Back From Canada

Well, my brother Normand and I made it back from Canada about 5 this afternoon.
We got around to seeing a whole lot of people in a pretty short time. My mother's birthday was Friday and we had a lovely dinner of mussels in a wine and garlicky sauce with jullienned zucchini and some chanterelle mushrooms served over cappellini spaghetti. Normand also made a very technically constructed angel food cake that looked very much like a bee hive. Friends and neighbors came over to wish my mother a happy birtday and have cake and a glass of wine.
Saturday morning we headed to Quebec city for my cousin Sarah's wedding. The couple had a small civil ceremony and everyone met at a bring-your-own-wine restaurant that served very good food at a very reasonable price. It was great to see everyone....I met lots of new to the family children that I hadn't seen yet. Sarah herself is expecting in October and although tired and achy-backed she was positively glowing.
My mother stayed at my aunt Charlotte and uncle Christian's house. Normand and I stayed with my cousin Linda and Yvon's house. Linda and I stayed up yacking and emptying Molson Dry bottles until 4:30 this morning. It was a little rough waking at 8:30 this morning but we got underway and stopped over to say bye to my mother and aunt and uncle who were going to tour the city a little today as it's Quebec's 400th anniversary this year and there's a lot going on about the city to see.
Still - I'm glad to be home again with my cats who did seem to miss me and my feeding and petting abilities.
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