We stumbled upon this little gem today. Right in our own backyard yard, for an affordable entrance fee of ten dollars per person.
From one tree hugger to another.
Nestled in the beautiful, rural setting of Geogian Bay Park, the Georgian Bay Festival was a day of music, food, and vendors, showcasing local agriculture, notice all the tractors, artists, and crafters.
Ariko Musique, fiddle music, traditional French-Canadian music, from LaFontaine, Ontario.
Next year, we will be better prepared, bringing a picnic basket, umbrella, and chairs.
Happy Halloween
Georgian Bay Park will be home to Grimm Grounds Halloween in October.
And the princesses came down, one by one, as I removed them from the wall.
Our beautiful, little, almost nine year old granddaughter has outgrown them. Even though she still loves them, she says,’ yes,’ it is time for them to come down.
Such a sweet little dreamland.
Her little eyes, that at the age of two, we’re so excited to explore her princess room at Grandma and Grandpa’s house, now sparkle with the anticipation of what comes next.
So into a sleeve go the decals. Into the cedar chest goes her soft, warm, Anna and Elsa blanket.
Before her next visit, we will chat about how to transform her bedroom into something new.
This little princess will stay on the wall forever.
A weekend of feel-good memories at the Mariposa Folk Festival 2023.
The feel-good memories began at the bag check station on Friday afternoon. When the bag check person saw my old patchwork quilt, she hesitated and then shared her story about a very similar quilt. She shared that as a child, she had been gifted such a quilt by hospital staff when she was there visiting her father, who was suffering from terminal cancer.
She checked my bag again on Saturday and Sunday morning, each time quietly laying her hand on my blanket.
Meredith Moon’s
Meredith Moon, Gordon Lightfoot’s daughter?
Who knew?
After she sang, everyone knew!
Best Picnic Sandwich ever!
To the people who made me the best picnic sandwich ever. Ham, cheese, apple, pickle, etc, on toasted sour dough bread.
They also gave me some surplus cardboard that greatly helped absorb Mother Earth’s moisture as it seeped up out of the ground and through my old quilt.
Photo from the 2023 Mariposa Folk Festival souvenir program.
Seeing Judy Collins in person and hearing her beautiful voice sing songs that she has written was for me the highlight of Mariposa 2023.
Judy Collins, who made artists like Lenard Cohen and Bob Dylan famous by recording their songs.
Pink Flamingos
All entertainment is back!
Tributes to Gordon Lightfoot
Tributes to Gordon Lightfoot were seen all over Tudhope Park. Including the renaming of the main stage, the Gordon Lightfoot stage.
Finally, to whoever found the key fob to our vehicle and dropped it off at the Lost and Found Station, we are forever grateful!
The Historical Coulson Church was established in 1881 and closed in 1965.
The descendants of the family that donated the land for the church building back in 1881 are now committed to the preservation and restoration of the church as a historical site.
Now, among other things, it is home to the Coulson Concerts….2023.
The Coulson Concerts organized by Anne Walker.
Folk concerts, sunny afternoons, and old churches. Good friends, mandolins, and poor air quality caused by forest fires. Beers and cold water, cheese curds and gravy on steaming hot fries. Guitars, accordians, vocals, and a harmonica. Same kinds of cars, different make, different model. Cushions on pews, voices singing, But not in a choir. It is that kind of a summers day.
Known as the Walker-Seymour Union church, the building was used for Anglican, Presbyterian, Methodist, and United churches.
I’m missing having a home church, prehaps, one day soon, a small building like this one will welcome me.
This week, a friend and I attended a workshop titled Fungi: Friends or Foes of our Forest System at the MacLaren ART Center.
Here, we learned that the very flavourful Honey Mushroom is a foe!
We have, in the past, harvested these tasty morsels with friends, dried them, and enjoyed them in many a yummy dish.
But, it turns out that they are a foe, not a friend of the forest. The good news is that we now feel free to harvest them to our hearts’ content. No more worries about leaving lots behind.
The Honey Mushroom not only grows on dead and decaying wood, but it also feasts on live trees, thereby harming the forest. Fortunately, a rival fungi has been discovered to combat the destruction caused by our little Honey.
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Another interesting tidbit I learned is that SHOES are now being made from mushrooms!!!!! Yes, SHOES!!!!
Also, BRICKS! Mushrooms, mixed with straw and other like items, are being used to build a more environmentally friendly brick!
Just imagine, for a moment, the third little pig building his house with bricks made of mushrooms. A mushroom brick using the straw from the first little pig’s house as a mix. Then, prehaps having helped himself to sticks from the second little pig’s house to frame the windows and the doors.
Once upon a bearded birdhouse Socks had been hung out to dry. He was shaking out the rug When dust got in his eye.
He cried to his momma He cried to his pop. Nothing they tried Could make the pain stop.
Along came a pretty lady With a hop, hop, hop. She spotted the tiny tear And decided she must stop.
She kissed the wet cheek She pecked the wet ground. Up popped a juicy worm Which she quickly found. They all had dinner Their dishes wiped clean. The dust eventually settled A tear was nowhereto be seen.
This is not a true story Just a bit of nonsense About a bearded birdhouse Filled with incense!
Groovy Tales of a Well Adult 