It's funny how your mind works.
Last week I was bringing a couple of the grandchildren home for a sleepover and to keep them amused during the car ride we played some games.
First it was " I Spy" and then we tried the "Alphabet Game", you know where you say "A" is for apple and so on, this turned out to be the boys' favourite game.
So today that's how my title was arrived at ...
"T" is for "Tuesday".
A unisex hairdresser's shop in Duravel, France
Today started with Monsieur Honey visiting the local Barber Shop in our town... "Pour un coupe de cheveux bien nécessaire"... "for a much needed haircut".
He and I left at the same time, he travelling by horsepower from the car and I used my shanks' pony to walk downtown.
After our errands were done we ventured further south for a drive and lunch...ending up in Port Burwell.
We sat outside in the patio area at the Lighthouse Restaurant surrounded by Canadian flags and the oh so French geraniums reminiscing about our "French Rendezvous".
I asked Monsieur Honey... what the highlights of our French trip were for him.. so now here I am trying to remember what he said... the list is in no particular order.
The friendships ... catching up with old friends and cultivating new relationships.
Gardening at "Beaucaillou".
"Spannering" in Cazals
Oh yes "The Kiss" from Jenny!
The many Brocantes / Vide-Greniers and treasures we found...
And some we didn't acquire...
All the different foods, wonderful meals and restaurants...and of course the wine both French and Italian.
The "yellow fleshed chickens" and the potatoes that taste like butter... and why can't we grow them here?
The pleasure of guiding our English friends "J & A" on their first visit to Southwest France.
The village resident with the birds who one day introduced himself to Monsieur Honey and shook his hand... not typical of the French.
The Italian themed soirée at Le Diabolo Fraise in Nabirat where we were treated to a feast prepared by Cathy and Fred, had fun with our "Belgian Connection" friends and made new friends with I & J.
The Rogues Concert in the vineyards at Le Caillau.
An evening of great food, friendship and festivities with live music in the most perfect setting.
The getaway at "Chateau D'Ygrande" with our French Connection friends, B & C.
Fortuitously stumbling upon the Hotel in Bidart...that had it's own tropical oasis and provided the perfect base for our week's adventure along the Basque Coast.
...and as we continued to reminisce we realized the list was way too long.
My highlights closely mirrored Monsieur Honey's.
My new friendship with Madame M and our talks and walks was a wonderful part of this adventure for me.
Madame M and I both think that Monsieur Honey and Monsieur Guy enjoyed their time doing "guy" things while we walked .... eg. concrete work and tiling of the terrace and of course sharing a cold one after a hard day's work.
After lunch we drove east along the Lakeshore ...
The Lighthouse...which houses the Tourist Office in Port Burwell.
The Submarine Ojibwa...
The windmills along the lake...
Sailboats and soybeans... Can you see the boat?
I know it's just a speck...this is why I need a camera with a better zoom feature.
The Waterfowl Reserve... Long Point Conservation Authority
Not a bad way to spend a Tuesday...
