CATCHING UP

Son Curtis had some fishing worms in our fridge

Obviously the lid was not on tight!!!!

July 4th

CANADA DAY

Sarnia Marina

Photos taken from my brother's 10th floor apartment

The Duc heading out into the river

People starting to gather for the fireworks

Our motor had broken down so we had to rely on the ferry to get back to the island

so............we could not stay for the fireworks

We waited for the island ferry but it did not come ????????

It was a holiday so last ferry should be 9:40

NO FERRY

We had to borrow our neighbour's boat to get back to the cottage

thanks Ray

Later found out there are not many Canadians who use the ferry during the evening on a holiday

so the ferry driver kept to the regular schedule

That will change next year!

The Duc is now coming back up river

Passed by Pier 90 as we were getting into Ray's boat

Have to get to the island before that sun goes down

This place is going to be rocking for the next week!

This is something I have not seen before

A tug pulling a tug

Queen's Anne Lace

I can remember when our nephew was married

They had Queen Anne's lace shipped to Edmonton from California

To us it is a weed

To other people it is a flower

A heron on land

Sweet Tulip sitting in my Grandma Fisher's wicker chair

The boy is back in the neighbourhood

Joe and I had planned on seeing two of Beau's games in MI

As it turned out Joe could not go as Gwendolyn was having eye issues having meds every two hours for 48 hours

Curt and I stayed in Hastings for the night then took in the game at Western University in Kalamazoo MI

Miss Kelsey dancing on the dock

Beau and his sister Zoe and his girlfriend Kelsey

Gwendolyn had eye surgery last Friday

Zoe protecting Gwendolyn from the spray of the waves

While we were waiting for Gwennie we did a 'good' run to Costco in London

Came home loaded the shelves

CRASH CRASH CRASH

One shelf fell on another shelf and another 

WHAT A MESS

Everything you see here was on one of the shelves

We were very lucky in that only one jar of spaghetti sauce broke

L-U-C-K-Y

Poor Gwendolyn

Two days down eight to go

No swimming in the river for this girl

Sweet girl Zoe reading her book

This is one crazy cat

Oh boy..........Tulip nearly went in the river!

Down the ladder for the first swim of the year

Then it is off the end of the dock!

COLD COLD WATER

Ray helping Ken with his dingy

Devonna opted for the boat rather than the dingy

The extra shed is finished

The BC grandchildren arrive tomorrow

AND..........

The canoe is ready

Good job Joe

WHOOP WHOOP JULY IS HERE

Have been waiting for this 
month to arrive for the past year since we set a date to celebrate our 50th

Anniversary date is not until
August 29th 
but 
July 26th is a good fit for our children to be home

JUST A BUNCH OF STUFF GOING ON....

We have the clubhouse booked

(will keep it in case of rainy weather)

However

We are going to have the picnic/party at the cottage

Can't wait!!!!!!!!!!

Ah.....Tulip

Oh boy

We've had crazy weather

This is my Dad at age four

John Kenneth Fisher

Found photos when I was looking for Father's Day pictures

My Mother's Father

James Garen

My children's Father with his first grandchild

My Father with his Father

John Agar Fisher

Joe and David took a drive out to Rondeau Park

Peony bush finally bloomed

I planted these so I could cut 'some' to bring in the cottage

BUT

I don't want to cut any of them!!!

Tulip climbed the tree

Gwennie could not figure this one out????

Gwennie and Bing right there to check her out when she came scampering down the tree

Joe had to rescue this snake

Tulip has caught several snakes

She brings them home!

HA HA HA

Such a look!!!!!

I could hear this tug coming

The freighter overtaking  the tug and barge

Still lots of room in the river

First tall ship to pass by the cottage

These little guys are growing

Have stopped by the pond 

but

Not a lot going on

The pond's water is receding

The swans and family are at the far end of the pond

Herons are far and few between

Swallows

NEAT

See.......we are getting ready

Bunkie is used for storage during the winter

Am going to paint the floor 

RED

Joe is building another storage shed

It will hold 6 large bins

The airstream is small

The shack is small

We are still hanging on to things

Not ready to give them up!!!

Joe is patching the canoe

Ready for a paint job

I have been waiting for my daisies to bloom!

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This photo was taken 13 years ago

The day before the Browning family left to take up residence in Arizona

The Browning family arrives from Queen Creek AZ on the 15th

Graham and family arrive from Penticton BC on the 22nd

Jennifer arrives from Squamish BC on the 24th

Curt and Christina arrive from Seaforth ON for a week

 The cottage will be bursting at the seams

The cottage will be filled with laughter, love and good times

1998

2010

ETHAN

GAREN

BEAU

ZOE

I'm sure you will see quite a difference in the grandchildren when the 'anniversary' blog comes out!!

July 25, 2010

The family was home for Curt and Christina's wedding

Four years have passed since we were all together

AND................

HERE WE ARE ALMOST 50 YEARS AGO!