SparkJ had the Guide’s Mint which was the perfect balance of
creamy and minty without giving you that “mouthwash” aftertaste. I tried the
salted caramel which was creamy, smooth, salty and sweet in all of the very
best ways. CubJ, wisely had the huckleberry ice cream. It was PERFECT. If you had closed
your eyes, you would have sworn that you were in Montana. The people at Village
Ice Cream are AMAZING ice cream makers. In fact, it was so good that the next
night we would bring DaddyJ to try it out. He too felt like one bite of
huckleberry was like all of the very best parts of our trip to Glacier wrapped
up in one tasty little morsel! You really should try out this place.
Thursday, the weather was nice and I thought we should try out a
little place one of my co-workers (FancyPants) has been telling me about. I
figured that the summer is short, the weather was nice and how many other days
would we have to make a run to Canmore for lunch, before school was back? With that
in mind, we were off on our adventure.
La Belle Patate is a great little Quebec-French place in the
industrial area of Canmore. They serve traditional Québécois cuisine with what
FancyPants feels is the only "authentic Poutine in the west". As she is a native Montréal
resident, I was inclined to believe this place was worth the drive. La Belle Patate did not disappoint. SparkJ
inhaled two steamed hot dogs and munched away on a plate of hand cut fries.
CubJ enjoyed a plain cheese burger which he said was "awesome" and shared an
order of classic poutine with me. I had the Montréal smoked meat sandwich which
was piping hot, covered in mustard and not too fatty! It was the best smoked
meat sandwich that I have had since I was last in Montréal. As for their famous
poutine, it was fantastic. My mouth is watering just thinking about it. The
fries are crispy on the outside and tender inside. The gravy is thick enough to
coat the fries without reminding you of wall paper paste and not too salty! As
SparkJ noted, the squeaky cheese was hilariously squeaky. It could be the best
poutine that I have ever had anywhere. If you are in Canmore, I highly
recommend La Belle Patate http://labellepatate.com/
the location is clean, bright and staffed with great people who make you feel
very welcome. This could rival our love of the Grizzly Paw....
Post massive lunch, it was time to enjoy the sunshine with a trip
to the park. The LittleJ’s enjoyed swinging, climbing and fooling around. CubJ
even had the opportunity to discuss broken arms in French with a Quebecois mother
who also had broken her arm. What a wonderful way to spend a summer afternoon.
Saturday saw us busy enjoying children’s activities and fulfilling
commitments. Early Saturday morning, CubJ had a Cricket practice. The idea was
that the television crews that were there to shoot some of the adult’s games would
capture the kids and future of Cricket. All of the kids had a great time.
After that, DaddyJ, SparkJ and CubJ worked on painting our neighbour’s and our own fence. CubJ had committed to completing this work before the summer was over as a part of his taking on some odd jobs for them. It went very quickly, looks fantastic and seems to have been a fun experience for all.
After that, DaddyJ, SparkJ and CubJ worked on painting our neighbour’s and our own fence. CubJ had committed to completing this work before the summer was over as a part of his taking on some odd jobs for them. It went very quickly, looks fantastic and seems to have been a fun experience for all.
Our next activity
was attending the family wind up BBQ for CubJ’s cricket club. The parents and
adults, including some very good Glenmore Cricket Club team members, played a game against one another which involved all of the siblings. Everyone
had fun as we encouraged the kids, tried hard to keep it fair and ate some
great East Indian food. I can tell you that the people involved with the
Calgary Glenmore Junior Cricket Club are OUTSTANDING. These volunteers really put their
heart and time into encouraging these kids. We are so lucky that CoachP
and CoachA work so hard.
SparkJ had a great time playing with some friends and even played
a bit of cricket at the bbq!
To cap off the Cricket year, we headed over to Amato Gelato where
we traditionally end off the year with a double scoop of gelato. Needless to
say, this did not escape the memories of the LittleJ’s so for the third time in
one week, we had ice cream! It has been another great year of Cricket. I do
home that CubJ will play for many more years to come. After he saw one of the
big boys break his bat hitting a googly for the tv crews, I think that he might
have his sights set on doing that one day! LOL
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