BEAUTIFUL spiderwort, SRS!

Yesterday, R and I set off in his pick up truck. To Ste. Sophie to buy a pottery kiln he found on Kijiji. It is big but in very good shape and $150! And in three pieces so not too hard to move. Then we went further into the Laurentians to visit a house which was partly prefabbed in one of Rob's buildings. It is beautiful and the French Canadian couple who had it built have done a glorious job of the interior. The kitchen is well designed - most are not, imo. It has a wonderful laundry/sewing/powder room with a door to the outside - "For the clothesline!" The K,LR, DR are all one big room at the back looking out into the trees, with a patio. Upstairs, a fine master BR and two smaller BRs for visits from the 11 grands! Christiane made all the window treatments, bed coverings... beautifully. What a treat! "Come back any time."

Stopped at a rather upscale McDonald's for lunch where I had a very nice "Southwest" salad - lettuce, a nice piece of grilled chicken, corn and a few beans, a packet of "tortilla strips" (Rob ate the ones without food colouring.) Anyway, it was better than I expected - very nice actually.

Then, further north, we looked at the mess left by the eight year squatter on one of R's properties and planned how to improve the situation so it can be rented -FINALLY! So today, he has large rental truck and a couple helpers and has gone to deal with that. He may be home by midnight.

I am triaging another load for the cabin which will go in the car shortly; we are going down tomorrow for the Historical Society programme - after Quaker meeting and potluck with consideration of membership which I am facilitating.

We stopped here long enough on Friday to load the smaller kiln and fill the truck with stuff, hence dropping it off on our way to the cafe. So this will be load three. I am having trouble working my way through the shed. Things got moved around when the roof collapsed and then the rain came through and then a cat took up residence and has knocked things around. So, I just started at the beginning - the entrance and started clearing out whatever was well-packed and definitely goes to the country. Put some stuff to dry out; some will go into recycling. It is supposed to be in the high 50s all week! Maybe it will melt the snow along the side of the shed so I can get to the rest of the yard without boots.

After the music, which was excellent, everyone pitched in and moved chairs, tables, and more, from the current venue to the new one around the corner - a moving party!   Even the piano was rolled along the sidewalk with care! They will open for business in the new locale on Monday.   

Guess I had best load the car before the rain starts.