Trip to Carleton Place

First stop was an office store. Printer ink. Next stop, lunch! Our normal lunch date is Thursdays, but this has been a week for all of us. Imagine, summer on the patio. Soon! 

Foreshadowing... Just to remind me! This was in the fall at this restaurant, Boulton House. 

July 2022

Virgin Caesar for him! Chardonnay for me!

The prime areas up stairs, looking out over the falls, were all booked or reserved! But it was nice and quiet downstairs where we sat.

An interesting backpacker.

This is so typical of the early farms.

I like looking up housing prices.

2 bedrooms, 4 baths: House for sale!   
$997,000  

They've cleared the land to build here, including blasting. "Coming soon, McNeely Landing."

There will be: 

• 400 homes on 60 acres
• 2-storey singles, bungalows, townhomes
• price range: $579,000 to $939,000
• another phase: multi-residential apartment rentals.

The land beside it, 24 acres, is also for sale.
Asking $7.2 million.

A barn with hay.

This place had a fire. Something is going on.

I love their tights!

We were happy to head home. The snow had melted. The tulips will be OK!

Today we have snow, maybe rain. What the heck. Poor froggies looking for love! This storm is moving north west.

We had an adventure!

Hairdressers and hair styles <= I hit a nerve with my hairdresser tales I posted in December. The saga never seems to end. 

 I was supposed to have a haircut Feb. 7th. Now, this is something that really triggers my social anxiety. I worry about it overnight, and usually come home shaking. The noise of a salon is a bad trigger for me. Some salons are noisier than others! I had to leave, a half hour late, and my stylist was just beginning a cut on a colour. I couldn't wait any longer, hands shaking, my mind and body vibrating. I dashed home.

The next day, I had a salon referral from my brilliant daughter. A coworker of hers sent me to a place her friend guaranteed was peaceful. I phoned them at noon, and snagged an appointment in an hour. It was a 40-minute drive, but I got dressed, put on my face, and we dashed out the door. 

We drove across a couple of rivers with ice fishing shacks still one them. I imagine they are locals, as they are fairly near particular properties. It takes someone local to know and understand the depth of the ice, especially on a flowing river. 

You can see tracks on the melting ice. 

The snow fences will come down soon. We could see blue sky, but Mr. Sun came and went. 

I like driving by these. They just look so funny, all awaiting action.

It is a beautiful spot. Calm, peaceful. The waterfall is lovely, and the stations are private. I don't hear the personal details of someone else's vacation, love life, or health issues! The waterfall is amazingly soothing.

It doesn't look like much of a change, but it is clean and tidy. No sticky outy bits. No more mullet, or perms, although I loved my mullet! If you know you know!

 

From there we actually went out for lunch. It's been weeks. 

Soon we'll be able to sit out on the patio again!

On our way home, a cute cattery. An enclosure that lets the cat sit outdoors safely. They are marvellous for indoor cats to get fresh air.

Home safe. The cat house continues to find customers.

Our Ottawa kids are enjoying their February hot tub. Caitlin and I are still playing Scrabble. I took a screenshot as I was dubious that Caitlin was waiting for me to play in the wee hours! She confirmed that.

Cluny and Bryony, in Vancouver, B.C., were with their dad, Jesse, on a ski race weekend. Such fun, good exercise and fresh air for all.

Our Anniversary dinner!

 September 2nd – a week ago. We did not go out for our 20th anniversary, which was Aug. 22nd. We had the grandies that week, and they were quite happy with spaghetti. I was quite happy to cook for them. 

 Caitlin kindly gave us an electronic gift certificate to our favourite restaurant. We like the patio. It was the last outdoor meal for the season, I think. It looks like Autumn in spots. 

The corn and the flocking birds, about to migrate. Impossible to capture on a drive-by shooting, but you get the idea!

You could tell it was a long weekend. Those able to take time off work did so, and were on the move. This is Highway #15 at #7. Back ups for a long way.

It is a lovely location for a restaurant. Condos in the far end of the old building. We have not eaten indoors in a restaurant in three years. We feel safe on a patio, in the open air, and that is where we ate.

I am not happy eating indoors what with the amount of Omicron out there. That, and the lack of testing, and the lack of masking in many indoor places, makes this a happy place for me.

The wasps are hungry for food. Our food. They know winter is coming. There were quite a few, but no bites, and we enjoyed the meal. 

The bonus was a blue heron.  When I processed the video at home, I noticed it was doing strange things with its tongue. I have no idea what is up with that!

Great Blue Heron from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

It is a lovely old town.

This was unusual. They want someone to rent this spot!