Sunday, January 1
9:30 am Edmonton
We had an egg mcmuffin at MacDonalds which was just across the street from our motel. They have definitely changed their marketing to cater to adults who want something more than a simple cup of coffee. Phyllis had a cappuccino which was good but not as good as what we would get at Pelican 181 in Ballina. I had a simple cup of coffee.
10:00 am Geocaching
There was a geocache about a hundred metres away from MacDonalds so I made a quick walk and had my first find for 2012.
- GC3962F - A moose in Boston
This was also my first find for a January 1 date.
11:00 am Literature
We returned to the hotel to do a little reading before driving out to Stony Plain. While reading “The Cat’s Table” by Michael Ondaatje I came acroos the following sentence: “... the man knew what good tea was.” [p. 81]. This struck a responsive chord in me. Perhaps it was because I had yet to make any new year’s resolutions. Now I had one. I would try drinking tea again.
2:00 PM
We drove out to Stony Plain to attend the 90th birthday celebration for one of Phyllis’s aunts. Here are a couple of photos taken at the gathering:
8:00 PM Literature
We returned to our room after a nice meal of tandori chicken in the motel restaurant. I was continuing to read “The Cat’s Table” when I came across a reference to “The Bhagavad-gita”. I began reading this a few months ago and then I moved on to other activities and forgot about it. This will make another good new year’s resolution - to begin reading this again.