Happy Birthday JB!

We had the kids over last weekend. It was fun, as always!!!!!

Saturday, November 19

JB is 69! Today is the actual day.
Saturday afternoon we visited, and then, for dinner, spaghetti. Dessert, by Caitlin, was an apple crisp with good stuff JB can eat, and readily accepted candles.



Presents followed, as well as the cutest card, which unfolds into a poster!

Sunday, Remembrance Day

We didn't go out to a service, due to physical issues, but JB shared information about his late uncles, and his father's photo and medals. It meant a lot to the grandkids. We watched the CBC service on TV, and talked about it. I think it was as meaningful. It's difficult seeing a ceremony in some locales.
The kids participated in a ceremony at school, as always. Also, the Girl Guides (including our Isabelle), went to the War Museum on Thursday.

This is my father-in-law, who served in WW II. They were so young.


We've been to our fair share of ceremonies; Perth, Bala, Wahta, and Ottawa.


Hubby laid a wreath one year in Ottawa, prior to retirement, with a tall airline pilot!


Carleton Place has a wonderful display of veterans images on banners, with families represented in some spots.


Next, we went out to get some fresh air. First up, Isabelle found two frogs at the edge of the ice in the goldfish pond. We picked them up, after removing some ice, and took them down to the frog pond. We had to punch a hole in the ice at the frog pond, too. I took them to see the deer scrape. I'd found it during Hooper walkies.



Isabelle rang the bell! She always fetches some walking sticks from the forest.


I'd put the lesser trailcam on the deer scrape, at the suggestion of my photographer buddy, and found a coyote and our big buck.


Isabelle and I went to fetch the other trailcam SD card. I checked it, and found 2092 photos. Isabelle crowed when she heard that!
A buck and a doe, then 1900 photos of 7 or 8 raccoons!


They love cameras!

Bells of Peace

Later, at 4:30, hubby went into town. W'd heard about a Wave of bells to ring out across Canada to mark 100 years since WWI ...
There were about 200 people in the Crystal Palace in Perth, with a couple of readings. The church bells were to be rung 100 times. JB couldn't quite hear them. The legion suggested those without physical bells in the church play tapes. Perhaps that was the problem.

My blog buddy went to his bell ringing in Carleton Place. You can listen to his bells here.

It's another cold day, today, with a storm on the way. It's tougher to manage cats, with Daisy – she is breaking my heart, and both cats reluctant to go outdoors. We're still struggling with Daisy attacking Hooper. Poor hubby, I spent the day crying, yesterday.