The title of this post is a bit of a misnomer because I generally spend most of my Saturdays in Hudson. But last weekend was Mother's Day, and with so many lovely visitors coming over, we wanted to milk our new hometown for all its worth. And it sure delivered.
The first strategy was to switch Mother's Day from Sunday to Saturday. This was because it was the only day my sister and her girlfriend were available to join us, and we wanted to surprise our mum. So on Saturday morning, Christian and I picked her up at the Vaudreuil train station with flowers and (of course) Panda - then Sonja and Ali joined us at our house shortly afterwards, much to our mum's delight. After hugs and Panda cuddles, we moved on to the next important order of the day: lunch. Our favourite Hudson spot for meals is Carambola - oh, such yumminess. Hello salmon risotto, pulled chicken poutine, crispy shrimp sandwiches! I can't believe I don't have pictures of lunch, so let's just say that we were enjoying ourselves so much we forgot to do anything else but eat. Hungry? Go, go to Carambola.
Next on the agenda: Finnegan's. Parameters: 1) self-respecting person 2) anywhere near the Hudson area 3) on a Saturday in the summertime. You would not miss a visit to Finnegan's Flea Market. My flea-market-garage-sale-craft-fair-obsessed dear sister Sonja had never been - oh joy! We browsed the tables, Panda made a million more friends and we sampled some delicious gourmet popsicles. Christian and I hadn't brought anything home the last few times we'd been, but this time around we got lucky and hauled home a little brass plant stand, a wood-framed bird lithograph, an inlaid wood box and a little mirrored tray. Mega scores. We picked up some apple strudel and a gluten-free brownie from one of the stands and went back to our place to enjoy it with some tea.
It was an amazing Mother's Day in Hudson. I have so much love, admiration and respect for my beautiful mum - she deserves this every day, so hopefully we can do this again really, really soon. We love you Mum. xoxox
