Tackle Northern Ontario a world away from Lancaster,Ohio

A world away from Lancaster,Ohio you have Northern Ontario and the French River water system that runs from Lake Nippising to Georgian Bay which is part of Lake Huron for Watery Wednesday and SkyWatch Friday

Float Plane taking off from Dry Pine Bay near Loons Landing about 7:00 P,M. very little wind and smooth water.(I was lucky to get a photo)

Linda and I were staying at Ridgewood Cottage. The photo below depicts the typical weather for our seven day stay. (Remember in Canada you have to convert from Centigrade to Fahrenheit and Liters to Gallons if you are going to convert at all, I say just go metric.)

  We spent most of our time on the French River main channel. “Renown for its fishing, the French River offers walleye, bass, northern pike, musky, and pan fish. Wonderful boating waters with many miles of rocky, pine covered, and undeveloped shorelines.”

My brother-in-law Larry caught a Muskie in these waters. (Muskellunge are the largest member of the pike family, Esocidae)

Our 25 year old Tracker boat took us wherever we wanted to go and gave us no problems. (always a worry for me)

“The French River has a colorful past. For thousands of years before Europeans arrived, Aboriginal people used the river as a place to meet and exchange trade goods. Early French explorers and missionaries began travelling through the area in the early 1600s, leaving behind intriguing journal records about the river and the people who lived along its shores. Before Canada became a country, Voyageurs were paddling its waters – brigades of canoes portaged around rapids and waterfalls – transporting furs from Canada’s great Northwest to market in Montreal.” READ MORE

The above photo could be a Weekend Reflections

 For more great Blog Posts and photos take the time to visit:

If you would want to visit a couple great Ontario Bloggers check out: East Gwillimbury WOW! (Daily Photo) and/or My Muskoka Reflections (Jenn did you hear me yell Hi as we went by on highway 69)

Now I have to quit playing and get some work done LOL.

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Our Drive By Tour of Mennonite Country in Southwestern Ontario,Canada

YES WE ARE BACK FROM OUR WANDERING TRIP TO ONTARIO,CANADA. BACK IN LANCASTER,OHIO WE HAVE TWO TREES FULL OF PEACHES AND HUNDREDS OF TOMATOES TO PROCESS SO I GUESS IT IS BACK TO WORK LOL

Our Drive By Tour of Mennonite Country in Southwestern Ontario,Canada for That’s My World Tuesday

“Traversing picturesque countryside through the Counties of Waterloo, Perth and Wellington in Southern Ontario, one almost feels out of place driving a car. Fields of golden stooks await horse-drawn wagons to take them the barn for threshing. Doddy haus hunker next to century old farm houses with their telltale green trim. Homes are surrounded by large, well-kept gardens and orchards. Laundry billows in the wind on long lines.” READ MORE

Heading to the “Picnic” & “Ball Game”

Beautiful golden “stooks” of gathered and bundled grain stalks

The Mennonite “Ball Game”

What is a “Ball Game” without a few spectators? Sara and Larry stopped traffic to let the ladies cross the road.

“HOME-MADE RICE PUDDING Ingredients:
½ cup white sugar
1/8 cup honey
½ cup uncooked white rice
¾ cup golden raisins
2½ cups whole milk
½ cup cream
1¼ teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon cornstarch.

Mix the cornstarch with a little milk then mix all ingredients together. Put the mixture into a buttered casserole and bake at 325 degrees for approximately one hour. A brown skin should be baked on the top of the pudding. Stir this skin into the pudding and bake another one hour until another skin forms. Check carefully. Add a little milk if the pudding seems as though it is drying out. Test the rice as it bakes. You want it soft. Do not overbake this pudding. Serve with fresh thick cream and a sprinkling of cinnamon.”

