Season's Greetings

New Colin is celebrating the holidays with SN on the west coast. The Quatchis and I were up at Blue Mountain to spend time with my dad's side of the family.

Wishing everyone a festive holiday season with all the trimmings!

Sunday @ The AGH

Buddy had a really great afternoon at the Art Gallery of Hamilton on Sunday! He wrote a letter using a typewriter at "The Living Room" exhibit...

...learned about Ken Danby...

...saw a bunch of paintings from Canadian artists...

...including some colourful contemporary art...

...and loved checking out this futuristic diaroma!

AGH exceeded our expectations. If you're in the area, we would recommend you check it out!

Name that City

Clem went on her first international trip last weekend! Can you guess where she is?

Shopping Spree

Clem joined B and I on a shopping trip. The goal was to buy a wallet for B's dad. We were a bit distracted when we got to the mall. Isn't this purse fitting for our sweet Clem?

Clem was super snazzed when she saw these fun accessories. She wanted to touch everything. She suggested the Karl wallet for B's dad, but we ended up going for something more classic.

Happy Mail

Sending a special THANK YOU to our quatchtastic friend, Sophia, who sent us a great life update! The Quatchis are so happy to hear you are well! Take care!

Fro-back

Found this funny photo of Colin on my phone.

Who knew he would look so good with hair!

Welcome, Clementine!

Monster Factory is having a monster sale! We are so happy that Clementine was available! She arrived today safe and sound. Welcome, Clementine!

In Hamilton

Bernie and Dumbo have been spending time in Hamilton with B. Today they spent the afternoon sitting by the window watching the world go by. There were lots of people moving in and out of neighbouring apartment buildings. Bernie and Dumbo occasionally took a peach break. We picked some up from the farmers' market and they were super sweet!

Enjoy your Sunday, everyone!

Mansions, Oh My!

There are several mansions to tour in Newport. We visited the following:

1. The Elms 

2. Chateau-sur-Mer

3. The Breakers

4. Marble House

5. Rosecliff

Many of these mansions were summer "cottages", used by wealthy families for only eight to twelves weeks a year. The mansions now belong to the Preservation Society of Newport County. They are worth checking out!

Hi from Newport!

Maggie, my mum, and I went on an impromptu trip to Newport. We enjoyed checking out the shops and walking along the water.

Most accommodations in Newport are B&Bs. We found a great one just off of the main drag. It served excellent breakfast and afternoon treats. Can you find Maggie on the bed?

Looking good, Mags!

The weather was much hotter than expected - over 40 degrees with humidity. We braved the heat and walked up the Cliff Walk. It was a nice scenic walk of the water and mansions.

We ate at some great restaurants, including the Mooring. We had lobster, crab, and shrimp fritters, as well as clam chowder.

We also had lobster! Yum!

On our final day we had afternoon tea at One Bellevue. Maggie shared a cup of Earl Grey tea with me.

The main reason why we went to Newport was to check out the mansions. We'll show you some photos in our next post!