wendyhoo's pre-posterous

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Cold day in ... May? Greg knits!

Okay, so it isn't actually a cold day in July. Regardless, a rather momentous and highly remarkable event has recently occurred.  

This actually happened: Greg says to Wendy, "I should learn how to knit." 

The background? We were sitting at Melville Cafe, gazing over the Grand River and the Main Street bridge, whilst sipping coffee.  The Knit CamBRIDGE basket was nearby so I picked up the ongoing knitting. Nothing unusual here. But then, Greg reminded me about the Guinness Record Attempt on June 19.  "I should learn how to knit." I nearly fell off my chair. 

So, I showed him what to do. He was, I might add, a rather adroit student or I'm a really good teacher. Another, more likely possibility is that knitting really isn't that difficult. Anyone can knit ... if they want to.  

I'm attaching proof of Greg's first foray into the fibre arts. There's also a lovely photo of yours truly with the Main Street Bridge in the background. It's looking all cold and bland: definitely needs a warm bridge cozy. The final photo is completely random: Greg took it today when we were walking along the Grand River below the flood walls. I love the textures and subtle colours.

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Hespeler is where it's at:

Small towns are where it's at: Hespeler (Cambridge) Ontario is a lovely place to live.  Great shops, friendly people, a beautiful library, a growing history museum (also known as the Company of Neighbours), a river with walking trails, and all within walking distance of home.  What more could a girl want? 

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Easter Sunday at Cootes Paradise

It was a gorgeous day at Cootes Paradise, a part of the Botanical Gardens, in Hamilton, Ontario.  Cooler temperatures made us bring our jackets though we didn't really need them.  We walked about 7 kms starting at the Bruce Trail head office and going as far as the Bull's Outlook where we had a lunch that included hard boiled Easter eggs (of course).    

We're all a little weary, especially the 5 yo and the dog, who seem to travel twice the distance that us adults do, especially considering their shorter legs! 

Some attached photos include my ongoing quest for the perfect honey bee picture.   

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Autumnal visions from our walk along the Walter Bean Trail in Kitchener

I love the Autumn, Fall, whatever you want to call it.  Colours of red and gold mix with the summer greens and blues. Makes my knitter's heart skip a few beats.  If only could capture even a tenth of the colour-work done by Nature!  So, I take along my little camera and madly snap as many pictures as I can while still keeping up.  This past Saturday, we walked along the Walter Bean Trail off of Hwy 7 near Breslau.  We walked until we came into the Bingeman's campground: surprisingly lovely ... though one table was festooned with about 100, neatly stacked, empty beer cans - at least they were tidy drunks!   

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