We were honored this week by a visit from friends, who for five months each year, live next-door to us in Texas USA, where we take our winter holiday. Dale and Betty Fawcett left Texas in June/09, have been on a tour of the Eastern USA and Canada, and have included us in their itinerary on their trip back home, via Niagara Falls.
Dale is a gifted p
hotographer and Betty,( like the magicians helper) is shown in the picture as an adept hang-glider pilot extraordinaire.
Our local community has many interesting, and progressive businesses which we were able to showcase for our guests. First we went to Campbellford, and visited the Empire Cheese Factory which is the only farmer owned Cheese Factory left in Ontario. At The Worlds Finest Chocolate factory and store, we bought mouth-watering, chocolate covered almonds at a reasonable price. Dinner was at Apollo's Restaurant where we dined sumptuously on sirloin strip steak, on a bed of Greek Salad.
After we finished work the next day we went to The Sandy Flats Sugar Bush, where the owners, George Potter and his wife Alice entertained us with a tour of the premise and tastes of Maple Sugar, and Maple Syrup. George is a Premier Maple Syrup Producer who has won numerous awards for his Maple Syrup, at local fairs, and at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto.
On another evening we had a Corn Roast dinner here at Campbell's Honey. We boasted that our locally grown sweet corn was second to none in the world, and our guests were in accord. (The next picture shows the Fawcetts tasting honey samples in the sales room - bottom picture is their Travel-Trailer parked in our front yard.)
Dale and Betty understood that we were working in a window of opportunity, and graciously waited each day until we finished extracting, and closed up the sales room in the honeyhouse. Then we were able to relax and enjoy each other's company.
Thanks to them for being such good friends. We truly enjoyed their visit!
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