Visiting good friends, a wonderful meal and sad news from Quartzsite Arizona

Where are we today ?

Walsh Ontario

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      Enjoyed a nice sunrise this morning and was about 50 F but no time for my walkabout, Had to go to New Hamburg to have an adjustment made to my hearing aides for 8 am, before we leave the area.

another nice sunrise

        We secured the coach and headed out about 9:30 only and hour drive back country roads to visit with Suzie's girl friend Chris they pretty well grew up as neighbours on the farm when they were teenagers. So a visit with Chris and Bill for the night and get caught up with our lives since last summer.

nice country roads through farm counrty

       This area years ago was tobacco farms, but when the market fell out of that many converted to Ginseng, grown under these tarp like fields.

           Passing through many small communities love the name of this town.

turn right towards Turkey Point
lovely beaches in Lake Erie

Chris rescued some baby doves she is raising

of course a Blue bird

Grosbeak

Suzie and Chris

    We were here chatted for a while and Chris invited us in for lunch she had made a pot of ham and potatoe soup, Oh my was this yummy, Thanks Chris.

      I heard from Bill a farm store down the road has fresh asparagus. So took a drive down there and check it out.

love these log cabins

    This is the place Wagon Wheel produce. Yes they have fresh asparagus here $3.00 a lb, pretty good price and this is fresh! Just picked this morning. She took me back to the sorting room where they we sorting and packaging it, now that is fresh !

sorting right here

we got ours right from here 2 pounds

     Heading back to their place passed a  whole bunch of Trilliums in the bush, so nice to see them.

1953 International pick up

this is what we bought today

      Then we enjoyed the afternoon on their patio chatting on a wonderful very warm afternoon. Overcast and a some wind but very warm actually. 78F at 3:27 pm in the shade, not a problem we will enjoy it.

a very nice patio here

     Then I wandered around their yard for a bit for some exercise  enjoying this warm fresh air before the rain began.

still too wet to plant their garden

the chickens saw me coming so headed inside
I guess they are chicken, lol.

there they are all safe inside

this wood furnace heats their house

still a few dogs here in their huge kennel

Oh and Chris has a horse as well

    Soon the rain began so we sat on their front porch looking out across the road.

sitting on the front porch out of the rain

this was a wonderful warm afternoon
even if it rained a bit

          She had put a beef roast in her slow cooker this morning to feed us all supper, wow what a treat. They also had some fresh asparagus that I grilled on their BBQ

love this fresh asparagus

Chris and Bill in their huge kitchen

turn right and a huge living room

a nice dining room area beside the kitchen as well

      Dinner was served , very tender roast beef, mashed taters and gravy asparagus and candied carrots. Oh my this was excellent, thanks guys.

yummy ? yup

     And then Chris had made a Rhubarb custard pie, one of my favourites. I made so many in my restaurant and this was excellent.

fresh Rhubarb  pie and ice-cream
was wonderful especially for me ,
Don't normally eat desert.

plus we were gifted some fresh honey right from the
beehives here on their property.
once again thanks guys

     Now that was about the extent of our fun day here visiting with good friends again, we will have to make a point of coming by more often.

    Thanks for taking the time to stop by, We heading out again in the morning.

Sad News from Quartzsite

Paul Winer with clothes on
Boogey Woogey Blues

Got some sad news from Quartzsite Arizona that Paul Winer had passed away. Al (of the BayField Bunch) had heard about Paul's Passing and posted on his blog. We had met Paul a few times, Enjoyed  one of his Boogey Woogey Blues concerts that was very entertaining. Had hoped to see another, so glad that we got to enjoy his music and humour. He was a real part of the Quartzsite scene and I am sure he will be missed by many especially his wife Joanne.
       We did enjoy his concert back in Jan. 30th 2016  in Quartzsite at the QIA, for the posting you can click Here .
   

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