OVER THE PAST WEEK

The carpenter was busy making a scratching post

out of a vine that wrapped itself around

a tree

He brought it home from Connecticut

some years ago knowing it would serve

a purpose at some time or another

One morning I heard such a commotion

I looked outside to see

many, many, many Canadian geese

flying past the cottage

Quite a site

On my way to Windsor I came across

vultures having 'lunch'

A turtle obviously did not make

it across the road

I stayed with my friend Sue

The next day we were invited to our friend

Anita's (Mugan) home for lunch

Our friends Donna Mae and Georgette joined us

We were missing our friend Janette who

was in Toronto at the time

Georgette was leaving for her last run of the day

Her little bus kiddies are so lucky to have her

as their bus driver

Mugan

The hostess with the mostest

The lunch was

DELLCIOUS

Mugan's speciality is butter tarts

We were disappointed there were no

BUTTER TARTS

however

we were served a yummy coffee cake

I must admit it was really, really tasty

Here is Mugan with Sue

Sue later came up to the cottage

for a few days

We had a great 'girly' visit

Here's Donna Mae

Friends for 46 years

Mugan's friend Casey

is packing up my rhurbarb

that Georgette brought me

I have planted it in my garden

and have pieces of rhurbarb

in the freezer

All for Joe

I think we have a heron here

I was sitting near the front window when out of

the corner of my eye I thought I could see

something going backward

Yep, I was right

The frieghter was going backward

and continued going down river

as far as I could see

Very strange to watch

This is my very favourite freighter

The Roger Blough

It is a beauty, has a distinctive 'toot'

and is a long, sleek boat with a 'rounded' stern

This is the first I have seen the freighter

on the river in two years

My friend Carole came over to the cottage

on Sunday afternoon and stayed the night

Anyone coming to our cottage

has to be an animal lover

The carpenter arrived home

Monday evening from spending

the past five days 

canoeing the lakes

in Algonquin Park

He has been volunteering with the high school

students for some 20 years

Our sons both went on the canoe trips when

they were in high school