Tuesday 31 March 2009

Road Trip 2


Sunday afternoon we visited with Sheila and Kyle; Iain's wonderful mom treated us to lunch at Milestones at the Pinecrest mall - one of the few restaurants where Iain can rely on being served a perfectly cooked steak. I enjoyed the red curry chicken, followed by white chocolate cheese cake!
I'm not sure what Kyle was doing in this picture, but on the left you can see what remains of the giant chocolate cookie which was Sheila's dessert. I don't think she expected a "cookie" to be quite so large. Iain's desssert was the butterscotch pot (with actual scotch whiskey added); it got his approval.

Monday 30 March 2009

Road Trip

A week ago Sunday, Iain and I took a little spin up by the cottage, to see a gentleman who makes canoe yokes. Iain's canoe is coming along really well now. The inside is epoxied and scraped. This photo was taken before the gunnels going on. The finish will look a whole lot nicer when the final product is varnished.The man at Slipstream, who makes the yokes, has a friendly (once you are introduced, that is) old doggie, whose picture I had to take.
On the way home we stopped at the Granary in Eganville for some comfort food. They serve a beer which is a full litre, in a glass so large that Iain's (at present) bum elbow gave him a little trouble. He is not holding it extra close to the camera - it is really that big!
I drove home, just to be on the safe side.


Saturday 21 March 2009

Proof that spring is here!


Mr. Robin dropped in!




And then Chippy came for a snack:
Not very trusting, but eventually overcome by the peanut allure.
...and it was yummy!


Tuesday 17 March 2009

Hockey in the Gan

Here are a few shots from the Gananoque tourney last weekend, which the Rusty Blades won this year. Fun old-timers hockey.

This is Iain on a rush down the ice:

Here he's in front of the net waiting for a chance:

And here is the whole winning team:


Lots of fun!


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