Wonderful Visit, Digging Out the Old and Finding The New.

Our Location today is McGregor, Ontario, Canada.

As tired as we were when we went to bed last night Kathy struggled to fall asleep. The problem was an overactive imagination that just would not shut down. She was rearranging our new patio and figuring where we would be planting our new trees for privacy and moving some of the longer established plants to different locations all in her mind. It was after 3:00 by the time she finally managed to get to sleep but as soon as I sat up on the side of the bed at 8:00 she practically ran ahead of me to the kitchen.

Since we were expecting to meet up with my sister Anna for lunch we kept our breakfast extremely lite. There was still plenty of things that could be done before we met that didn’t require getting dirty. Outside I started by watering first our neighbour Ted’s plants and flowers before returning to do our own that still have to be planted and the ones that we had already planted on our old site. When I had removed the cement anchors that were holding our Garden Shed from the pad yesterday, two snapped off at the heads. Fearing that someone walking through the empty site could injure themselves I went back with a pair of locking pliers and was able to remove all forms of danger. I also parked the truck in the overflow parking area so that there would be room for Anna to park after lunch.

We made certain we were at the 19^th Hole Restaurant before 11:30 so we could get a table. Being that she lives in London and was unfamiliar with the current Construction Delays in the Windsor area she was only five minutes later then she had expected to arrive. My sister also insisted that since our Wedding Anniversary is coming at the end of the month that today’s meal was her treat in early celebration of the occasion. We had a chance to visit before our meals arrived and long after before we drove back to the trailer so she could see our new location. 

My sister Anna visiting us this afternoon.

We had a chance to show her the site and explained what the Advantages of it were as well as telling her of the changes we want to make. She even had the chance to see the Park Crew in action as they brought in a fresh load of gravel and releveled our old site. We talked of about our travels to the Southwest and she even said she could see a glow in Kathy’s face when she talked about it. Since we haven’t seen one another since last year there was an endless number of things we had to talk about. It was after 4:00 in the afternoon before we knew it and Anna decided it was time to start her two-hour drive to get back home to London. We definitely have to visit more often. Thank You Anna for the wonderful visit and for Lunch. 

Nice meaty ribs. Very Filling.

Our day was far from over. While I went to retrieve the truck from the overflow parking lot Kathy warmed up the leftover Spare Ribs and French Fries we had from last nights supper. It was enough to fill us after a not so strenuous day. 

Removing the old Fire Ring. We'll be planting a tree there.

As soon as we finished eating we went outside to dismantle the old firepit on this site. After loading the heavy Circular Cement Stones in the truck then it was time to dig the Metal Ring out of the ground. Digging was slow because whoever installed the Metal Ring put plenty of gravel all around. I also loaded and tied the Utility Cart, Wheel Barrow along with the Fire-Ring in the back of the truck before going inside.

We decided to watch the local 6 o’clock News before going too far. This gave us a better look at the Weather, News and the Markets.

It was 7:00 by the time we were on our way headed for Amherstburg. Our first stop was our son Kevin’s to return the Utility Cart, Wheel Barrow and Hammer Drill. Thanks again Kevin for loaning us those tools. We also left the Fire-Ring and Circular Cement Stones so that Kevin can make his own Fire-Pit.

Our next stop was Dollarama where we only found a few things that we went looking for. Stopping at Canadian Tire we looked around their Garden Center and didn’t find any trees or plants that would suit our décor. Driving over to Walmart we could see some five-foot Emerald Cedar Trees outside of their garden center. We found the best one and headed inside where we also found a Burning Bush that we’ll add to our collection. 

The end of our day.

We arrived back Home around 9:00 and had to unload the truck as well as watering all our plants before calling it a night. Thanks for following along and feel free to leave a comment. Be Safe and Enjoy!

It’s about time.

Krackers

Words of Inspiration

In love, unlike most other passions, the recollection of what you have had and lost is always better than what you can hope for in the future.

Henri B. Stendhal, French Writer