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Cottages And Kayaks
2018-08-04 21:27
Water meeting Bdot has had some time off, so we were lucky enough to score a few days alone at her sister’s cottage. Bdot has been on a quest for a StandUp Paddleboard (SUP) for a few… Read More
Rain Is No Fun
2018-07-23 19:53
No fun. Waiting at MEC in Barrie. Yesterday we had the great plan to drive up to Barrie, run some errands then met up with my BiL for a trail ride. It was raining when we left but the weathe… Read More
Bon Echo: Beaches And Bugs
2018-07-16 22:06
The incredible cliff at Bon Echo It was a recovery and preparation week for camping at Bon Echo. Bdot did pretty much everything as I was restricted to not lift anything more than 15lbs. Hmm… Read More
Something Fishy Here
2018-07-11 14:02
Gratuitous cottage sunset photo I guess I owe the blog an update! We are often away during weekends in the Summer, and this year is no exception. Two weekends ago we spent the weekend at my… Read More
Raining Goals
2018-06-25 15:25
SNES Bdot went home this weekend – so I was bacheloring it all weekend. Sadly it rained most of the weekend, so I didn’t get any hiking in. So it was a quiet weekend of World Cup… Read More
2018-06-19 19:35
Poland beaten by lower ranked teamOh Kurwa! The Poles at the World Cup: Own goal. Beat by lower ranked team. No call in the box, late in the game. Poland being Poland. Sigh. View from the su… Read More
Out With The Red…
2018-06-07 19:40
Voted. There are a lot of outcomes from tonight’s vote for Ontario Premier that I think are unsavory for the province. The Liberals (Reds) have had power for over a decade and have alr… Read More
Passing Of Time
2018-06-06 15:22
Some incredible animation Recently, I watched an interview/concert with Emma Ruth Rundle. In it, she mentions her interest in anime and mentioned a few titles. I checked out one she enjoyed… Read More
2018-05-29 17:05
A poor choice Ugh. So I made the mistake of watching the final debate for Ontario Premiere. First off, whose stupid idea was it to have these blabbermouths have an open debate? So they could… Read More
Wet And Wailing
2018-05-22 18:02
Avengers or no….?We spent most of Friday afternoon top dressing the lawn with dirt and seed. What an exhausting day. I think I hit close to 23k steps. I sure hope it helps the lawn. I… Read More
Happy Mother’s Day
2018-05-15 20:42
A great afternoon.My mother stayed at my sister’s last weekend. On the way home (on Mother’s Day!) she stopped in for lunch and a visit. It was a perfect day. Warm and not a clou… Read More
To The Hockley Hills
2018-05-08 03:26
Dog was happy to get some water Weather was pretty crazy last week. There was a day with really intense winds. There were power outages and uprooted trees everywhere. Fortunately our propert… Read More
Darling Dahlin!
2018-04-29 03:40
Ugh, the hills. Bdot was Zumbaing today, so I took the dog for a wet, hilly hike across from Glen Haffy park. We usually enter Glen Haffy here and hike IN the park but the Bruce Trail contin… Read More
Fore!
2018-04-26 02:37
Fore! Phew! Leafs are out and I can return to hating the Bruins. Great result. Andersen was amazing. So far so good for TFC. Up 2-1 at halftime. If this score holds up, there will be penalty… Read More
Toronto Strong
2018-04-24 21:05
Toronto Strong Yesterday tragedy struck very close to home. A coward (who’s name I will not use) rented a van and used it as a weapon to murder, random, innocent people going about the… Read More
2018-04-22 23:46
Back to the backyard Wow. Today it felt warm in the backyard… Glorious 20s warm! So it was a perfect day to cycle the hot tub water. It is a process, but with warm weather, it isn&rsq&hell…Read More
2018-04-20 18:37
Manjaro distro. Ah, the never-ending, always interesting distro search. I’ve been playing with various Linux distros for ages. Redhat, Ubuntu, Lubuntu Mint etc… I’ve been… Read More
Spring Gets Lost In April
2018-04-17 04:09
Rain, Snow, Rain, Freezing rain, Snow, slush… Ugh The weather has been brutal for a few days now… the news was imploring people to ‘stay off the roads.’ So it was a… Read More
Waiting For Donuts
2018-04-10 02:32
Mmmmmmmmm doooooooonuts………… We have been trying to get together with my immediate family for a few weeks. Sometimes it is like herding cats. This weekend finally… Read More
Soggy Spring
2018-04-04 03:46
New for Spring Yeah, the past week hasn’t had great weather. We wanted to change the hottub water – but it has been raining or too cold, or both. :/ Still… we braved the m… Read More
Check Up From The Neck Up.
