Happy Labour Day Weekend!

This is the last long weekend of Summer...how did this happen? Here's to hoping for nice and warm weather until at least the next long weekend, Thanksgiving!

All is good with us. We got back from our Ontario getaway last Tuesday. It was a whirlwind weekend with time spent in Yorkville, Oakville, Burlington and NOTL...four nights, four hotels.  We visited with some friends that we hadn't seen since before the start of the pandemic. It was really nice to see you all! Russell also got to visit with an "old" high school buddy who happens to live in NOTL. They hadn't seen each other for 50 years. We wished we could have had more opportunities to see other friends but there just wasn't any time. 

We spent our anniversary night at the Prince of Wales Hotel. As usual, it was lovely and we had the best room ever with a nice veranda facing the main street. We enjoyed our time in Yorkville, our old stomping grounds, but somehow it's not like it used to be...or maybe we are the ones who are a little different, a little older. 

On Wednesday, Cooper & Spicy had their wellness exams and all is good. It was just like pre-pandemic times, all four of us in the exam room with Dr. Stiles. It was nice to take the time and chat with her. Our pooches love her to pieces and gave her lots of lickings and kisses. 

Friday, I met Lillian at Le Marche de l'Ouest. It was nice to see her and catch up on life. I bought a few of my favorite Delicata Squash....'tis the season! I also got some nice Fall Mums.

Yesterday,  I started pruning our Weeping Mulberry Tree by the side of the house. Russell noticed that it was leaning towards one side, sure enough the tree had broken at the base. We knocked it down and spent a couple of hours sawing the large branches, then cutting them up for bagging. We were both exhausted by the time we were done. I had planned to do more yard work but that did it for me. 

This coming week is a bit busy. On Tuesday, I will have lunch with Lise & Diane in the Old Montreal. It will be nice to get together again. On Thursday, Russell will get an injection for his knee. He got the results of his X-Ray last week and he has advanced arthritis all over the knee. His doctor is confident that a combination of injection and physio will keep a knee replacement at bay for a few years, maybe forever. I also need to get an x-ray done on my left knee....time to bite the bullet and do something about it. My week will end with a nice pedicure on Friday.

Those are my little news for today.  Enjoy your long weekend and be safe! 

Spicy and Cooper resumed their daily walk 
at Edgewater Park.

Spicy and Cooper know that there
are treats in the exam room. Such
good behaviour, so patient.

Spicy loves rolling in my bath towel, it's her thing

Spicy knows that the water tastes
best from the right side of the bowl...
she ONLY drinks from the right side.

Cooper always keeps watch
on his kingdom.

It is Delicata squash season...yum!