It was terribly cold this morning so we took a trip, bright and early, to the Cawthra Estates. The estate is located in a beautiful small forest which is slated as a ’Natural State’ site. It has regularly used paths to explore. There are a couple of man made hovels. Ruins from the old greenhouse walls still stand. [...]
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Winter Morn
Posted in Environment, Family, Graphics, History, Scrapbooking, Weather on January 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Into the Future or Just a Daydream
Posted in Computer, Graphics, History, Literature, tagged Computer, Graphics, History, Literature on June 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As I sat there listening to this ultimately boring seminar, I totally slipped into daydream mode while staring at the speaker. I don’t know how long I stayed that way as daydreaming has no time frame…haha
I drifted off with one thought and before I knew it I was driving along a freeway. I barely had [...]
Entertainment Thursday
Posted in Comics, Computer, Family, Graphics, History, Kids, Literature, Movies, Music, Video, tagged Comics, Family, Graphics, History, Kids, Literature, Movies, Music, Video on March 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Gone but never forgotten, another Jazz Legend passes away. On March 2nd, Jeff Healey, March 25 1966 – March 2 2008, a Toronto Jazz icon, succumbed to his life long battle with cancer on Sunday at St. Joseph’s Hospital. He will be dearly missed by many around the world. Canadian Encyclopaedia Bio Canadian Classic Rock Bio
A [...]
Mr. Bell – Look at us now!
Posted in Canada, Education, History, tagged Canada, Education, History on March 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Alexander Graham Bell 1847-1922
speech therapist, audiologist, inventor, was born on this day at Edinburgh Scotland in 1847; dies at Beinn Bhreagh, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia Aug 2, 1922. In 1870, Bell settled in Brantford, Ontario, where he developed the telephone from 1874-76. In 1876, he and his father made the first long-distance call between [...]
Happy New Year – China
Posted in History, Welcome, tagged History, Welcome on February 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday there were quiet a few celebrations around town for the Chinese New Year of the Rat. And food! I’ve never tasted so much variety at one meal. Everyone tried to get me a bit intoxicated by passing me Saki evey five minutes. I had the traditional toast of Saki when the event began and [...]
