starting to think that I’m never going to get back to work at the hospital. I’ve been off work on medical leave now for two and a half years! Two and a half years – mostly without pay too, as I only had sick leave pay for the first 15 weeks. Argh.

Topping that off, I’ve been off long enough now that my health insurance is about to end. They apparently only cover employees on medical leave for 30 months. So once I got the letter from work, about two weeks ago, Chris went and applied for group health insurance with his hospital union plan. We still don’t know if we’ve been approved or not. I hope my illness doesn’t cause any problems with getting coverage.

In other news, when Chris came home from work the other day he said that they were busy putting cell phone amplifiers in several areas of the hospital. It was only a year or so ago that they actually allowed people to use cellphones in the hospital. I remember working in the ER and constantly telling people to turn off their cell phones. Now everyone’s walking around with one!

Wish us luck on getting new health insurance!





Lily flowering tulips really do look like lilies

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You might remember that I’ve posted some photos of what are called Lily flowering tulips. Some of their petals are longer than the rest and when the tulip is just beginning to open it had an unusual yet lovely appearance.

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The lily flowering tulip is most lily like when it’s fully open … this one is just about done it’s bloom and is staying open all the time. Wouldn’t you have mistaken it for a lily if I hadn’t told you it was a tulip?

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If you have a garden make sure you look at your plants and flowers every few days so that you can see how they change as they age. I find it very interesting!

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Re-living his disco days?

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This guy looks like he’s reliving his disco days and seriously scaring the clubs female patrons!

The look on the girl to the rights face is just priceless. Perhaps this man has even more hair on his back than he does on his shoulders and chest? Maybe that’s why she’s making that face!

My husband just wrote a post on his blog about Disco – and well disco era clothing being back – and I think this photo would fit right into that post perfectly.

Waiting for blooms

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Geranium Johnson's Blue

My garden is at the awkward stage that comes every year around this time.

The tulips are still in bloom, but they are aging and will soon be gone. The roses are in bud but haven’t flowered yet. The clematis, peonies, Rhododendron, and Johnson’s Blue Geranium (above) are also in bud ….

But I’m waiting for blooms.

Don’t get me wrong. The garden looks lovely. However, after the long cold very snowy winter we had this year I’m longing for those bursts of color in the garden that I so enjoy.

I’m thankful that I have so many pictures to look at as I wait to see these plants burst with new blossoms.

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May sure has been cold!

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It’s nice to finally have a nice weekend. It’s been such a cold month of May! Can you believe that April had more warm days than May has so far – well at least here in Toronto that’s the case.

I think last year was like this too. A nice April with the days getting increasingly warmer and then a cold May. You’d think that once the snow melts it would steadily get warmer and warmer each month, but that doesn’t seem to be the case.

It does look like it’s going to get warmer though. Saturday here was pleasant. Not warm, but better than it has been most of the month and today is supposed to be even warmer. I think it’s going to get up to 22 C (72 F) and if it does I think it will officially be the warmest day of the month so far!

I’ll be busy today. I’ve got to do some gardening – planting veggies and annual flowers; and I’ve also got to go grocery shopping. I’m not sure what else is in store for us, but it will be a day to get some things done around the house.

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