Category Archives: About Me

Away for Two Weeks

Posted on by
2

…in London, England

Getting ready for a vacation overseas is always a lot of work, especially when you try to get the house at home clean for overnight guests. On Tuesday, I spent the day cleaning the kitchen, changing all the bed sheets, doing four loads of laundry, cleaning out the fridge, delivering food that won’t keep to the neighbours and of course packing.

Finally at 8:00 pm the Uber arrived to take us to the airport and at the same time Gaelan and her family pulled up to stay overnight. We said a quick hello and goodbye and then headed to Pearson. Once at the airport we checked our bags and went through security and then had to wait over two hours to board the plane.

The flight was a bit turbulent and I found it next to impossible to sleep. We landed at 11:30 am UK time and then had a very long walk through Heathrow to get to customs and our luggage. The pick up for our London Uber was very easy to find and our car arrived within five minutes.

When we finally arrived at our son’s flat it was 2:30 and we were exhausted. Jet lag is always the worst on the first day but it is worth it when I can have dinner with this little girl.

Everyone Should See This

Posted on by
6

…thanks to Joanne Mason who is hosting this week’s Lens Artists Photo Challenge https://joannemasonphotography.com/lens-artists-367-everyone-should-see-this/

There are many places in the world that I think people should see but being Canadian and trying to promote Canada to international travellers and Canadians I am setting my sites on New Brunswick and the Hopewell Rocks Provincial Parks. This is a natural site and greatly affected by weather such as hurricanes and severe storms so I wouldn’t put off visiting this beautiful area for too long. You never know.

Enjoying a Day at WAAC

Posted on by
4

…taking in two great shows

The first show featured indigenous artists. It is called REDefined: voices from Turtle Island. Here are a few of my favourite pieces.

The second show was in the Ruth Upjohn Gallery where Kate Greenway featured her beautiful watercolours.

I purchased this one

Pumpkins and Gourds Everywhere

Posted on by
4

…nothing says autumn more than pumpkin displays

On the way home from the cottage my friend and I just had to stop at this farmer’s pumpkin display. He admitted there would be more squash, gourds and pumpkins in the next couple of weeks. Hard to imagine when there are already hundreds on display.

Fall Festival at the Inn

Posted on by
Reply

…last week at Montgomery’s Inn

After we finished baking bread for the Farmers’ Market last Wednesday the outdoor wood burning oven was prepared for roasting corn for the Fall Festival. Luckily we had a number of new volunteers and staff who took over the tasks of roasting and selling the corn.

The market was bustling with activity and in the park a band was playing and pop up vendors were selling their wares. I enjoyed talking with these new vendors and I even bought a few things.