Erin joined her
friend at the Emu farm and they had a great time playing with Brianna's
new puppy - Kodiak. It looks solid like a baby rottweiler and it sure is
cute and it still has the new puppy smell. I think he thinks that Erin's
thumb is a T-bone steak. Brianna took the pictures.
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May
3, 2008
Boston band trip
Acton High School
filled up a bus with their band and started their 2008 trip to Boston.
Kevin had to run to help get all the luggage and instruments into the belly
of the large coach. Kevin and Kyle take a quick break to say goodbye to
us. The band tours the Boston area and also plays two concerts while in
the States.
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May
4, 2008
Ann with tulips
Ann holds onto
some tulips that I had recently purchased for her - they seem a little
droopy at this point. Ann is a talented artist and we will be looking for
places to show and sell her prints (she almost never lets go of the originals)
- so if you have any space in your gallery please contact us by email,
thanks.
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May
9, 2008
Papa Duke
I had submitted
a ballot at the Mississauga Living Arts Centre before Matt Dusk's performance
and won a set of tickets to go see the band - Papa Duke, led by Vasyl Popadiuk
(above). It was an interesting musical group which combines classical,
jazz, Latin, pop and gypsy music. He certainly is amazing on the violin.
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May
10, 2008
Acton forest wakes
in spring
The forest beside
Acton High School starts to come out of hibernation as spring continues.
We are a little cooler than we were a few weeks ago but the sun makes up
for it. Leaves on trees are sprouting and ground cover starts to turn the
areas of forest floor green. It was a little weird walking through the
forest because there were billions (or so it seemed) of mosquitos flying
around but they were not biting yet - and without bug juice with me I would
have come running out of the forest in minutes if they had wanted some
blood!
We were out this
way on a beautiful Saturday morning as Erin's outdoor soccer league started
today - she is on the orange team. The team gathers around Coach Pauline.
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May
10, 2008
And they're off
We drop by Mohawk
Racetrack for a night of Standardbred Harness Racing and we come home
big winners! I had the nights biggest haul in our little group - total
win about $12, total losses - don't ask. It was a fun night and it provided
plenty of thrills for a couple of hours for a small loss of some of our
money. Here is a tight group coming into the finish line - none of them
were the ones that I bet on, as usual. Most times the horse that Shawnessy
bet on came last - better luck next time.
Mohawk is about
20 minutes south of Acton, it is along Guelph Line just north of Highway
401.
