Dan Hill

Lucky me attended the Dan Hill concert at Collingwood Collegiate on Saturday night.

He is so passionate and sincere; I felt as if I was the only one in the audience.  Each song was accompanied with a story.  We laughed and we cried; closed our eyes and felt his music.

This video will surprise you (1988!)

We were so pleased that he played this, and the emotions are still the same:

Thank you Dan for a fabulous evening (I love you).

The Bruce Trail: Nottawasaga Bluffs

2 of my 183 Polish cousins live near me and we had a super 3 hour hike on Saturday.

We had frost on Saturday night and hail today ... winter's coming!

Foodstock 2011

Foodstock brought thousands of us (guesstimates range from 15,000 to 28,000) to a nearby potato farm to sample amazing dishes prepared by 70+ professional chefs.  We wanted to show support for local farmers and agriculture. Over 2,000 acres of farmland may be turned into a "mega quarry" as deep as Niagara Falls for mining limestone. Should the Melancthon Quarry come to be, it threatens to destroy a huge chunk of rich, agricultural land, to disrupt wildlife, and to drain a water table that is a valuable source for the surrounding area and everything south of it towards Lake Ontario.

I think that this whole thing really has to be thought out and planned well before hand.  We've been accused of NIMBYism; however, this thing is so big that it's in everyones back yard!

It was a fabulous event.  The organization was monumental and as far as we were concerned it went without a hitch. My friend Dale and I had a great time grazing through the woods:

40 years

I think that 40 years of friendship is pretty darn good by anyones standard.

We've nicknamed ourselves the YaYas after the book/film: Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood. Lots of history, stories to tell (as well as stories NOT to tell), group therapy: relationships, children and now grandchildren ... and just life in general.

We spent the weekend together:

As our aprons say (thank you, Martha) ... Here's To Us!

Cheers to the next 40!

"She who laughs, lasts!"

Giving Thanks

A while back, in her blog, my daughter challenged readers to list the things for which they are grateful.  I haven't forgotten the challenge, I simply haven't wanted to necessarily publish my findings ...

However, I am now back in Canada and it's Thanksgiving week-end and I have so much to be grateful for:

My outstanding daughter and son on whom the sun rises and sets,
My husband who completes me,
My family, nephews and great(!) nieces & nephews, and yes, even step-children,
My friends ... and you know who you are ... who stand by me and guide me (even when I don't want to hear it),
My 183 Polish cousins ... who knew?
My deck where I had breakfast this morning in +20 degrees - remember folks it's October :/

WOW!  How lucky am I?

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving ...