A day in Paisley Ontario

What a wonderful day I had in Paisley Ontario at Artists on the River.

Paul and his brother left the house around 10:30 to attend the Walkerton Garage Tour and they did not get back home until around 5:00 pm having looked at some amazing antique cars.  

I followed closely behind them headed for Paisley.

Before I drove off I watered some plants and took a quick tour of our gardens.

Other than red current jelly what else can I make with our currents?

I left the house under sunny skies and arrived in Paisley in rain.

 The skies cleared shortly after I arrived and I took a tour of the vendors.

There was a good diversity in art forms, wood turning, photography, jewelry, painting, multimedia, quilting, bees wax cloth and much more.

My favourite vendor was set up by children who sold lemonade and fresh baked cookies. 

Here are the purchases I made today, sorry ate the cookie.

When I was done touring the art booths I went into town and looked through the stores.  This was a place my mother liked to visit and I have fond memories of her and Great John holding hands and walking the main street.

Once home again I sat outside and enjoyed fresh cherries.  There is something joyful about biting into a sweet rich cherry and then spitting the pits onto the ground with abandon.

It started to rain so I came inside and worked on Happy Mail for my Great Nephew.

Thank you for coming along

Grandma Snyder

©2013-2019twosnydergirls

Hiking the Inglis Falls Trail

Up early this morning preparing to hike the Inglis Falls portion of the Bruce Trail.  We had an amazing time, great exercise, beautiful scenery, laughter and fellowship with friends.

Can you see the Owl in the tree?

We ended our hike with a delicious late lunch at the Harrison Park Restaurant always a great meal. 

Thank you for coming along and we hop you enjoy the images from today.

Grandma Snyder

©2013-2019 twosnydergirls 

Myrtle Beach January 30, 2019 Cold outside

Myrtle Beach is also affected by the Arctic air that has Canada and the northern USA in a deep freeze.  Now let me be clear in Myrtle Beach we woke to frost on the roofs not a deep freeze and the high today was 49F far warmer the minus temperatures and snow.

We started our day with a wonderful breakfast fry up thanks to a small piece of ham that we did not eat yesterday, thus our big meal of the day was breakfast.  The cooler weather meant that we were not in a rush to walk the beach and we ate a leisurely breakfast.

In the early afternoon we headed for a short walk on the beach and to be honest to get some interesting photographs for you.  The sea was calm and the beach almost empty of people because of the temperature.

We were on the beach for less than 30 minutes before we were driven back to our shelter and the warmth of our heater.  Here we passed a pleasant two hours reading and enjoying being out in the fresh air.

A late afternoon nap was interrupted by the loud pounding noise of helicopter routers as the military appeared to be engaged in some type of maneuvers that included flying low over the campground. 

Our day ended warm in our Rpod listening to The Sign of the Book by John Dunning on Audible books and I knitted socks.

Grandma Snyder

©2013-2019 twosnydergirls

Paisley Ontario CA Farmers Market

Grand Feast Finale

The fall is a favourite time of year with cooler weather, the fast pace of summer over and the air full of wonderful smells of wood fires, apple cider, and pumpkin pie.

It is also the time of year that fall fairs, and festivals take place and today we attended the Grand Feast Finale in Paisley Ontario CA.  Where we participated in their annual vendor sponsored potluck lunch and purchased cinnamon buns for tomorrows breakfast.

Attending fall fairs and festivals is a wonderful way for families to connect and spend a day together make arrangements to meet and if you get the chance next year to attend the Grand Feast Finale you will not be disappointed,

We will see you there!

Grandma Snyder

©2013-2015 twosnydergirls

Canada Day

Happy Canada Day 2015 

We are visiting family in Saskatchewan and so we have spent Canada Day in 

Fort Qu'Appelle Saskatchewan

They held a wonderful parade which included candy for the children

and it is the first parade I have been to where 

the crowd and street were sprayed with water 

and the last float was the street sweeper.

It may have had something to do with the number 

of horses in the parade.

Grandma Snyder

©2013-2015 twosnydergirls

Belmore Maple Syrup Festival

48th Annual Maple Syrup Festival

Sometime the best way to start a Saturday is to not have a plan at all.  That is exactly how we started with coffee and a desire to go for a drive.  We heard about the 48th Belmore Maple Syrup Festival over the radio and off we went, we had our destination.  

In the photograph above children are learning to tap trees.  They drilled the hole, tapped in the spial and hang a pail and just a few feet away and under very close supervision there was an evaporator steaming on top of a fueled firbox.

A pancake breakfast with sausages and plenty of maple syrup was the big draw of the day.  We were fascinated with the pancake production line equipped with it's own conveyor belt.  Six large hot plates with three on each side kept the line of hungry visitors from having to wait too long.

There were also many artisans selling their crafts, as well as the mandatory bake sale table which by 10:30 am was well on the way to being sold out.

It was a wonderful day at the Belmore Maple Syrup Festival 

Grandma Snyder

©2013-2015 twosnydergirls

Ultimate Ladies Expo Durham Ontario CA

Click here to be directed to the website
And here for the facebook page

I spent a wonderful few hours learning about new products meeting up with old friends and getting to know new ones.  I want to draw your attention to a few of the vendors and products that I use and enjoy. 

I paid my $5.00 to get in and I have received no enumeration or free product to make  this post. 

Click here to visit the facebook page of this business
I have seen friends and family members achieve a health body weight by using Herbal One.  They described it as a healthy life style change.

Click here to be directed to Huckleberries website

I have always been intrigued by these stuffed waxed aroma bears and I wish I was not allergic to scents as I would most certainly own one. 

Click here to visit Choice Cakes by Christina facebook page

Christina's cakes can be whimsical and traditional which ever you want, she is an artist whose medium is  icing sugar.

Click here to be directed to Pearls facebook page

Pearl is wearing a very versatile shawl that she has designed, it can be a sleeveless vest, a shawl with sleeves and so many more things.  I was very impressed with both the design and quality.

Click here for the Steeped Tea website

This is a product that I use all of the time.  I highly recommend Steeped Tea

Click here to be directed to the Epicure website

I have used the epicure products and for years and I have never been disappointed with the quality.  Epicure another product that I recommend.

Click here to visit It's About You website

It's About You is exactly how Christine approaches her business, when you are speaking to Christine there is nothing more important than what you are saying and your health and wellness needs.  I recommend It's About You.

Click here to visit Dogsbody website

I do not have a dog and yet this is a product that I know and recommend.  Everyone I work with seems to have a dog and this product is often raved about in the lunchroom. 

Grandma Snyder

©2013-2014 twosnydergirls

Maplelea Meet Up Black Creek Pioneer Village

August 24, 2014

What a wonderful day for young and old alike at the first Maplelea Meet Up.  As you can see above our Maplelea family has grown with the addition of Saila the Maplelea Girl from Inuktitut.  Ruth and Emily picked her out for me.

When you entered Black Creek Pioneer Village Maplelea staff were there to greet us and provided the girls with an adventure booklet that took them around the Village directing them to ask questions of the park staff and to take part in activities.  Every where you looked you saw Maplelea backpacks and Maplelea dolls riding inside. 

The first activity was at the Tin Smith Shop where the girls were asked to blow out the light  ~ well they huffed and they puffed and the light stayed lit.

Then there was learning to card wool ...

make brooms...

weave....

Build and so much more.

Maplelea had one more wonderful activity for the girls and their dolls a Victorian Tea!

Thank you Maplelea and Black Creek Pioneer Village for a most amazing day!

Grandma Snyder

©2013-2014 twosnydergirls