2018-03-26 16:10
Hey Everybody! I had a physical yesterday. I’ve lost 12 pounds since my last visit and my blood pressure was the best it has ever been recorded at the doctor’s office. I got need… Read More
Spring Forward
2018-03-21 14:38
A bend in the river The weather is slowly changing, technically Spring has arrived. There is more Sun, but it certainly isn’t warm yet. (Although we have spotted the occasionally looni… Read More
A Turn In The Road
2018-03-12 18:24
Town centre where bdot is staying – Yup sure looks European Last week I had one of those phone calls. Close to the worst call you can get. A friend of a friend sent me a message on FB… Read More
Canadian Highs And Lows
2018-02-27 04:45
Skater Scott Moir showing show outrage with another penalty call against Canada Ah, the Olympics! It was an interesting event for Canada this year. The expectation for Canada at the Olympics… Read More
Terra Cotta Is Terrific
2018-02-21 18:54
Tanga waiting to climb another hillWe got out for a nice hike in Terra Cotta conservation area last weekend. It was icy but the crapons, once again, saved the day. We did about 10k steps in… Read More
Us And Them
2018-02-15 15:43
Canadian Women 2-1 over the U.S. The Canada/U.S. Women’s hockey games are always intense. Yesterday’s game was not an exception. It was chippy and emotional. Canada held on for a… Read More
Getting Canadian Eh?
2018-02-12 22:08
The bridge we cross all the time when we walk the dog The Canadian National anthem was recently changed to make it gender neutral. I think this is fine. It sounds a little odd the first few… Read More
Roadster In Space
2018-02-09 02:00
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launch Elon Musk keeps pushing the envelope of private business with his vast fortune… this time into Space. I was pretty impressed with the launch of the… Read More
More Winter
2018-02-05 21:12
Single snowflakes Over the past week, we’ve had a few minor snowfalls. It has accumulated into a decent amount of snow. Unfortunately, bdot has a slipped disc, so any strenuous activit… Read More
2018-01-30 01:38
Hello ice. With the addition of the “Dufferin County” hikes map… our options are probably close to 100 options. The usual restriction, is how far we feel like driving&hell&hell…Read More
Taking Flight
2018-01-23 21:58
Palgrave Conservation We enjoyed a walk in Palgrave last weekend. We did have a dog charge us – and I didn’t think that was okay – but the rest of the walk we came across d… Read More
Cold Start To 2018
2018-01-15 18:16
Goodbye Christmas tree. The strange weather continues in early 2018. Above 0 a few days then back down around -15, sometimes in the same day. There has also been freezing rain and more snow… Read More
End Of Year Festivus
2018-01-06 03:11
It has been a while since my last blog entry. I’ve been busy with the festive season. So let me go back a week or two… The downstairs Christmas tree First off the house was dec… Read More
Nutcracker Is Sweet
2017-12-21 15:21
Incredible Four Seasons Centre I’ve never been to the ballet. So when the opportunity to see the Nutcracker Suite presented itself – I said sure! We went to downtown Toronto last… Read More
Toronto FC! CHAMPIONS!
2017-12-10 05:27
TFC ARE CHAMPIONS! Well that was incredible. I’ve been a fan of sports for three decades and I’ve never witnessed one of my teams win a championship until today. It was really mo… Read More
Work Weekend Away
2017-12-06 15:14
The fire can always be higher Bdot was awake last weekend at BBB’s in Bethany. She met up with a bunch of friends (etc.) for the annual cookie exchange. It is painful having a freezer… Read More
Meaty Name Day
2017-11-28 22:50
Mmmmm. Cake….. So I aged another year on Sunday. Yippie. I’m now closer to 50 than 40. Oh Lord. The Ed Mirvish Theatre Saturday was a fun day. We met up with the SIL and family… Read More
Cake And Christmas Is Coming
2017-11-22 14:24
I do receive some high quality birthday cards.Last weekend we celebrated my birthday with my Mom at my sister’s. It was our first visit since their basement renovation. The last time I… Read More
Ahh, Blade Runner!
