A reposting of a blog from five years ago. Still very relevant. The way I see it, Christmas comes down to the two Mr. C's. These two people, whether one believes in them or not, have had more influence on the month of December than any other people, real or invented, past or present. There … Continue reading The Two Mr. C’s Of Christmas
For the past three years we have attended the annual Christmas concert of The Stadacona Band, the Halifax-based band of The Royal Canadian Navy. And for the past three years we have come away so impressed and awed by their talent and the talent of their special guests. The band tours cities in the Atlantic … Continue reading Sleighbells in the Sun
Tales of a Charlie Brown Christmas. Halifax Nova Scotia.
It was just short of a month ago that I posted about some rain finally arriving to help end the weeks and weeks long drought that dried wells and woods in our area. A drought long enough to remind us how precious water really is. Well now I am happy to attest that this drought … Continue reading Lows And Highs
My bucket list includes the Northern Lights.
Who decided that seniors like to get up early? It seems to be the general consensus on the subject of senior sleep habits. I will admit that a whole lot of them do. My mother used to love to call me and tell me all she accomplished before 9:AM; and all I wanted to do … Continue reading Those Damn Dings
I heard the noise when I woke up. It might have been what woke me. Either that or my full bladder, or both. I lay there, half asleep, trying to identify the noise. It had been weeks and weeks and weeks, so many weeks that I couldn't put a number on them, since I had … Continue reading What A Beautiful Noise
Since returning from our getaway a couple of weeks ago, I have been snapping a few fall garden pictures. All the things that appear in late September and early October. At least all the things that actually look like they should. Some things were too stressed from our lack of rain to do their fall … Continue reading The Fall Garden
The adventures were over, and we were getting close to the end of our getaway. There was one more important thing to accomplish before we headed home. Head north to visit family Day 5 - Family On Sunday JT picked us up and we headed north to Newmarket. We used to live just north of there … Continue reading The End Of The Getaway
Getaway Day 4 began with breakfast sandwiches made by JT. The plan for the day was movement, munchies and music. We were staying pretty local, but there was a whole lot of good stuff to enjoy in and around JT's neighbourhood. Movement on Ossington Avenue The last time I walked on Ossington Avenue was in … Continue reading Ossington, Trinity Bellwoods & The Rex
Fran's For Breakfast My husband and I began the day with breakfast at Fran's. (The logo above from their website.) The first Fran's opened in 1940. The restaurant is a Toronto institution. I hadn't been there since the 80's. It's an all-day breakfast, meatloaf-on-the-menu type of place. The prices are still very reasonable; and the … Continue reading The Getaway Day 3 – The Bluffs & More Delicious Food
Just because all big live productions in Toronto theatres had finished their runs doesn’t mean one can’t see a great show on a trip to Ontario. Two hours west of Toronto is the small but lovely city of Stratford, home of The Stratford Festival. Here is the description of the festival from their website: … Continue reading The Getaway – Day 2 – MacBeth With Bikers
It had been a long, long time since my husband and I had a getaway. There was a pandemic, a couple of knee replacements, a cancelled trip to Portugal and a wide assortment of other everyday things that kept us at home. We were chatting with JT, our son, sometime in the spring and spontaneously … Continue reading The Beginning Of The Getaway
We finally have some rain. It is supposed to continue through the night. It has been a long dry summer with only a couple of short showers to get us though. Needless to say, it has been hard on the gardens and what passes, or doesn't pass, for our lawn, especially in our sloping yard. … Continue reading The Survivors
Still Bitchy After 60 Blog 