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I do ascribe to that visiting wisdom too :- That being said, we just enjoyed a wonderful week long visit from my cousin & his wife. They live in Florida now, and it was her first trip to Canada.

Our time was broken up with a day trip, then a three night trip to Ottawa where we spent a day with our Quebec cousins. While with them, we visited the small town of Buckingham where our parents had been born & raised - as the cousins had also grown up there, and all still live in the area. We were able to go to the house built by our great-grandfather to house the families & medical practice of himself & his son - both town doctors. Our parents grew up in that house, and my US cousin lived there for a while too in his pre-school years. It is also the house where my parents were married. There are several businesses in there now, and they have preserved the architecture very well, which was rewarding to see. They welcomed us in, and were happy to chat.

I'm so glad we went to Ottawa! Enjoyed a sunset cruise on the river - beautiful evening light is so great for photos. This being the 150th there were some special things happening - MosaiCanada - an extraordinary 3D exhibit in Jacques Cartier Parc - huge sculptures fully planted (hence "mosaic") depicting all the provinces and territories, and key historical events. Also went to the "Northern Lights" show where a 30 minutes light show of the history of Canada was projected onto the exterior of the centre block building on Parliament Hill. Quite amazing - we loved that too.

So if anybody's up in Ottawa (hint hint @Mendalla!) - check out these exhibits - not sure of their closing dates ... but well worth your time.
 
I am in Sydney, NS and after a rainy visit of Fortress of Louisbourg , which took 3.5 hours to get through most of the buildings, I had supper in Membertou's restaurant. Membertou is a reserve within town limits. I had an interesting talk with a native waiter, who grew up there. The history is quiet amazing. The reserve was originally at the banks of the river, but the reserve was moved (after half of it was expropriated to make space for the railroad, leaving them with 1.4 acres for 122 people),because a well known lawyer did not like "the dirty indians " next to his property. This was in 1927. At that time, the land was a swamp that flooded frequently and without connection to the sewer that was in place in Sidney. The waiter remembered playing in the swamp as a child. Then, the town grew around Membertou. And the band made a decision: They appealed to all former members who had an education and had moved away- to come back and support the reserve. And they came. They have very skilled business people and the reserve has grown prosperous. The restaurant is in a convention centre, they have all new buildings. The restaurant is connected to the Hampton Hotel next door by a pedway (the hotel is off reserve). The waiter was proud to be native and what they have achieved, but also considered himself a Canadian. They have had the same chief for over 20 years and he must have been a wise leader.
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Ape hear name all the way down in Utah. Not sure how much time we will have when we go to Ottawa. Focus will very much be on getting Little M settled. But thanks for the tip @Carolla. We may have some time on Labour Day so I will keep this in mind.

Spent the afternoon doing a driving tour of Bryce Canyon National Park. Gorgeous place. Tomorrow we go hiking among the hoodoos.
 
Mrs.Anteater said:
I am in Sydney, NS and after a rainy visit of Fortress of Louisbourg , which took 3.5 hours to get through most of the buildings, I had supper in Membertou's restaurant. Membertou is a reserve within town limits. I had an interesting talk with a native waiter, who grew up there. The history is quiet amazing. The reserve was originally at the banks of the river, but the reserve was moved (after half of it was expropriated to make space for the railroad, leaving them with 1.4 acres for 122 people),because a well known lawyer did not like "the dirty indians " next to his property. This was in 1927. At that time, the land was a swamp that flooded frequently and without connection to the sewer that was in place in Sidney. The waiter remembered playing in the swamp as a child. Then, the town grew around Membertou. And the band made a decision: They appealed to all former members who had an education and had moved away- to come back and support the reserve. And they came. They have very skilled business people and the reserve has grown prosperous. The restaurant is in a convention centre, they have all new buildings. The restaurant is connected to the Hampton Hotel next door by a pedway (the hotel is off reserve). The waiter was proud to be native and what they have achieved, but also considered himself a Canadian. They have had the same chief for over 20 years and he must have been a wise leader.
Membertou Trade and Convention Centre |
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You've got the hang of travelling solo........ :)
Just look at all that living history you've acquired from talking to the waiter.

I find that 3 three weeks away from home is my limit - I actually even get to wanting to taste my own cooking again!
 