2017-11-16 18:19
Blade Runner 2049! I’ve been trying to get to the theatre to see Blade Runner 2049 for a while now. For one reason or another, it hasn’t happened… and the film is slowly d… Read More
2017-11-07 18:57
Greed. Money. Power. So there was another mass shooting with an AR-15 in the States… Republican leaders tweet about thoughts and prayers to the victims. What the hell does that do? I… Read More
RIP Gord
2017-10-18 13:28
RIP GordI was deeply saddened to hear of Gord Downie’s passing today. Canadian legend. Poet. Frontman. I’ve been a fan of the band and his words most of my life. Canada lost an a… Read More
Orange CollingSound Anniversary
2017-10-17 19:02
Hogg’s Falls Last Friday was our 5th wedding anniversary! Wow. Time flies huh? We planned a Bed & Breakfast getaway for two nights in Collingwood. The 5th anniversary gift is trad… Read More
Giving Thanks
2017-10-11 16:10
Wayne’s Car! Party On! Excellent! Thanksgiving was spent at the Sister in Laws with a house full of people. The menfolk enjoyed some Juicy Ass and Porter X making for a relaxing aftern… Read More
Hello Bruce
2017-10-02 21:19
Bruce Trail Day hike Yesterday was Bruce Trail Day, so we did a section of Glen Haffy that we’ve done before. It was nice as always… We left a little later than usual to hike, s… Read More
Ridiculously Hot
2017-09-25 16:09
From last weekend’s walk when it wasn’t 30+ degrees Normally the weekends are for getting outside and hiking. But wow… Southern Ontario is in a serious heatwave. Temperatu… Read More
A Bloody Good Time
2017-09-17 03:29
Gothic greatness We went down to Niagara-on-the-Lake last Thursday to see Dracula at Shaw Festival. We went to see the show with my Mom, and Bdot’s Sister’s In-Law (Sally) and Pe… Read More
Glen Haffy Game Changer
2017-09-11 20:04
One of the many wildflowers along the Bruce Trail Another weekend, another hike. This time bdot found an incredible route through Glen Haffy *all* on the Bruce Trail. (Detail available here!… Read More
Falls In The Fall
2017-09-06 18:48
Hilton Falls We had a fairly quiet long weekend. Labour Day had a slow start to it, but we eventually ventured to the Conservation Halton area to see Hilton Falls. (Details of the hike are a… Read More
Happy Mud Day!
2017-08-29 14:30
Happy Birthday! The card had 10 reasons but there are so many more. Happy Birthday bdot! We enjoyed a lovely BBQed steak dinner together. Post-race muddy legs and shoes. It was a notable bi… Read More
Dog Day Sunrise
2017-08-22 18:46
Welcome to Muskoka! – (Yes, it is a sh*tty photo. Took it from the car driving 100+km. We enjoyed a few days at Barb’s sister’s cottage over the weekend. The weather didn… Read More
Sigh. Here Come The Fees
2017-08-16 15:51
Brutal I just read that the banking divison of PCF was bought by CIBC. I’ve been a PCF banking for well over a decade. *All* my banking is with PCF. So this is VERY disappointing and d… Read More
Hiking Hits And Misses
2017-08-14 15:56
Tanga in Hockley Valley I haven’t seen my sister in a while so we arranged to meet them in Hockley Valley for a hike. We found some parking at the end of the Glen Cross Side Trail on 3… Read More
Thornbury Trails
2017-08-09 15:37
View from Thornbury Marina Last weekend we ventured up to the Collingwood area with our bikes. It was a warm, mostly sunny day. The plan was to bike a section of the Georgian Trail. (The tra… Read More
Biked To Tottenham! Go Spurs!
2017-07-31 15:35
Our echinacea is taking over! It was enjoyable to spend the weekend in the area. Saturday we went for our longest bike ride yet. It was along the Trans Canada Trail. We parked on Duffy&rsquo&hell…Read More
Perfect Pinery
2017-07-23 17:52
Beer eh! Early last week we spent a few night’s at Anita’s cottage to celebrate Bill birthday (and to get together). Pete and his family were in attendance to enjoy in the merrim… Read More
Rocks And Walks
2017-07-10 16:01
Bruce Trail Hike Bdot was away this weekend at her sister’s cottage. So, I ventured off to Hockley Valley for a hike. The intention was to get the missing photo for the Hockey Valley s… Read More
Rah! Rah! Ole!
