We had a lovely holiday in B.C. and Oregon for Christmas. We started out by spending a few days on Salt Spring Island visiting Kate, and then had five days with Jean and Doug in Oregon. The weather throughout was very good (well, there was one day of rain in Oregon, but that’s pretty good) […]
It’s almost Hallowe’en, but I have a very tangible sense that the scariest part of the year is now past. This fall was surprisingly tense, with the sudden responsibility of finding an operations manager for Exultate, keeping the organization on the rails, trying to learn one of the hardest pieces of music I’ve ever seen, […]
I’m old (again)… 35 this weekend. Anne organized a very nice weekend in Niagara-on-the-Lake, which included a wonderful play at the Shaw Festival Three Men on a Horse, a brunch overlooking Niagara Falls (neither of us had been in over a decade), a wedding celebration for Anne’s friend Sandy, and a very nice B&B. All […]
September??? How the heck can it be September already?? The last couple of months have been pretty great, though the weather’s been a bit iffy. We had a great weekend in the Niagara region, and a couple of weeks later had a lovely trip down to Connecticut for Olga and Rob’s wedding, and stopped in […]
A weekend of great entertainment! On Saturday we went up with Molly to the Tennis Masters Canada in the new tennis facility at York University. The new centre court is very nice, with great sightlines from everywhere. We had great seats for an excellent match, and we’re thinking of trying to get tickets for the […]
Strange, fractious weather in Toronto at the moment — warm, smoggy, with a dull ugly sky, rain overnight and, yesterday, a short thunderstorm during the day. We stayed inside on Sunday in consequence and played the Civilization board game, which is fun though somewhat random when there are only two players. I’m hoping to have […]
We bought a new toy on the weekend, and I’ve become a barista overnight. So much fun! Fully-automated espresso and cafe crema production — plus hot steam for heating and frothing milk for cappucinos and lattes. It takes me back to Italia, so it does…
Married! We had an ideal weekend, great weather, wonderful music, but the best thing of all was to have all of our friends and family together to share it all with. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for helping make this a truly perfect weekend. And we’re off! My lovely bride and I […]
The spring is moving by very quickly. It seems that every work day is sunny and warm, but every weekend or holiday is rainy. We had a year like this a couple of years ago… Very distressing. Hopefully it will turn around in time for the wedding! Which is coming along nicely, thank you very […]
A big week! The Exultate Chamber Singers competed in the CBC Choral Competition on Wednesday night — live to air across the country on CBC Radio Two — and we won! I mean, we won not only our category — the hotly contested Chamber Choir group — but the big kahuna, the Healey Willan grand […]