We moved cities today - from Montreal to Ottawa. We arrived in time to drive out to Gatineau Park, the location of Kingsmere. We had an interesting visit to the site of The Farm where Dad's mother, Edith Annie May, grew up. It is now in the hands of the National Capital Commission as bequeathed by Wm Lyon Mackenzie King, the Prime Minister who bought and renovated the farm to add to his other properties around the lake. We are not able to visit The Farm - it is the home of The Speaker of the House and not open to the public. But we did visit the other buildings King either built or bought and renovated. We sat on the deck of Moorside, one of the houses, and had tea. Gatineau Park is in full fall colour - mostly yellows. Beautiful.
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| Tea on the deck of Moorside |
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| Moorside. King spent his summers here. |
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| Garden at Moorside |
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