May 8: I had the great pleasure of heading north yesterday to “open the cottage” with my good friend Roy. After what seemed to be an unnecessarily long and gloomy Winter, it was good to be near the lake and preparing for the Summer ahead. We spent a couple of hours removing the shutters and taking some of the furniture out of storage.
It was a tiring day with lots of driving. We drove north from Toronto to Bracebridge and back in one day so about 400 km it total. On getting back to the city I stopped at a Costco to fill the tank and left $95 lighter. I don’t expect to be travelling back and forth every weekend so I can defray the cost over a couple of weeks, but it would seem that families driving to the cottage every weekend may take a hit. Then again, as Roy said, if you have a $3 million cottage, $100 for gas is nothing.
Whatever awaits, I’m happy to say that the Saucer Magnolia at the end of the street is now in full bloom. With temperatures later this week forecast to reach the mid- to high-20’s, I feel confident in declaring that Spring has finally arrived.
Célébrez avec une bouteille de bonne rose.