FAMILY/FRIEND STUFF

We celebrated a 16th birthday
and a 70th birthday

We attended the wedding of our niece

Two of the grandchildren were home

and

We have a new home

Gwennie does not miss a chance to 'swim' 

with the children

Diana and Ray's great niece and nephew

Stag Island Days

The one and only Miss Gwendolyn Zoe

Happy Birthday Georgette

Getting ready to float down the St. Clair River

Gathering of family for Alexys' birthday celebration

We're on our way

Stag Island in the background

We have reached our destination

The birthday girl!!!!!

A Fisher girl

A Fisher Dad

My brother Gary with smiley Joe!

A Fisher boy

A Dumond Boy

Playtime with Sully

Grandma Heather lighting Alexys' birthday candles

We are now into August

Stephanie. Michael. Ray and Angela were at the cottage for a few days

Always a good time

Looks a bit chilly

Gwennie is even taking advantage of the blanket

Joe was kept busy putting a new floor in the

 air stream

Our niece Katie's wedding August 15th

The groom Luis

with

his Dad and sister Rosa

who came up for the wedding from South America

The Thibert Family

Sisters

Love is in the air

 Had a 'cigar and rum' tent

Traditional South American thing???

Miss Gypsy

All set up for the Bride and Groom

Zoe stopped by on her way to Vermont

for her freshman year at St. Michael's College

She will be playing lacrosse for the school

Zoe's cousin Thomas

With the help of Uncle Rod and Zoe 

Thomas took his first jump off the dock into the St. Clair River

Well done Thomas!!!!!

It doesn't matter how often you say 'good-bye'

It still pulls at the ol' heart strings

Kelsey and Beau stopped by the cottage on their way to Superior Wisconsin where Beau will be a freshman 

He will play hockey for the school

Kelsey made Papa Joe a key lime pie!!!!!!!

Very tasty 

Good job Kelsey

Lots of laughs at the card table

Thanks and more thanks for coming to see your Granny and Papa

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The Little White House

178 Murray Street

Chatham

We are coming full circle

Joe and I were both born and raised in Chatham

I say

WELCOME HOME

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Our Arizona home is for sale

Our home backs up to the desert

A magnificent sight at evening time

We soon will be on to another adventure

Miss Gypsy will be our winter home in 2016-2017

LIFE IS GOOD

CABIN ON A ROCK

Joe and I visited with friends Sue and Jim at Jim's cabin 40 km north of Perry Sound

It was a great experience!!!

We parked our vehicles

We got into Jim's boat

We had a 20 minute ride to the 
cabin on the rock

Not this rock!

OH CANADA

WE STAND ON GUARD FOR THEE

We agreed to meet at McDonald's in Perry Sound

We seemed to drive forever before getting to the river

We are on our way

Under the bridge we go!!!!!

Here we are!!!!!!

Ah........the smell of early morning coffee

I remember my parents having a coffee pot like this at their cottage

way back when

All of a sudden Gwennie started to bark

which had Sue and I running to see what was happening

She was the first to see the bear swimming across to another little island

Joe repairing the patio screen door

Some time ago a bear came through..........

Jim busy cleaning out his boat

He is going to take Joe and I on a tour of the area

SWEET

Spotted the bear once again

We could hear her calling????

For her baby!

When talking to Jim's brother Ralph he said the bear follows a pattern of showing up around every 5 days

Guess she 'tours' the different islands

So..........

We will be long gone before she returns

Sue opted to read her book while we did some boating

Sights along the way

Hmmmmm

I did not jump off the board

However

I did go in the water

Snack time

Sue's yummy date squares

The ol' kettle

It is used to boil water to wash the dishes

Mr. Jim

Playing a game of

Throwing 'washers' into a pail

Here comes the moon!

Busy little guy

Pulling a reed

Is it making a home?????

The boys are heading out to catch dinner

In  the meantime Sue got instructions on the outdoor shower

She had a shower first

Di was next

She did mention the water was cold

COLD!!!!!!!!

It was 

FREEZING

If I remember the story correctly

Jim had turned the 'switch' on

Sue had turned it off??????

Mr. Green

Check out those legs

Sue watering Jim's sister Lois' flowers

Clear water

Not quite the colour of the St. Clair River

Lucky us

Unlucky fish

This little duck was swimming all by itself

She spotted the Canadian geese

Immediately she swam as fast as her little legs would take her over to the geese

They completely ignored her

Whoa

Lois arrived

She picked water lilies along the river

The brothers are busy at cleaning the fish

A storm was coming in along Georgian Bay

Friends

Dinner is being served

What can I say????

Miss Cool

(For Georgette)

Day 2

Evening Sky

A game of 

'On Your Head'

with 

Sue. Jim. Lois. Ralph. Joe. Di

Bath time

Getting ready to say good-bye

Two boats were needed to get us back to the bridge

Ralph will tow the boat back to the cabin

Thanks Jim and Sue

We had the best time!!!!!!!!!!

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Interesting story

Jim's grandson Jacob and our grandson Beau played hockey last season for the Toronto Patriots

Small small world having both boys on the same team!!!!!