Sisters and Such

Granny & Gramps were staying....

............ up at  Horseshoe Resort recently!  It was great fun..........

On the Tuesday after she arrived Poppa & Gramps went golfing....so......... the usual lunch with Auntie Colleen morphed into lunch with four of the five sisters!  Left to right (but not in chronological order) are Auntie Colleen, myself, Granny and Auntie Cecile.  Auntie Cecile was getting ready for a cruise to Italy and other ports of call in Europe - so we were happy to have her join us as well as Granny.....

Here is a closer-up picture of the three of them.  We managed to have dinner with Granny & Gramps in their unit.....

.......... which had all the amenities for preparing and eating a meal - we had roast beef and it was really good!  Another day while the men were golfing.......

....... Granny & I sat out at the back of their unit and admired the beginning of the changing colours of the fall leaves.   When he wasn't golfing....

............ Poppa finished all his outdoor painting - this tractor shed was looking pretty dismal before.  He added aluminum fascia and soffit and eavestrough as well as new paint - it looks pretty good now!  He has also re-painted the front door - but right now - he's golfing again!  And me?  Well, I think I killed my little upright vac that I use on this level - so I'm writing a blog, knitting a pair of socks and watching The View!

Celebrity Status!

It appears we have a new celebrity in the family!  Here is an excerpt from our local paper - including a photo.  Pay attention to the person on the right side of the photo.

Yes!  That is Uncle Shaun!  Here is the write-up that went along with the photo....

Orillia’s Zero Waste Task Force presents Orillia council with a tree as a commemorative gift for sponsoring Ontario’s first Zero Waste Conference, which was held Aug. 10 and 11 at Lakehead University.

From left are Sandy Agnew, an Oro-Medonte Township resident, Christopher Murray, assistant professor with Lakehead University, Gordon Joyce, of Orillia’s waste and environmental management advisory committee, Warren Howes, from the Twin Lakes Conservation Club, Kelly Clune, an Orillia resident, Mayor Angelo Orsi and Shaun Vinson, who assisted with the conference’s website.

A Short Post

Poppa & Squeegie are both wanting to go for breakfast at A&W this morning, so I'll be brief - but I thought you might be wondering where I've been!  Well - the answer is - right here, but there hasn't been much exciting going on - which is a good thing sometimes!  I have been busily knitting dishcloths to fill up my bin....

.......... and it is getting close to full - and since I took this picture I've finished about seven or so  more of them.  However.....

.......... when I went to put the last one away (the dishcloth bin is the totally white one on the second shelf from the bottom) I realized with some dismay....

.... that the sock bin is woefully close to empty!  I can't even imagine that!  But, I guess I'll have to see if I can get some done during the winter while we are in Florida!  Meanwhile....

.... I'll keep busy sitting and knitting!

While...

.... I was getting that picture of the little tree in the light.........

............Poppa was just leaving for his golf game.......if you look carefully you can see his truck just behind the tree on the right.  At the front of the house.....

... I could see the leaves just beginning to turn on one of Poppa's maple trees.  However,

..... weeds in the empty lot beside Poppa's workshop are looking quite healthy and colourful!  Meantime....

....... Aunt Peggy was out for supper on Saturday.  She is still looking well - she is 99 years old!  On Sunday Poppa & Kev-Inn went out to cut the grass at Kev-Inn's lot while Mildred and I had a visit and a chat.  When the boys got home..........

..... we decided to go out for supper at Swiss Chalet - as you can see we all enjoyed ourselves and were quite full when we left!  Also....

..... on Saturday afternoon I was at a shower to celebrate the arrival of a grandson for Uncle Dave and Aunt Bonnie.  Brent & Ashley were proud to show off Coulton Davidson - he was there - and believe it or not - I failed to get a picture of him!  I did get to hold him for a few minutes - he looks like his Daddy.  That is Ashley in the centre talking to one of the younger guests.  Aunt Bonnie (Grandma) thought they would need to build an addition on their house so they would have space for all the presents.

Here's Taffy - all dolled up for church on Sunday - she does look pretty - doesn't she?

On Monday things returned to normal.  Here is Poppa deciding which donut to have with his coffee on Tuesday morning.  We took a couple of minutes when we got home....

....... to admire the nice white paint at the front door - and to check for wasps - Poppa is involved in an ongoing battle with wasps around our house right now!  And me, well..........

......... Poppa had gone golfing again, so I've done some housework and .........

......... started making a few dishcloths.

Another Day......

We've both been busy........

......... the trim on the house (and garage) has been betting rather grubby... so Poppa has been scraping, sanding and..........

........... then painting - he is making great progress - but it has kept him busy!  I've been finishing up odds and ends of knitting.....

... Uncle David's sweater has a new collar..........

........ here is Munchie's new blanket spread out on his bed at our place, but I think he'll want to take it home with him next time he comes for a visit.  I finished.....

........ a second pair of socks for Mildred.  These are made from Opal yarn... the colourway was Sweet & Saucy.  The picture doesn't do justice to the colours.  I took a few moments to..........

........ tidy up and admire the light coming into the house from the sliding doors and.......

... and the way it lit up our little tree at the back.  Fall is coming all too quickly!