Visitors Wwoof - 2007

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MIO KOBAYASHI came on September 20th and left on Tuesday, October 9th to return to English School in Toronto and go for a tour in Banff, Alberta.  She already wrote that she enjoyed her stay here and the trip to Banff.  Mio helped in the garden, raking and weeding....we had lots of fun together.  THANK YOU MIO! Mio Kobayashi on September 21st, 2007, at the Brulerie des Monts in St. Sauveur.	Mio arrived just in time to enjoy the most beautiful autumn colours starting in my garden and all over the Laurentians.  Mio took pictures everywhere, this is at the Morin Heights cascade.	Mio at The Lachute Market.     Mio with Jean-Jacques Pharand at his studio in Lachute. Mio with Herb Hart at Herb & Linda's place in Morin Heights.
September 24th:  At the Mille Isles Community Centre Sylvia's birthday.  Mio takes pictures along with everybody else.		Mio came with me to a communitpy fund raising dinner in Lachute where the Mille Isles Red Hatters were invited.
Mio in Old Montreal.  While we were walking around suddenly Pascale Geerligs appeared with her caleche and visitors from Mexico.	Mio with my grandson Ethan.	......and here she is with Ken in a Chinese buffet restaurant, that has a Sushi bar too.
Christa Schirmbrand Christa arrived at the P.E. Trudeau Airport on September 4th, 2007  at 12:40 p.m. on September 4th.   We had to rush to Morin Heights for my dressing change, took Ken to the "Brulerie des Monts" in St. Sauveur for a coffee and blueberry muffin.  Christa stayed until September 20th, when I brought her to the bus station in Montreal to go to Saguenay.	Christa already met many of my fellow artists at an event we organized in Lachute on September 5th.  She is helping in the garden and the kitchen.   Christa in Old Montreal. Christa at the Westmount Lookout.	Dinner at Robert and Linda Turenne in Oka with Michael Werbowski and Jason de Graff.   Christa with her chosen favourite painting at Gallery Cultiv'Art in Oka.     Christa with artist Truus Roest-Chapman at the annual exhibit Les Sculpturales in St. Sauveur.   Christa was a great helper and a pleasure to have as a guest.  Thank you Christa!
Esther at breakfast at Cora's St. Sauveur. Esther Huber came August 28th in the evening to St. Jerome and left September 4th to Wwoof next to Three Rivers, then back to Montreal for a few days and back to Switzerland on September 15th. Esther is a wonderful, charming guest.	With Michael Werbowski at their lake.	Esther painted a box and we hang it with the others next to forest.
Esther with France Paquette at the St. Sauveur Art Exhibit.	Esther with sculptor Michel Gautier in St. Adolphe d'Howard. Esther at the Cuban music event in St. Sauveur, September 3rd, 2007.	At Jacques Parmentier's place at sunset by lake Dainava. Esther asked Jacque to take a picture of herself with me at the marina of Lake Dainava.  In the morning, September 4th, I drove her to the Montreal Bus Station to travel by bus to Three Rivières to Wwoof for a week, then back to Montreal for a few days and on September 15th, back to Switzerland. Esther was very helpful in the garden and the kitchen and even in cleaning the house.  THANK YOU SO MUCH ESTHER!
Maki and Toshi from Japan arrived August 6th and left August 14th to to to Toronto to meet with Maki's parents.  They are planning to come back to Montreal during the winter months.  They were both wonderful guests, very helpful and considerate.  Thei full Japanese Names are: Maki = Maki Yoshisato Toshi = Noritosh Iino Maki and Toshi left me the most charming card hidden in the bedding.  And, send me a lovely card for my 70th birthday (August 27th, 2007).  THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING !	Friday night dinner with Ken in the studio. Maki an toshi at the Lachute Fall.	At the exhibition in Maison du Village, Val David next to their favourite art object at the show..   At 1001 Pots in Val David.
Maki is cooking....actually we enjoyed all her Japanese delicacies.  I learnt a lot from Maki.  Including making Makizushi!	Maki and Toshi with Bach Nguyen in St. Placide. Maki and Toshi working in the garden.	Toshi worked hard in the garden.
Michael Franz   Michael in the studio with my grandson Ethan, July 29th.		July 31st, 2007 Michael visited four artists studios of his choice Dominique Normand, Sylvano Goulet, Marie Andrée Tardif & finally Robert Turenne.
Michael Franz arrived on July 15th, 2007.  He writes poetry, paints and is a great help in the garden.  He also likes canoeing on the lake.   Here is Michael at the Vernissage of ARTS Morin Heights on Friday, July 20th.   More to come.	On Friday, July 27th, I brought Michael to work with Luc Melançon at this canoe building workshop.  In the evening Luc and Martine brought Michael back, we had dinner together and Michael played for us on the guitar that Luc lent him for use while staying here.	Michael in my new, enlarged studio with the guitar. Michael helped a lot in the garden (the green beans and peas he planted at the end of July, are now starting to bloom).  Michael also knew how to cook, and was very supportive after my fall, the resulting 12 stitches and a second hospital emergency room 15 1/2 hours wait. Thank you so much for all your help Michael !
