Paul ended up spending a cold and rainy evening doing not much of anything.
Gordon and I drove up on Saturday, late in the morning. Gord had attended his Grad party the night before but still managed to be ready about 11:30am. Both sets of parents, Kempe's and Ward's, were supposed to meet us at the property at about 4:00pm. Emily was working...ahhh the life of a waitress!
Not surprisingly...Gord and I arrived "just" before everyone else. It was a little cool and cloudy - not exactly nice weather for the meal that I had planned which was Potato salad, Bean salad, Coleslaw and BBQ chicken. Mom K brought the appetizers which we ate not too long after everyone arrived. We went on a walk to check out the sights, lots of spring flowers up and lots of muddy spots.
After dinner - which was more suited to a nice hot sunny day - we settled down for a friendly game of Rummoli - in which I sneaked out a win over my dad. We all settled down fairly early (before midnight anyway!). Mom & Dad K in the guest bedroom, Mom & Dad W in Gord's bedroom on the futon.
The next morning was cool and rainy. Brunch was scheduled in Neustadt at 11:30 so we snacked on a plate of cut up fruit to ward off any pre-brunch hunger pains.
After dinner - which was more suited to a nice hot sunny day - we settled down for a friendly game of Rummoli - in which I sneaked out a win over my dad. We all settled down fairly early (before midnight anyway!). Mom & Dad K in the guest bedroom, Mom & Dad W in Gord's bedroom on the futon.
The next morning was cool and rainy. Brunch was scheduled in Neustadt at 11:30 so we snacked on a plate of cut up fruit to ward off any pre-brunch hunger pains.
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We set off in 2 vehicles, Mom and Dad K and Paul and I in one, and Gordon driving Mom and Dad W's truck. We drove and drove - it seemed like a much longer time than previously when we visited the Neustadt brewery. The weather was not too good - cold rainy, some flurries, then rain again. Finally we made it to our destination Noah's Inn.
Noah's Inn - Neustadt, Ontario
Due to the fact that I had scheduled our Brunch late in the week (I was actually waiting to hear from another spot in Flesherton called Munshaw's Bistro - more on that later...) we were shown to a large table in the bar area NOT in the main dining room. I wasn't actually too happy with the situation because we were right beside the front hall where people were entering the building. Every time the door opened, the cold wind came right into the room and chilled everyone. We asked them to turn up the gas fireplace, which they did, and that helped the overall chill of the room but not the door opening breeze.
I was also surprised that the brunch was a la carte, I was expecting a long brunch buffet table.
I ordered Eggs Florentine, Paul's mom ordered Quiche, my mom ordered Salmon, Gord ordered French Toast, and all three "big" guys (dad's and Paul) ordered "Rosti" which is a traditional Swiss dish of shredded potatoes and spices. Some of us also ordered the sweet potato and ginger soup to start and it was very thick and gingery - almost a meal in itself.
It took a very, very long time for our meals to come - they had a new cook and he was making sure everything was good, but it took a long(!!!) time.
During the long interlude of waiting for our meal, we had a nice conversation with the owner (I think Michael?) regarding the history of the Inn and his family. He also has a very informative booklet made up which we perused, including old bills of sale and delivery notices for the Inn dating many years back.
Everyone was very pleased with their meals, everything was certainly filling and when it came time for dessert we could only order 2 items and pass them around! One was a pear
and chocolate tart, and the other was chocolate raspberry cheesecake. Both very, very rich and sweet. Thank heavens those sharing only got a few bites of each.
Here is our group after brunch, note the terrible weather and winter coats!!
We set off in 2 vehicles, Mom and Dad K and Paul and I in one, and Gordon driving Mom and Dad W's truck. We drove and drove - it seemed like a much longer time than previously when we visited the Neustadt brewery. The weather was not too good - cold rainy, some flurries, then rain again. Finally we made it to our destination Noah's Inn.
Noah's Inn - Neustadt, Ontario
Due to the fact that I had scheduled our Brunch late in the week (I was actually waiting to hear from another spot in Flesherton called Munshaw's Bistro - more on that later...) we were shown to a large table in the bar area NOT in the main dining room. I wasn't actually too happy with the situation because we were right beside the front hall where people were entering the building. Every time the door opened, the cold wind came right into the room and chilled everyone. We asked them to turn up the gas fireplace, which they did, and that helped the overall chill of the room but not the door opening breeze.
I was also surprised that the brunch was a la carte, I was expecting a long brunch buffet table.
I ordered Eggs Florentine, Paul's mom ordered Quiche, my mom ordered Salmon, Gord ordered French Toast, and all three "big" guys (dad's and Paul) ordered "Rosti" which is a traditional Swiss dish of shredded potatoes and spices. Some of us also ordered the sweet potato and ginger soup to start and it was very thick and gingery - almost a meal in itself.
It took a very, very long time for our meals to come - they had a new cook and he was making sure everything was good, but it took a long(!!!) time.
During the long interlude of waiting for our meal, we had a nice conversation with the owner (I think Michael?) regarding the history of the Inn and his family. He also has a very informative booklet made up which we perused, including old bills of sale and delivery notices for the Inn dating many years back.
Everyone was very pleased with their meals, everything was certainly filling and when it came time for dessert we could only order 2 items and pass them around! One was a pear
and chocolate tart, and the other was chocolate raspberry cheesecake. Both very, very rich and sweet. Thank heavens those sharing only got a few bites of each.
Here is our group after brunch, note the terrible weather and winter coats!!
We then headed back to the cottage, to continue the Mother's Day celebrations.
Luckily we had all arrived back when the wet snow started, and continued and continued... and got heavier and heavier...
We were quite fascinated with the birds that seemed to realize that winter was upon us again - they were lined up at the feeder!
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| Gold Finches |
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| Rose Breasted Grosbeaks |
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| Blue Jays |
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| Grosbeak Couple |
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| Rose Breasted Grosbeaks |
We presented the mothers with cards and gifts. I had made another trip to Eckhardts Floral Treasures in Durham Check it out - they have the most beautiful things! Just before we got to the cottage, Gordon took me to the store on Main street as I knew what I wanted to pick out. I got them both beautiful hand blown glass bird feeders/baths that are on a stand that stick into the ground - about 3 to 4 feet high. Mother and I had admired them last year when we were in the store, and I kept them in my mind for future gift giving!
After the presentation, Paul insisted that he was going fishing and donned all his gear, even though by this time it was snowing quite a bit. He was gone for about 1 1/2 hours and he did admit that when he got back he just about was too cold to do anything - here are some pictures he managed to snap on the way back - note the glove fingertips on the side!!
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| Starting to fish - note the line between the snowflake |
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| The path on the way back |
As it got more snow covered we started getting worried about getting home - especially about the parents getting home!! We decided to start our dinner right away - I had planned a meal of lasagna (see recipe on the Recipe pages), garlic bread and Ceasar salad with a blueberry pie. Yes way too much food as usual!!!
Dinner was delicious (Donna's lasagna is always a winner!) and everybody got busy getting cleaned up and ready to head for home. Both sets of parents left at about 6:00pm and Kempe's got home with no problems. It was pretty precarious for us driving (we of course left later) till about Fergus - then it was just wet.
My mom and dad encountered a big problem on Hwy 11. A van flipped over onto its roof right in front of them. Visibility was really bad as were the slippery road conditions! They pulled over and waited until the first responders got there as there was no way they could get out and cross the highway in the blinding snow.
My mother texted me when they got home and I guess they were pretty shaken up.
Thank heavens we all got home safely on Mother's Day!!
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