WE HAD A LOVELY DAY FOR OUR DRIVE TO OTTAWA . TERRY FOUND AN INTERESTING OLD MILL WHICH IS APPARENTLY THE MCDOUGALL MUSEUM. IT WAS A PICTURESQUE PLACE TO WALK ABOUT FOR SURE AND I AM POSITIVE I WILL EVENTUALLY ENJOY PAINTING SOME OF THESE SCENES.
WE ARRIVED , FLOWERS IN HAND, TO GREET DEE PARKINSON-MARCOUX , TERRY’S ONCE UPON A TIME BOSS …. ( 3 TIMES HIS BOSS FOR DIFFERENT COMPANIES). SHE IS MARRIED TO THE HANDSOME AND INTERESTING MICHEL , ORIGINALLY FROM MONTREAL. WE HAVE NEVER MET A COUPLE AS ROMANTIC AS THESE TWO. THEY HAVE A ROOM DEDICATED TO ALBUMS FILLED WITH LOVE CARDS THAT THEY HAVE WRITTEN TO EACH OTHER FOR YEARS AND YEARS. SYMBOLISM RANKS HIGH IN ALL THEIR DECISIONS AND IT IS SO MUCH FUN TO WITNESS THEIR RITUALS FROM COLLECTING AND CATALOGING EVERY CORK FROM EVERY WINE BOTTLE THEY’VE EVERY EXPERIENCED TO SAVING SAND IN TINY BOTTLES AND ALSO CATALOGING EACH BEACH FROM WHICH THEY ORIGINATED. THEIR CONDO IS SIMPLE, CLEAN LINES AND STUNNING.
THEIR COMPANY EVEN BETTER AND WE FEEL BLESSED TO HAVE RECONNECTED WITH THEM AFTER THESE 20 YEARS ! WE THANK THEM FOR THE DELICIOUS HOME COOKED SALMON DINNER…SUCH A TREAT AFTER A MONTH OF RESTAURANT MEALS. WE MIGHT PERFORM IN AN OTTAWA HOSPITAL FUNDRAISER NEXT YEAR. WE’LL SEE !
Looks like the great fall weather is holding up too. Looks like a great day!