Pat, Robbie, and I spent a couple of days together in Toronto before my return to Victoria.
We walked over 10km in a single day! We ate a lot and drank margaritas. We told every restaurant server that we were sisters and challenged them to guess which one of us was the eldest. (All of them declined to take up the challenge 😁.)
We complained about the humidity, the heat, and our aching feet and arthritic joints.
We laughed a lot.
We're sisters.
The Ottawa Valley Recreational Trail is a 296 km repurposed stretch of the former Canadian Pacific rail bed that runs from Smiths Falls to Mattawa. As luck would have it, it passes through Braeside (where it is called the Algonquin Trail) right at the bottom of Pat and Jim's street.
It is a beautiful spot for an early morning walk.
Spring has come to the Ottawa Valley ...
It is blackfly season in Ontario, ugh.
But today the sky is blue, the trees are blooming, the seedlings are sprouting, and Pat and Jim are getting the backyard patio and pool ready for the summer.
And then dinner with Mum!
Another early night for me. Jet lag is the pits.
I have a gun. It is an orange and blue pump-action super soaker, and I am a crack shot with it. It is a very effective tool for encouraging the peacocks to leave the flower bed.
It was a cloudy day. I was sitting in my comfy chair waiting for the dryer to beep, telling me that there were clothes to fold. I was wandering through the Bookmarks on my computer and came across the shortcut to my blog, Pineapple Salsa.
I haven’t posted to the blog since Dec 2019, and I don’t
remember why I stopped updating it. But
reading those old entries inspired me to put virtual pen to virtual paper once
again.
I tell myself that this time I’ll be more disciplined; I will post more regularly, but not too much.
Yeah, sure …
