Reflections from Crumbly Acres: gravenhurst

Sunday, 7 December 2025

Crumbly terrarium!

Indoor play

I've been having fun getting inspiration from other bloggers. However, Rain is stopping blogging, as have several other people I follow. I volunteer once a week, and haven't any close friends here. It's a small, but supportive community online. Val, at Mulewings, has brought me inspiration with her little figure tableaux pieces. I am going to keep my little set and set them up outside.

I wanted to remove my terrarium for our seasonal decor. (I bought it that at an 'antique' store.) Hooper cat had fun with it, back in his time. He was fascinated with it. I stuffed it with fairy furniture. Cleaning the brass made it shine. The plants changed over time, as I found many did not survive. Hooper was quiet keen on them.

Sadly I cannot keep it up. The copper is deteriorating, water leaking from the seams. The plants just don't have the right humidity balance. I give up. This is a tribute to it.

The decorations manager is fine tuning his decor.

❄️ In Gravenhurst they've a webcam. We used to drive past Campbells Landing Marina between Gravenhurst and Bala, where we lived for a time. I enjoyed living by the lake, except for the jet skis and snow machines.

We've had some snow. Just a few cm over a few days. It is protecting the ecosystem. I noticed that last year we had about as much rain as snow. There is that.

Outdoor play

The fisher has been an inspector, but I think Barry is safe inside.

The fisher and I inspected Barry's Lodge. I was careful on the ice. This is as far as I ventured. It's not very deep. By the time I got to where I am standing, I turned around.

Barry, I presume, is safe inside. Barry must have run out of time to gather winter food. I hope he's sleeping!

Wednesday, 3 July 2019

Trip to Muskoka – Part 6 Gravenhurst Hotel & Market

Tues., June 25

We made it to Gravenhurst. We were staying at the Residence Inn Marriott. You may recall, we had trouble securing the room.

We watched the hotel being built, back in the day.

You pay for a room with a view and less for a room without a view. This was the view from our hotel balcony. We tried when we registered, and they said they were booked solid.

The marine museum and marina are behind the oak tree. Honest. Sometimes you get a waft of Boston Pizza on the wind.

Our room!

There are condos in the back 40. They must have been disappointed when they put up the hotel and spoiled their view!

Tuesday night, dinner on the dock.
A lovely walk along the boardwalk.

Two choices for dinner...

We've had many a meal on Muskoka Wharf in the bay.

August 22, 2010 Muskoka Wharf - Dockside Festival

Thank you for lunch, Mommy!
My they have grown.

We went with Boston Pizza, a little less pricey than the no-name restaurant beside it, whatever the name is. We had a frige in the room, and I saved some dinner for another day.

What a view!

Wed., June 26

JB went for his morning half-hour walk. I doddled, then decided to climb the rock. The Precambrian Shield is so beautiful.

Next stop: Gravenhurst Market

They have a market on Wednesday mornings.

Have you tried cashew cheese? It is amazing, if you cannot tolerate other cheese.

Linda Hyrnyk was there. We bought our first birdbath from her 2003-ish. Sadly, our movers broke it when we moved into the house.

Metalwork

Anderson Produce is a food reseller. It's a shame seeing them at market, as this stuff isn't necessarily Ontario produce. There was a discussion about this by our local Lanark County farmers. It takes away from local, small town, or rural producers.