Sunday, December 23, 2007

Tale of a Tail

This evening, the hydro was out for about an hour, probably due to high winds.
I lit some candles and put one of them on the coffee table. Lucy walked by a little too close and her tail caught fire. It quickly went out - she wasn't even aware of it, but we were left with the smell of burnt fur. Brendan was annoyed that the power outage cut into his viewing of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.






Here's the damage to the tail.















And here's Lucy, after the lights came back on.
In a couple of days, I will put on some more pictures of Christian. The past two times when I have been looking after him, I have been too busy to take any pictures!

Thursday, November 29, 2007

Christian's First Birthday




On Sunday, Christian had his first Birthday Party.








But the cleanup was a chore!

Thursday, November 15, 2007

Christian at almost one year old


I went to help Colleen get her university assignment ready last night. Christian and I entertained each other while Colleen wrote.

Sunday, October 28, 2007

Getting ready for Halloween


Here's Cara visiting the Jack-o-Lantern

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Ted's New Phone






Ted finally signed up with Bell. Here I am making a restaurant reservation.

Thursday, October 11, 2007

My Little Pumpkin


Today Christian helped me pick out my Halloween pumpkin.

Sunday, October 07, 2007

At the Carousel


Colleen sent me this picture of herself and Christian on the Carousel at Port Dalousie. I love the look on his face!

Friday, October 05, 2007

Grimsby Beach


Last Sunday, we walked around Grimsby Beach, the now almost hidden remains of a Methodist Church camp in the late 19th and early 20th century. Here are two of the colourful cottages that still remain.

Thursday, September 20, 2007

I'm a Big Boy now!



Here's Christian at almost 10 months.

Sunday, September 16, 2007

Queen West, Toronto




Today we went to Toronto to see Brendan and Amie's townhouse. Here is the Real Estate picture of it.








Then we went to the "Art Crawl" in Trinity Bellwoods Park nearby.















Here is an example of some of the "art"

Sunday, September 09, 2007

Greek Festival


Yesterday evening, we went to the Greek Festival in St. Catharines. Hundreds of people were enjoying Greek dishes such as Souvlaki and Gyros. Here is some lamb being cooked on a barbecue.

Sunday, September 02, 2007

Marshville Heritage Festival




















These "blacksmiths" were having fun, but didn't know what they were making.

Thursday, August 30, 2007

Christian is getting big


What a nice smile!

Jim Bradley's Barbecue


Here's Jim talking to some of the 700 or more people that came to his annual barbecue last night.

Winona Peach Festival



On Sunday, we went to the Winona Peach Festival. Here are Mr. and Mrs. Peach, who have been around for years!

Thursday, August 23, 2007

Frances and John







At the Beacon for dinner.

Heather's Wedding




My niece, Heather was married last weekend to Scott Fisch. The wedding was outdoors at the University of Guelph.







Their dog, Briscoe, was the "Best Dog"
















Here are Frances, Michael and myself

Monday, August 13, 2007

Reception with the Premier




Here's Dalton McGuinty with Ted and Jim Bradley. The reception was held outdoors at Inniskillin Winery. The wines and hors d'oeuvres were excellent.














Here I am with Ken Knox, former Deputy Minister of Agriculture, and Don Ziraldo, host of the event.












Thursday, August 09, 2007

Tuesday, August 07, 2007

Canal Days in Port Colborne


On Sunday afternoon, we went to Canal Days in Port Colborne. Here is one of the several tall ships that were anchored there. This ship,
the St. Lawrence II, out of Kingston, trains teenage sailors.








There were lots of people there!

Thursday, July 26, 2007

Weekend in Boston


On July 20 we went to Boston. On Sunday, the Red Sox beat the White Sox at Fenway Park.
Here is a home run in the fifth inning that sent three players home.
Ted at the Frog Pond in Boston Common.

Monday, July 16, 2007

Sunday concert at Ancaster









We took our picnic supper to Fieldcote Park. I have just jumped into the picture on the timer mode.

Then we enjoyed the concert by the Fado Blues group with Catarina Cardeal and Mike Siracusa.

Water Baby


Here's Christian having his first swim in the pool at Grandparents Tophens' house.

Monday, July 09, 2007

Family


Here is Christian and his family at Leslie and Isaac's place on July 4

Friday, July 06, 2007

New Deck, next stage


Rick finished my deck last week. Now I just have to paint the shed and the furniture and re-cover the cushions.

Wednesday, June 27, 2007

My new Patio


Here's Rick this morning, with a Tonka truck full of nails finishing my deck. When I came home from work tonight, he had put up the fence and the canopy and started the planters. More pictures to follow.

Monday, June 18, 2007

Supper Club

Here are Eb and Margie having some appetizers before our Monday dinner at my place. We take turns hosting these weekly dinners.

Blue Jays Game


On Sunday, Ted and I joined his family for brunch and a ballgame in Toronto. We had good seats in the shade. The Jays lost, but we enjoyed the experience.

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Empire Sandy



On Sunday, we went on a "Tall Ship" cruise of the Welland Canal. Because of traffic problems on the Canal, we only got as far as the first lock and the first bridge, but we enjoyed beautiful weather and a delicious lunch.

Thursday, June 07, 2007

A Real Cutie!


Christian is now six and a half months old

Wednesday, June 06, 2007

Prince of Wales


On Monday, Colleen and I went to have "Tea" at the Prince of Wales in Niagara-on-the-Lake.

Very elegant!

Royal Botanical Gardens





On Sunday, we went to the Royal Botanical Gardens to see the Iris and Peony display.

The flowers were upstaged by the snapping turtles who had crawled up from a nearby swamp to lay their eggs in the soft garden beds .

Tuesday, June 05, 2007

Celebration for Jim Bradley









On Friday night, Ted and I attended a very special dinner recognizing Jim Bradley's thirty years of service to the community. Here is the archway of hockey and lacrosse sticks, plus oars and other sports equipment that he walked through to get to our table.















Friday, May 25, 2007

I can sit up now!


Here's Christian at six months sitting up on his own.

Saturday, May 19, 2007

New York City

Statue of Libery




















St. Patrick's Cathedral reflected in highrise





Naked Cowboy in Times Square












Me and Tom Selleck.









Shopping for "Designer" bags in Canal Street