2017-07-04 16:05
Kim Mitchell in Peterboro It was the Canada Day weekend! Canada turned 150 as a nation. We took the time to visit friends in Bethany (Bonnie & Buck/Vicky & David). It was a pretty sl… Read More
Happy 150 Canada
2017-06-30 21:29
O Canada I’m a proud and patriotic Canadian. I think I’m very lucky to call this nation my home. 150 is young as a nation but certainly worth celebrating! Do Canadians get everyt… Read More
A Wonderful Flood
2017-06-27 16:25
The Bruce Trail – Hockley Valley section just past where the Tom East Side Trail reconnects with the main trail. We hike a lot in the area. So when Bdot sent me a link that would comme… Read More
Lending A Hand
2017-06-22 18:21
A lovely Iris from our gardenThe garden is blooming and looks lovely. Some of the flowers have a short blooming period, but are nevertheless quite stunning. My sister is at the beginning of… Read More
Shaw And Joan
2017-06-19 15:54
Saint Joan. Shaw. Niagara on the Lake. We spent most of Saturday in Niagara with my Mom. It was a hot and sunny day. Our first stop was for food. My Mom (rightly) recommended we try Caroline… Read More
2017-06-13 20:02
The many layers of Limestone The region had its first heat warning of the season. It was hot…Weather Network said it felt like high 30s to 40! So, of course, we got outside into the s… Read More
2017-06-05 20:13
Bdot put together these lovely planters for our backyard patio It was a pretty quiet weekend. I got a bunch of yardwork done as bdot was at the hairdresser most of the afternoon. I think the… Read More
2017-05-31 15:21
Somewhere over Caledon Had a great visit from Nivek last Friday night. We watched an incredible TFC game v. Columbus. Despite missing Gio, Jozy and Hagglund, TFC’s depth finally showed… Read More
Long Cottage Weekend
2017-05-25 18:35
Delicious Mythology Pilsner For the long weekend, we ventured back up to the bdot’s sister’s cottage. Since the last visit, a few short weeks ago, work has been done on the deck… Read More
Chris Cornell. R.I.P. :(
2017-05-18 17:19
R.I.P.Ugh. Another one of my favourite male vocalists has died. Chris Cornell of Soundgarden/Audioslave was found this morning in Detroit. He had just finished a gig there. *sigh* He had an… Read More
Stepping Up For Mom
2017-05-15 21:00
Lone wolf at the Market Mother’s Day was yesterday – so we planned to visit my Mom on Saturday. Bdot has been dealing with an ear infection all week. She can really only hea… Read More
Rain Rain Go Away
2017-05-10 01:11
The blurry view from a window at the rain soaked cottage Rain? So what? Well… when it is non-stop for days… then it is far from so what. Across Ontario and Quebec, there has be… Read More
Niagara Visit
2017-05-01 19:50
Mom’s new front door Bdot was away this weekend with some girlfriends near Lakefield. It sounds like she enjoyed her weekend away. While she was away I ran some errands and went down t… Read More
Hot Steppa
2017-04-25 15:07
Hey buddy First off… the story of this Robin. This bird set its nest on top of one of our lights by our sliding door. Ugh. So we moved it. She/he put it back. So we moved it. She/he p… Read More
Sabres Clean House!
2017-04-20 14:34
Whoa!Whoa! Huge news from the Sabres today! I’m not surprised about Dan… but Tim too? I guess it isn’t too surprising. The last two seasons were really disappointing and t… Read More
Easter Weekend
2017-04-17 15:28
Back to Biking! With it being Easter we got together with my sister, BiL and Mom in Horseshoe Valley. As with all family gatherings, I certainly miss my Dad, this weekend was no exception. I… Read More
Another Sabreless Postseason
2017-04-10 17:01
My first round picks It was another frustrating and futile season for my Sabres. In a year that was suppose to be progress toward a playoff spot, they actually ended with FEWER points than l… Read More
A Weekend In Muskoka
2017-04-03 22:46
The new cottage We have been going to my sister-in-law’s cottage for many years. It was a very modest little cabin. If everyone was *up* it was pretty cramped. Last year they tore down… Read More
Quiet Weekend
2017-03-27 15:24
LOL. Leafs, It was a pretty quiet weekend. It rained off and on throughout the weekend so a longer hike didn’t happen. A lot of time was spent in the kitchen preparing food for the wee… Read More
Albion Red Trail Hike. Ugh.
