Our road trip to St. Jacobs Ontario. Hope you enjoy this photo diary!
SNACKS FOR THE ROAD, YUP THERE’S PISTACHIOS!
WAY TOO EARLY TO BE UP AND ON THE ROAD!
I FEEL LIKE SINGING “ON THE ROAD AGAIN, I JUST CAN’T WAIT TO GET ON THE ROAD AGAIN…”
AS WE LEAVE ESSEX COUNTY AND GET CLOSE TO ST. JACOB’S WE ARE THRILLED TO SEE ROLLING HILLS!
BUT SO BUMMED WHEN WE SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE IN THE PARKING LOT!
IT’S ALL GOOD THOUGH AS I GET TO GO SEE PEDDLARS AND A VILLAGE!
BUT THEN I SEE HORDES OF PEOPLE AGAIN!
THEN HAPPY AGAIN WHEN I SEE THE HORSEYS!
AND THIS IS WHERE I START JUMPING UP AND DOWN IN EXCITEMENT!
AND MINI-ME (YOU CAN SEE HER ARM THERE) TELLS ME TO MELLOW OUT!
AND BEGS ME NOT TO STEAL THE MOPED AND RIDE AROUND ON IT!
I BEHAVED THEN MADE LADIES MAD BY TAKING PICTURES OF THEIR BEHINDS, NOT ON PURPOSE BUT THEY WERE STILL MAD!
MOST PEOPLE WOULD STOP BUT I JUST KEPT TAKING PICTURES OF MORE BEHINDS, IT’S HARD TO AVOID HERE!
I MADE A MENTAL NOTE TO GO BACK FOR THESE THEN LOST MY MENTAL NOTE!
AND MAY HAVE SANG “THE HILLS ARE ALIVE WITH THE SOUND OF MUSIC” REALLY LOUD WHEN I SAW THESE!
THEN WAS DISTRACTED BY THE HUGE MELONS!
THEN SOMEHOW GOT CAUGHT UP IN CHERRIES AND BOUGHT $20 WORTH, WHO NEEDS THAT MANY?
SERIOUSLY WHO CAN RESIST ALL THIS FRUIT?
I WANTED SOME OF THESE BUT THEY WOULDN’T FIT IN MINI-ME’S BAG!
I WAS SUPPOSE TO GO BACK FOR THESE TOO CUZ HER BAG WAS FULL AND SHE WAS FALLING OVER!
BUT THEN I SAW THESE AND WENT CUCKOO!
HERE IS WHERE I JUST STARTED TO TWITCH AS IT WAS ALL TOO MUCH FOR LITTLE OLD ME!
HERE’S WHERE I SAID WTF ARE THESE, THEN MINI-ME GOT MAD I SWORE IN THE AMISH VILLAGE!
SO I BOUGHT HER SOME APPLES AS A PEACE OFFERING!
AND LOTS OF BREAD CUZ IT’S HARD TO YELL AT YOUR MOM WITH BREAD IN YOUR MOUTH!
HERE’S WHERE WE RESISTED THE URGE TO OVERLOAD ON JAMS SO I DON’T NEED A JAM FRIDGE!
MINI-ME BOUGHT HER BRO SOMETHING HERE!
HERE IS WHERE MINI-ME SCORED CHOCOLATE COVERED STRAWBERRIES, SHE STOLE ALL MINE, OH OKAY SO I GAVE THEM TO HER BUT THAT SOUNDS LESS EXCITING!
I ASKED THE PASTRY DUDE IF I COULD TAKE A PIC!
THEN TOOK ANOTHER!
AND ANOTHER, THEN BOUGHT ONE OF EVERYTHING, HE REALLY LIKED ME AND MINI-ME GOT LOTS OF FREE SAMPLES!
I SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT THESE BUT I HAD OVERLOADED MINI-ME’S BAG AGAIN, WE WERE ON TRIP 3 TO THE CAR AT THIS POINT!
HERE’S WHERE I HAD MEMORIES OF MY MOM, SHE DID CERAMICS, WHICH IS NOT THE SAME AS POTTERY BUT THAT’S WHERE MY MIND WENT!
I WAS DROOLING OVER THIS BUT DIDN’T WANT TO EAT UNTIL WE WERE ALMOST DONE FOR THE DAY!
I WANT A SIGN LIKE THIS IN MY HOUSE!
AND ONE LIKE THIS TOO ON THE ROOF!
NOT THIS THOUGH, THAT MEANS PEOPLE WOULD INTERRUPT ME WHILE COOKING AND WE ALL KNOW I HATE THAT!
THIS MADE ME HOWL WITH LAUGHTER AND EMBARRASS MINI-ME!
SO I FIGURED WALKING THROUGH THE BUILDING WITH THE FLASH GOING OFF EVERY 5 SECONDS WOULD NOT SEND HER OVER THE EDGE!
BUT I WAS WRONG, SHE WAS NOT PLEASED!
SO I SHOULD STOP RIGHT? YAH LIKE THAT’S GONNA HAPPEN!
LOOK AT THE ANGRY MOB OF PEOPLE I TOOK PICTURES OF!
BUT I WASN’T SCARED SO I TOOK MORE…AT A SAFE DISTANCE OF COURSE!
THEN GOT SCARED BY THESE DOLLS, SERIOUSLY…FRIGHTENING!
BUT THEN I WAS HAPPY AGAIN CUZ I SAW MINI HORSEYS!
ONE OF MANY TRIPS BACK TO THE CAR AS MINI-ME IS NOT HE-MAN AND CANNOT CARRY EVERYTHING I BOUGHT!
