Jordan visited Ottawa. We had dinner with the whole family, then we brought Jordan back to our house. Tuesday morning we drove to Kingston, took Jordan home after grocery shopping, and went out for lunch.
Usually the grandies sleep in the basement. It was a 1-night sleepover, and Jordan took the guest room. Cinnamon thought he'd like this bed.
We sent Jordan home with 5 extra toothbrushes. (A mistake I made one Christmas, over ordered.) We had an extra hair clipper he took back with him, leftover scones from breakfast, and a bunch of our old CDs.
A selfie for Momma to let her know we were on our way from Perth to Kingston.
We went to Jordan's local grocery store, he shopped, showed his student card for a 10% discount. We paid for the order, just to get him a good start to the week. His room mate shows up Friday with her mom. Next week the university school year begins.
Kingston is the home of The Tragically Hip. They were celebrating their last concert Aug. 20, 2016. Gord Downey, the vocalist, died of a brain tumour the next year.
We took Jordan to Chez Piggy, a great restaurant in Kingston. The trio behind Joe Brian were arguing loudly over an app on one of their phones. The couple to the left of Joe's shoulder asked to move tables and ended up sitting behind me. I just figured out why! Too loud an argument. JB took out his hearing aids, as they amplify the trio and he couldn't hear us. Ain't old age grand?!
From there we were headed to this cool shop Jordan thought we would like!
Martello Alley has lots of funky art.
From there we went walkies. Musikki has concert.
My stomach was still a bit iffy, but the other two had sorbet!
It is a great city, and a fabulous tourist town.
Walking down to the waterfront, we met some feathered friends.
I found out about this tug boat. It is the
Radium Yellowknife, a 1948 tugboat!
I drove there, Grampa drove home. He loathes traffic circles. Probably not as much as truckers. This one doesn't seem wide enough for trucks. It isn't complete, and single lane right now.
And, finally, signs of Autumn!
This photo shows the corn in the near ground, the trees in the background!
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What a trip! Yes, Autumn is starting to sneak into our area a bit at a time.
Though one wouldn't know it with the hot and humid temps.
Traffick Circles, we have ton of them now in our state. I do have to say though they have reduced the number of bad accidents at many of the intersections.
The most fun is going through three consecutive ones!
What a great visit you guys had!
It sounds like a great trip.
My sister used to live in Kingston and we used to love going there to visit. Unfortunately, they moved so we don’t get down that way much anymore.
I haven't been to Kingston since i was a kid. I should visit there again one day.
Wonderful photos of your visit to Kingston...now I want to go there too! Sigh. Canada just became even further from ordinary Americans' ability to enjoy...except through blogs!
How great that you got to be a part of Jordan's going back to school this year! That chocolate sorbet looks goooooood. The last photo is a beauty.
It’s so wonderful that you got to spend this time with Jordan. He is such a cute kid. We’re going to visit our granddaughter at the University too.
I cannot remove my hearing aids, no matter how awful the noise. Well, I suppose I could if I were alone at the table, but that wouldn’t happen. I once had a battery quit at Tims, and I left my companions right away, almost without bidding adieu. It would have been plotless to remain.
I love your relationship with your grands almost more than I can say. You have built such a life and presence with them. Jordan will never forget these times. And neither will you.
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