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Victoria Day Weekend

5/21/2019

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This past weekend was the Victoria Day long weekend, and we took the RV to visit our daughter and family for four days.  We brought along an RV full of stuff, from one son who is about to move.

​There were doll houses and little figures for Emily, from Natalya, who no longer wanted them...
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Elliot 'helped' his Mom make a sock monkey...
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When the rain stopped, we all put on our boots to go for a walk...
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..into the soggy woods....
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....to dig up trilliums to transplant into their own back woods...
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A trillium ready to be planted...
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...and a little violet...
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Saturday afternoon, the sun came out, and we went for a little drive to see the azalea gardens, along the Detroit River in Amherstberg....
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Amherstberg is the "Rhododendron Capital" of Southwestern Ontario. Well, it's also in the very southern-most point of Canada, which is why they can be grown there in the first place....
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There were also lots of redbud trees...
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Back at the house, we watched the birds come and go. The orioles were especially colourful...
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Sunday morning more guests arrived....
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Cousins from our neck of the woods, passing through....
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It was very hot, so we decided to inflate the water slide.  First a few 'dry runs'....
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Then they turned on the water...
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Then it was time to decorate the fort with sidewalk chalk...
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...and a photo with everyone....
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Swinging is fun, no matter how old you are....
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After the cousins left, it was time for some spin art.....
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Wearing the safety goggles....and applying more paint....
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"I think it needs a little more red..."
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Some more bird-watching....
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Spotted a baby robin being fed by one of its parents...
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...and a tiny finch bringing nesting material into a colourful birdhouse....
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Then some more swinging on the tire....
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..and it was dinner time.  The pizza place gave them a box, along with the dough and pepperoni, so that after making his own pizza at home, Elliot could 'deliver' it. We lined it with foil to keep it clean inside so he could keep the box for his play kitchen....
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After lunch, Grandpa had to help finish the new monkey bar addition to the fort....
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And so as not to lose four whole days, I brought along stuff to work on when time permitted. I knit a doll shawl, a pair of fingerless 'gloves', picked out a hem so I could shorten one skirt, finished the embroidery on one jacket, and sewed the inner sleeves into a second. So, got lots done!

Now it's unpack, and clean everything up, and catch up on the stuff needing to be done at home. Plus I took over 250 photos, that need processing....
6 Comments
Donna
5/21/2019 06:23:53 pm

It sounds like a wonderful, busy, fun, creative, interesting, tiring weekend! Your family photos are always fun to see. Thanks for sharing them!

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Martha
5/22/2019 05:06:11 am

You're welcome! I share them mainly for you, Dorothy, and Jan.

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Dorothy
5/21/2019 07:59:16 pm

Wow, what fun! I love seeing the photos of the grandchildren as much as I love seeing the photos of the dolls. My favorite photo is the one of your husband carrying your granddaughter. She will remember that forever.
Martha, only you would be on vacation and still manage to get a ton of sewing and knitting done (laugh).
Happy Victoria Day!

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Martha
5/22/2019 05:12:14 am

Thanks! I know you like to see them, so I share them here.

Emily really warmed up to Jan this time, and she doesn't do that with everyone.

I usually bring stuff to do. It's a five hour drive on a major highway each way, and I can get quite a bit of knitting done then. Problem was, I was making up the doll shawl as I went, and it wasn't working out the way I wanted, so ended up unravelling three days of work, and starting over.

There's plenty of down time, and I like to keep busy. Two grandsons are always interested to see what I'm making, and one asked if I could teach him to knit. So I need to bring bigger yarn and needles next time, and give it a try.

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Dorothy
5/22/2019 09:46:35 am

I love that you are passing on your talents to your grandchildren. The fact that they are asking you to teach them shows how important they feel the skill is and how important you are to them.
I remember how much I loved spending time with my grandmother when I was a child a gazillion years ago.

earthspirits
5/22/2019 02:54:59 pm

What lovely and very fun family and nature photos! Glad you and your clan had such a delightful visit.

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