…thanks to the Ragtag Community for hosting RDP Monday https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2024/11/04/rdp-monday-graze/




…thanks to the Ragtag Community for hosting RDP Monday https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2024/11/04/rdp-monday-graze/




…with Halloween, a kitchen renovation and baking bread I’m finding it difficult to keep up with this blog
Yesterday was Hallowe’en and I did manage to get out to buy treats and some new decorations. Last year we had a record year for kids coming to our door. This year we set a new record and shelled out candy to 106 kids before we ran out of treats. We also had a first this year….a cat came to our door with her owner.

The weather was perfect for Hallowe’en and the parents and children came out in large numbers. It was nice enough to sit outside.





Today the kitchen renovation continues. More on that later.
It’s been a busy month and we’re only 1/3 of the way through.
Our daughter and daughter-in-law took a trip to Berlin, Germany where Andrea participated in the Berlin Marathon. While they were away we dog sat, Olive. For a dog who doesn’t like to walk we got in quite a few long walks in the neighbourhood.






The day after Andrea and Josie returned from Germany we all went to my nephew’s wedding. My sister and her family travelled from Calgary to be here so it was a bit of a family reunion. Unfortunately our son in London and our daughter in New Brunswick couldn’t join us.
The wedding was beautiful and so much fun. Rose and Patrick were very happy.










Earlier in the week, before the wedding Kevin and I attended the Herbie Hancock concert at Massey Hall. Herbie is 84 years young but jumped on the stage like a 20 year old. What a fantastic concert.






On Friday, Oct. 11 we drove to Hamilton to attend a cross country race hosted by McMaster University. After the race we drove back to the area where our youngest daughter used to live and had a coffee at our favourite cafe. We lucked out and took in the Art Crawl,





…thanks to Becky B for hosting Seven for September Squares https://thesquaresofb.com/2024/09/30/seven-squares-30/
On my way to close up the cottage this weekend I stopped at Harris Farms. The pumpkin displays were amazing and they let the cows out on the pasture next to the displays. The children loved being able to get this close to the animals. One of them let her bladder empty and a little girl shrieked ‘look Mom, they pee’.


…thanks to Becky B for hosting September Seven Squares https://thesquaresofb.com/2024/09/03/seven-squares-3/
On this past weekend, my family living in Canada got together before everyone headed back home. Winnie is starting grade four at a new school in Moncton, NB and her mom Gaelan is continuing with her masters studies. Brendan, Andrea and Josie continue working from home and in person and Kevin and I are enjoying our retirement. Olive, A & J’s Frenchie, sleeps most of the day but brings us all a great deal of joy when we get together.

…and llamas, bison and Barbary sheep
One of the highlights at the High Park Zoo in Toronto is the pen where the cabybara live. This week I took a trip there with out granddaughter who specifically wanted to see cabybarra. Luckily for us we got there at feeding time so we had a great view of these massive rodents.








…from our visit to the High Park Zoo, the beach at the cottage and Canada’s Wonderland



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…thanks to Judy for hosting the Numbers Game https://judydykstrabrown.com/2024/06/10/the-numbers-game-25-june-10-2024-please-play-along/
Have you ever typed in a number in the search box when you’re looking at your photos in Photos or wherever you store your shots? It’s quite interesting to see what pops up. Here are some of the photos with 146.



















