A wonderful quiet day for Suzie's Birthday and lawn mowing for me.

Where are we today ? 

Plattsville Ontario

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      Today is actually Suzie's birthday and to her just another day, Still as young as always never getting older. We went for supper on Monday night was her request. She did what she enjoys today, Reading, a visit with her father and brother, while I mowed the lawn here.
    All settled back here at Camp awesome for a few days getting some things taken care of. We had a wonderful sleep last night so very dark and quiet here. I woke up at 6 am and was surprised I thought. Until I came into the kitchen and saw it was actually 5am. Oopps some how my clock was set an hour early. But thats' ok I like to be up that early anyway. Waiting for the sunrise and it did not disappoint.

right from our dining room window

               Just after 7 am took a nice walkabout town about 2 miles, and surprisingly I ran into and chatted with about 1/2 dozen people, when normally very seldom see any one.
      Then a quick trip to Oak Grove cheese in New Hamburg and order our winter supply 4lbs  of extra old white cheddar cheese (1/2 Lb packs) we enjoy plus another 5 lbs all vacuum sealed for friends in New York State we will see in October.
     Back home we enjoyed a light tasty lunch then with this wonderful sunny warm day 74F I hopped on the mower to mow more of the yard here, I am thinking for my last time this year.

we have a nice sunny spot here in the morning sun

more circles in the yard

nice crops of ragweed here
glad my hay fever does not bother me anymore
guess I out grew out of it, lol.

      When she got home about 3:30 pm I was done mowing and we enjoyed a nice Happy Hour before whipping up supper. Tonight her request for her birthday was grilled boneless chicken breasts and a salad. No problem I can do that.

Grilled on our grill mat and added some
 of this Bourbon BBQ sauce that we both enjoy.

not long and these were done to perfection
easy, tender and juicy

added to our salad sure hit the spot       i

Suzie ready for a tasty birthday dinner
with  a glass of wine.

       Now that was her birthday, low keyed as she likes it. and she did what she wanted to do today.
       Got things taken care of here and we enjoyed here Birthday the way she likes.
      Want to thank y'all for dropping on by and hope you enjoyed your day as well.

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 Where have we been this Summer ?

A drizzly day, an Oops lawn mowed then visiting family later.

Where are we today ? 

Plattsville Ontario

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   After a busy day we packed it in by 9 pm. Down the road looking for a sunset, but not tonight too overcast and cloudy.
    Slept in until 6 am about 54F outside so not too bad at all. Better than yesterday. About 7:30 was going to take a walkabout but the rain started , a light drizzle.
     So I hopped in the car to New Hamburg to get some gas for the mower, hoping to finish the last of the mowing here today , but rain was forecast. until 9am then from noon on all day. So  back home topped up the gas in the mower pulled it out of the shed. and scrapped off all the heavy grass build up.  For about 5 minutes. Fired the mower up again and it died! Would not start, hmmmm. ran the battery dead boasted it with the car still no start. Ok I got John, he came back we check things out, Maybe gas filter plugged , so he went and got a new one, still no gas. Checking around we found a shut off valve under the gas tank.Guess I had shut it off when I cleaned the mower. only a small space and grass all built up there,  OOPPSS ! Easy fix now it is 11;30. starting to drizzle only lightly though.  Rain hat on, shorts and hoody 90 minutes later was all do thank goodness was a light rain. Done by 1 pm.
       Went to check for the pictures I took today and only found this one below, wow that is rare. but was busy trying to get things taken car of. I will take some later this evening for tomorrows posting.

this was the only picture I took today

     Now to relax under our awning  reading for a while enjoying the cool rain around us. This only lasted a for while, toady the mosquitoes decided they like this damp rain weather. So inside we go read inside don't want to give these e skeeters anymore blood
     Then at 4 Pm going to visit with daughter #2 and the Grands only 10 minutes away. for a BBQ.        
     Will be nice to see them again as they have been very busy as usual.
     So no idea when we will get back home I will post this now, and update on tomorrow's posting.
     Thanks for dropping by and hope you had a wonderful day as well.

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Want to learn more about Membership camping at Rock Glen Family Resort ? 

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 Where have we been this Summer ?

Circles on the lawn and another great summer day.

Where are we today ? 

