We had a quiet week and I truly believe that our lives are back to normal now. It was nice to be able to go about our days without having to wait for a trade or repair person to show up. The weather was nice for the most part. We went for a few walks, one of them on a trail in the woods. We expected to see people walking but we were the only ones. I must say that I was a little skittish at first and kept looking around for bears or other critters. Cooper, on the other hand, was happily walking the trail and went about his business as if he was walking the streets of Mississauga.
On Monday, we went to Sandhill Nursery, about 20 minutes from Huntsville. It is quite a large nursery and they have an amazing gift store. For our anniversary gift, we bought ourselves a pub style table and high chairs for our deck. It is red and adds some nice colour to our deck. I cannot wait to see what that store has for Christmas. Speaking of Christmas, we have found the perfect spot in our house for a Christmas tree.....
On Tuesday, we went to Utterson to meet with Alex Otto from Stoneridge Ironworks. He is a master blacksmith and he will make our fireplace screen, grate and tools. He does amazing work. While we were there, Cooper played with his dog, Buster, a golden lab. Buster is two years old and seemed a tad intimidated by Cooper. Cooper may be a small dog but he can be quite dominant when he wants to!
On Thursday afternoon, our former neighbours from Mississauga, Steve and Tanya, came for a visit with their great dane Willow. They have a cottage about 25 minutes from where we live. It was really nice to see them. We got to know them from walking our dogs in Mississauga. They actually have a second great dane, Wilson, but he was visiting his own friends in Burlington. It was quite something to see Willow walk around in our house, along side Cooper. She is such a big dog and yet she walks with a lot of grace. We were very impressed by Cooper and how he was behaving with Willow. He was being playful with her in a very mature way. He certainly was not intimidated by Willow's size. I wish we had taken a picture of the two of them.
On Friday, we went for a nice walk in the area where the G8 summit took place a few years ago. It goes without saying that a lot of money was spent outdoors to make the place look nice and we get to take advantage of it when we walk. Lots of plants, flowers, grass and nice sidewalks.
Yesterday, it rained almost the whole day, as I believe it did in most parts of Ontario. Despite the rain, we decided to go to Port Carling for a drive and check out a few antique stores. We were actually lucky as it stopped raining while we were there. We were able to walk up and down the streets and check out many little stores. It was a very nice and enjoyable day. I stopped at one little store that sells things like preserves, jams, cookies, etc. I bought a small bag of fancy little one-bite shortbread cookies. When I got home, at looked at the label and, sure enough, they are made in Oakville, on Kerr Street, Elm Hill Cookies. Here I thought I was buying something unique to Port Carling! Nevertheless, I had never heard of these cookies while we lived in Mississauga so I can almost say that they are from Port Carling....
It is sunny this morning and the forecast for the week looks very nice, although the nights will be somewhat cool (as in 5 celsius). That's OK. It will be nice to wake up to radiant heated floors.... Patricia and her husband Ken are coming over for lunch today. We look forward to seeing them. Patricia was instrumental in helping us choose many of our light fixtures and the furniture for our Muskoka room. She will get to see our house for the first time.
This coming week will be a bit busy. All three of us have "grooming" appointments, hair cuts for Russell and I and a bath for the Coop. Saturday, we are having a "you helped build our house" get together for Matt and his family and all those who worked closely with him. They are invited with their spouse and children. It will be informal and fun and we look forward to hosting them all.
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