Wonderful day a bit of Rain, some motocross, Bill's planes, tasty fish and chips

Where are we today ? 

Durham Ontario

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     The rain stopped about 6 pm last night and we enjoyed a very nice warm evening reading outside until about 8:30pm then a good nights sleep.
     Got my first walkabout at 7:30 this morning down the lane and heading east over the hill, a nice change of scenery.
      I have noticed lately that my camera is not taking very sharpe pictures anymore like it used to. Hmmm. Maybe the 8 years and over 1 million photos has something to do with it, not sure, I will change a few settings and see if that makes any difference . Took some photos today with my I-Phone , think they are better. I-Phone pics say so in the caption, tell me what do you think if you notice?

Bull rushes near the end of the laneway

a nice quite walk now heading back to  THE RIDGE

nice country side here

Crab apples on the roadisde

     Back to the ridge and Bill is playing with his large plane, having issues starting the engine, probably because he had not fired it up in over a year he thinks.

hmm think about its some more

    I did a quick trip to Durham to fill our RO water jug and back home for lunch. While I was gone Patsy, was showing Pat, Suzie and Rose how she melts wax and make her fire starters.

    Suzie took a few pics for me, thanks Suzie

melting the wax on their Weber Q

wax and sawdust into cardboard egg cartons

when cooled Patsy cuts them up and wraps in wax paper

     We had an early lunch and I wanted to head up to the Moto Cross facility where grandson number four is this week , only 25 minutes away. Rob and George came along for the ride as well.

Rob and George
i-phone pic 

with all the mud I can see he is having a ball,
camera pic

I-phone pic

him and buddy heading for lunch
i phone 

the lunch spot
i phone

   Then we watched a few older riders taking a lot of air on their bikes, these 2 pics are taken with the iPhone

great  jump

       We enjoyed watching these guys for a bit more, and I enjoyed seeing my grandson again and his smiling face, I am sure he is having a ball.
      On the way back we drove though the conservation area to check it out looks like a nice family camping place and they do have a sewage dump station that we will probably use when leaving here.

nice campground back in the bush

     We got back from the Moto Cross fun and Bill still working on his plane, getting closer then shorty afterwards he has it fired up and from here sounds pretty good. But what do I know?

      Then Suzie and I enjoyed our e-readers on a wonderful afternoon in the shade then about 3:30 some drizzle , so we put pour chairs away and headed inside for a while waiting for it to let up.

       Then at 4:30 pm the rain let up and the 8 of us headed into Durham for a fish and chip feast at the Riverside Diner. 

         The rest of my pics were taken with my i-phone

got there just before 5 pm and not too busy yet

reasonably priced

Me, Suzie, Rose and George

      Table behind us  the other guys sat.

Pat, Rob, Patsy and Bill

nice portions cooked to order , fish is Alaskan Pollock
 same fish I served for 10 years fun my restaurant
 always loved it

     Supper done and we headed back to the Ridge, except George and Rose out to visit family. Now we enjoyed an ice cream cone thanks to Patsy and Bill, did not need it but was very tasty. Thanks guys.

pralines and cream 

Now about 7:30 we decided it was cooling down and time to head on home kick back and relax for a quiet evening, suited everyone just fine.    

      Another fun day here at the Ridge with friends, more laughs and good food.

       After 2 great  meals out for us 2 days in a row that we enjoyed, think we need to get back on track again. Our usual salads and portion control.

     Thanks for stopping in for a visit always nice to hear from you again.

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 Where have we been this summer?

Keady Farmers Market, Grandson at the Moto Cross Camp, and fun with our friends. what's not to love?

Where are we today ? 

Durham Ontario

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 Slept in again this morning! after 6 am , wow ! About 7:30 I headed out for a nice country walkabout and ran into Patsy on her way back home. Such a beautiful day it is going to be.

hey Patsy, good morning

      About 8:30 this morning Bill and Pasty, took Rob and Pat in their car and we followed them in our car with George and Rose to the Tuesday farmers Market and stock yards in Keady. About 40 minutes away. We were here last year and a few times many years ago. Always a great market.

very small village in the middle of Ontario farm country

     We parked in a huge field and walked the market. The 8 of us split up and agreed to meet back at this entrance in 2 hours (11:30).

Rose and George ahead of us

     Now we wandered, check out things  not much we need other than consumables, but always enjoy great farmers markets.

playground for the kids

    And so many vendors with wonderful fresh local produce , this is Southern Ontario farm country so their should be.

fresh field Beef steak tomatoes, we got 4 large ones for $3.00.

cured and smoked sausage

our favourite hat vendor we see at , Grand Bend, St, Jacobs, here and Zurich markets
have bought many hats from him over the years

so much fresh produce is amazing

perfect weather for a Tuesday market,
lots of people always here

fresh corn $4.00 for 13

pony rides for the kids

quite a few mennonites here shopping and vending

even a few buskers

       About 10:40 Suzie was hungry, no breakfast, So we bought some sausage rolls and split an order of fresh  cut fries.

this is a busy spot but they are quick and good fries

sausage rolls and fries we split, did the trick

    Also ran into Bill, Patsy , Rob, Pat, George and Rose about the same time we carried on a bit more.

these buskers on a short break, she is petting her pet bunny

truck loads of fresh corn here

these guys playing now and do a fantastic show

kettle corn party size !

       On the way back from the Keady Market we stopped by the Moto Cross park near Chatswiorth Ontario , the link for this facility is HERE ,  Where our grandson (number 4) is for a week. Training at the camp and having the time of his life. Non stop activities . His birthday was yesterday just turned 11 years old and is an amazing young guys that love his sports and action of all kinds AND does very well at all of them.

we watched the track for a while
of course we can't see him with all his gear

this is where they stop for lunch

      But they stopped for lunch at noon and we were just in time, He found us!

his ride for the week

always love his smile

      He spotted us came over for a hug, and a much older fellow rider told us that he sure is an amazing rider, ready to move on only his second day here.

it was so nice to be able to see him here,
not far from our place at Bill and Patsy,s  in Durham

a nice country drive back to the ridge

we bought these huge tomatoes and sweet cherries

        It was a quiet afternoon as everyone relaxed after our busy morning excursion at the market. Then a bit of a Happy hour chatting and comparing notes.

the Kings thrones, King William and prince Robert

       Chatting for awhile glad it was not to hot and sunny, quite a warm summer day.

Good friends George and Rose

         Soon  time for supper, griledl a couple of cobs of corn and reheat 2 leftover hamburgers on our Weber Q. They are cooked so just heated up in foil for a bit with some BBQ sauce, very moist and tasty.

2 english muffins warming in the front and burgers is the back

this sure did the trick tonight, all that we needed

         After supper outside this quiet place here at the Ridge, finish posting this blog read for a bit and soon call it a night.
         Thanks for taking the time to stop on by and hope your day was a fun one as well.

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