Category Archives: Celebrations

Busy, Busy, Busy….

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…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.

Canadian Thanksgiving Weekend

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…last weekend we celebrated our Thanksgiving with family and friends

On Saturday Kevin and I drove north to our daughters’ cottage where we enjoyed a delicious turkey dinner. Twelve of us sat around the table and consumed dishes that everyone shared in preparing. Of course there was more food than a person would normally consume in one sitting and the tryptophan from the turkey made us all sleepy.

To work off the meal half of us took a walk.

We stayed overnight and left around noon. It was a gorgeous autumn day and we decided to explore some of the farms in the neighbourhood.

We discovered Georgian Roots Flower Farm that is very close to our cottage on Christian Island. Andrea and Josie had heard about this place so we decided to check it out. It was established in 2018 as a cut flower farm.

After purchasing a bouquet of flowers to take home we continued with our autumn road trip. There were lots of pumpkins for sale along the roadside but we decided to stop at Harris Farm. It was very busy and clearly very popular with families. A new addition to the farm was a corn maze and the kids really seemed to enjoy it.

With an extra large pumpkin for carving and a few smaller ones for decorating we continued on our trip home. It was a perfect weekend.

Water, Water Everywhere – Pond and Fountain

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…yesterday we had the privilege of attending the outdoor wedding of our nephew and his beautiful bride

We were so pleased that the water that we did not experience was rain, especially since the forecast called for 60% rain. We arrived early to take part in the picture taking of the bride’s and groom’s family and as we watched the photographer do his magic with the happy couple you couldn’t help but notice the lovely pond and fountain on the property.

Thanks to Jez for hosting Water, Water Everywhere https://jezbraithwaite.blog/2024/10/07/monkland-canal-2-water-water-everywhere-240/