Tuesday September 8, 2009-House Photos and a Road Trip

Penny commented yesterday that the link in Gordon's blog to the house photos no longer works so I decided to post some of them. If you want to see a larger photo, click on the photo.

Front and rear of house

Foyer and powder room

Kitchen


Living room


Dining room


Third and fourth bedrooms (the fourth used to be my craft room). I haven't included the second bedroom since that was the office.


Rec room and Gordon's music room which is thru the French doors


Master bedroom and ensuite


Guest bathroom and backyard


It was a lovely house in a nice neighbourhood and it served us well for 11 years. We did a lot of work on it in those 11 years starting with a new kitchen, put in front and rear patios, finished the basement, upgraded the bathrooms and put in new windows and a new patio door. There are some things I miss about the house but definitely not the upkeep and the property taxes!

On to today....

This morning I called Sanderson Insurance here in Lindsay to get pricing for our travel medical insurance for the six months that we're in the US this winter. We've used them for four out of our five years mainly because they're associated with the Canadian RV Explorer Club and their insurance includes transporting the RV home if you're not able to do so. Most travel insurances are for people who either drive their car or fly.

This afternoon Betty picked me up and we drove around some of the small towns in the area again.

This is the bulk store in Cannington. Looks like an old fashioned general store.

Downtown Cannington

From there we drove to Bobcaygeon as there were a couple of shops Betty wanted to look in. We didn't buy anything.

We stopped to buy corn and then she dropped me off at the grocery store in Lindsay and Gordon picked me up.

Sure was a nice day again today. It feels like we're having our summer now!

This 'n That

Since we got the RV recaulked it seems warmer inside and that's a good thing! This morning was pretty cold so I bundled up and away I went for my walk. I did my exercises down by the little dock here in the campground and then came back to the RV to do my lower back exercises. I took a couple of photos on my morning walk. It was cloudy then so they are kind of dark.




I finally reached Sanderson Travel Insurance in Lindsay to see about our travel medical insurance this afternoon and the cost for Gordon's insurance has doubled from what it was last year and if he has a relapse of his Valley Fever while away it isn't covered. Mine is still pretty cheap though.

I decided this is stew weather so went into town to get some supplies to make stew. I also got some other stuff, of course. You can't get away from a store without buying other things. I stocked up on some beading stuff at the dollar store. Dollar stores in the U.S. don't carry beading supplies so will have to go to Michaels or Walmart. There is a Walmart in Rockport but will have to drive to Corpus Christi for Michaels. Corpus Christi is 30 miles south of Rockport. Here are photos of some of the beads I bought. Each package is $1.00.

It's only $1.00 for this box of stones and each has the attached ring so it goes on a chain or becomes part of a necklace.


When I got back to the RV I got the stew on the stove.

No rain today and we actually saw some sun although our high was only 11C (52F).

Yesterday we talked to the campground owner, Dave about staying here next year. The campground is going to be pretty much seasonal starting next year so we're thinking of reserving a site as seasonal to be sure that we'll have a spot here. They open around May 15th and close around October 14th but they could accommodate us coming in as early as May 1st. We would either have to stay at Rideau Heights where we were in the spring for the first few days when we return to Ontario or stay as far away as Mallorytown or Kingston about 1 1/2 to 2 hours away respectively as there are campgrounds there that will be open. More thinking to do......

Thanks to everyone for your kind comments on yesterday's blog.