Carolla, what an interesting trip you had with your cousin - visiting in Quebec, and in the nation's capital. This year I would imagine events might be especially well done.

and Mrs.Anteater, I'm glad you are enjoying your jaunt around Cape Breton, Seelerman and I visited it a few years ago and toured aorund Fort Louisbourg. Very impressive place.
On our most recent trip (to the other end of NS) I enjoyed talking with a native craftsman at Port Royal mainly about quill work - using porcupine quills for various purposes from earrings to decorating a leather jacket. Hours and hours of work goes into each item - a box about the size we used to keep letters in, takes all winter to make - and sells for thousands of dollars. Far far out of my range - but beautiful and authentic. I could have stayed longer and talked more, but I had family who had walked on, and Grandson was eager to go swimming.
 
Seeler said:
Carolla, what an interesting trip you had with your cousin - visiting in Quebec, and in the nation's capital. This year I would imagine events might be especially well done.

and Mrs.Anteater, I'm glad you are enjoying your jaunt around Cape Breton, Seelerman and I visited it a few years ago and toured aorund Fort Louisbourg. Very impressive place.
On our most recent trip (to the other end of NS) I enjoyed talking with a native craftsman at Port Royal mainly about quill work - using porcupine quills for various purposes from earrings to decorating a leather jacket. Hours and hours of work goes into each item - a box about the size we used to keep letters in, takes all winter to make - and sells for thousands of dollars. Far far out of my range - but beautiful and authentic. I could have stayed longer and talked more, but I had family who had walked on, and Grandson was eager to go swimming.
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The "Q" of the bible is said to be the quelle as the source ... for which few get the point of the abstract tine ... presented by A'neptunes fork ... de toned? Thus dark like the ecliptic ... leaders of tyrannical nature ... one should look into it for the hidden stuff that's coming ... anon?

a·non
əˈnän/
adverb
archaic
adverb: anon
  1. soon; shortly.
Alas as archaic is it and old denied thought?

Those damned old stinkers ...
 
@ Pilgrim - I am getting the hang of talking to strangers ( though that never had been too much of a problem )...was hiking in the highlands and met a couple from Aaaaalaaaabaaaama- I wonder if they found my German accent as funny as I found theirs...
 
Do you find that you're chatting more with 'strangers' since you're on your own? I think that's true for me when I'm on my own. Wonder if we're inhibited somehow from doing so when travelling with companions ... something for me to ponder.
 
Carolla said:
Do you find that you're chatting more with 'strangers' since you're on your own? I think that's true for me when I'm on my own. Wonder if we're inhibited somehow from doing so when travelling with companions ... something for me to ponder.
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Yes, I would say so. I think there might be a human need to hear yourself talk and make connections or you go crazy. It does feel weird if you don't talk to anybody in a 24 hr period. Its not impossible to do, but is it healthy?
Even for monks who live together in silence, I would think that there is a whole lot of non verbal communication going on as wel as they would be praying or singing together.
 
I'm feeling things pile on a bit. Have been having really minor emails and phone calls related to the job, nothing that would be classified as work until tomorrow though. Requests for childcare from my sister. Love seeing my nephews (and so far she's only left the older one with me) but it is tiring. Sorting out all the new med stuff, once a week drop ins for the injection - hoping the pharmacy is ok with doing it now, my mom and I'm guessing my dad as my mom really shouldn't be driving far will be here this weekend.

I cancelled working out this week (although have a shorter time booked for the weekend) in anticipation that my sister might have needed help that day. She didn't, but glad I didn't add that in this week too!
 
My Dad who lives alone talks a lot to his dog :-) She's a good companion, gives her opinions freely & is quite entertaining. She does snore tho ...
 
crazyheart said:
@ChemGal. don't overdue.
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I'm trying not to. I have been fitting in rest periods. I'll make Chemguy water the garden today, I have to go out to do a few things but will rest as much as I can. It is frustrating how much things exhaust me and challenging to work around that. For now, it's just planning periods of rest in terms of hours instead of days. Next week I should get at least one day where I don't need to leave the house.
 
Not talking to someone for 24 hours doesn't seem bad. The issue comes in more when long term interactions are minimal.
 
Had a great meeting with the staff team at my dad's long term care facility

Highlight was when I heard one woman leaned over and kissed him on the cheek. Then another woman approached the nurse and said what are you going to do about that. Why? He is hers, lok

Yeah, he is settling in just fine
 
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