SURPRISE SURPRISE

When I got up Monday morning

I looked outside

I could not believe my eyes

What a sight!

Do you see my

Granny angel hanging in the window?

She watches over the cottage

I quicky got dressed

Grabbed my camera

and

out the door I went!!!!

Papa goose was out on the dock

This is a familiar spot for him

Who would have thought

we would see this

When I was coming back up to the cottage

Papa goose was sauntering over

towards the nest

two cottages up the way

I guess I got too close to him!

Last week we sat out in these chairs

all afternoon

visiting with our cottage neighbours

I made sure my friends had food!!!!!!

The fireplace has been going 24-7

For the past 3 nights Joe has stoked

the fire during the night

IT HAS BEEN DANG COLD

Tuesday morning I awoke to the

freighter's fog horn

'tooting'

Wednesday it was

COLD COLD COLD

Thursday it was

COLD BUT SUNNY

What will

Good Friday bring???

IT'S A COLD COLD DAY

Sunday morning we put on our woollies

and headed to the ferry

Before we left the cottage

I could hear some serious

honking

They were on a mission

going somewhere?????

Along the path we  noticed

daffodils

Spring is coming isn't it?????

The ferry dock is getting new spiles

I was surprised at how long

the old wooden spiles were

Lots of zebra mussels on the old logs

They did the trick of cleaning up the river

by making the water clearer

but

they also make the seaweed grow

The new poles have steel

on the inside and plastic

on the outide

When we got out in the middle

of the river

the ferry rolled back and forth

due to the rolling waves

The wind was out of the

south west

Opened the van door

The inside windows were dripping

with condensation due to ....

the firewood we picked up

the day before at Casey and Mugan's home

Not a lot of action on Christina Street

Way up the street you can see

a steeple

That is St. Andrew's

Presbyterian Church

where my brother

and I were baptized

We've reached our destination

THE CROMWELL GRILL

We're meeting our friends here

for breakfast

This is Ed with his family

I took their wedding photgraphs

He is a school friend of our nephew

SMALL WORLD

This is Ed's sister and family

MK lives in Pentiction

Yep she does

Her son plays hockey with our grandson

HOW NEAT IS THAT!!!!!

We shared breakfast with our friends

Ken and Devonna

We went out to Canadian Tire

to pick up a few things

Joe came back out to the van

saying

the boy's

cousin

was in the Mall

I picked up my camera

and

went in persuit of

the cousin

He was not in the play area

where Joe had seen him

I was lucky to find him

walking along

with his Mom

There he is!!

He was busy dancing around

I thought to  myself

How am I going to get a picture?????

I wanted to surprise his

Grandma Elaine

I said

Say hi to Beau

BINGO

He stopped immediately

He looked right at the camera

The sweetest little smile came upon his face

The sweetest little voice then said

Hi Beau

That was it

He then turned

and

was on his way

Kids are so funny

RAIN IS CALLED FOR THE WEEKEND

SO...........

We decided to hit the road on Saturday

Thought it would be a good

day to visit our niece

in Chatham
and have breakfast
at the William St. Cafe

then

head to the Windsor area

We

 'all'

 have our rain gear on

The ferry driver was

 'on a run'

with the golf cart so we took

refuge in the club house

while we waited for the ferry

I have a feeling this guy is driving

to the junk yard

Yup

It's going to be a rainy day

Coming over the bridge we could see

the two steeples of St. Joseph's Church

where Joe and I were married

We turned down King St.

Drove past the Capital Theatre

It has been totally renovated and is used

for plays and concerts

It sure is a far cry from 1963....

Joe took me to the Capital Theatre

on our first date!

Our first stop

The William Street Cafe

Last fall a fire broke out in one of the upper apartments

Water damage destroyed the Cafe

It is to re-open in June

Our niece Susan took us on

a tour  describing how it will look

There is going to be a wonderful

fireplace in the corner

The arch will open into the kitchen

serving area

which is now the

'makeshift' cafe

Here's Lindsey working in the little prep area

This is their motto

Susan found this sign right after the fire

WHAT A FIND

Susan's niece Jessica gave her this sign

I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here is the teeny tiny cafe

It only has room for 4 little round tables

This is the coffee section

Behind is the arch

The Purple Pansy flower shop

is right around the corner

I often stop here when in

Chatham

Pick up a yellow rose and take it

to my Mom at

Maple Leaf Cemetary

We're now on the Bloomfield Sideroad

This was Aunt Mamie's home

When our son Graham was a young boy

Aunt Mamie would drive up to Corunna

pick up Graham and take him to her home

for a week during the summer

Next door is the Chinnick homestead

Joe's Mom lived in the home from the time of

her birth until her marriage

I asked Joe what his

favourite  memory was

of the homestead....

'Climbing in the hay loft'

Just up the road is the former country

school where Joe's parents went

to school as children

Their initials are in the brick!!!!!

In the past there have been

many Chinnick O'Rourke

family gatherings

As you can see the weather has not

improved

We're now on the 401 heading to

the little town of McGregor

REMEMBER OUR FRIENDS

MUGAN AND CASEY???

(blog)

They became engaged last

August at

Tim Horton's

WELL...............

He sold his home

She sold her home

They bought a new home

WE ARE ALL VERY HAPPY FOR

MUGAN AND CASEY

Not only did we come for a visit

but

also came to pick up firewood

for the cottage

Joe and I had a wonderful

surprise when we arrived

Our friends

Bruce and Georgette

along with Bruce's Mom

were also visiting

Then

in popped Donna Mae

then

in popped Sue

Casey Sylvia Mugan

Donna Mae Georgette Bruce Sue Di

I have 2 'Georgette' friends

The other Georgette is

Gwendolyn's dog sitter

You all know Georgette

She comments on the blog

each and every day

and

most of all

She loves Gwennie to bits!!!!

It was a grand day

Tomorrow's blog

will be on Sunday's

day