Doug and Lindsay's Engagement Party.

FUTURE BRIDE - As usual, click the pic to enlarge it.

"Hey ladies... Smile for Uncle Tim!" (DOM)  Ha ha!
 

"Here, get your plate Uncle Tim!"

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Preserving Linda's Mural

Original mural hanging in the garage.

A couple weeks ago (June 29) we visited our good friend Linda up in Grand Bend, She showed us what remains of a 48" wide wall mural that had been removed from her house during a past renovation. The contractor had cut the picture out of the wall-board and screwed it on to the wall inside her garage. Of course drywall is not the best substrate for longevity and must be kept and stored within fairly tight parameters.

"Repaired" image of the priceless artwork.

I snapped a picture of this wonderful one-of-a-kind artwork and through the magic of Photoshop, removed a lot of damage and screw marks as well as restoring part of the right-hand shutter. Now, preserved as a digital image, this priceless piece of Linda's art will endure after the original inevitably crumbles away. I created a print, framed it and will give it to Linda next time we visit. Click on any picture to enlarge it.
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Carry On to Carrying Place...

Thursday we headed out around 10 am to drive the 222 miles to Brad and Denise's lovely home near Carrying Place outside of Belleville.

Using my new cell phone, Google alerted me to heavy traffic on the 401 so we decided to take the 407 tollway. This is the first time I have traversed it nearly in its entirety and used it to completely bypass Toronto's congested 401 freeway. I figure I saved about an hour of stop-and-go frustration arriving (after an LCBO and Beer Store stop in Brighton) around 3pm.

The above pic is from last year and shows Brad and Denise's beautiful back yard looking out onto the bay.

Len and Rose are Brad and Denise's old neighbours from their last home in Richmond Hill. Wendy and I had met them before but all of us were unable to place exactly when that meeting occured. Anyway, it was quite a few years ago. Len and Rose had another commitment and needed to depart Friday afternoon, but we did get a good visit. They are fun people!

Before Lenny and Rose left, we all drove up to Corbyville, the former site of a huge disillery, now dismantled except for a few buildings.

The Signal Brewery is located in the old power house for the distillery and provides a great venue for the craft brewery and attached restaurant.

Saturday the temperature moderated from the mid-eighties to the mid seventies and the wind subsided so it was a perfect day to go boating in Brad's 34 Cruisers Inc express.

We headed west from the marina, under the bridge and leisurely tracked along the shoreline back past  Brad and Denise's home.

It was an absolutely gorgeous day and boating was easily the best decision that day.

Sunday we took a drive following the shoreline, down to Picton and back across on the ferry boat to the road to Kingston, but cutting north along the other side of the bay up to Napanee.

At Napanee  the restaurant they had in mind was packed so we opted for a lunch from the fry wagon and found a picnic table in the park across the river.

The fries were excellent and there was no waiting.

L'Eagle Dreams?

We wound up our tour by transversing through the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory reservation and stopped for a fill up of "cheap gas".  It would appear that the locals have gotten the jump on the upcoming legalization of marijuana. There were dozens of medical/recreational locations were they sell everything from THC laced "gummy worms" to handicrafts made from hemp. Since marijuana is still illegal, we passed on the "shopping" and headed back home for a swim.
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Poolside International

On Canada Day Monday my sister Pat stopped by for a swim and dinner. She drove down from Brockville escorting her son Alex to University Hospital for a serious operation on Friday.

That's Pat on the left, Wendy and Erin.

On  Wednesday Sarah and Calvin came by around noon. They are living now in Cape Town South Africa and are visiting Sarah's family here until July 16

The weather in the eighties with a soggy humidex made the pool and inviting place to hang out. Of course Wendy cooked up great stuff on the bbq grill.

Clockwise: Calvin, Wendy, Pat, Erin

UPDATE: Alexander's operation was a success.
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What Happened to Propaganda?

Quote of the Day:  "Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance."  George Bernard Shaw - Dramatist (1856 - 1950)

I'm old enough to remember when it was all called propaganda. We have always got lots of it through the media. Probably the single greatest causes of ALL the wars on this planet. Try to ignore it!
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