Go figure. On Thursday I posted about my awful night. That night I reverted to my old pill, and Sleepwatch reported that I slept for exactly 8 hours — my best sleep in years.
Sometimes, Sleepwatch and I disagree, but that report concurs with my own sense. I think I have been using the app for almost four years, but I believe that is the first time I have seen it report eight hours.
Well anyway, it worked out well, for Friday was our chosen day to drive to the maple sugar camp for our autumn outing, and I was feeling pretty darn fine. We had picked Friday because the weather was predicted to be good, and so it was. For the most part, the weather hasn't been great, but it was pretty doggone grand yesterday.
The colours were pretty good on the drive, so Sue took various phone photos from the moving car, but this one will give you the idea of what it was like in places.
We've been to Wheelers and posted about it so many times that I didn't bother to take pictures of the buildings. However, some of you are new, so I'll post this one that Sue took of me because it shows some of the restaurant.
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And . . . here's Susie . . . no doubt looking out of the window and admiring the colour.
I was taking pictures of maple syrup bottles here and there around the restaurant, but Sue mentioned the display in the boiler room of all sorts of grades of maple syrup. It was in a window, so it was backlit nicely.
There was a new display in the boiler room, depicting the maple syrup story from pre-colonization until present. It even stretched farther left on the other side of the door.
It is a remarkable piece, put together by local graphics artist, but I forget her name. This is one small section from just one of the ten (I think) panels.
Of course, I took outdoor photos after the meal . . .
7 comments:
I really like the restaurant. That's a lot of maple syrup, nicely displayed and the history of maple syrup panels are informative a lovely to look at. Oh, congrats on getting a good night of sleep!
That window of syrup is like a quilt. Lovely.
Not sure I could eat both French toast and pancakes in one sitting. We took NH maple syrup as hostess gifts when we traveled to IL last week. I need to post about that trip.
I haven't been to a restaurant in a year. It's just too difficult. Lucky you for enjoying life.
That plate makes me hungry - time for some lunch.
Oh my - unlimited maple syrup! Loved wanting a few bites of your brunch (combo of breakfast and lunch as we say down here). That photo of the syrup in the window is great. But of course the portrait of Sue and your practically candid shot were also very nicely done. Big congrats on 8 hours sleep. Not everyone realizes what an achievement that can be!
Glad to see you looking rested! Thanks for getting us out of the house. Aloha
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