Jun 08, 2015
Jam Packed Saturday
We slept in till almost 9AM last Saturday morning, unheard of for us. Once the girls were fed we took them into Bill & Gloria’s for a visit.
We are still trying to keep Carmeh contained as much as possible and fortunately Caeli is willing to share the pen with her.
Carmeh is no longer content to stay in the pen. She keeps agitating. If we take her out she agitates and starts to wander so we have to pick her up now and again.
We enjoyed coffee and fruit and had a good visit. I managed to get one load of laundry done. Colin and I left about 1PM to go pick up Mommio. She wanted to go to the Lobster House for lunch. The girls were to stay in the pen in the house. We knew Bill and Gloria were going out for a quick errand. Turns out that the girls had escaped the pen and were sitting on the chair looking out the window when they got back. Little brats 😎
Colin doesn’t remember fog in Winnipeg.
As you can see we did not have great weather. This is that famous Winnipeg corner of Portage and Main.
We had a very delicious late lunch. Colin and I enjoyed crab linguine while Mommio had fish and a baked potato. She loves going out and this was a treat for her and us.
After a bit of a drive we took her back to her place and we went back to Brother Bill’s. Colin went in for a visit and I had an almost 90 minute nap in the RV. Day by day since leaving Kelowna I have been wearing myself out. I woke up in time to feed the girls after their quick walk ( stroller for Carmeh ), the rain was gone. Colin and I changed into our dress up clothes and off we went to pick up Mommio while the girls stayed with Bill & Gloria.
Our destination was the Fort Gary Hotel which is only one year older than Mommio. It is the one on the left but take note of the building on the right.
The ornate ceiling was the only photo I managed to take.
As we were seated the music started. Sadly it was loud and annoying. Everything was amplified and the lead singer was well…not a singer. We endured but when the waiter could not communicate with us about ordering ( no need to go into the details ) we opted to leave. Next on the list was a place called “Hermanos” from Cuba but it had 8 stairs to climb to get into the place plus the chairs were high up bar stools. Not Mommio style. Next off we headed to Prairie 360 the revolving restaurant on top of the building on the right. Yes they would take us in at 9:45PM 😆
Mommio has been here once before and loves seeing the city from up high.
We really were not too hungry. In addition to a $40.00 bottle of Pinot Grigio we each had a bowl of coconut curry soup. Excellent! the sights of the City of Winnipeg were wonderful.
Colin and I added a shrimp appetizer to our meal.
How much do you think these two shrimp cost us? Please take a guess.
Highway robbery. $19.00 😯
Mommio asked if she could have vanilla ice cream before we left.
And so she did…..complete with ginger and white chocolate. Simply the best I have ever sampled and all for only $4.00 for a large serving. Finally we got her home and we got back to Bill’s where it turns out that the girls had escaped yet another two times. Poor Gloria and Bill were forced to stay up and puppysit. So we visited yet again and it was another after midnight bedtime. However it was a marvelous day despite all the food we ingested.
Please excuse any errors 😳
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Funny, my clearest memory of coming through Winnipeg in 2008 was the pea soup fog!
Mommio looks amazing. Glad you guys had a good visit. That ice cream sounds wonderful.
Colin only lived there from birth to 1967. I guess the climate has changed over time.
I think it was 1975 last time I was in Winnipeg .
Think the $19.00 was for the view rather than the shrimp.
The view was worth it 🙂
I totally agree with George – you paid for the view. However, you can easily make up the price the next time you eat shrimp on the Isla. You and Mommio look beautiful by the window…
Thanks Cheryl. Can you believe that we ordered that particular appetizer because it was the cheapest on the menu.
Next time…..just have dessert! Looks like your girls are just as stubborn as my three dachsies but at least you know Carmeh is getting better.
I had the same thought Colleen 🙂 The better Carmeh gets the more difficult it is to deal with her.
I just love seeing pictures and hearing stories of Colin’s Mom. She looks to be an amazing lady and a true inspiration to us all. You can tell she has a real zest for life and an unstoppable spirit. So lucky to have her in your lives!
Yeah for Mommio!!!!