Stratford

Lovely sunny day, got our chores done in the morning and decided to have another drive, this time to Stratford, Ontario.  We took the scenic route, not the freeway,  very little traffic and saw some of the leaves starting to turn colour.  

Stratford is a theater city, however, not this year.   The large theater usually presents a lot of Shakespeare's plays, the smaller theaters have different presentations, all of which are very well attended with celebrities of all walks of life.   In a normal theater season people bring a picnic lunch or dinner  and spread out their meal on a blanket or some go all out and have tables, chairs, and wine  with their meal.  They then go to enjoy the performance.    

The city has a river, "Avon" of course, and a lake with swans, ducks and geese swimming and resting on the banks.  The walk way around the lake is used by many residents and visitors alike, so we had a walk to stretch our legs and I took a couple of photos.

 There was no one on the lawns having a picnic, very few people walking and the parking lots were void of cars and buses.  The financial impact the virus can be seen everywhere.  We did not even bother to go to the boutique and little shops, there was nothing we needed, however, it is nice to window shop and browse, not yesterday.  As we drive down the streets we could see some were closed, hopefully, not permanent.   

By this time the sun was starting to get lower in the sky, so we decided to head for home before it became too chilly.  At that point in time, Hubby said "is it too late", "too late for what"  I said, his reply, " the appointment I had half an hour ago".  We both had a good laugh, we were so intent of getting out into the sunshine and going for a ride, both of us had forgotten about his appointment.   New one made today, so no worries. 

Just received a invitation to a baby shower I had promised a quilt to be made for it, better get a move on, as I have only a month to start and finish it.  

Dinner tonight is going to be pork shops, applesauce, rice? maybe and a salad.  Dessert, not sure had to look and see what strikes my fancy.