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WWTB day 1…

29 Friday Jun 2018

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week with the boys…

my daughter, son-in-law and oldest grandson have taken off on a two week trip to the East Coast to celebrate his graduation… so my younger grandsons are spending a week with me and then a week with an uncle and aunt…

this morning we drove to the Park, where we met a friend, for breakfast and a walk around the Gardens…

we checked out our stones when we arrived… just to be sure they were still there, lol…

we had a great time in the Gardens and spent ages at the tropical lily pond watching a momma mallard and her four babies…

we also found a few critters…

we went and picked up groceries for the week and when we got home spotted a goldfinch at the feeder… when I called them to come quick, not saying why, one said to the other I wonder what kind of bird it is, lol… they do know their grandma…

the x-box came to visit too, and got well used during the hottest part of the day, while I may have napped…

a trip to the Dollar Store, Safeway and then we returned home…

fun with the football we picked up, taco supper, and now some time in the garden…

we did FaceTime with mommy and watched daddy work on a campfire…

they are off to play some badminton… then, maybe a movie, or early to bed, lol…

at least one of us is tired…

Ottawa Outing Day 6…

24 Tuesday Apr 2018

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our last day in Ottawa…

we were up early to see my daughter off to work and say goodbye…

we packed our bags, cleaned up the bedrooms and had some breakfast…

then we walked down the street to the Science and Technology Museum… it just reopened recently so we were excited to check it out…

lots to see and do… fun in the sound area and the technology area as well… lots of time spent in the crazy kitchen… built a flying bug and wandered through the boutique…

back at the house my daughter texted to say she was able to finish early and drive us to the airport…

good flight except for the descent which was hard on my grandson’s ear…

picked up by the daddy and brother, collected wings and had supper before they headed home…

one vacation complete… now for a rest, lol…

scones…

18 Monday Dec 2017

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here’s how my evening has gone…

just after four thirty I climbed into the car to head home for my two week vacation… woo hoo…

for my supper I had raisin scones with melted cheese and a side of radishes… the scones were a gift from a colleague… I love them and am always thrilled when she brings them to work for any occasion… what a lovely treat…

to finish my evening I had some of my Ginger Peach Teamate with almonds and the last bit of hummingbird chocolate maker’s 85% Hispaniola…

pretty excellent start to my vacation…

appreciate…

09 Monday Oct 2017

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what a lovely day… kids arrived and we decided to head out to get a few pumpkins… on our way we FaceTimed with the kids in Ottawa… good to see them and share Thanksgiving greetings…

we’ve been trying to get to Schwabe Pumpkins for a few weeks… it was chilly and rain came down a few times while we were there, but fun, and we really enjoyed the colours as we drove there and back…

when we got home the boys caught the fish, cleaned and got the aquarium going, and moved the fish into their condo…

the youngest two reorganized the sea shells as we talked about the fun we had in Mexico in March…

dinner was delicious and cleanup was quick with all the help… leftovers for here and there were packed up and they headed home…

I certainly appreciated having their company for the day… now to bed…

2017 Ottawa day 10…

09 Saturday Sep 2017

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up early and prepared homemade macaroni and cheese… one of my daughter’s favourites…

packed up all my stuff, including a new Lug bag that my daughter got for me a few months ago…

then we headed to the Mall for a little bit of shopping… in the end she found a jacket and shorts and I got a new phone case…

we spent a fun hour at a cool kitchen store checking out all types of gadgets…

home to pick up the luggage, load the paddleboard on the roof and make our way to the airport…

had a snack and I headed through security to catch my flight…

from goodbye to Ottawa, the WestJet Connect app showing we were over Winnipeg, to coming in over the river and touchdown…

I had a great visit and enjoyed every minute…

as I was walking down the ramp to the airplane I was thinking of how blessed I have been… travelling by air has become old hat and having the resources, both financial and time, that allow me to visit my kids…

