Corn roast

let me check this out, sounds like a 2 hr or more drive from Toronto, will talk to hubby!

-- Toronto, Ontario

Hi Horsetail,

I can make it on the 9th, 23rd or the 24th, but not the 10th. Hopefully, we will be able to decide soon so I can lock it into my calendar. If there is nothing definitive, my “social convenor” tends to book things which interest her. LOL

John

-- jroot

Wish I lived a little closer Horsetail.I would have loved to come and meet some GT members and socialize.

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

I echo that as well … wished we lived closer. But have fun and take pics and tell us all about it afterward!! :-)

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

Definitely count me in for the 9th. I hope others will try to make it as well. This sounds like a great way to meet and learn.

-- 'To plant a Garden is to believe in Tomorrow'

I should have mentioned that the weekend of the 9th, 10th is the same weekend as the Fergus Highland Games, so one could really make it a day. Celebrate a wee bit o’ Scottish festivities, and then head over for a gum smackin’ corn roast.

Since, I am pushing for the 9th, I include the following schedule:
Saturday, August 9th
Time Location Event
7:00am Denny Gate Gate Open Main (Castle) Gate Gate Opens Unity Hall Kinsmen Breakfast begins
7:30am North Parking Gate Open
8:00am South Parking Gate Opens McKiddies Centre Craft area opens
8:30am Genealogy Hall of Fame Athletes Highland Dancing Dancing starts Main Field Solo Piping Competitions
9:00am McKiddies Centre Hugh Robertson & Company Tug-of-War Registrations
9:30am Genealogy Hugh Robertson & Company
10:00am Genealogy Jenni Calder Tea Garden David Leaske McKiddies Centre Puppet Show Heritage Tent Sons of Maxwell Tug-of-War Women’s 560kg
10:30am McKiddies Centre Sine Maxwell Tug-of-War Men’s 720kg
11:00am Genealogy Robin Laing Tea Garden Tony McManus
11:30am Heritage Tent Sketches from the past Tug-of-War Break
11:45am Genealogy Rev. Dr. Kevin Fast
12:00pm Tea Garden The Cunninghams McKiddies Centre Costumed Storytelling & Sculpting
12:30pm Main Field Opening Ceremonies Genealogy Hugh Robertson & Company
1:00pm Tea Garden The Cunninghams Highland Pub Sons of Maxwell McKiddies Centre Hugh Robertson & Company Heritage Tent Sheep Shearing
1:30pm Genealogy Oakville Fiddle Club Heritage Tent Sketches from the Past Tug-of-War Co-ed competition
2:00pm Genealogy Jenni Calder Tea Garden David Leaske Highland Pub Fergus Brass Band McKiddies Centre Sine McKenna Heritage Tent Horseshoeing Main Field Pipe Band Competitions
2:30pm Heritage Tent Celtic Dancers Tug-of-War Women’s & Men’s Catchweight
3:00pm Downtown Fergus David Leaske Tea Garden Tom Leadbeater Highland Pub Steeped-in Tradition Heritage Tent Sheep Shearing McKiddies Centre Celtic Clogging Lessons & Sculpting & Pottery
3:30pm Genealogy Dr. Graeme Morton Heritage Tent Celtic Dancers
4:00pm Tea Garden The Cunninghams Highland Pub Oakville Fiddle Club McKiddies Centre Costumed Storytelling & Games Heritage Tent Horseshoeing Tug-of-War Awards presentations
4:30pm Genealogy Stuart Cameron & Tony McManus Highland Pub Awards Ceremony Heritage Tent Tom Leadbeater
5:00pm Highland Pub David Leaske McKiddies Centre Sing-along
5:30pm Main Field PPBSO Awards & Final Massed Bands
6:30pm Sponsors Tent Scotch Tasting
7:00pm Highland Pub Calling All Pipers
8:00pm Fergus Grand Theatre Celtic Celidh Concert Highland Pub Sons of Maxwell (cover charge $10 without Sat. or weekend wristband)
9:00pm Highland Pub The Town Pants
1:00am Highland Pub Closed

If perchance, one prefers another date on that weekend ( :( ), here is a link to the festivities:
http://www.fergusscottishfestival.com/events/Weekend.htm

-- jroot

sounds good.
I’ve always wanted to see the highland games.

