Out-of-Town Visitors

Guess who came for a visit !  Annie took this pic of me with both of the girls, with her cell phone.  It was the first time we saw Muffy in 4 (yes, four!) years.  The three of us had lots of giggles and chats while Poppa was golfing - including a lunch at a local restaurant that we all enjoy!  They had a nice visit with Poppa in the evening when he finished his last "dinner day" at the golf course!

While he was relaxing later... Annie took this pic of him in his favourite chair!

I don't remember if I showed you this beautiful picture of the ceiling at Chatsworth - the large residence of the Duchess we visited with David in England.  It was all beyond belief and we still think about that "jolly old" country and the wonderful time we had there!

This is a wide view of the entire residence .... I think I would get lost finding the dining room for breakfast!

On October 10th our "little" Munchie turned 13.  We can't believe he is a teenager now!  He is taller than me and has a deep voice!  He is still adorable!

Mommy, Daddy and the boys recently visited Canada's Wonderland as part of Munchie's birthday celebration.  As you can see, it was all decked out for Hallowe'en!

Can you spot Curtie and Munchie in this photo?

This is just another picture of Munchie and Poppa working on the patio at one of the units in our condo complex... I found a group of pics I had missed.

As you can tell by this photo is was a large job!

And Munchie was a large help to Poppa!

They had to move all these slabs and then re-lay them.

And...as promised...here is the shot of Munchie with the wheelbarrel.  He took it to the end of the property, filled it with soil, and brought it back so they could fill in the low spots.

This is a blanket I finished recently.

This is an old picture of Poppa with the two boys when they were about 3 years and 1 year respectively.  Time flies!

All this reminiscing made Squishie tired and he stopped for a rest!

 

Another Helper!

The next project to get underway was our front walkway...and this time Poppa had a new helper!

Did you guess who?  Well...no wonder.... it isn't a very good picture!  But, that is Curtie working diligently to prepare the edges for the new walkway that Poppa is working on!  This is a large plastic bag that was full of limestone screening for levelling and now it is almost empty!

They worked long and hard, carrying cement walkway slabs and levelling them all once they had them laid.

Like Munchie, by the end of the day Curtie was worn out and fell asleep on the couch.

But they did a fantastic job... it took a lot of time to plan it out.

While Curtie was still laying stones down, Poppa was busy planning the next step in the process.

Then they both got busy working on the edges to level and straighten.

I was a long job - but they wanted it to be perfect!

Every so often, Curtie would take a break and watch Poppa.

As you can see, it is starting to look pretty good!

By the time they got finished, it was dark outside and Poppa hooked up this light so they could see.  Doesn't it look lovely?  I'll post a better (daylight) picture soon.