It was a lark. We met a neighbour who paints. We saw some lovely buildings. Pakenham has much more snow cover than we do. Here is our tale.Pakenham Maple Run Tour – Annual studio tour in Eastern Ontario
April 6The clouds were interesting. It was cloudy most of the day.
You can see snow in the shadows, "where the sun don't shine!"
Getting there we passed a desolate-looking trailer camp, closed for winter.
We have visited The 7 Wonders of Lanark County
here is this one: #1 Five-Span Stone Bridge It is amazing.
It was dark, the birds huddled on the edge of the ice. The river is fast.
We headed for the pub for lunch, but parking was a tad difficult. We drove around the corner and had a nice lunch at Centennial Restaurant, instead. I save half of mine for dinner! The wrap was fresh, with generous portions, and yummy.
There was an interesting pair of couples. A heavyset couple, with a loud, obnoxious man at the helm. He kept the servers talking. Behind them, another couple, both quite slim. It was incongruous!
The second couple shared a sandwich with their soup and sandwich meal. As they left, walking by my table, the thin woman stared quite hard at my meal. I felt judged. Sigh. I'd only had toast for brekkie.
I saw them leaving the general store.
Such an interesting heritage building. They have a list of shopkeepers dating back to the time the store was built (1840).
The upstairs, at the back, devoted to Christmas. The antiques are so rich and beautifully crafted.
This leads to the attic, I suppose.
Really cool art pieces!
Tomorrow, a few more photos. We also went to the church, Paddye Mann's studio, the brewery, the school house and a quick visit to Clayton.
6 comments:
Oh, I'd love to peruse all those goodies! And, at the restaurant, some patrons are kinda snobby to the point of making you feel uncomfortable...been there!
Pretty scenes.
nice lunch, we often pack food that we can't finish for home.
Your wrap sounds very nice …
I think it's nice that the heritage building keeps a list of shopkeepers dating back to the time the store was first built.
All the best Jan
I've always liked that bridge up at Pakenham.
Tough to eat with someone giving you the eye. - Margy
Of the seven wonders, i still haven’t done the mine or blueberry Mt.
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