My eldest son, R.T., and his wife, An'joe, bought their first home in Dwight, ON a few weeks ago. They moved up there to Dorset, Ontario with there three children about a year ago from Brampton, ON and rented until they found this place. They like living up there in Muskoka, Ontario, Canada. Where's that you might say...especially if you are an American, now mind you my friends in NY State would not know where it was either. Muskoka is really more of a region than a town or village. This is better defined by referencing the tourism information:
"Muskoka, Ontario, Canada (located) 90 minutes north of Toronto (with) 1600 lakes, granite cliffs, pine trees, luxurious resorts, bed and breakfasts, inns, cottage resorts ..."
Sounds like quite the place to live, right? It is truly beautiful in Muskoka but it is much more than lakes, cliffs, pine trees, and tourism though. My grandsons, Chris and Jayke, ride the school bus to a great school in a little town called Dwight. At times my daughter-in-law has to carry my autistic grandson, Jayke, on the bus kicking and screaming while other days he goes without any problems. They love their classes and teachers. They eat pizza at school every Tuesday. During the winter they ice skate on the rink behind the school. If they don't have skates they can use the ones that the school keeps for just that purpose.
Before they moved my granddaughter, D'princess, and An'joe used to walk up to Dorset to check their mail and visit Robinsons, the local grocery, hardware store, and gift shop. If they don't have it...well you don't need it. I love that place! D'princess has been known to throw tantrums there only to be carried out without the focus of her tirade. (An'joe has the patience of a saint but she does not let her have her way.) D'princess is going to be four in the fall; I personally thank the Lord for Junior Kindergarten...lol! An'joe deserves a break. D'princess is truly a diva in training. In fact, my son has expressed his personal opinion that she will be sent home within three days with a note requesting a shift to homeschooling. We all love her...lol!
We seem to have picked a really good time to visit with the recent heat wave that has the country in its grip. There are lots of things to do, mowing, weed eating, watching the little ones in their inflatable pool, reading stories, picking up after my dog, watching Chris pick up after their BIGGER dogs, taking garbage and recyclables to the dump (no trash trucks here), and grilling out. There are errands to do in Huntsville. We do a little work until it gets too hot then we hang out in the shade drinking lots of water waiting for it to cool off. We are right back at it by mid-afternoon. Yesterday, I pulled up quite a bit of comfrey leaving the raspberries near the lilac trees. Papa loaded up the plants and took them over in the woods where we want the comfrey to come up next year. They have seven acres so the open land needs mowed and trimmed back. The deer flies and mosquitoes are our usual companions although I have been testing the hidden qualities of the Bounce fabric softener sheets. Who knew that Bounce could be such a great insect deterrent??? If I think that all the way through it makes me wonder... Before I forget...when a person is swatting deer flies and mosquitoes as they are being chased by them...the locals call that the Muskoka Wave!
By the time my son gets home we throw it all together to wrap up what is left to do so we can visit for the rest of the evening. The bugs chase us inside some times but we do love the hamburgers that An'joe provides from the wonderful gas grill that she won on the radio.
We retire to the house (downstairs) where we unwind (or is it unravel?) while the grandchildren and their parents do the same (upstairs). We listen as they gradually get ready for bed. Papa and I relax wishing we were younger so we could have the energy to keep up with them...until sleep comes. Lights out for another day.
BTW, the names have all been changed to protect the innocent.
0 comments:
Post a Comment