2009-06-07
Life Goes On
Still working on the gardens but the light at the end of the tunnel is getting larger .... maybe the train is just getting closer. I'm very happy with my Lupins this year. This one plant is gorgeous and I have a second one getting ready to bloom and it won't be long before I'm eating lettuce and spinach out of my vegetable garden.
Happy Lupin.
This Columbine not bad either.
At one point I was beginning to feel like a commuter once again. My mom had three eye appointments in one week and as drops were being given each time she needed a driver --- guess who was elected. I can't complain though as my brother gets to do all of the chauffeuring when I'm down south in the winter.
It hasn't been all work and driving though. Two Sunday's ago my mom, brother and friends Les and Louise drove up for a visit. We lost Les at one point and found him sitting in the backyard enjoying the peace and quiet --- yeah that's one of the selling pointing of Walkerton (peace and quiet).
On Saturday I attended my first farm auction and managed to leave without spending any money. Victor was the only one of our group that managed to win a bid --- he got a old trumpet that needs to be put back together, I'll guess item 5427 on his "to do" list. Ed bid on an old radio but as he only had $20 in his pocket it didn't take long for him to drop out of the bidding. Ed recently fixed a 1920's radio that we've been carting around for 30 years so I guess he's into fixing up old radio's at the moment.
Today we met Ed's sister at the McMicheal Canadian Art Collection in Kleinburg where there is a wonderful Karsh exhibit. Now everyone is saying "who is Karsh?", well, he's a famous Canadian portrait photographer who has photographed some of the greatest world figures. One of his most famous photographs is of an indigant Winston Churchill. In 1941 Churchill was speaking to the Canadian parliment and during a break he was ushered into a room where Karsh had his equipment set up. With an appology, Karsh plucked the ever present cigar out of Churchills mouth and took the photo. We also enjoyed some wonderful paintings by the Group of Seven, part of the permanent collection at the gallery.
Happy Lupin.
This Columbine not bad either.
At one point I was beginning to feel like a commuter once again. My mom had three eye appointments in one week and as drops were being given each time she needed a driver --- guess who was elected. I can't complain though as my brother gets to do all of the chauffeuring when I'm down south in the winter.
It hasn't been all work and driving though. Two Sunday's ago my mom, brother and friends Les and Louise drove up for a visit. We lost Les at one point and found him sitting in the backyard enjoying the peace and quiet --- yeah that's one of the selling pointing of Walkerton (peace and quiet).
On Saturday I attended my first farm auction and managed to leave without spending any money. Victor was the only one of our group that managed to win a bid --- he got a old trumpet that needs to be put back together, I'll guess item 5427 on his "to do" list. Ed bid on an old radio but as he only had $20 in his pocket it didn't take long for him to drop out of the bidding. Ed recently fixed a 1920's radio that we've been carting around for 30 years so I guess he's into fixing up old radio's at the moment.
Today we met Ed's sister at the McMicheal Canadian Art Collection in Kleinburg where there is a wonderful Karsh exhibit. Now everyone is saying "who is Karsh?", well, he's a famous Canadian portrait photographer who has photographed some of the greatest world figures. One of his most famous photographs is of an indigant Winston Churchill. In 1941 Churchill was speaking to the Canadian parliment and during a break he was ushered into a room where Karsh had his equipment set up. With an appology, Karsh plucked the ever present cigar out of Churchills mouth and took the photo. We also enjoyed some wonderful paintings by the Group of Seven, part of the permanent collection at the gallery.
# posted by The Agnew Family @ 7:25 AM 
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