Penguins, Pot & Other Stuff

Yes, much to the consternation of Tree & Dickhead, the deal has been done.  In one month I will be in possession of my own pontoon boat!  A little beauty that is being made to order.  13′ long and 7′ wide with a trailer & 9.9 hp motor.  Even has a canopy for those hot, sunny days.  It’s being built from the ground up so it will be exactly what I want.

 

Now, I can do more than just fish from the shore.  Also, scenic cruises along Hamilton Harbor & Cootes Paradise will be very nice.  I’m just going to have to make sure some of my friends (Trish, are you reading this) & relatives (Cousin Jan, are you reading this) get their boat operators license!

 

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Last Sunday, Brothers Joseph & Mike and I went on our usual visit to see Mom.  A good visit; we got mom outside to enjoy the nice weather.  On the way home, we decided to stop in and visit Mrs. Memme.

 

The Memmes were our neighbors when we lived on Mohawk Road.  It was a really good situation for the kids.  I hung around with Fred, Brother Mike hung around with Anthony (and for fishing, he hung around with Robert) and Brother Joseph hung around with a cousin of theirs-Marco.  Mr. & Mrs. Memme were old-fashioned Italian.  He would have a garden going every summer and come the fall, homemade wine.  Dad really appreciated that!  Mrs. Memme was always cooking or baking something.  Her Italian pastries were from heaven!  Well, the kids are all grown up and have moved out of the house.  Mr. Memme passed away several years ago so Mrs. Memme is all by herself in that great big house.

 

She was so happy to see us!  Made a pot of tea and lucky for us, brought out a plate full of her homemade Italian cookies.  We caught up on family business and she told us what was going on in the old neighborhood.  She’s still doing very well.  80 years old and sharp as a pin.  Our time there just flew by.  So nice to see Mrs. Memme again.  We will do it again soon!