06/07: More Beach Time
Category: General
Posted by: The Agnew Family
It was off to Sauble Beach again. Ed, Zaph and Rob took our car and headed off first --- they had electrical work to do. Ellen and I left about a half hour later as we were planning to stop at the Southampton Craft Show. This show is held on the first Thursday of July and has been for the past 43 years. It is a juried show so only selected vendors can attend. People come from far and wide to attend the show --- parking was scarce ... we ended up a couple of blocks away.
My friend Donna and her mother come from Burlington (a 3 hour drive) to sell at the show. They told us that they left at 3am. The show runs from 10am to 7pm so I'm guessing that with packing up and the drive home they'll be lucky to be home by midnight. Now that's a long day. Donna makes cute little things out of walnuts and thistles, as well as dried flowers.
Lots of interesting things to see both inside and outside of the arena. There were lots of baby things, some canine attire, preserves, wood turnings, pottery and much more.
The boys worked hard on Thursday and Friday morning. Rob was happy when the new light switch for the outdoor light was installed and the light switch for the kitchen was moved from behind the refrigerator and put somewhere more accessible and additional outlets were installed in the kitchen. It doesn't take a lot to make Rob happy. Zaph on the other hand was happy to head to the beach Thursday afternoon for his swim. The water was so calm, Zaph stayed in the lake chasing his stick for over an hour. Friday morning Zaph took Ellen and I for walk about town. After about 45 minutes of walking Zaph was starting to get thirsty .... I noticed a elderly gentleman watering his garden so I decided to stop to see if Zaph could get a drink from the hose. The man said that he had a dog bowl and went in the house returning with his wife and a bowl of water for Zaph. What a nice couple.
Friday afternoon was geocache time. Ed was happy as he passed the 200 mark for geocaches found. This one was aptly named "a duck out of water".
I think this is the Sauble River on the outskirts of Sauble Beach.
While Ed was off looking for another geocache Zaph enjoyed another view of the river --- he was probably trying to figure out how to get to the river and go swimming. As it was very hot we gave up with the geocaching after an hour or so and headed for the beach. The five of us spent about an hour floating about in the lake. What a great way to cool off.
In the evening we decided to have our evening coffee down at the Two Chicks Cafe.
As luck would have it, there was live entertainment. Danielle Todd from Guelph Ontario and Greg Bryne from Sydney Australia were preforming. Thought they were great.
My friend Donna and her mother come from Burlington (a 3 hour drive) to sell at the show. They told us that they left at 3am. The show runs from 10am to 7pm so I'm guessing that with packing up and the drive home they'll be lucky to be home by midnight. Now that's a long day. Donna makes cute little things out of walnuts and thistles, as well as dried flowers.
Lots of interesting things to see both inside and outside of the arena. There were lots of baby things, some canine attire, preserves, wood turnings, pottery and much more.
The boys worked hard on Thursday and Friday morning. Rob was happy when the new light switch for the outdoor light was installed and the light switch for the kitchen was moved from behind the refrigerator and put somewhere more accessible and additional outlets were installed in the kitchen. It doesn't take a lot to make Rob happy. Zaph on the other hand was happy to head to the beach Thursday afternoon for his swim. The water was so calm, Zaph stayed in the lake chasing his stick for over an hour. Friday morning Zaph took Ellen and I for walk about town. After about 45 minutes of walking Zaph was starting to get thirsty .... I noticed a elderly gentleman watering his garden so I decided to stop to see if Zaph could get a drink from the hose. The man said that he had a dog bowl and went in the house returning with his wife and a bowl of water for Zaph. What a nice couple.
Friday afternoon was geocache time. Ed was happy as he passed the 200 mark for geocaches found. This one was aptly named "a duck out of water".
I think this is the Sauble River on the outskirts of Sauble Beach.
While Ed was off looking for another geocache Zaph enjoyed another view of the river --- he was probably trying to figure out how to get to the river and go swimming. As it was very hot we gave up with the geocaching after an hour or so and headed for the beach. The five of us spent about an hour floating about in the lake. What a great way to cool off.
In the evening we decided to have our evening coffee down at the Two Chicks Cafe.
As luck would have it, there was live entertainment. Danielle Todd from Guelph Ontario and Greg Bryne from Sydney Australia were preforming. Thought they were great.