Montreal
It was great to arrive in Montreal on Sat and re-unite with rose. As promised Chris and Clo had lovely steaks for supper. Sunday was a lovely warm day and Clo, Rose and I cycled to Laurier Pk pool where we met Etienne, Sarah and Femke, Rose's friend. When I got on the bixi bike, Montreal's rentals, I felt like I was wobbling all over the place....by the looks of me it would be hard for a passer by to think that I had just cycled 1400 km!! Rose loved the kiddie pool and even took some time in the big pool with Clo and me. Back home for the rest of the afternoon, Bob and Chris were gyprocking a wall in the basement. Chris' friend from work joined us for dinner. The Montreal heat was tiring and luckily Chris' new place has a lovly shaded back yard to cool off in. They have a picnic table there and we have enjoyed all our evenung meals outside. Monday, Nana, Papa and Clo walked Rose to day care. Bob and I returned to the house to help with some of "the to do list". I did windows, inside and out. Later I took the subway to meet Clo and we enjoyed a marvellous one hour pedicure. It was only $26 and I got to sit in a massage chair while having my feet treated. Oh bliss!
We cycled back home and picked up some salmon and fresh veggies and fruit for dinner. Bob had begun gutting the main bathroom while Chris was at work and he made great headway. There was 3 layers of ceramic flooring to hammer out. A Mike Holmes nightmare! After two days it is bare, now they gave to "renew" some "soft" boards on the floor before they can commence with the new wall, tiling a shower space and putting in new toilet and sink. A big project. In the midst of all this, the received a dishwasher from a friend, so that had to be installed. The bonus was that it fit perfectly, the downside was a few leaks, biut now that has been fixed, so it os up and running.
Yesterday we kept Rose home from day care and Papa and I walked to Canadian Tire to pick up a few things. Rose had fun and she is so entertaining. While she was napping I did some gardening. When she got up Papa and I took her to the big pool. I had purchased some water wings for her and once on, she became like a duck in water!! Swimming all over. Even jumping off the side, totally submerged!! Her biggest problem is keeping her mouth closed but in the end she was spitting out the water. I love being this close to the Jean Talon market. Everything looks so fresh and inviting. The merchants have samples and it is all so juicy and refreshing. Today we took Rose to day care so some of the projects can be tackled but we will pick her up early and head to the pool at Jarry Park again. Montreal is a vibrant , hopping city!
Last night when I walked to McDonalds to use free wifi I passed several eating establishments which were so alive with people! Quite the contrast to the quiet evenings back home with the campfire! It was such a neat feeling to be part of such a lively area. I'm sure we would appreciate much more should we be 25 years younger!! I have booked the train back to Halifax leaving Montreal on Sunday evening at 6:30 pm and arriving in Halifax at either 5 or 7, can't remember?" hopefully we can get the bikes geared up and get to Timberlea before it too dark. Once getting from train station to the trail off Dutch Village it will be ok. We hope to spend a few days with Trev, Tam and Jordyn before back to cycling around NS and eventually the ferry from Digby to Saint John. We plan on visiting my mother in Lunenburg, a trip to the cabin at Ponhook Lake and then to Louis Head and hopefully can connect with my sister at her cottage?? From there on to Shelburne, Yarmouth and Digby. Hopefully the ferry will be running??
So, as for time with Rose, it is a treat! Her English is very good and she is at the age where she absorbs ALL. So cute, very active and fearless, which scares me. Quite the entertainer and always fun. She is an imp and always on the go. Papa and Nana are having fun, but look forward to a bit of a rest when she goes to bed!
It was great to arrive in Montreal on Sat and re-unite with rose. As promised Chris and Clo had lovely steaks for supper. Sunday was a lovely warm day and Clo, Rose and I cycled to Laurier Pk pool where we met Etienne, Sarah and Femke, Rose's friend. When I got on the bixi bike, Montreal's rentals, I felt like I was wobbling all over the place....by the looks of me it would be hard for a passer by to think that I had just cycled 1400 km!! Rose loved the kiddie pool and even took some time in the big pool with Clo and me. Back home for the rest of the afternoon, Bob and Chris were gyprocking a wall in the basement. Chris' friend from work joined us for dinner. The Montreal heat was tiring and luckily Chris' new place has a lovly shaded back yard to cool off in. They have a picnic table there and we have enjoyed all our evenung meals outside. Monday, Nana, Papa and Clo walked Rose to day care. Bob and I returned to the house to help with some of "the to do list". I did windows, inside and out. Later I took the subway to meet Clo and we enjoyed a marvellous one hour pedicure. It was only $26 and I got to sit in a massage chair while having my feet treated. Oh bliss!
We cycled back home and picked up some salmon and fresh veggies and fruit for dinner. Bob had begun gutting the main bathroom while Chris was at work and he made great headway. There was 3 layers of ceramic flooring to hammer out. A Mike Holmes nightmare! After two days it is bare, now they gave to "renew" some "soft" boards on the floor before they can commence with the new wall, tiling a shower space and putting in new toilet and sink. A big project. In the midst of all this, the received a dishwasher from a friend, so that had to be installed. The bonus was that it fit perfectly, the downside was a few leaks, biut now that has been fixed, so it os up and running.
Yesterday we kept Rose home from day care and Papa and I walked to Canadian Tire to pick up a few things. Rose had fun and she is so entertaining. While she was napping I did some gardening. When she got up Papa and I took her to the big pool. I had purchased some water wings for her and once on, she became like a duck in water!! Swimming all over. Even jumping off the side, totally submerged!! Her biggest problem is keeping her mouth closed but in the end she was spitting out the water. I love being this close to the Jean Talon market. Everything looks so fresh and inviting. The merchants have samples and it is all so juicy and refreshing. Today we took Rose to day care so some of the projects can be tackled but we will pick her up early and head to the pool at Jarry Park again. Montreal is a vibrant , hopping city!
Last night when I walked to McDonalds to use free wifi I passed several eating establishments which were so alive with people! Quite the contrast to the quiet evenings back home with the campfire! It was such a neat feeling to be part of such a lively area. I'm sure we would appreciate much more should we be 25 years younger!! I have booked the train back to Halifax leaving Montreal on Sunday evening at 6:30 pm and arriving in Halifax at either 5 or 7, can't remember?" hopefully we can get the bikes geared up and get to Timberlea before it too dark. Once getting from train station to the trail off Dutch Village it will be ok. We hope to spend a few days with Trev, Tam and Jordyn before back to cycling around NS and eventually the ferry from Digby to Saint John. We plan on visiting my mother in Lunenburg, a trip to the cabin at Ponhook Lake and then to Louis Head and hopefully can connect with my sister at her cottage?? From there on to Shelburne, Yarmouth and Digby. Hopefully the ferry will be running??
So, as for time with Rose, it is a treat! Her English is very good and she is at the age where she absorbs ALL. So cute, very active and fearless, which scares me. Quite the entertainer and always fun. She is an imp and always on the go. Papa and Nana are having fun, but look forward to a bit of a rest when she goes to bed!
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