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.
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