Today was the first day back to school after the summer
holidays, and we were brutally awakened this morning by the chatter of excited
children reconnecting with their old school chums….primary school – ages 5 to
12! The school is situated right behind the house.
After breakfast we set off to visit Suzie’s Mum Pat, aged
94, who is now in a senior’s care centre. We first met her in 1978 when she
came to Toronto with her husband Roger, and they both came with us to view our
Uxbridge property. We saw her again in 1993. She remembered us and was
delighted that we had come to visit.
We left Sue directing lunch procedures,
and headed down to the Village Shops to enquire about a trip to Tasmania. It is
probably not so prominent in the news in Canada, but Tasmania was set on fire
by lightening during a thunderstorm in early January. The dangerous fires seem
to be somewhat under control, although many are still burning. We are hoping
that we will be able to visit there later in February.
Lunch was taken at the Dachshund in Hunter’s Hill Village with Sue and Jim, and
a long time school friend of Jim’s and his wife. Then it was back home to do some Google
searches to finalize the logistics of our trip.
Sue is off to Perth early tomorrow morning to celebrate her
grandchild’s 3rd birthday.
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