Wednesday August 19, 2009 - Seeing the Countryside

Overnight our 'cold' front came in so it was much crisper this morning at 16C (61F). It was a relief from the humidity.

After breakfast we got ready and went back to Peterborough RV to pick up our new sewer hose system. There are no clamps on this one, everything is glued together.

Here's another barn that we saw on our way

From there rather than go back through construction we headed north to Lakefield. Lakefield is a pretty little town and is known for Lakefield College where Prince Andrew (Duke of York) went to school in the late 70s.

This is looking toward the downtown

Since it was close to noon, we only walked by the lake for a bit and then went downtown to The Thirsty Loon. We've eaten there before and like it because they have a large verandah with tables for outdoor dining.

Gordon had a burger (no bun) and fries and I had shepherd's pie (shown below). It really was a lot of food.

This is the verandah

After lunch, we walked around the town for a while.

Some pretty flowers in the park

This is a memoriam to those in the area who lost their lives in the first, second and Korean wars.

We were driving back toward Lindsay when I saw this sign out of the corner of my eye. So, we turned around and went back. They have quite a lot of gluten free things. Gordon bought some shortbread cookies (which he said weren't very good), three butter tarts and a loaf of white bread. He tried a slice of the bread in the bakery and he said it was pretty good.

On we went through the countryside and took another barn photo. I actually took quite a few but not all of them turned out very well.


I had changed the bed this morning so when we got back, I took the laundry to the campground laundromat and got that little job out of the way.

It was a lovely sunny day with little humidity and a high of 28C (82F).

Tuesday August 18, 2009-Some Time with my Sister

I was up earlier this morning as I was meeting my sister in Lindsay at the library. One Tuesday a month in the summer they have a book sale. I don't usually buy anything but this time I found six books! Gordon dropped me off for 10 a.m. and I found Betty already in the library amongst the books.

After that since the day was kind of rainy, we went to the mall. Betty decided she needed a pedicure and I had a few errands to run. She wasn't all that impressed with the pedicure place so I'm glad I didn't get one. It's pretty hard to go somewhere else after you've been to "The Spa" in Ottawa. It costs a lot but they do it up right!

From there we went to the Durham Cafe for lunch. It was a pretty good lunch although my western sandwich was pretty dry as I only put very little ketchup on it due to my reflux disease. Anything with tomato bothers me. The beef and barley soup was very tasty though.

Betty then dropped me at the grocery store and I called Gordon to come and pick me up. I got some groceries then to the liquor store to buy some wine and home for the day!

I didn't even take my camera today since it was rainy and I didn't foresee that it would be required.

When I got back I submitted my Rainbow and Lightning photo to National Geographic so we'll see if anything comes of it. Thanks to Dee and Jake for the encouragement

Monday August 17, 2009 - HHH!

Today was hot, humid and hazy! Thank goodness we don't often get days like that up here. Our high probably wasn't as high as it's been the last couple of days but the humidity made up for it.

After my morning walk and breakfast, I suggested that we go to Peterborough to Peterborough RV to get a new sewer hose combination. We had bought a new one when we had the head of the bed raised there a couple of years ago and it was time for another one.

There was construction on Hwy 7 which is the main route to get there so after we had ordered the sewer hose, we decided to head south to get out of the construction and see if we could find a different way back to Lindsay.

We stopped at Lang Pioneer Village at Keene, Ontario just to have a look. Gordon is interested in going back to photograph the village.

Very pretty mill on site



From there we headed south and west through the country taking photos of barns and fields.

Rice Lake in the haze


Lots of pretty barns and fields









You can see the haze



We arrived home in time for a late lunch and a nap. We had a brief thunderstorm but it didn't amount to much. We had hoped it would bring in some cooler air and it might have lowered the humidity slightly.

Sunday August 16, 2009 - The Good and the Bad

First the good - Today is our youngest granddaughter's first birthday. I took this photo in April and she has grown so much! She started walking a couple of weeks ago. Happy Birthday Iris!

Now the bad - it was three years ago today that we had to put our poodle, Bib to sleep. It happened here in Lindsay and I see the vet's office almost every time I go to town. Sure wish I had chosen a different vet further away! He was such a handsome looking dog even though he did have a few personality problems. I still miss him.

Photos from my morning walk

A boy fishing in the misty river
This trailer is ready for Hallowe'en a little early

Yellow wildflowers

Dead tree
A lot of wild carrot


We spent a quiet day around the RV. I sat outside and read. There is a large copse of trees behind us and therefore we get shade almost all day. When I got sleepy I came inside for a nap! It was another day with 33C (92F) temperatures. The last week has been trying to make up for the cool temperatures of the rest of the summer.

It was nice to spend a quiet day after yesterday.

Saturday August 15, 2009-Out and About and Moving

In response to yesterday's question from Judy & Emma, the photo was taken at sunrise on the Scugog River at Lindsay, Ontario.

In response to Denise, another reader - we have internet satellite so we can have internet anywhere as long as we have a clear view of the southern sky.

Today we had places to go and things to do. First, we were to meet my sister at the church near the cottage for their annual yard sale. I usually find something to contribute to the sale and this year it was our weather station. Gordon decided it was too much trouble to put the wind thingy on the roof every time we moved and the numbers on the thermometer were very small so it was a good contribution for the church. I also bought a whole box of paperback books for $2.00. Bargain!

Yard sale at the church

Inside the church



After that, Betty took us out for brunch for our upcoming birthdays in September and then we went to Buckhorn, ON for their fine art festival. It was an enjoyable afternoon.

