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Mike Fletcher on History Television
Posted: November 24, 2010 in Surprise, Surprise!Tags: Dive Detectives, diving, Edmund Fitzgerald, Great Lakes, History Television, Mike Fletcher, Ontario, ship wrecks, treasure
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How Gretta Lived to be 90
Posted: December 8, 2009 in My Family, Standing StrongTags: family, grandmother, life, Ontario, Ottawa, Renfrew
Here are Gretta’s words to live by. She calls it, “LIFE”. To thy own self be true, borrowed from Shakespeare. If you don’t, you will be miserable. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good. When in doubt, take the next small step and see where it leads you. No one is in charge of your happiness [...]
Why I Love Christmas
Posted: November 30, 2009 in Standing StrongTags: Christmas, family, Ontario, sister
Christmas is my favorite time of year, as it is for many millions of people. I have many happy childhood memories, not of quantity, but of family gatherings and good cheer. I was lucky to have grown up in a small town and in a family where traditions were embraced. My parent’s house was located on [...]
Simcoe Panorama 2009
Posted: November 23, 2009 in Standing Strong, Surprise, Surprise!Tags: Christmas park displays, family, Ontario, Panorama, River of Lights, Simcoe, Simcoe Panorama
It’s almost here! The day I wait for every year, checking the paper almost daily for the announcement, tuning in the local radio station in hopes of catching the official date of the opening ceremonies for Simcoe Panorama. This year they are throwing the switch on Saturday November 28th at 6 p.m. at Wellington Park. The [...]
H1N1 Clinics Norfolk County
Posted: October 28, 2009 in Standing StrongTags: Caledonia, flu clinics, H1N1, Haldimand, Haldimand Norfolk, Health Unit, high school, high-risk, Norfolk, Ontario, pandemic flu, Simcoe, swine flu, vaccination, vaccine
October 28, 2009 Clinics are beginning in Haldimand and Norfolk County, and vaccinations already took place at the Caledonia high school on Monday the 26th. The person I spoke to yesterday at the Norfolk Health Unit told me that “hundreds” of people had already made appointments last week to receive their shots on Monday. [...]
First Time Bee Sting Swelling
Posted: October 27, 2009 in Standing Strong, Surprise, Surprise!Tags: bee sting swelling, bee stings, environment, family, girls, hornets, name, Ontario, wasps, yellowjacket
The most aggressive stinging insects are vespid wasps (including bald-faced hornets and other yellowjackets) but not hornets in general (e.g., the European hornet is gentle). All of these insects aggressively defend their nests.
Bugs on Trees
Posted: October 25, 2009 in My Family, Surprise, Surprise!Tags: environment, Ontario, poplar tree, trees
This is what I discovered in my family’s field, after I kicked this black ridged plastic protector thing off the base of a really nice poplar tree. FILLED with tons of those white bug sack things. Or maybe from spiders, I don’t know, but this thing was literally covered, plastered with them. Now that can’t [...]
Famous Movie Stars Who Were Born in Canada!
Posted: October 20, 2009 in Standing Strong, Surprise, Surprise!Tags: Anna Paquin, Calgary, Candice Bergen, Carrie-Anne Moss, Catharine O'Hara, Dan Akroyd, Donal Sutherland, Elisha Cuthbert, Hamilton, Hollywood, James Doohan, Jim Carrey, John Candy, Keanu Reeves, Keifer Sutherland, Martin Short, Michael J. Fox, Mike Meyers, movie star, name, Neve Campbell, Ontario, Pamela Anderson, Phil Hartman, Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, Ryan Renolds, Seth Rogan, the Matrix, Tom Green, Toronto, Trinity, Vancouver, William Shatner, Winnipeg
John Candy and Dan Akroyd. Dan Akroyd actually attended the same University in the 1970′s that I did: Carleton University. Jim Carrey. Actually hails from Hamilton, but is too embarrassed to acknowledge Ontario’s largest “Industry” town, so he lies and cites Toronto as his hometown, more specifically, Newmarket. Whatever dude, you are STILL hilarious! Michael J. [...]
How To Love Canada
Posted: October 18, 2009 in My Family, Standing Strong, Surprise, Surprise!Tags: Archibald, Canada, Dog the Bounty Hunter, generations, Germany, guns, history, Krestel, Lindsay, Ludwig, Montreal, Murphy, museum, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, no guns, Nova Scotia, Ontario, war museum
How Celebrities Love Us Just checking in on AETV yesterday, I saw an update on (don’t laugh) Dog the Bounty Hunter, who was recently in Vancouver, B.C. CANADA!! I loved this quote from him, he said, “I love being in Canada! No guns here.” Isn’t that what one of Canada’s impressions has always been on [...]
Calabogie, Ontario: God’s Country
Posted: September 1, 2009 in Surprise, Surprise!Tags: Calabogie, Causeway, coffee, dock, fishing, fruit salad, loons, Ontario, Ottawa Valley, watermelon
Wow, how gorgeous is that? Every day there in the summer resembles something like this: a cold Northern Lake in the Ottawa Valley of central Ontario. Yes, Canada! LOL More to follow. One word: lush. The K&P Trail, Barryvale on Calabogie Lake. The dock. Favorite reading place and morning coffee. Loon viewing station, LOL! My [...]
