So if we leave here on Sunday I am thinking we'll just go halfway and spend the night in some cute B & B along the way. So I decided to check out some along the #3 highway and found the most adorable looking place and really reasonable! Check this out
http://www.sagefarm.ca/
Friday, July 31, 2009
How I'm spending my summer vacation!
Ok.....this is pretty pathetic.....It has been an entire month since I have written anything in my blog!!! What's with THAT?!?!
So....here's the quick and dirty. I turned 48 on July 3rd. Had a lovely lunch with my good friend Sara over at Kristina's on Corydon. That was good. Then a peaceful evening at home with Sam. I don't really remember much else.
Then the next big thing was the trip to Montreal. I am on the Board of Directors for the Brain Injury Association of Canada and it was our AGM and conference all rolled into one. We also had a couple of days prior to the start of the conference that were working days for the Board. Busy, busy, busy. It was kind of funny because I am definitely getting better....brain wise that is, but there are still things that can stop me dead in my tracks.....like thinking for instance....the working days, first one was 4 hours with breaks for coffee, fresh air etc....but once it was done I absolutely crashed. The next day I lasted about 4 hours and then the same thing. Went to lay down for a half hour and was out for over 3 only to wake up and be groggy until I went back to bed! I'm a party animal I tell you!
It was very peaceful this year in Montreal. The main reason being that I chose for it to be. Since I knew that the monastery was not technology friendly after my stay last year, I decided to take advantage of that. I didn't take a laptop (now THERE'S a first!) and instead took my guitar and practised it every night. Also, I have discovered that when I feel stressed if I just go away somewhere quiet with my guitar and play it I feel a whole lot better! Of course the only song I have managed to master (I use the term loosely!) is Aura Lee which Elvis reworked into Love Me Tender. The upside is that it is short and people actually recognise the tune! Woo hoo!
Samuel was supposed to have his tonsils out on July 22nd but there was an emergency surgery which pushed back all the surgeon's stuff and cancelled the not so urgent, which was the category Sam fell into. So, we left early for Calgary to come and visit Jon and Michelle. (My eldest son & his girlfriend). They recently bought their first home and it is just lovely. We've been here a week now so before we burn out our welcome we're going to head out either Sunday or Monday for Vancouver to see my sister and a whole whack of friends out there. So of course Vancouver is experiencing, as is the rest of BC, a heatwave. I sense a trip to Jericho Beach in my future!!!
Anyway the oven just beeped to tell me that it's time for my challah to go in and bake. Mmmmm ..... challah....... and olive oil and balsamic vinegar.....Jewish with a twist as I like to say!
So....here's the quick and dirty. I turned 48 on July 3rd. Had a lovely lunch with my good friend Sara over at Kristina's on Corydon. That was good. Then a peaceful evening at home with Sam. I don't really remember much else.
Then the next big thing was the trip to Montreal. I am on the Board of Directors for the Brain Injury Association of Canada and it was our AGM and conference all rolled into one. We also had a couple of days prior to the start of the conference that were working days for the Board. Busy, busy, busy. It was kind of funny because I am definitely getting better....brain wise that is, but there are still things that can stop me dead in my tracks.....like thinking for instance....the working days, first one was 4 hours with breaks for coffee, fresh air etc....but once it was done I absolutely crashed. The next day I lasted about 4 hours and then the same thing. Went to lay down for a half hour and was out for over 3 only to wake up and be groggy until I went back to bed! I'm a party animal I tell you!
It was very peaceful this year in Montreal. The main reason being that I chose for it to be. Since I knew that the monastery was not technology friendly after my stay last year, I decided to take advantage of that. I didn't take a laptop (now THERE'S a first!) and instead took my guitar and practised it every night. Also, I have discovered that when I feel stressed if I just go away somewhere quiet with my guitar and play it I feel a whole lot better! Of course the only song I have managed to master (I use the term loosely!) is Aura Lee which Elvis reworked into Love Me Tender. The upside is that it is short and people actually recognise the tune! Woo hoo!
Samuel was supposed to have his tonsils out on July 22nd but there was an emergency surgery which pushed back all the surgeon's stuff and cancelled the not so urgent, which was the category Sam fell into. So, we left early for Calgary to come and visit Jon and Michelle. (My eldest son & his girlfriend). They recently bought their first home and it is just lovely. We've been here a week now so before we burn out our welcome we're going to head out either Sunday or Monday for Vancouver to see my sister and a whole whack of friends out there. So of course Vancouver is experiencing, as is the rest of BC, a heatwave. I sense a trip to Jericho Beach in my future!!!
Anyway the oven just beeped to tell me that it's time for my challah to go in and bake. Mmmmm ..... challah....... and olive oil and balsamic vinegar.....Jewish with a twist as I like to say!
Hope all of you are happy and well.
Barb
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Happy Canada Day!
Well it is an absolutely beautiful day for Canada to celebrate its 142nd birthday! It is a moderate 21C here in Winnipeg. I can hear the parties from both The Forks and Osborne Village through my windows but sadly I have managed to contract a cold. :( That bites! The upside is that the moment I felt it coming on I gobbled down my vitamins and drank tea. I was in bed early last night and slept on and off until 3:00 p.m. this afternoon. Then got up and made more tea! What can I say? My parents were both British and in my world tea cures all! Of course it works better with some Teacher's scotch in it! But alas....I'll be drinking my Earl Grey straight! I'm off to get another cup.....have a wonderful day wherever you are!
bye for now
barb
p.s. Apparently Tim Horton's has just announced that it is opening three (yes 3!) Tim's in New York City, including one in Times Square.
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