Sep 20th we really enjoyed the vibrant colours
of fall as we drove from Montreal to Cornwall where we hooked up with my friend
Stacie and Kelly.
It has been four years since Stacie moved from Vancouver so it was great to reconnect and nice to meet Kelly. We enjoyed a really nice lunch together before heading to Ottawa.
The weather was quite rainy when we were in Ottawa, but as we had been there in 2010, our main goal this time was to visit and not do so much sight-seeing. It was wonderful to catch up with everyone.
My cousins Mary & Wayne were such great hosts. We really had a wonderful time with them. Left with a jar of Mary’s Strawberry Rhubarb jam…YUM!!
It was also really nice to see their son David again and meet his wife Kerry over breakfast.
Aunt Betty and her daughter Jennifer, Richard and their kids live about 5 minutes from Wayne & Mary. I haven’t seen Aunt Betty for 5 years so it was really nice to
My niece Karen, Erroll and their very busy and entertaining 2+ yr old Moira were out in their garden when we arrived. Moira had to show us her vegetables and she knew them by name! We enjoyed our short visit with them.
Moira is wanting to take her nap now!!
Keith & I had gone into Costco on our way to
Aunt Marie’s. As we were leaving, I felt someone touch my shoulder. When I looked around, it took a few seconds before it registered in my brain that this was my cousin Lore & Steve. It was quite funny. Lore, Steve and their son Ryan, now 17 yrs old were also at Aunt Marie’s for dinner. It was a really nice visit.
I must say that I was impressed that Aunt Marie, age 86, has learned how to use an IPAD and she was playing games with her nieces and emailing! She was looking really good and gave us lots of laughs.
We also met up with Haley, my great niece, for breakfast/lunch before she headed off to her university class. She is a really nice young lady and we enjoyed our time with her.
Sept 23rd, we made our way from Ottawa to Eganville
to see my niece Shannon & three of her children, Holden, Layla & Rowan. The girls were delightful and full of life. It was nice to see everyone even though it was a short visit.
We stayed in Pembroke at the Comfort Inn. My friend’s daughter Jody was the GM and she treated us really, really well. We stayed in the nicest room overlooking the Ottawa River. A beautiful view!
Sep 24th we headed for Mattawa. Before arriving at my cousin’s Helen & Dave’s place we took a detour to a Christian Valley cemetery looking for family roots. Not only did we find some, it was a beautiful drive.
Helen & Dave always show us a great time.
They are so easy to be with and there is always was lots of laughter. Felt good!!
My brother Bob & Sue live about 2 minutes from Helen & Dave’s. They have a beautiful place on the Mattawa River. Bob had just finished washing our car....Great Service!!
Mattawa means “ meeting of the waters” and is situated where the Mattawa & Ottawa rivers meet. It was a very important town as many, many explorers passed
through here. In 1610, Etianne Brule and in 1615, Samuel de Champlain were the first
Europeans to travel through the Mattawa area. For some 200 years thereafter, it
was a link in the important water route leading from Montreal west to Lake
Superior. Mattawa is quite a pretty town and is the site of many large wooden statues depicting local historical figures, such as Champlain, Pierre-Esprit Radisson, Medard des Groseilliers and others.
The Mattawa District Museum prominently features a 17 ft (5.2 m) statue of Big Joe Mufferaw a regional folk hero.
The statues are placed widely throughout Mattawa, and in two locations outside the town.
Bob took us around to see these and to meet the local artist who carved the faces of all of the statues and oversaw the overall project. Really cool.
We had a really nice time with Bob & Sue. It was nice to have some long chats.
Sep 26th we arrived in North Bay and visited with Aunt Dorothy and her son Daryl. Aunt Dorothy is 89, looks and sounds so good!! She handed me an envelope containing some pictures of my birth Mom and us kids. These are a real treasure to have and I really appreciate this!
I will share these with my siblings and some of my cousins who are in them as well.
Daryl looks really good too and has such a good outlook in life. Several years ago, he was in a very bad car accident. It was doubtful that he would walk again….Daryl KNEW he would walk again. His recovery has been amazing!
He does not even use a cane, but Aunt Dorothy and I thought perhaps it might add a bit of protection!! He had fallen and it shook him up a bit but he does not want to depend on a cane.
I admire his determination. So good to see them.
A great picture of their family - Seth & Daryl in back, front- Morgan, Connie & Dayna
In the evening we attended my great nephew Jaden’s football game with his sister, Breanna, and parents Jodey & Rob. Jaden’s team won. YEH ! When Jaden came off the field he asked us if we had taken any pictures. Keith & I felt so bad. We had purposely taken our cameras with us. We were so busy cheering we forgot to take pictures!! DUH!! Not sure Jaden believed us, but he was pretty good about it.
After the kids had gone off to school on the Friday
& Rob & Jodey had
come home from kick-boxing classes, we enjoyed a very leisurely breakfast
before heading up to Mom’s in Englehart. We always have a wonderful time with Jodey & Rob & family
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