Sounds good to me!
(Unless Rick has to suddenly work, which is possible)

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

I won’t be able to, hubby figures close to 2 1/2 each way.

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

-- Toronto, Ontario

Map says Toronto to Fergus 1 1/2 hours … but then you have to add traffic and “where” in Toronto etc.
That’s too bad.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

Yes, indeed Gooseneck, I was hoping to meet you . :(

From my house to T.O. is 1 hour ( depending on traffic ). To Fergus is a half hour. ( no traffic problems, except maybe this weekend ).

Oh, Gooseneck, I don’t see you on the map, yet. That might have been helpful to tell you some traffic short cuts.

-- jroot

Hi Everyone, It sounds like we are on for the 9 th which is great. I will supply corn , coffee or tea , watermelon. If you have anything else that you would like to bring that would be great.Don’t for get your lawn chairs and anything related to gardening to swap. ( plants ,books, ornaments, tools, seeds, etc.)
And for any who would like to stay over we have room for about 6 or 8 no cost.That way you might be able to see more of the games.
Gooseneck, if you come down hyw 7 it only takes 1 1/2 hours. I do the airport run all the time.lol.

-- horsetail, Fergus, Ontario

I`M COMING WHAT BUS DO I GET ?
REGARDS MIKE

-- MIKE MILTON COMMON U.K.

9th it is

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

Hey, Mike, the big bus. You know, the one with wings… holds a couple hundred people,... good looking attendants….. LOL

We’d love to see you. Bring a few stories with you.

-- jroot

We are coming!

We can come on the 17th or 24th, has to be a Sunday as hubby works Saturdays. Do you mind if I bring him..he will bring his own beer!....this is a must for him, lol, he doesn’t get drunk or anything like that, but tis only fair we bring it. I just won’t drive that far, so he is a must. LOL

I can make a huge homemade potato & egg salad if you would like to go with the corn!

and I will make a huge nametag that says gooseneck, thought it would be a great idea!

Joan

-- Toronto, Ontario

Mike, Unfortunatly Freddy Laker doesn’t fly anymore but most of the other ones do. Zoom seems to be the cheapest. And you can have free B&B. So let me know when I need to do the airport run again. lol. But on a serious note you are very welcome to come for a holiday.My husband and I use to lve in England for 8 years and he still has family over there. We are going over in September to see them. We are going on a gypsy caravan holiday complete with the gypsy cob horse. I am so excited.
Gooseneck, I am realy hoping that the 9 th will work and the beer would be great. Tell him he won’t even have to share with me. lol
Maybe we should all make name tags cause I am REAL slow when it comes to a lot of new names.
Gandma, Can’t I tempt you to some for a weekend???

-- horsetail, Fergus, Ontario

I WOULD LOVE TO GO TO CANADA AND AMERICA ONE DAY AND THANKS HORSETAIL FOR THE INVITE.
HERE IN THE UK EVERY PERSON OVER 60 NOW GETS A FREE TRAVEL PASS FOR USE ON ALL LOCAL BUS ROUTES NOT INTER CITY ROUTES, BUT I DON`T THINK THEY WILL LET ME USE IT ON THE AIR BUS. IF ANY OF THE GT REGULARS COME TO THE UK AND TRAVEL NEAR OXFORD WE WOULD BE PLEASED TO INVITE THEM FOR A MEAL OR TWO AND DRIVE THEM AROUND OUR LOCAL SITES. WE ONLY HAVE A SMALL BUNGALOW SO WE COULD NOT PUT PEOPLE UP BUT THERE ARE GOOD HOTELS AND GUEST HOUSES NEARBYE.
REGARDS MIKE

-- MIKE MILTON COMMON U.K.

oh darn, cannot make it next Saturday and was so looking forward once I realised I could meet my friends on here, would have been so cool, its always nice to see the face you always talk to.