FOURTEEN DAY CABBAGE SALAD & DARK BOTTOM SHOO FLY PIE Get the recipe

Actually, this was an unexpected drive by tour that made our drive home much more memorable. That is Linda in the mirror with our kodak point and shoot. I think she did a great job. Click on the logo below to explore your world

Joey reporting from the French River in Ontario,Canada saying, “Thanks for stopping by.”

 Make sure to stop back for the Stratford Shakespeare Festival Theater Post

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Lancaster Festival 2010 Kenny Rogers Headlines the Festival

IN LANCASTER,OHIO WE DO HAVE A GREAT FESTIVAL. CHECK OUT THE LINKS AND SEE WHAT YOU THINK

Lancaster Festival entertainment to be little bit country, little bit rock 'n' roll

 Kenny Rogers headlines the festival and will perform at 8:15 p.m. July 31 on the Wendel Concert Stageat Ohio University-Lancaster, 1570 Granville Pike.

For those wanting a mixture of classic rock and classical music, the Classical Mystery Tour will perform Beatles hits with the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra. That show will be at 8:15 July 24 at OU-L. READ MORE..

CHECK OUT THE VIDEO FOR THE 2009 FESTIVAL

Linda and I are getting ready for a Road Trip

We are heading to the land of the Loons

 

Last years “Loon” trip:

Thanks for stopping by. I hope to have a lot of photos when we get back

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“Making Sandcastles” at the Beach for Watery Wednesday

 Beaches from Ft. Myers to Punta Cana. Story from the net Author Unknown for Watery Wednesday

Joe Todd saying, “Thanks for stopping by and if you want to see some great “Watery Photos” click on the logo below.” As a child my favorite thing was making sandcastles and then watching the tide come in and wash them away. About the time the above photo was taken my Grandmother took me to Florida for a week at the beach and I got to make my first sandcastle.

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“Keepers” In Memory of Paul Sewall for That’s My World

We had some storms yesterday evening in Lancaster,Ohio,lightning,thunder,and clouds. The back ground for the story Keepers is a photo of the clouds over my backyard. I wish I could claim the lightning but I can’t

     I did grow up in the 50’s but I don’t think my mom washed the aluminum foil. Both of my Grandmothers did. My one Grandma would unwrap her Christmas presents very carefully so all the wrapping paper could be reused. (took forever to a young boy).

     Another Keeper was “Prison Paul”. LANCASTER: Paul James Sewall, 68, of Lancaster, passed away on Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at The Pickering House after a courageous battle with cancer. Paul volunteered at Fairfield Medical Center and Southeastern Correctional Institute Hence the nickname Prison Paul. Following Paul's wishes, his body has been donated to The Ohio State University to further medical studies.Paul was grateful for the life he had been given and grateful for learning that acceptance is the pathway to peace. When I was at Paul’s memorial service I talked with a young man Adam. He had been incarcerated at the S.E. Correctional Institute and had been out of prison for about a year. Adam is now enrolled at Ohio State University and has a 4.0 grade point average. Adam stated, “ If it weren't for Paul and the “meetings” he brought into the prison I would either be back in prison or dead. Paul’s memorial service ended with the Serenity Prayer: by the theologian Reinhold Niebuhr.

God, grant me the serenity

To accept the things I cannot change;

Courage to change the things I can;

And wisdom to know the difference.

Goodbye Paul  a real “KEEPER” I will miss you. That’s My World in Lancaster,Ohio. Explore your world by clicking on the logo.

Remember:

”For every ailment under the sun

There is a remedy, or there is none;

If there be one, try to find it;

If there be none, never mind it.”

 

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SKIES OVER THE CEMETERY & A BONUS SENIOR MOMENT FOR SKY WATCH FRIDAY

 To view skies from around the world visit SKYWATCH FRIDAY

A few skies over the cemetery in Logan,Ohio. Now that’s a little different.

Before we get to the final photo let me share this Email with you. I have no idea who is in the photo or who put it together but I like it.

Senior moments and cemeteries, aren’t you glad you stopped by. LOL.. Have a great weekend and

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