Back Where I Started

I suppose y'all are wundrin what the Ole AC is up to ... or not.

Well ... when I closed down the original The AC is On, I couldn't seem to get Dear Ole Blogger to import those posts. I didn't want to lose them, so at the time I made a new The AC is On hosted by Wordpress. But I always thought that I might come back to Blogger, and I mentioned it at the time. Now, we have a third The AC is On site — right here. I could change it in future, but I wanted to maintain a tiny amount of continuity through these migrations.

In addition to having a generalized yen to return to Blogger, I also really like the way that the new Blogger templates present photos. Just click on one in the body of the post, and you can see it larger without leaving the page. You can also click or scroll to any other photos in that post. I don't know if you have tried this handy dandy, lil feature when hopping around from post to post, but I think it's bloomin neato, especially for a guy who likes to feature numerous photos.

BTW this is the also old Raindrops site; I simply changed the name as well as the appearance. All of the old Raindrops posts are here; it's just the year+ posts while I was experimenting elsewhere that aren't present. I could have started a brand new Blogger blog rather than revive Raindrops but decided it was unnecessary.

While I have y'all here, I just might as well show you a photo or two. Eh?

Thesha and Nikki Dee at a recent baby shower

Cuppa on porch at Wheelers a few weeks ago on a nice day despite the snow. Since then we've had more snow and some cold weather, but the past few days have been milder, and the snow is disappearing.

Antique Thresher at Wheelers

Chainsaw Museum at Wheelers. This is fewer than half the total number of chainsaws on display.

Skis on the roof at Wheelers form some poor soul who had an errant ski jump

Silent Sunday

More Pictures from Easter Weekend

Wheelers




BIL, Dog and Pizza in Lanark



Perth





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Weekend Doings

After a glorious weekend both in terms of weather and company, we are back to babysitting on a cloudy Easter Monday. Unlike normal Mondays, even Nikki Dee is home as her Daycare school is closed for the holiday.

It was a weekend of maple syrup and other meals for us. First, we met Cuppa's sister and BIL at Wheeler's Pancake House and Sugar Camp on Saturday morning. It's way way out in the country but tons of people found their way on the most beautiful day of the year so far. After visiting the Nature Lover's Bookstore in Lanark, we drove to Perth where we did a walking tour on which BIL took lots of pictures. From there, we headed to Thesha's for a bbq supper.



First thing Sunday morning we headed to Temple's Sugar Camp for a wonderful breakfast of think, yummy French Toast and pancakes abundantly covered with a super blueberry compote. Yum. After walking their trail we headed in to Ottawa, stopping to meander along the River Parkway before driving to the Byward Market. Which was incredibly crowded. There are very many restaurants in The Market, and each was overflowing with people inside and outside on the decks. We ended up at the Heart and Crown for their excellent fish and chips before heading back to Thesha's for dessert.

What with all of the exercise and good food, we were all sleeping soundly when out smoke detector noisily went into action. Twice. It has never malfunctioned in five years but did it twice last night. We checked carefully as we live attached to other townhouses, but all was clear.

This morning, shortly after awaking I was made aware of another malfunction, this time of one of my hearing aids. I find this aggravating, especially because repairs normally cost $300. So, that's the bad news after a fine weekend.