Canadian Thanksgiving Weekend

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.

October So Far….Dog Sitting, Concert at Massey Hall, Family Wedding and a Trip to Hamilton

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,

Judy’s Photo Challenge – #160

thanks to Judy Dykstra-Brown for hosting the Numbers Game https://judydykstrabrown.com/2024/09/15/the-numbers-game-39-sept-16-2024-please-play-along/

If you type in the number 160 in the search box of your photo page you might be surprised what shows up. Here is what I found this week.

Looking into my Past With Judy’s Number Challenge

thanks to Judy Dykstra-Brown for hosting the Numbers Gamehttps://judydykstrabrown.com/2024/09/09/the-numbers-game-38-sept-9-2024-please-play-along/

This weeks number is 159.

The Numbers Game – Looking Back

thanks to Judy Dykstra-Brown for hosting the Numbers Game https://judydykstrabrown.com/2024/08/18/the-numbers-game-35-aug-19-2024-please-play-along/

This week’s number is 156. Here’s what I came up with in my search.

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Judy’s Numbers Game – #155

thanks to Judy Dykstra-Brown for hosting the Numbers Game https://judydykstrabrown.com/2024/08/11/the-numbers-game-34-aug-12-2024-please-play-along/

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Thursday Trios – Aug. 1, 2024

fun trios from the past

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Last weekend…my sister, me and my daughter, Andrea
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Hallowe’en 1983 ….Andrea, me and Gaelan
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Brendan (our son) and his family 2020

Do you have any photos with trios. Just copy my link and paste it into your post. Have fun!