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| Giant Swallowtail at the Royal Botanical Gardens |
Recovering from a major surgery isn't all rest and pain medication. Eating healthy, washing, getting dressed everyday and walking a bit more weekly, all played a part. Surgeon approved little road trips with a girlfriend also played a huge part in my recovery last summer, as they were spirit lifting.
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| I always enjoy my visits to Springridge Farm. |
My first road trip was just shy of a month after surgery and was to a favorite place to visit,
Springridge Farm. We went in the late morning and had lunch there and came home with lots of goodies.
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| The Caesar was my drink of choice last summer. |
Our second road trip was in July and a little further away. We went to Sutton, Ontario to take in the
Purple Turtle Art Festival. We had lunch at
The Boondocks Eatery. It was here that I had my favourite drink of all last summer, the Dill Pickle Caesar! I had a few Caesars last summer, one at every restaurant I visited, but this was the winner by far. I need to get there for another one.
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| Little frog friend at The Royal Botanical Gardens. |
Later that month we visited the
RBG and had lunch at a favorite restaurant out that way,
Harpers Landing. It was Pat's first time there. I haven't been there yet this summer, I must make a point of going while it's still patio season.
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| We shared the delicious food and enjoyed the Bullet Proof Lemonade. |
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| Shopping in Elora, Ontario. |
Our August road trip was to Elora, Ontario. I had been wanting to visit the lavender shops. We did a bit of shopping. I purchased lots of lavender products and a gnome for the backyard. We had lunch at
The Cellar Pub and Grill which is right on the river. We also had an ice-cream before heading home. It was a lovely day.
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| Lunch and scenery in Elora. |
Grateful for my friend, Pat, for taking me on these road trips last summer while I recovered.
