Expected later: mainly sunny and -3'
What a busy weekend!
We left home on Friday pretty much right after Lloyd got home, with travel mugs in hand. We dropped the dog off at the kennel and hit the road. A brief stop in town for gas and we were on our way. The weather was cool and a bit drizzly from time to time but for the most part it was good for traveling. We hit heavy fog part way but only for a short distance, then it began clearing and getting warmer. By the time we got to Halifax it was 6' and the sun was shining. We checked into the hotel a bit early, then headed downtown. Fran and Katy very graciously gave up their afternoon of curling to join us. We took a walk along the waterfront and ended up at The Gahan for a bite to eat and a drink. We spent our time catching up and generally having a great time. I was surprised Lloyd did as well as he did as he'd had virtually no sleep save for about 20 minutes in the car. When we were walking around the Historic Properties, the temperature had risen to 11' and with the sun, we didn't need coats. In fact we saw two motorcycles out and about. It was an absolutely gorgeous day, enjoyed so much more after the winter we've had. After seeing the ladies back to
After a beautiful day on Friday, Saturday morning dawned a little chillier and raining. We were up early and headed downtown to the Farmer's Market. We toured around and enjoyed the sights and sounds of the bustling activity. Then it was off to pick up the girls at their hotel. We were meeting Fran's relative, John and his wife Lorene and John's daughter Sidney. We met them at a restaurant near our hotel. We had a lovely time and before long it was time to take them back to their hotel as they had curling to attend in the afternoon. We said our goodbye's and headed out to do some long anticipated shopping Lloyd was looking forward to. Our first stop was Busy Bee in Dartmouth. He had a list and spent a considerable amount of time browsing. Then it was off to Princess Auto for more bits and pieces for his workshop. Last stop was Le Valley Tools. I picked up a couple of things in there as well. By now the day was pretty much wrapping up so it was off to supper at Montana's. All too soon our day was over. Being it was Easter Saturday was the only day anything would be open. Maybe that wasn't such a bad thing!
Sunday morning was much cooler, below freezing but sunny so our drive home was good. The roads were clear and dry and traveling was a pleasure. On our way we stopped in at Masstown market to pick up some fresh fish and some veggies. We also picked up a couple of sandwiches and were just sat down to eat them when I received a text from Brenda inviting us to supper. A perfect end to a great weekend.
When we got home, we discovered it had snowed a bit and it was now all piled in our lane. We had to wait for Frank next door to come over and clear it out for us so we could bring the car in. Then it was unpack and relax a bit before heading out for the VanGaals. Meghan (1) is home for the weekend so it was really nice to get to see here before she heads back to Toronto tomorrow. Will has also arrived back from his long trek to California and back.
They weren't the only kids who were busy this weekend. I received this photo from Meghan(2) on Friday. She had made some Easter cupcakes because, as she put it
" My whole family has kinda been doing their own little thing today so I decided to make cupcakes. I baked them, made the icing and coloured it, made the decorations and finished off with cute little chocolate eggs. I hope you like them".
Well, Meg, I loved them. You did an amazing job with them. I was very proud to see the beautiful results of all your hard work. Wish I could have been there to sample one.
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Check out the youtube video of his performance here:
http://youtu.be/tOMUu-E34j0
I think Meghan (2) is taking after her Grandma.
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