A long time between. . .

Gate to Old Quebec City

Well. I have some catching up to do. Volunteerism kind of morphs into larger and larger pieces of time, and then there was all of the holiday frivolity. You wouldn't think 2-3 parties would be so exhausting, but we're of an age, of course.

Jacques Cartier View

I'll start with Thanksgiving, though. It was one of the best we can remember. We drove to Quebec City and stayed in a dog friendly hotel that was perfectly situated and simply lovely. A large city park, The Plains of Abraham, was across the street, and we could walk to one of the gates to the Old City, which is a major shopping/tourist center. Very old world. Full of lovely shops, restaurants and hotels. I'll get back to that!

 

We drove about 1/2 hour north to hike in the Jacques Cartier National Forest on Thanksgiving Day. It was ethereal. Very few people (which I think is not the norm) and vistas that looked like Christmas cards. The snow was just deep enough for decoration, and we hiked for 3-4 miles. Jasper was quite pleased, and we really earned that Thanksgiving dinner.

Jasper in Jacques Cartier

Jacques Cartier View 2

 

I had reservations at Le Sam in the Frontenac Hotel (very famous) in for the evening, so we went home, showered, took a nap, and headed back out for a Thanksgiving Dinner in Canada. It was fabulous in every respect. . .service, food, ambience. And the company couldn't have been better. I can't tell you how grateful we were/are for that trip and everything that we have found here in Maine.

Dinner at Le Sam

We stayed in Quebec City through Sunday, so we had some time to visit the shops and the Christmas markets in the Old City.

We found a great yarn/fiber shop, as well as a lovely china shop. The latter isn't usually my addiction, but I couldn't resist this little plate that was displayed in the window.

Very Sweet.

Le Bunny

We headed back on Sunday to begin the Further Holiday celebrations, which started with a Solstice party at our house. More on December in the Next Post.

Sorry I've been so long between posts!