Plattsville Ontario

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    Last night stayed outside until about 7:30 then the mosquitoes appeared , time to head inside. First time this year. So no real complaints.
    Up nice and early as usual, got the garbage out to the road by 7 am they shortly after that I headed out for a walkabout town, Different route today and chatted with a few friends along the way. Passed by buddy Marc's house and he was digging his garden in the front yard. He stopped for a while, we chatted and enjoyed a coffee together in the sunshine by the pool in their backyard.
     Time to head home and passed Debbie walking around town as well have not seen her for  awhile she used to work with me in my restaurant back in the early 90's . Nice to catch up and chat with her as well. Finally back home by 9:30 just over 2 miles walked in 90 minutes, lol...
     Soon we enjoyed a nice light lunch then I went to the Thrift store in New Hamburg to donate some clothing from Suzie, and stopped by the Sobeys store to check for more of the crackers we like, I picked up another 12 boxes total 31, about another 10 or so and we will be set for the winter.

got out of my car at the Thrift store and this right beside the car
gave me a startled
, looks pretty real doesn't it ?

      Back home on a another perfect comfortable warm sunny day about 75 F . Seeing as we are leaving here Monday I wanted to mow the lawns one more time. So today I spent and hour at the far end of the yard an acre or so. This one I can do the edges and then the circles I enjoy, that was all done in less than and hour, perfect, enough for today, Tomorrow I plan the middle of the yard and Sunday around the house and pool.

mowing is circles is quicker and more fun

    Now to enjoy our page turners outside in the shade on a wonderful quiet summer day. And a Happy hour before whipping up supper.

12 more boxes picked up today
almost enough for the winter down south

           Tonight going to grill a couple of thin bone in pork chops, So quick and easy. The trick with these thin chops  is grill only one side 3-4 minutes don't turn over and they will be tasty, juicy, tender and not overdone. To add to that I  made some grilled Balsamic Mushrooms , for the recipe you can click HERE  or my recipe blog top right sidebar. Also our usual yummy salad hit the spot tonight.

chops and mushrooms done in less than 4 minutes

we really enjoyed these mushrooms
a nice treat 

 a very tasty supper

      Now to relax outside after this posting and more page turners enjoyed on our e-readers.

      Last night about 7:30 I hopped in the car and down the road to see if I could catch a bit of a sunset and this below was it for the night.

last nights sunset 

    Then watching Tv was the perfect time to share this piece of Elderberry pie we brought home from Anna Mae's On Wednesday.

Oh My this was awesome

    Glad that your came by for a visit and hope you enjoyed a wonderful day as well.

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 Where have we been this Summer ?

Relocating , a nice country drive and another wonderful day.

Where are we today ? 

Plattsville Ontario

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        Even cooler again last night 50F at 5:30 this morning. Had my oatmeal coffees and computing, no walkabout today my lower back is bothering me. Need to see my Chiropractor soon put everything back in place, it has been a while.
        So puttered around getting ready to hit the road this morning, satellite dish stored, coach secured, car hooked up and on the road about 9:20. no rush only about a 90 minute drive today.
        Checking our google maps find there is some construction and detours. This is summer in Ontario road work, detours, and we enjoy these detours , mostly roads we don't normally travel so some new interesting scenery along these back roads. New towns and some nice rolling hills.

our scenic route today

leaving Rock Glen resort

all good roads and new scenery

      We pulled into John's ( Camp awesome) and worked on setting up, enjoyed a light tasty lunch . Suzie got a text from SIL Sandy , they were at Shakers restaurant in town with her Dad for lunch so she went and joined them for a coffee, I chatted with John for a bit, He was sharpening the blades on the mower, knowing I was ready to mow some more lawn here. Thanks John.
       I set up our satellite dish, and Weber Q, secured our awning and hopped on the mower to check out the sharp blades , wonderful, sure does a  nicer job now. So I carried on a bit and mowed the centre section of this yard about 1/3 of the 5 acres. I like doing this part because I can do it in a circle from the centre out just keep going round and round getting dizzy then larger until all done. looks kind cool when it is done.
       A comfortable 79F with a cool breeze and sunny skies and wonderful day as summer is winding down.

mowing around the edges

then the circle getting karger each pass 

        About 2pm Suzie was home so I parked the mower in the shed and joined her to relax in the shade, Read for a while then a quiet happy hour today, just the 2 of us no doggies here.

