I had an appointment in Burlington on Friday so Ed and Zaph headed south with me and we packed lots of shopping and visiting into the trip.

First stop was a visit and lunch with my mom. Lee Valley and Princess Auto were must visit stops on Ed's list. Off to Brantford to visit my old boss and friend Kathleen and her family. Kathleen and family live on 35 acres and share their beautiful spot with 3 horses, 4 mini horses and a whole slew of cats. It was fun to watch Jess put her horse through a training run. Saturday morning we left Kath's and stopped at another Princess Auto .... two in two days that seems a bit much but it made someone happy. After a visit to two kitchen stores .... believe it or not Ed was looking for something though I did find a couple of things I couldn't live with out, we stopped to visit our friends Jack and Lori for a hour or so. Nice to catch up. Next stop Lee Valley ... yup a second one. Kath's husband Stephen had shown us something he had picked up at Lee Valley that we could live with out (recycle bin hangers). Last stop Colin and Margaret's trailer in Elora. Colin cooked / smoked bacon wrapped Shrimp for dinner --- took about 2 hours to cook (think the fire wasn't quite hot enough) but they were very good.

Today is our 2nd annual "street party" --- hoping the rain will pass quickly. Our street joins the two sides of the Boulevard and between the two of them there are about 30 houses. We get permission from the town to block our road and everyone comes out and has a good time.

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I went out in the rain this morning and took and couple of photos of my gardens. I never remember the name of this plant but it's happy.

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Zucchini flower.

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Sedum