Away on Vacation

….Will try to post but can’t make any promises

Last Thursday Kevin and I boarded a plane for Calgary, Alberta. We’re here visiting family and friends. My baby sister and her husband moved here right after they were married almost 40 years ago and I’ve only been here once to visit them. They’ve been back home many times. It was time….

A Trip to the Aberfoyle Antique Market

48 years ago we bought each other a framed Coca-Cola mirror as a wedding gift to ourselves

The Aberfoyle Market holds many found memories for us. Over the years we have shared this wonderful place with our children and now our grandchildren. On our most recent trip we found some very interesting and fun artefacts. This time we just browsed through the antiques but we also had some very interesting conversations with some of the vendors.

The Aberfoyle Antique Market is located about one hour west of Toronto and is just down the road from the city of Guelph.

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RDP Tuesday – Indefatiguable

….thanks to the Ragtag community for hosting RDP Tuesday https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2023/05/23/rdp-tuesday-indefatigable/

There are days when I feel like the Energizer Bunny. I can keep going and going but I do eventually crash ….for days after. Kids and animals never seem to get tired or at least that’s what they want us to think. I also have two marathon runners in the family. My husband ran marathons in his 20s and 30s and years later our oldest daughter started running marathons. She gets better with every race. They also never seem to tire during a race.

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Olive could play all day but we know that she can overdo it
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Winnie is constantly on the move
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…and so is her younger cousin
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….but eventually they both crash
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These young athletes never seem to tire either

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – Anything Large

thanks to Cee for hosting CFFC https://ceenphotography.com/2023/04/18/cffc-anything-large/

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Cruise ship outside of Venice
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David looking over Florence, Italy
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Part of the Colosseum in Rome
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Giraffe at the Toronto Zoo
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Cathedral in Tours, France
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Giant pumpkin
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Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Gardens

thanks to Sue W and GC for hosting Weekly Prompts https://weeklyprompts.com/2023/04/12/weekly-prompts-wednesday-challenge-gardens-2/

Where do I start with the prompt ‘garden’? It seems that at least 50% of my posts are around flowers. I’ve decided to go back and find some of the more interesting gardens that I’ve visited over the years.

The Royal Botanical Gardens in Hamilton, ON

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Queen Mary’s Rose Garden in London, England

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Sunflowers in Tiny County, ON

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Gardens at the Chateau Royale in Amboise, France

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Curve Garden in London, England

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Phoenix Gardens in London, England

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Centennial Park Conservatory

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Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge – GAP

thanks to Sue W and GC for hosting Weekly Prompts https://weeklyprompts.com/2023/04/08/weekly-prompts-weekend-challenge-gap/

Some gaps are manmade, like the gap created by beams on the underside of the observation deck overlooking Fundy Bay in New Brunswick but for me the ones made by nature are the most interesting. The following photos are from Hopewell Rocks, NB and the last one was taken on Prince Edward Island. That one is pretty far off in the distance but I included it because after a second wind storm, shortly after I left, took it down.

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North Shore, PEI – November 1, 2022

Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge – Anything in Flight

thanks to Cee for hosting CBWC https://ceenphotography.com/2023/03/23/cbwc-anything-in-flight/

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