We planned a trip to Kingston to visit Jordan. He's living and working in Kingston. He is all signed up courses for September (astrophysics and a minor in geology). He's enjoying his work, receiving and organising goods on 6-hour shifts at a grocery store.
This is Jordan at 18 months old, 2009. 'What happens at Grandma's stays at Grandma's' I still have this roll of tape. The little one wanted to be covered in it! I told Jordan the story about us babysitting. Momma and Papa had a wedding to go to somewhere in southern Ontario, while we were in Muskoka.
2009
In preparing for our visit, I used the tape to close the lid of the parcel.
What do you take a university student in student housing? A tea towel I regifted and a nail kit. Freebies from the Red Cross fundraiser. 
I wrote about Papa putting in the air conditioner in their top floor apartment, left by the previous renters. It makes a huge difference on the top floor.
Also, I took 18-year-old the window crayons!
We used those a lot. This was 2017-ish.
Here are the kids using the window crayons!
We had a great chat and talked about all sorts of things, past, present, and future!
GIFTS
Jordan's bathroom was renovated in the summer. While teeny, it has a nice, newly renovated shower.
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A great university. There is quite a variety for student housing. There were 29,000 students for 2025/2026. Jordan's roomie is at home for summer, but will return for university in the fall.
It really is a great city. Summer brings lots of tourists, and summer employment for the students.
The next photo is the toilet paper we gifted him. When he was in residence last year, he'd run out. As with this rental, they come in weekly to clean, replenish toilet paper, etc. There was never enough. We gave him some last Christmas! Not so much a gag gift, as a necessary one.
Jordan harvested the sign on the wall behind a dumpster. Guests are invited to sign it!
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A great university. There is quite a variety for student housing. There were 29,000 students for 2025/2026. Jordan's roomie is at home for summer, but will return for university in the fall.
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| mural for a spa |
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| Tragically Hip mural |
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| A couple of passenger tours left as we had lunch. |
It was a lovely drive home.
UPDATE:
Jordan sent a photo. He's already decorated his window!
10 comments:
Jordan has a way with those window crayons.
The town looks fun, and a great place to be! Fantastic that you got to visit :)
This sounds really fun! I think the gifts you brought were pretty brilliant -- perfect for a college kid living in an apartment. I'm sure that a/c installation makes all the difference!
Good for you folk to visit and nice for Jordan to have you visit.
What a wonderful trip and visit. Looks like everything was so appreciated. Window crayons, they are something new to me. Taller than you, Josh is SO much taller than me, but sadly I was so short to start with. Grandparents are so important these days, maybe even more so than years ago. Hope it stays that way for us al.
Haha, just need to Google and YES, we have window crayons down here, lots of brands and prices.!!!
Jordan looks like someone who is full of fun.
Looks like a nice town. That boy loves his grandma, easy to see that!
Hari Om
wonderful! I recognise that eatery...😊... Jordan will treasure that visit, I know it. YAM xx
Ahhh, that's wonderful! Looks like a great place to go to school in. Great photos of you all. You can see the happiness in Jordan's face because of your visit. Fantastic and I am wishing Jordan a most wonderful time with lots of great memories made and to be made.
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