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petting…

20 Sunday Aug 2017

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the daddy and I took the two younger boys to Stonewall Quarry Days…

they had the most fun in the Petting Zoo where they petted, picked up, and fed many animals…

the huge turtle, maybe it was a tortoise, was a big hit… and then the bunnies…

the hens were fun but they ran away a lot, lol…

feeding the goats was very entertaining… we bought two ice cream cones filled with pellets and they really took their time sharing them out amongst all the animals…

wonderful how they are getting more gentle with animals and understanding that they shouldn’t just dump all the food in one place all at once…

they are growing up and it is such a gift to be able to spend time with them on a regular basis…

kids…

16 Wednesday Aug 2017

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really impressed with the teenagers we spent time with over the last week…

they were polite, helpful, kind and caring…

not what one always thinks of seventeen year olds…

they had such fun together and with our younger boys… clearly most have younger siblings…

they played with the younger kids, had real conversations with the adults, did dishes, cleaned up, ran errands, paid for supplies, and took turns with the fun activities…

the most impressive thing for me was how they encouraged one another, rather than tease or make fun of… jumping off the rocks was quite stressful for some, as was learning some of the water sports, but they only ever encouraged…

what a lovely group of young people and what a treat to spend time with them…

Nutimik, day five…

15 Tuesday Aug 2017

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our final day of camping…

we woke up at 5 am to the sound of a critter under the camper trying to eat something… it was a skunk and it was trying to devour the chocolate cookies which we had missed putting away along with the marshmallows last night… not sure if we breathed for the thirty minutes it wandered around the campsite…


I got up around 7:30 and spent a quiet time enjoying my tea, reading and thinking of all the great moments over these five days…


once everyone was up, the last meal we cooked on the campfire was chicken and bannock…


packed up the camper, dropped the boat at a friend’s seasonal site and headed home in three vehicles filled with very worn out individuals…

back in the house by 3:30 and busy unpacking and organizing supper and tomorrow’s lunch for work…

had an awesome time and made lots of wonderful memories…

Nutimik, day four…

14 Monday Aug 2017

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our last full day here…

we got up early and the younger boys, the daddy and I went fishing…


we arrived back with 2 pickerel which the daddy filleted, and we will have for a late night snack…

brunch was ready and we had bacon pancakes with chocolate bits sprinkled on top… pretty tasty…

cleaned everything up and met the kids at the diving rock… 

had a fun day as one person learned to wakeboard and others had turns on the   wakeboard and the kneeboard… and snacks on the boat…


total of six seventeen year olds along with the twelve year old, the eight year old, three adults, and one dog…

amazing how well we all got along…


supper was tacos in a bag, one of the boys’ favourites… not quite the gourmet meals we’ve been enjoying, lol, but we are planning on pickerel and bannock as a late night snack…

four teenagers along with the mommy and daddy went fishing and the younger boys have been keeping the fire burning using only small logs, twigs, and bark which they have been finding in the woods… been very entertaining…


gonna miss these guys tomorrow night, lol…

Nutimik, day three…

13 Sunday Aug 2017

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vacation is such a wonderful time…

big breakfast of sunny side up eggs with hash browns and bacon… again, on the campfire…


then another glorious day on the water…

tubing, cliff diving, wakeboarding and beach time…


for dinner tonight’s menu was steak, shrimp, lobster, potatoes, mushrooms, green beans and peas…


dishes are done and we are roasting marshmallows… 

quick trip down to the beach to post this and then off to bed…

Nutimik, day two…

12 Saturday Aug 2017

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started the day with tea and a book while the rest of the family slept…


last night as we were getting ready for bed we discovered dozens of spiders in the camper… the youngest had the eagle eye that would spot them, the middle one would catch them, while daddy found dudu coils in an attempt to smoke them out… my job was to shine my flashlight wherever they were spotted… we were all kind of creeped out but in the end managed to sleep… don’t think we will ever forget this trip, lol…

after a simple breakfast the younger boys, daddy and I went fishing while the rest of the crew went on a hike…


it was entertaining to see their process for putting on sunscreen…

my son-in-law caught a 26″ pickerel… it was very big and the only nibble we got but we had a fun time together…


after lunch the younger boys and I went on a short hike to the bridge that goes over the river/creek that we had fished on… it was a lovely walk, but hot…


now we are waiting for baked potatoes and kebabs for our dinner…

camping meals sure have improved over the years;-)…

Nutimik, day one…

11 Friday Aug 2017

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arrived just before noon on this beautiful day…

the borrowed camper was set up and then the boys headed back to the city for the boat…

we got everything organized and the girls went down to the beach… I spent a while in the hammock…


the sky was beautiful… it was lovely and peaceful…


then the guys arrived with the boat and we headed to the water…

we spent hours by the diving rock and had such fun… even the dog was diving…


a little wakeboard demonstration by the oldest and the dad… then back to the campsite for a rest and dinner…


clearly we had a lot of fun… what with all those wet towels and clothes, lol…

we are now sitting at the beach watching a gorgeous sunset…


what a great start to our time here…

dogs…

05 Saturday Aug 2017

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the day took an interesting turn…

beautiful morning in the garden and then family arrived from out of town…


had a lovely visit in the garden and then ran around doing a few errands…

we met up again for lunch, in one of her favourite spots…


a few more errands and we headed to my nephew’s for dinner and playtime with the fifteen huskies and malamutes…


the kids all had a wonderful time… supper and time together was delightful… my sister-in-law is a marvellous cook and a great story teller…

she used to live here and we worked together, so I really miss her… happy to have this time together… 

years…

01 Tuesday Aug 2017

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forty-seven years ago on this day I married the love of my life…

the years we had together were filled with many memories, two children, and three grandchildren…

for the last five years I have celebrated the forty-one plus years we shared together, alone…

still not sure if I should be celebrating, but not commemorating the day at all doesn’t seem right either…

some years I have stayed home and had a quiet day remembering some of the highlights… some years I’ve spent time with my daughters…

this year I was up and out of the house by 5:45 on the way to Kenora to watch rowing at the Canada Summer Games with my grandson…


had lots of treats in amongst the watching… 

still have many of the questions I pondered a few years back… not sure I will ever have the answers…

torch…

28 Friday Jul 2017

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started the day watering the plants and then enjoying a few minutes savouring the sound of the waterfall…


ended the day with dinner at Moxies and the Opening Ceremonies of the Canada Summer Games with my daughter and two grandsons…



the Prime Minister took part and showed such enthusiasm and energy…

the event ended with a very cool torch…


what a wonderful way to start holidays;-)…