It’s September – where am I?

October 6th, 2024Posted by Nancy

I was home for a grand total of 4 1/2 days last month. I had a great time, but I admit my own bed was welcome on September 30th.

First up, two weeks at the cottage. Fabulous weather for walking, swimming (we only missed 3 days), lounging, eating, visiting, reading…. all the usual cottage things. A few things will change for next year’s stay, but the view will be almost the same.

In August, my father, brother, and I decided to fly to New Brunswick to visit my dad’s old hometown. Air Canada spent the first two weeks of September in “strike/no strike” mode so we made an alternate plan to drive if necessary. My dad is 90 and my brother had a limited window to visit, so missing the trip was not an option. The airline and the union settled just before we were to go – but we realized that we’d all been looking forward to driving (ok, my dad and brother would be driving. I was looking forward to sitting in the back popping and up and down like a meerkat and looking at scenery). So we took our flight credits and, after I had one day to do my laundry, we hit the road. It was a wonderful experience full of family, memories, and some truly epic breakfasts.

Fundy Park
At the shore. My brother went swimming, I went wading.

To wind up the month, the other side of the family hit the road (or the train tracks) to Ottawa for a wedding and a few days of sightsighting. The wedding was beautiful, more excellent food was eaten, and we saw a few sights.

My favorite spider. Louise Bourgeois sculpture outside the National Gallery.
War museum transportation
Ancient finery from the “First Royals of Europe” exhibition at the Canadian Museum of HIstory. Tied nicely into our Tides of HIstory podcast listening.

A good time was had by all (I certainly had one) but I’m glad to be home and getting back to work. Sort of.

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