Niagara-on-the-Lake

On Saturday, April 24th, Margaret-Ann and I headed off for our annual spring trip to the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake. We’ve been making this trip every spring for about thirty-five years now, to celebrate Margaret-Ann’s birthday. We met up with Sue and Ron and Jan and Peter at the Moffat Inn and walked to the Festival Theatre to catch a matinee performance of Oscar Wilde’s “An Ideal Husband”… a very good play! After theatre, the six of us sipped on a couple of bottles of wine in our room at the Moffat Inn before  heading off to Tony Deluca’s new restaurant on Old Stone Road, opposite the Jackson Triggs Winery… a very good dinner! On Sunday morning, I was up at 7:00 a.m. and went walking around the old town. It was very quiet and a light rain was falling; actually very pleasant. I returned to the Moffat Inn to wake Margaret-Ann up at 8:00 a.m., and after breakfast in town, we made our way back to Brampton. Another excellent adventure!

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Toronto’s High Park in the Spring

Wednesday, April 21st, was a wonderful spring day… sunny and about 18 degrees. Margaret-Ann and I had completed our chores by mid morning, so we decided to head off to Toronto for a hike through High Park. We arrived to find the cherry blossoms of the Sakura trees in full bloom – truly amazing! We hiked through the park and along several trails for a few hours before heading back to Brampton mid afternoon. Boy it’s nice to be retired!

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Will At The Zoo

Will was spending the weekend with us, giving Jeremy and Jennifer a break – perhaps the last one before their next son is born in mid June. Sunday, April 18^th, was a bright spring day and we headed off for a trip to the Toronto Zoo where we met up with Meredith and Michael. We all had a great time looking at the animals and exhibits. Will is looking forward to his next adventure with the Grandparents!

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