Ghislain Hardy Ghislain Hardy arrived on April 30th.  He is a great help to me.  He offered to stay and help during my convalescence from a cataract eye operation.  He drove me back from the hospital and the next day to the doctor's office to remove the eye patch.  Merci pour tous Ghislain!	Ghislain brought me the most beautiful art book about French art inspired by the cliffs of Etretat in Normandy. Ghislain spent two months with me, then passed on to another place around Lake Dainava, where he had a private house for himself and Hélène.  On August 8th, I drove him to the airport to return to France.  He called me three days later saying that it was a very long trip to get back to Normandy but he made it. Here is Ghislain in old Montreal next to a turf-covered car.	With Michael and Tecia Werboski at Alphie's , Mother's day Eve,  Michael invited us two mothers and Ghislain for dinner.
Ghislain at work.	Rami with Ghislain discussing how to break the big slab.	Rami & Ghislain going at the old crooked cement floor of the studio.
Cracked it finally.	Ghislain's favourite place!	Ghislain & Hélène at the top of the waterfall outside Lachute, June 17th, 2007.
Ghislain at Cammac.	Hélène was here only two weeks.	Ghislain and Hélène at Cammac, where we were invited for lunch by Claire Gaudet, to discuss Route dess Arts picture hanging in the dining room. We also passed through Luc Melancon on our way to Cammac musical camp.
Robert Klatt Robert called from the van that he drove across Canada with his friend Darcy.  They arrived Sunday, April 15th, 2007.  They drove all the way from British Columbia to Newfoundland (Ferry of course).  They got the van for a few hundred dollars,, spent two weeks fixing it, and it did the job.  When they arrived they decided to sleep one last night in the van.  They ate supper with Ken and I and went to sleep in the van.  They slept through a horrible storm that pulled trees down until almost noon.  There was no electricity and I had to wake them up to breakfast.  Darcy had to leave and start his drive to Alberta where he plans to start his own garden maintenance business.	Robert is 6'7" my door was not tall enough for him. You can see it clearly here.  Robert stayed a week and on Sunday I took him to the airport to return to Germany after a year in Canada.	Robert was a wonderful guest.  Had wonderful observations about Canada.  On his last day, before the airport, I took him for a tour of Montreal to see the parts he did not visit yet.  We took some pictures that I will send him soon.
Yuka Sakata (from Japan) arrived December 1st, 2006.  The bus was delayed over an hour due to an icy rain storm, in which I drove with Lisa and Jean-François to welcome Yuka at the St. Jerome Bus station - it was a very long drive.  Yuka called us from the bus to say they were in Bois Briand...so we went for hot chocolate! Lisa and Jean-François stayed for supper.  Lisa, Yuka and I, prepared supper together somehow making a good team in the small kitchen.  We had a nice supper starting with a soup with noodles.  Then then Yuka had her first cup of tea in my place.  While having desert we all watched the Japanese version of Shall We Dance.	On Sunday, December 3rd, Christine & Joe Belmonte came, invited us for breakfast at Mikes in Lachute and we went to see Marielle Thibodeau in St. André d'Argenteuil and an exhibit of Barbara Elmslie. Yuka spent a few days with the Bentley's daughter in law Colleen who had a week off.  Then she came back here and spent time with me. Yuka at the Red Hats Xmas party in Mille Isles, 11th  Dec.	Yuka & Takako with their cameras, while Bob Bentley is preparing his special Café Flambé, pouring flaming coffee from one cup to the other. Wednesday, December 13th, 2006: Yuka took a photo of me Olivier Marchand and Takako Horikita,looking at the map of Japan that Shoko Kojima gave me, on which I marked all the places the Japanese Wwoofers came from. Note: June 2007:  Yuka wrote from Japan, she is back home.
Rami, Ken, Takako, Yuka at the Barb B Barn West Island on December 15th.  Than we went home and I little Shabbat Candles and Hanukah Candles.	On Monday, December 18th, Yuka and I went back to do shopping in Montreal and meet with Takako.  I took them to eat at Mazurka, a Polish Restaurant.  Yuka photographed her vegetarian dish with Pierogi, Blintz and Potato Pancake.	On December 20th, Yuka went back to Coleen and Mark Bentley to help with the kids who are off from school, until January 6th, 2007.  She She came back for a few days.  Takako came for a week after spending New Years Eve in New York City (at Times Square) and she brought me the hat and scarf she got there. Note: Summer 2007 - Both Yuka and Takako are now back in Japan and stay in touch. Takako already sent me a lovely package with all kind of Japanese delicacies and specialties, and for my 70 birthday, she surprised me with yet another package including paper and ink.  Thanks for everything!

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