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Breakfast Wraps




Food for the Gods
Last Saturday morning I heard a knock on my door it was new tenant Linda W. she invited me to a breakfast buffet in her unit.  Actually she invited all KMHC tenant elders to help themselves to the ingredients to make a breakfast wrap.  I being a inquisitive person I had to ask where she got all the food apparently she has connections in the Native community.  Right on tenant Linda W. :)  I have to publicly thank the Hamilton Regional Indian Centre on Ottawa St. for the wonderful breakfast ingredients and for thinking of the KMHC native elders.  I saw the HRIC staff deliver the food containers then tenant Linda W. distributed the goodies.  HRIC is not affiliated with UNH’s therefore I was included in the food festivities plus tenant Linda W. is a great gal.  I met her years ago when she was the receptionist at UNH’s head office. :)
UNH’s has a one day a week breakfast program at the “money pit” building in east Hamilton.  I’ve never had a reason to attend realistically it’s seems quite the distance to travel for a bowl of cold porridge, runny eggs and burnt toast.  No thanks!  I can make my own breakfast at home. :D

The heat wave we’re experiencing has affected the native elders some are cranky while others stay in their unit.  I’m fortunate the tenants on my floor get along well.  Little Debbie and I belong to the same native band, tenant Sue reminds me of a hippy from Woodstock (Hippies are cool) and Big Kevin down the hall is a gentle giant.  I wonder if the heat is affecting the UNH’s office staff!  Nobody hangs out with the HOW cop caller Lynda J. during lunch hour.  Courtney the receptionist has a sour look on her face every time I walk by the office.  Listen up staff if you don’t like your work environment or you're co-workers…just quit…trust me you won’t be missed. :P

The other day a woman approached the KMHC building around 4.15 pm and asked me where is the UNH’s head office she wants to pick up a rental application.  I told her to press the office buzzer #.  She tried that but no answer I then suggest she try again in the morning.  As she was about to leave she asked another question. Why did UNH’s move from Albert Street!  I replied “They were evicted, didn’t pay the rent” we both laughed as she walked away. :D

I hope ya’ll are having a wonderful summer…I know I am. :)

Tk

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