I thought nametags would be good, I am the same with names, plus for me, would have been easier to associate to who we talk to here by our names here.

yes, you could have had beer, he was bringing a 24 to share, he probably would have only had 2, has to drive home….........now you won’t have my potato salad either, shucks!

but thanks soooooooooooo much for the invite, I want pics!

xo

Joan, he he (goosneck of course)

-- Toronto, Ontario

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-- horsetail, Fergus, Ontario

Thanks for the directions, horsetail. See you one Saturday. :)

-- 'To plant a Garden is to believe in Tomorrow'

so sorry to have missed it. If only I felt better, I would have gone. Surely, the deluge of rain did not damper the spirit. :) It surely got black here about 2:30. My wife though we were about to get a severe damaging storm. Rained cats and dogs for quite a while, but no damage.

-- jroot

Soooo, how did it go????

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

WELL I MISSED OUT ON THE CORN ROAST SO I CONSOLED MYSELF BY GOING TO THE CRICKET CLUB AT TETSWORTH AND LISTENING TO AN ELTON JOHN TRIBUTE BY A GUY WHO CHARGED £500 OR
( 1000 DOLLARS) FOR 90 MINUTES , BUT HE WAS GOOD. I HAD LOADS OF CIDER IN GOOD COMPANY AND AM FEELING VERY HAPPY NOW AT MIDNIGHT. I HOPE YOUR CORN WAS COOKED TO PERFECTION DID YOU GET ANY MEAT WITH IT OR IS THIS A VEGETARIAN CUSTOM ?
I BOTTLED UP ABOUT 30 JARS OF MY SWEET PICKLE THIS MORNING WHICH CONTAINED CAULIFLOWER,ONIONS RED & WHITE, CARROTS, FRENCH BEANS & MARROW ,VINEGAR, BROWN SUGAR & SPICES . SO ALL IN ALL A GOOD DAY I HOPE YOU ALL AS HAPPY AS I AM GOODNIGHT MIKE

-- MIKE MILTON COMMON U.K.

Hi Mike, You sound like you had a great time also. The corn was fabulous, just like the seller said it would be.We had some left over so I will cut it off the cob and use it in my winter soups. There wasn’t any meat but wonderful salads and fattening desserts!! In between rain showers we went out and saw my gardens and swapped plants.
I smiles when I read that you used marrow.We don’t have that veg but it is avaiable from a few seed companies but we do have zuchinni which looks the same sort of but tastes totally different and I will be making zuchinni relish next week. Also have you heard of Polish Chili? It is delicious.I’ll post the receipe soon.

-- horsetail, Fergus, Ontario

Polish Chili … ???? Look forward to that recipe Horsetail, it sounds yummy.

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

Hey, Horsetail, some free advice, so take it for what it’s worth:

This is a public forum, and anyone on the Internet can come straight to your house or call you based on the info you provided here. Totally up to you, but since the roast is over, maybe you could ask one of our Admins to edit your personal details out of this thread?

No harm intended, just concerned over your security. Of course if you have big dogs, no problem! :-)

-- Living on the square...Metro Detroit

Damocles is quite right Horsetail: security first!!

-- Eklectic, Follow my Bliss, South East Ontario 5a

I realy appreciate the advice. I tend to be nieve when it comes to things like this. I will do what you have suggested. But as one of us knows these parts of the world are not as stright forward as one would think. A road by any name might be a number of roads.

-- horsetail, Fergus, Ontario

SEEMS LIKE YOU ALL HAD A GREAT TIME ITS FUN JUST READING YOUR COMMENTS. HI HORSETAIL
MARROW IS A BLAND VEGETABLE BUT IT IS GREAT TO USE IN PICKLES AND CHUTNEYS AS IT BULKS UP THE AMOUNT PRODUCED AND ABSORBS ALLTHE FLAVOURS OF THE SUGAR VEGETABLES VINEGAR AND HERBS. I HAVE BOTTLED UP MY SWEET PICKLE INTO 3/4 LB JARS AND I OFTEN JUST USE THEM AS LTTLE PRESENTS TO PEOPLE WHO DO JOBS FOR ME OR VISITORS ITS ALWAYS WELL RECIEVED. IVE HAD A GOOD DAY TODAY AND BEEN TO GREAT HASELY TO THE PLOUGH AND WILL PROBABLY NOW FALL ASLEEP WATCHING ALL THOSE ENERGETIC ATHELETES IN THE OLYMPICS .
REGARDS MIKE

-- MIKE MILTON COMMON U.K.