2017-03-20 18:37
Geese not excited to see us. It was a busy weekend for running errands. Saturday we drove over to Newmarket and hit Costco, the Upper Canada Mall (The Bay, Cleo, Teavana, Old Navy) then the… Read More
A Capital Time
2017-03-15 19:57
Amazing stairway at the Nature Museum Last Saturday Bdot and I ventured up to the nation’s capital, for a few nights away in Ottawa. Yes we left the dog behind. My Mom was kind enough… Read More
Walking Around Town
2017-03-07 21:38
Graffiti at the Bolton Camp – Reminds me of Slimer Last weekend’s walk, we stuck around town. We walked around the Bolton Camp area trails. It was our first time in the camp. It… Read More
Getting Outside
2017-02-28 16:51
Crampons save the day Our weekend walk was at Palgrave on Sunday. We left without thinking about the possible condition of the trails. The trails were around 70% ice. Hiking with just our hi… Read More
Killaloe Weekend
2017-02-23 15:10
On Paugh Lake We took advantage of the Family Day holiday with a trip up to Killaloe to see Bdot’s parents for the weekend. There is still a lot of snow in their region. After a stop i… Read More
Winter Weekend
2017-02-14 04:16
Fresh snowfall in Palgrave Forest We had a visit for our friends from Bethany, Buck and Bonnie and their kids. They stayed over Saturday night. Buck is a big Leaf fan so I made sure I had my… Read More
Mono Ski
2017-02-07 19:10
Ready to go! We had a little snowfall in the area over the weekend. It was just enough to create good ski conditions. So we drove up to Orangeville to ski at Mono Nordic. First however, we s… Read More
Liberal Lies – Disappointed In Trudeau
2017-02-02 04:44
Lies. Well… my faith in government has never been at a lower point than today. Sure all the Tr*mp BS. But now our own Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is showing his true colour. And tha… Read More
Terrible Times
2017-01-30 16:26
Palgrave Forest We enjoyed a nice walk in Palgrave yesterday. The park was pretty empty as the trails were quite icy. But our crampons kicked ass and made the walk easy. We did a 7km loop. W… Read More
Trumped Up
2017-01-24 01:31
Yes. This really happened. Yes this really happened. I guess some small part of me hoped that it really was just a twilight zone episode but it isn’t. We better get used to seeing the… Read More
The Passing Of Time
2017-01-16 18:04
Roguetastic. We’ve been trying to get to Star Wars: Rogue One for awhile now. Yesterday we finally went! I like that the Star Wars franchise is filling in some of the background with t… Read More
Canada Plays For Gold!
2017-01-05 03:39
Canada advances to Gold medal game! Well the US v. Russia game couldn’t have been closer. It was tied 3-3 and tied after OT… it took 7 rounds of shooters for US to win. Incredi… Read More
10km Walk To Get The Mail
2017-01-03 03:38
http://unsung.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20161231_235958.mp4 Happy new year! Our original plan was to join our cottage friends in Perth for New Year’s Eve… but there was th… Read More
A Merry Christmas
2016-12-30 04:36
Claude Snonet It has been a while since my last update. It has been a busy Christmas week! My Mom came up Christmas eve. Steve-O arrived Christmas day from Carlton Place (near Ottawa). The f… Read More
Outside Again!
2016-12-19 15:07
One of the wonderful Hockleycrest Ski Trails As I’ve said Winter has returned to Caledon. We have had two significant snowfalls and the weather is staying cold enough to keep the snow… Read More
AOTY 2016
2016-12-15 20:34
Retiring on top. Cleft’s Wrong is my AOTY! As a music writer the end of the year brings a time for reflection and evaluation. I’ve narrowed down my list for AOTY and these are th… Read More
So Close…
2016-12-13 16:42
So close…Well… After a long ten years of mediocrity, TFC played in their first final last weekend. Bdot and I went over to KK’s to watch the game which a bunch of their f… Read More
Man Cave Upgrade
2016-12-07 01:04
IKEA Karlby desk Yes my “man-cave” has been undergoing a slow transformation since we bought the house. A few weeks ago bdot painted the walls (thanks again chou!) and last weeke… Read More
TFC Advance To MLS Final!
2016-12-01 02:47
VICTORY! What a game! For the first time in MLS history a Canadian team will play for the MLS Cup! TFC v. Seattle Sounders! WOO! TFC! Read More
Another Year Older
2016-11-28 16:43
Sunset during Caledon East walk Saturday was as busy a day as I can recall. It was also my birthday. The day started with a trip North to pick up a Christmas tree. One of bdot’s client… Read More
And So It Begins…
2016-11-21 16:39
Christmas has arrived Christmas and Winter have arrived in the same weekend. What a dramatic turn in weather… Friday was close to 17C and today there is snow on the ground and feels… Read More
Aud Days
2016-11-16 17:05
Old Sabres puck from the Aud A lot of things remind me of my Dad. Certainly one of things we did together was watch hockey and go to Sabres’ games. It was almost always just us and we… Read More

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