The view that greeted me as I stepped out the door this morning brought a smile to my face. I love snow and I am looking forward to a cold, snowy winter so I can enjoy building and maintaining a community ice rink again. I love the sight of my two favourite seasons colliding. It’sContinue reading “Saturday November 1 – Snow Day”
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Friday October 24 – Autumn and Les Miz
I had a lovely ride this morning to Downey’s Farm to see if I could catch a glimpse of my friend Gail leading a school group. I was not disappointed and learned all about how pumpkins grow in Gail’s very entertaining fashion. The kids loved her. In the afternoon I took a walk in theContinue reading “Friday October 24 – Autumn and Les Miz”
Friday October 31 – Hallowe’en
I was at the school today for a teacher parent interview and on the way out stuck my head into the kindergarten classroom to which I donated, on behalf of my Dad, the dollhouse he built (which was modeled on our home) for Lara and me, when we were children. The wallpapers and fabrics wereContinue reading “Friday October 31 – Hallowe’en”
Thursday October 30 – Niagara College Welland Campus Visit
Today Megan and I visited the Welland Campus of Niagara College. It took about 90 minutes to drive there so Megan would live in residence if she attended. The campus has 5500 students. We arrived about 1pm, checked in, got a parking pass and directions to the cafeteria. As we found at both Humber andContinue reading “Thursday October 30 – Niagara College Welland Campus Visit”
Wednesday October 29 – Downey’s Farm
My friend Gail, a retired teacher, has been working as a school tour guide at Downey’s Farm this fall and loving it. She gave me a free pass for one child to visit Pumpkinfest. The weather wasn’t great today, but Pumpkinfest ends on Friday so as soon as Owen arrived home from school we headedContinue reading “Wednesday October 29 – Downey’s Farm”
Tuesday October 28 – Bike the Creek Planning Ride
Sunday afternoon we received a call from Caroline and Pete, good friends of Michael’s mother, Maureen, telling us they had found her delirious, and bleeding, in bed on Sunday morning. They took her to the hospital for assessment. In the evening they called back to say that nothing had been found yet, but that sheContinue reading “Tuesday October 28 – Bike the Creek Planning Ride”
Cycling Goal Achieved
The light was glorious this morning as I prepared to leave the house to meet Patti for our first ride together since we each acquired a road bike. We rode the Etobicoke Creek Trail from County Court Boulevard in the south to just north of Conservation Drive in the north for a total ride ofContinue reading “Cycling Goal Achieved”
Monday, October 20 – Schomberg
Today I met my friend Jennifer in Schomberg for lunch. It is about half way between her home in Barrie and mine. Jennifer and I met when Megan and Jennifer’s daughter Emily were in Junior Kindergarten together. Her son Jacob is the same age as Alun and her daughter Abigail is the same age asContinue reading “Monday, October 20 – Schomberg”
Renovations
Trystan and Owen share a bedroom, and we have an extra bedroom that I use as a sewing room/photography studio, which is used by guests when we have them. The living room has been used as a playroom for years, but with the youngest, Owen, having reached ten years of age, it isn’t used veryContinue reading “Renovations”
Friday October 17 – Sheridan Campus Oakville Visit
Today Megan, Michael and I visited the Sheridan Campus in Oakville. We picked up Megan from school just before lunch and headed to Oakville. We parked and checked in at the Student Tours office to give them our license plate so we didn’t get ticketed. Then we went to The Marketplace for lunch. Just likeContinue reading “Friday October 17 – Sheridan Campus Oakville Visit”