Gravenhurst and Gravenhurstians have been very welcoming to us and the weekend included not only one but two scrumptious meals. Memorable company made for a memorable Thanksgiving!!!
Sunday started slowly with discussions on various options for the coming days, weeks, months and years. If you're going to have a talk you might as well have plenty to talk about! Then to more mundane things i.e.shopping! After the weekly visit to the shops we made time for a cup of coffee in the sun. Went for a bike ride to look at the ever changing autumn colours and in preparation for the evening, we enjoyed a light lunch.
Muldrew Lake and Hank & Barb Smith's cottage was the destination we headed towards for the afternoon and evening. Thanksgiving is a very important celebration and we were very happy to share a family celebration with Hank and Barb, their daughter Kim and her husband Peter along with their daughters Abbie and Katie.
Lounging on the deck was the most strenuous activity during the afternoon and with the temperature hovering around 22C (70F) the pleasant, interesting and ever varying conversation continued throughout the Autumn afternoon until....
until we were summoned by Barb for dinner.
Following the singing of the "Johnnie Appleseed Grace" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_IrdS-zu48
we sat down to a dinner of mashed potatoes, mashed turnip, beans, coleslaw, cranberry sauce and an enormous turkey. This was followed by pumpkin pie and blueberry pie.... mmmmm!!!!! Following this feast (thanks Barb) the wide ranging discussions continued for some time.
And despite the occasional sprinkling of bee tales & chalkdust it was a great day and evening!!!
On arrival that night at 460 Sarah we were intrigued by Elaine's suggestion for Julie to wear "bright colours" for the hike tomorrow. The reason for the "bright colours" was so Julie couldn't be confused by hunters who maybe in the area. Hmmmmm!!!!
Monday dawned with the prospect of another clear, calm and sunny day. Julie was going to start the day with a vigorous 5 hour walk. I had much less activity planned.
My most pressing activity was to select the wine and to be ready for Bryan and Marsha to collect me. I passed both tests!!! And more importantly Julie survived the walk and was able to walk around to Peter and Lesley's place to get a lift to the venue for Thanksgiving Dinner #2.
Bryan and Marsha's Cottage is on Morrison Lake and like the Smith's, the cottage has been owned by the family (Marsha's) for a long time. This cottage was rebuilt recently due to a lightning caused fire a few years ago. In both cases the view of the front, as nice as it is, is overshadowed by the unbelievable vista out the back......
And as the sun set on another marvellous Muskoka day
we sat down to more tasty Thanksgiving cheer and frivolity with good friends and we sure have been blessed with an abundance of good friends all throughout 2011!!!
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