Floating bonfire Night

Old friends are the Best

Jamie Stube at the Dinner Dance
Alec, Andrea and Andrew

Hennessy and Wybar bonfire at the beach.

Playgroup at the Blott's

Lee, Katherine, Jess and Andrea

There was so much to do in so little time. It was difficult to spend time with everyone when the kids were flying all over the place, but we all made an effort. I think we all appreciate the time we had there together.

Tennis and Golf Lessons

Granny always says that you can not start a child in tennis lessons until they are taller than the net. Luckily, Toby and Ethan are tall enough, but poor Simon will have to wait another year.

Overall, the tennis clinics with Stuart were fantastic. The were fun, active, repetitive (helps build confidence and basic skills) and entertaining. Golf with Chris was pretty good, but the boys need to mature a bit before they are ready for a game involving such calm, quiet, patience and self-control. It might take a few years...

Granny

Granny is 86 years old. Taking this into consideration, it is quite a gift that she is still willing to allow us to visit her home in Metis. Every year we visit Granny in Metis. We take over the entire house and leave her with no peace for a week!
Metis is a magical place where the same families gather every summer year after year.

The central hub of it all is the Cascade Golf and Tennis Club www.cascadegolfandtennis.com. That is where I have met many of my oldest friends. This year Ethan and Toby started going to the tennis and golf clinics just like I used to. At one point there were 22 children on the court!

Granny no longer plays tennis. However, we managed to spend time with her at the annual Garden Party, covered bridge, Birks beach, Turrifs beach, and Ian took her to the farm, Ste Flavie for fish and to visit the tomato lady.

Most days, Granny slept until 7:30, but she didn't seem to be bothered by the noise of the boys playing downstairs at 6:45am. She said they had "such happy voices in the mornings".

She ate her breakfast on the deck every morning where she watched rising and falling tides of the Ste Lawrence and listened to the birds.

In the evenings, she moved to the middle part of the deck for libations where she watched the red sunsets and tried to predict the weather for the following day.

She was always playful with the boys and had a twinkle in her eye. I think she genuinely enjoyed the hustle and bustle of it all.