John and the boys

We made the trek to Barrie yesterday to visit with John's daughter Yohanna and her family. Little Liam has chicken pox but he was a real trooper and we all had a great afternoon.

Hazelton Lanes

Here's a shot of a laneway in the Yorkville Area, pretty eh?

The Chariots Await

I was out for a walk this morning and came across this congo line outside the daycare. Strollers have come a long way since I used one for Matt!

Toronto sneaks by

Toronto was braced for a big storm yesterday and somehow the temperature stayed high enough that all we got was a little wet snow and a lot of rain. No shovelling for me this morning!

Joanna's 50th Slide Show

I did this for Joanna's 50th birthday. Hope you enjoy it.

Dreaming

This photo was taken while John and I were on vacation this fall. We stayed at a B & B near Killarney Park, what a pretty spot, and wonderful hosts.

2009 Schedule

Life at the TTC can be tough, they pay me well but the shifts are killers. Here's where you'll find me for the next year!!

Halloween

We spent Halloween at the Moonshine Cafe in Oakville this year. Lots of great costumes and music. Our friend Paul showcased his new movie The GCDC Story

Joanna Turns 50

Turning 50 isn't so bad when you have good friends and family to celebrate with! Here are a couple of shots from the Blues Brothers Theme Party that John arranged for me at the Legion. John was Jake Blues and I was the Penguin! Lots of great music provided by Chloe Watkinson and Frankie Foo and the YoYo Smugglers. If you missed it, stay tuned, John turns 60 in about 8 years!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We're not traditional at our house. Instead of turkey on Sunday we had salmon and steak on the barbeque tonight for Thanksgiving supper! Here's a shot of us with Papa and Deedle (John's parents) Trudy (my mum) Amy (John's niece) and Josh (John's nephew) at our Thanksgiving gathering.

Bike Ride Along the Don River

Well all good things must end, and sure enough three weeks vacation is over. John has more seniority so he has another week, lucky duck. Here are a couple of photos from our recent bike ride along the Don River.

Vacation

John and I are on vacation and just returned from a week of playing tourists! We started with a weekend at the Orillia Beatles Festival, moved along to a beautiful little B & B on Rock Lake near Killarney Park, then on to Sudbury where we spent two days and visited Science North and Dynamic Earth. Next stop was Sault Ste Marie where we boarded the Algoma Railway Train and headed off to the Agawa Canyon Park, which is only accessible by train. We spent a second day in the Soo exploring, including the Bush Plane Museum and the Art Gallery. Our last stop was to visit friends on Trout Lake near North Bay, always a favourite, thanks Rob and Marsha!! This week we're staying close to home, mostly puttering!

Dad

Thanks to everyone who sent messages, your support means so much to me. My Dad passed away suddenly in the night on Friday, he was 82 years old and lived a full life. He leaves 9 children 14 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Dad will be cremated tomorrow at noon in a private setting with family. We are working on plans for a memorial gathering in the future. Donations and Comments can be made on this Cancer Society Memorial Page, Dad was a two time survivor.

Joanna at Work

Here are a couple of shots of me at work!

Feeling Hot Hot Hot

Do you think perhaps we should place our thermometer somewhere else? Is it really this hot in the direct sun? Summer's here folks!

The Finale

Isn't it beautiful? All we need now are curtains! Thanks Marsha and Rob! And thanks so much John you're truly my hero, and you really do spoil me! I love you!

The Process!

The Old Bed

For the past two years we have been sleeping on a king size mattress on the floor of our bedroom, it's a little house, the roof is sloped and the stairs are an obstacle course for furniture, no way we were going to get a king box up there. I miss so much being in a real bed. When our friends Marsha and Rob offered us a queen size bed, complete with bedding, I was thrilled! Little did I realize that the queen box was still too big for the stairs. Seeing my disappointment my hero John went online and found a DIY site which explained the process of sawing the box in half and re-building it! And guess what? OK, never mind, I'll let the pictures tell rest of the story!!

Georgian Bay Sunset

A familiar scene at the cottage!

Hibiscus

I have always loved the hibiscus plant, it reminds me of the first time I was in Jamaica, where I saw a hibiscus hedge! My last plant kept getting bugs and finally succumbed to the little white things. This is a new plant and it's looking pretty happy in our front window!