THIS WAS ON OUR WAY TO TOWN WHERE THE MILL STORES ARE!
SO PRETTY RIGHT, MINI-ME TAKES GOOD PICS!
MY FAVE PLACE, THIS IS THE OLD MILL THEY HAVE ALL THE LITTLE SHOPS IN!
ER, STREET!
DO NOT TELL MINI-ME I PUT THIS ON HERE, SHE WILL KILL ME, OR POKE ME TO DEATH!
I WAS VERY DISTRACTED BY THIS MOVING DISPLAY CASE, APPARENTLY I DON’T GET OUT MUCH!
MORE PEOPLE’S BEHINDS AND THE OIL AND SAUCE BAR, SERIOUSLY …HOW COOL IS THIS PLACE!
HERE’S ME MAKING PEOPLE MAD BY TAKING MORE PICS…OF MORE BEHINDS….AND THE CANDY SHOP!
MINI-ME TRYING TO PRETEND SHE DOES NOT KNOW THE LUNATIC WHO’S TAKING THOUSANDS OF PHOTOS!
I WISH I LIVED ON A STREET LIKE THIS!
I DISTRACTED MINI-ME WITH BOOKS!
THEN OFFERED HER ICE CREAM BUT SHE DECLINED, I SNAPPED THIS ANYWAY, IT’S OUR USUAL PLACE TO STOP FOR ICE CREAM!
ER, TREE!
OKAY IF ANYONE KNOWS HOW TO MAKE THIS GARLIC BREAD EMAIL ME STAT!!!
IT WAS SO GOOD ME AND MINI-ME ENDED UP EATING THE WHOLE THING BY OURSELVES, NO LEFTOVERS!
THEN WE HAD FISH N CHIPS, IT’S WHAT WE DO!
ER, HOW DID THAT GET IN HERE!
BACK SHOT OF THE MILL, SEEMED APPROPRIATE WITH ALL THE OTHER BACKSIDES WE TOOK TODAY!
WHAT I BROUGHT HOME, WTH ARE THESE, I KNOW THEY’RE BEANS BUT WHAT KIND?
ANTIQUE TIN, NEW CUTTERS, AND A SPOUT, CUZ WE ALL NEED A GOOD SPOUT EVERY NOW AND THEN!
AND BAKED GOODS!
MINI-ME’S TREAT SHE REFUSED TO SHARE WITH ANYONE!
LOTS ‘O BREAD!
YUMMY PEPPERS!
GINGER GOLD APPLES FOR OUR HORSEY “GINGER”!
MINI-ME'S PEACE OFFERING!
GIFT FOR MY DANG SELF!
AND ANOTHER FOR ME!
AND ANOTHER!
AND ANOTHER! GOSH I SPOILED MYSELF!
AND MINI-ME!
IT'S WHAT US MOMS DO!
I EVEN BOUGHT HUBS SOMETHING!
AND B-DUDE!
AND OF COURSE A FEW MORE THINGS FOR ME!
AND A COUPLE MORE THINGS FOR MINI-ME!
I ALSO HAD ALL THOSE CHERRIES!
AND MORE THINGS FOR ME!
AND MINI-ME!
AND WE END THIS POST WITH THE PERFECT CAPTION FOR A GAL LIKE ME AND A FAMILY LIKE US, JUST HAD TO BUY THIS THING!!!
Toodles and smoochies! xx
Nami | Just One Cookbook
I enjoyed lots and lots of photos while drinking tea... it was nice to see another beautiful place thanks to your blog!
Kim Bee
@Juanita- Thanks. That is not good they export your stuff out. We're pretty lucky with fruit stands here. Farmer's markets are a bit more of a drive but it's so fun to take little trips. During the summer we have an abundance then it gets super expensive to get stuff over the winter. But I try to buy some anyway.
@Tina- Thanks. You should hop in your car and drive here and we can go to one together. Simple and fun solution. Lol!
@Anne- Glad you enjoyed this. We have some fruits that the prices skyrocket on over winter. Usually oranges get really expensive. But I love them so much I have to buy some no matter what.
@Lizzy- Now that sounds like a plan. I would love that. It would be fun to see how the girls react to two misbehaved and silly mommies on the loose. Enjoy your weekend too.
@Debbi- Thanks so much. We hadn't been away like this is so long. It was so fun. I had such a great time. I feel the same as you, no one knows who's butt it is. I got one of some ladies face as she walked by and Kiana thought she was going to deck me one. Lol!
@Anna- It is the coolest place. I was hoping to have time to hit Elora too but ran out of time. The shops are so cool, I love the mill. And the restaurants are killer. I just thought it was odd we never saw the horse and buggies this time. Strange.
@Stephanie- Thanks so much. We sure did have fun. It was so nice to get away and forget about stress for a day.
@Chef Dennis- Thanks. We had so much fun. It is such a neat little town. I made a dish with the beans but I have to say it was just okay, nothing great. Wish they retained their color when cooking. The pods are so gorgeous.
@Christine- Thanks. It was so great to get away for a day.
@Akheela- Thanks so much. It's such a pretty place.
@Staci- Lol, we just ate all his samples and cleared his shelves. Once we ate everything we could move on. Plus I knew there was a candy store down the road. I bought so much junk food it's ridiculous. We had a blast.
@Mary Kay- Thanks. I am always so surprised what babies people are when they pull out coats before it's even that cold. Lol. Mini-me had a shirt, sweatshirt and a coat. I had on capris and a tank top. People looked at me like I was nuts. But how is 65 cold. Lol!
@Nami- Thanks my dear. I love sharing these ones with people. It's so much fun.