Winter 2023-2024 in Wheatley

  Our closest large town is Leamington. Many of you will know that it is known as the tomato capital of Canada. I'm not sure that is still true but.... I recently heard that the town was hoping to get this giant tomato downtown refurbished this year and willing to pay 50k to get the job done. Really? I think I could do it for $500 and make a healthy profit!!!! Following the perch fiasco I went to trip advisor to find their recommendations for seafood in Leamington and Joey's was their #1. I often use trip advisor when we travel to find out where the best food is. I've written numerous reviews of the good, bad and ugly. As we walk in the first door there is a sandwich board advertising today's special and you'll never guess what it was.... right!!! Perch. That gave us a laugh. I'll pass..... We studied the menu like you would study for an important exam. Finally we chose a seafood chowder (5/10), a lobster bisque (9/10) and coconut shrimp (8/10). Next time we tra...

  This whole area is inundated with wind turbines. Sometimes they are all in sync and other times they are all doing their own thing. Lovely to see. This week found us back in Cottam getting Max groomed again. The groomer said it went even better this time. Hmmm What exactly does that mean??? We had time to waste so up the road to Essex to go to Blimey to purchase $120 worth of cup of soups from England. They are so good!!!  Since we were in the hood we dropped by to see the house we stayed in 2 years ago. What a majestic home!!! I pulled into the driveway and immediately noticed a car parked ahead of me. Then the lights came on and I figured they wanted out so I backed onto the street as I wanted to take this pic. They never did leave. They probably thought we were casing the joint. lol Love the sign and it has special significance to Tehya. It is on the way to Harrow where one of the really good second hand stores can be found.  "What do you mean? You have redesigned th...