2017 Ottawa day 8…

07 Thursday Sep 2017

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lazed around the house for the morning while my daughter was at work… basically did nothing…

once she got home we went out for afternoon tea at Vanitea Room…

it was a lovely treat, although my daughter doesn’t often drink tea, lol… today she had steamed macadamia milk and I had a blend that had orchid in it;-)… the food was not your usual afternoon tea fare, but very tasty… the savoury scones with onion butter and clotted cream were especially delicious…

it rained off and on all afternoon and we saw two different double rainbows… one as we were driving home and the second as we were looking out at the dark clouds on the street…

the one by home was quite delightful and lasted for over twenty minutes during which we took a lot of pictures… rarely do you see the purple colouring, but it was really bright…

2017 Ottawa day 7…

06 Wednesday Sep 2017

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took the bus, on my own, to meet my daughter after she got off work…

we had lunch at Bier Markt... and I tried oysters again… they were yummy, who knew…

then we went to see Kontinuum… it is a free light show in the new subway… it was quite neat…

afterwards we walked over to the Parliament buildings and took a few tourist-y shots…

the bus from her house to downtown was just an ordinary one, but on our way home we got on a bendy bus… yay…

took a few pictures of trees and leaves on our walk from the bus to the house… the maple leaves are beginning to change colour… very pretty…

after supper we did a small 100% cacao chocolate tasting…

and ended with the cutest little Brix bar which is made to slide over a wine bottle…

2017 Ottawa day 6…

05 Tuesday Sep 2017

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watery things today… so happy…

likely, by now, you all know about my obsession with bendy buses, lol…

on our way to Byward Market we saw many… so I had to get a picture…

then we picked up beavertails and drove to the Rideau Falls… I had some chocolate on my arm so had to clean it up which proved very humorous for my daughter…

shared the beavertails and walked to, around and over the two sets of Falls…

was very excited to spot a Great Blue Heron at the bottom of the second set… they are such majestic birds and remind me of a trip to the East Coast we took many years ago and saw them everywhere…

also took a few shots of this sculpture… for years my daughter collected worlds, lol, so it was fun to see this one with her…

I spent an hour or so sitting alone on a sandy beach at Petrie Island while she paddleboarded… the water was like glass and tunes were playing in the background for the beach volleyball game going on behind me as the sun went down on this beautiful day…

ended the evening at the Soul Stone Sushi Bar & Grill… the food was excellent… if you go there order the Fusion roll… OMG…

2017 Ottawa day 3…

02 Saturday Sep 2017

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began our day at the Kingston Public Market where we picked up veggies, flowers, and treats to take home…

it is a cute little Market with many food vendors and artisans… found some maple syrup and pottery to bring home…

stopped into a bakery, an Italian grocery store and a butcher shop to finish off the items needed for our dinner…

then it was off to Sydenham Lake to christen the new SUP…

my daughter had a lovely paddle on it and enjoyed every minute…

after her first round she came in and gave me instructions and assistance to give it a try…

my goodness it is difficult… at one point I asked what was making the board wobble so much and she announced it was me, lol… took a short paddle after she helped me onto the board, then did kneeling paddle boarding… rested for a few minutes and did one more round of the standing up version… lots of fun but exhausting;-)…

I would do it again, as long as someone was there to get me up on it…

fabulous steak dinner with beets, fingerling potatoes and green beans…

now for a movie and then to bed…

2017 Ottawa day 2…

01 Friday Sep 2017

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another busy day…

slept in, and my daughter made tasty omelettes for our breakfast after I harvested zucchini and cucumbers from her garden… then we ate chocolate cake…

we went and picked up her new stand up paddle board… ended up being quite the process which involved going back to the Auto Racks store to be sure it was fastened correctly to the roof rack…

then we headed off to find two chocolate stores… Jojo Coco and hummingbird chocolate maker where we may have purchased a few bars, lol…

then it was off to Kingston…

you can’t spend any time with my daughter and not have some chocolate so on our drive here we had raspberry chocolate from one of the chocolate shops we visited today…

a short rest and we went downtown to Chez Piggy where we had a delicious dinner…

a walk around the harbour to get in a few steps and take a picture with the Kingston sign, a bit of Pokémon hunting and home to bed…