The Full Cup Cafe in Bobcaygeon, Ontario where we had brunch



Buckhorn is a sort of artsy little town about 30 miles east northeast of the cottage. They have all kinds of craft fairs and art exhibitions at their community centre in the spring/summer/fall seasons.

There are several of these little buildings that they use to display the art. There is also art in the community centre itself. This is a juried exhibit.

Pretty flowers on the grounds



It was hot today. Our thermometer was recording 33C (91F).

We dropped Betty off as we had taken the truck and came home to find that the site that we had booked was now vacant so we proceeded to pack up and move.

Our new site

We are now in our full hookup site and can relax and enjoy our time here. I hate being unsettled. So we're situated until we leave here on September 10th.

When we got situated Gordon was talking to the owner and we've made our apologies to each other for the problems with the site and us being unhappy. They were having a corn roast tonight and we were invited so we went and had some corn.

When we came back we sat outside and had our fruit for desert and looked at our view.



I'm ready to enjoy my time here now.

Friday August 14, 2009

I was bummed today even though it was another bright beautiful summer day. When we arrived on Monday to move into our full hook up site that we had reserved about a month ago, we were told that there had been a mistake and someone else had been booked into the site until Friday. So we moved to an electric and water site which has a beautiful view but no sewer! We walked by the full hook up site this morning several times and it didn't look like they were going anywhere so I went down to the office. The people on our site aren't scheduled to leave until tomorrow. We had purposely not booked anything today but tomorrow we have plans so it looks like we're not moving until Sunday. This is the first time we've had a problem at this park and we've been coming here for five years now. It's not a real big deal and this is definitely the most scenic park in the area. Most parks in the area are strictly seasonal and more and more parks in Ontario are going that way.

I spent some time reading outside today then back inside when it got too hot to sit out. I was too lazy to move my chair down by the water under the tree.

After a nap, we headed out for a little drive around the area and to fill our water jugs at The Water Depot. There's no Super Walmart near here, not even a Walmart in Lindsay!

I borrowed Gordon's photo of the day for my blog today.

Thursday August 13, 2009-Betty Comes For Dinner

I was so exhausted when I got home last night that I forgot to congratulate Dee and Jim on selling their condo after 142 days up for sale. They will soon be joining us on the road! There are lots of folks out there waiting to sell their respective homes so that they can become fulltimers. I wish all of them a speedy sale!

Today was another beautiful sunny day and hot for us at 29C (85F). We've had to run the air conditioner the last couple of days.

This morning after my usual walk and breakfast complete with blog reading, I took my chair down to the water and read for a while. I had a few things to get done inside including have a nap. I also had a book to finish to give to Betty for the church at the cottage who are having their annual yard sale this weekend.

My chair is by the water so you can see how far the RV is from the water

View from my lawnchair


Betty picked me up at 3 p.m. for a bit of shopping and then she came back to our place for dinner as Garth is playing golf today and then heading in to Toronto for some appointments.

We set a picnic table down by the river and had our dinner down there. It was such a beautiful evening!

Dinner by the Scugog Rier

Wednesday August 12, 2009-At the Cottage

When I got up this morning I couldn't get into my Yahoo mail. Apparently they're having a problem because people are leaving their mail in their inboxes and not filing it. By noon I was able to get in so cleaned up my inbox although I had just done it a couple of weeks ago.

One of my readers, Joe, asked me if I only have one sister. I have two sisters, one from Toronto who summers at the cottage in Lindsay where we are now and my younger sister in Ottawa who has two children, both grown. My younger sister, Margie is the one who gets our mail and sends it off to us if it's important.

We headed off to the cottage around 2:30 this afternoon. Today was the most gorgeous day that we've had this summer. When we arrived we went down to the dock to sit and it was beautiful down there. Garth's (Betty's husband) daughter and her husband and 3 kids are at the cottage next door this week and they were out water skiing this afternoon. They're all really good at it. When they were done, Garth took us for a lovely boat ride.

On the way to the cottage I took another barn photo and the horse was just coming out the door

Here's my sister at the front of the cottage


Garth's family out waterskiing with his boat

The 2 cottage docks from the water - Garth & Betty's is the one with the gazebo on the right


Clouds in the water

We went for a walk when we got back from the boat ride and saw a couple of frogs in a mud puddle


When we came back we got dinner ready. They had really excellent New York strip steaks with baked potato, asparagus and butter tarts and ice cream. We ate down at the gazebo on the dock and watched the sun set. A great day!

Sunset photos

Tuesday August 11, 2009

Today was a gorgeous sunny day with a breeze.

This morning after my walk and breakfast I went in to town to pick up some groceries. I wasn't gone long.

I hadn't slept well last night and I wanted to get in a nap before my sister arrived around 3 p.m. for a visit. So I unloaded the groceries, did the dishes, cleaned up and then went for a nap but couldn't fall asleep. I hate it when that happens. I fooled around on the computer for a while then tried again and was able to get a little rest.

While I was waiting for Betty to arrive this Phaeton drove in and the guy at the wheel looked so much like Jim that I had to look twice. Anyway, they're from Ontario and are parked beside us.

Betty arrived and we sat outside for a couple of hours and chatted. It's been nearly a year since we've seen each other. It was so beautiful outside. No rain today!

Here she comes


View from my lawnchair


She left around 5:30 and Gordon and I went in search of a Great Blue Heron that we had seen flying by. We found him!

There's a lot of grass down by the docks