Experiencing our Creative Side, MudTown for Eats

The Ridge

On Wednesday, Aug. 12^th I was awake shortly after 6 and did my morning stretches in bed. I knew Donna had stirred on the other side of the bed so I wasn’t afraid of waking her up. At 6:20 we both got up and Donna said she heard Aj and Gayle upstairs moving around. The plan was to go for our walk at 6:30-ish.

Headed out in the dawn's early light. 

It was 12C/55F and with light jackets or long sleeves at least, we headed down the lane to the busy Hwy #6. Following Gayle’s usual route, we turned north and walked to the first country road which is 4B. 

This is a very neat little farm property

It was hard packed gravel and a lovely road to walk on. At just over the 1 mile/1.75 km marker, Donna and I turned back and the other two went on to the next road. It felt good to get out and to walk with my sisters.

Turning around point

We all loved this big tree so stopped to take a picture
I got a kick out of our shadows copying us!

We stopped for a selfie along the way home
It was meant to be, I found an old rusty horseshoe on the post
where I set the camera

Back inside, Donna and I made our coffee and relaxed while waiting for the other two. You have probably noticed that I finished yesterday’s blog post. At 8:45 we welcomed our oldest sibling, Cathy, to the Fest and she arrived just in time for Donna’s yoga class on the back deck. 

Cathy arrives so another person to share driving now

I, as a rule, don’t do yoga. For some people, they love it, look forward to it and really get a lot out of it. For me, there are just a few of the stretches that I can say I ‘really’ enjoy. I do it with the girls, just so we’re doing something together.

Our teacher and I won't even begin to name the post

Gayle in a nice pose
This is one stretch I like

Then we ate from the food fare we ate from yesterday, diffusing the original plan (Jell-o) of going down the road to Kettle’s for breakfast. After dishes, we went downstairs and delved into the 6 bags of exchange clothes. We had fun. To be fair, Donna held them up one at a time to see who was interested. We are all different in size, either by waist, height or width (haha) so there weren’t too many battles over the same thing. We get along and shared pretty equally.

Clothing exchange time
We put the clothes in groups of type and Donna held them up and
told us the sizes
this was fun and we all gave opinions as others tried things on

When we each had a nice bundle, the remainder will be left for Gayle to drop at Value Village unless we do it tomorrow. Then it was time to get dressed for another trip to Owen Sound. This time, we were meeting at Wendy’s to work on our new craft. 

Our packages and chairs await

Each of us chose something from the Sidewalk classes from the Art Gallery, previous to getting together and Wendy had picked our individual kits up for us. We were all set up in her garage and it felt just like a true craft room.

Getting ready and pouring wine and drinks

I chose to do a copper etching kit, something that when finished, I could hang on a wall in the Bunky. Others did mosaic pictures or sgraffiti mugs. I felt very fumbly to start but with Wendy’s help to get going, soon finished mine. 

I began with a small copper plate with raised heart
So, I drew some Ridge related ideas to get an idea
That was the hardest part for me!

Wendy is a graphic artist so very talented in many things. Her input is invaluable to me for stuff like this and she is very patient with my silly questions. We finished for ttoday with just a few things left to do on our projects. The pottery mugs and my etching need to go to the gallery for firing and the final touches.

It is very small but I'm hoping it turns out okay

Everyone created beautiful pieces

Waiting until it was time to leave for our supper reservation at Mudtown Station Brewery and Restaurant , we sat in Wendy’s back yard and just relaxed. That was the perfect time for a photo moment. 

She says she doesn't have a green thumb but I beg to differ
But her small back yard oasis is beautiful!

Sorry Gayle for the leaf but otherwise a lovely picture

We took two vehicles, Wendy’s and Cathy’s, to the old train station and moved right out onto the patio. No masks required out there, which was perfect. In the heat of the sun, we needed hats though and remembered to take them with us.

Supper here is always a delight. It is an unusual menu but we’ve been here 3 times previous to today and will come back every year, if possible. I ordered a Dejong Acres Chicken Kebab with Turkish Flatbread, Tahini Yogourt Sauce, Beet Root Salad, Za’atar and Tomato. Now doesn’t that sound great?  Let me tell you, it was absolutely wonderful! For the second night in a row, I cleaned my plate off. Because I wasn’t driving, I treated myself to a rum and Coke and thought of Bill. 😊

Each meal plate was served to perfection and although
this doesn't look like a lot, it was very filling
the chicken kabob is under the onions and greenery

The table wasn’t required for other customers so we just stayed where we were and chatted. Another beautiful evening and we didn’t leave until 8:30. Back home at Gayle’s, I texted Bill just to touch base and send my ♥♥ to him. Good night, sweetie. I wrote on my blog for today’s events in between playing our Progressive Scrabble game. We all took turns taking our blood pressure since Gayle had the machine and we are all as healthy as horses, in that regard.

Wendy ordered the sampler plate with fajita and flat bread
This was huge and a perfect way to try new thiings

I headed down to bed around 10:30 or soon after and felt that it was another great, busy day. I learned a new craft and even think in the future that I would like to try to do a mosaic. I hope you’ve had a good day!

Wendy blinked but I had to get a photo of us at Mudtown
Good night!

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