here we are set up at Camp Awesome
 so much space and quiet here

love the view we have here from our Patio

    Soon time to whip up supper, tonight doing a whole chicken on our Weber Q that we enjoy. And felt like our Swiss chalet dipping  sauce, perfect for the chicken done like this. The chicken was on sale the other day 6  bucks for a 3 lb bird, pretty well 1/2 price we can do this at home.

we do enjoy this sauce, only in Canada so
 will stock up before we head south

about 80 minutes and done to perfection
tender, juicy and crispy on the outside
low and slow on our Weber Q

added to our salad sure did the trick
and lotsa leftovers
soon some soup

       Now we can relax out side in the shade finish this posting and more reading time until it gets too chilly then inside for the evening. I took our blue flame heater out of storage and hooked it back up again.. So that if it gets too chilly inside we can enjoy a bit of heat without the noise of our furnace watching tv later on. The nights here are getting chilly again, fall is on the way.
        Thanks for coming of by and hope y'all had a wonderful day as well.

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Want to learn more about Membership camping at Rock Glen Family Resort ? 

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 Where have we been this Summer ?

Woodstock Farmer's Market, and more wonderful summer weather.

Where are we today ?

Plattsville Ontario

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       Into the mid 50's overnight perfect for sleeping. I got a very nice quiet walkabout town so peaceful just hearing the birds, no traffic and no people, first 2 miles to get me started for the day.

        Back home to putter around bit more another coffee consumed then Suzie and I headed into Woodstock (the Dairy Capital of Canada) a nice scenic country drive about 25 minutes not much traffic at all . To the Woodstock Famers market.

Woodstock claims to be the Dairy Capital of Canada

        We arrived at the Farmer's market in Woodstock and is quite nice, not large but local vendors selling their produce in season, fresh egs, meat counters, cheese, seafood, baked goods lots of variety and good food. We do enjoy these smaller market is the areas

fresh local berries we love

not too busy as usual the way we like it

got some excellent strawberries here

this is a quiet area to relax with tables and chairs

       A few meat vendors here that are very busy. Excellent looking fresh meats.

love these smoked pork chops, huge,
 good prices but just bought one to share

seafood

excellent cheese too 

Even a couple of buskers playing some good tunes

      We checked to see if our good friends Mike and Trish were home for a visit . But they were out and about maybe another time. So we were back home by 11 am for a light lunch.

nothing quite like fresh local Ontario Strawberries,
so very sweet and juicy

a huge smoked pork chop and
 some Turkey Garlic sausage to try

      Lunch all done so I hopped on the mower to finish mowing the last few acres here I do enjoy this time to ride around enjoying the fresh air and country setting. only  1 hour 45 minutes this time I put it on full throtttle and got it done. Always looks and smells so nice when it is freshly mowed.

         I was done mowing the lawn by 1:15 and was really ready for a nice refreshing dip in the pool, grabbed Suzie and away we went. Oh my, that feels so much better now. Temps with humidity feels like 97 F.

yup this was perfect 

      Now we can enjoy our e-readers in the shade. Then as predicted we had rain at 2 :15 and it came down real heavy for about 15 minutes, then stopped and the sun came back out. Still very warm but nice to sit under our awning listening to and watching the warm summer rain.

love the views here of the fresh mowed lawn

the  rain began

and more it rained

not long our pails are full of rain water

   While I  was mowing the back few acres here  on the  edge a bush attached me did some  damage to my thin skin that I have, I have had worse and will survive, but this is just another thing  about getting older.

oppssy

      After a cooling swim in the pool was soon time for Happy Hour. A nice snack today celery with peanut butter on one and cheese whiz on another.

a nice light snack

       Soon was time to whip us supper, Tonight we going to grill a couple of the Turkey Garlic Sausage we bought today to go with our usual  tasty salads.

very tasty Turkey Garlic sausage

added to our salad sure did the trick tonight

      Now that was done we sure did enjoy a very nice summer evening again a after a tasty supper.

      Want to thank you again for stopping on by and hope you enjoyed this womdeul summer weather as well.

last night sunset was another good one

     Maybe later I will see if I can get another sunset tonight .

My countdown when we head south October 17thCountdown

Want to learn more about Membership camping at Rock Glen Family Resort ? 

click this link www.geosuzie.rockglen.com to book a tour 

 Where have we been this Summer ?