March 12th Rowies birthday, Happy Birthday Rowie!! For Rowies birthday we decided to do a local trip, in fact only 15 minutes away, and check out a sugar shack. A sugar shack is where they make maple syrup. The maple sap suitable for making the syrup only runs at the start of spring when weather conditions, mainly temperature, are right so it is now or not at all. The farm also served a brunch so it was decided to take advantage of that. On arriving at the farm...

Well, believe it or not but Donna and I felt a twinge of sadness in the last week of February when a warm couple of days saw a significant thaw of the winter snow. It appeared spring was coming in fast and this winter wonderland of white fluffy stuff and ice was quickly ending. A plea of help to the St Matthews High School sport department was successful in securing three sets of snow shoes enabling us to experience the world of snow shoeing before the snow disap...

February 12th to February 27th is the Ottawa Winterlube Festival. All about Canadians getting out enjoying the winter and becoming involved in winter activities. To an Auusie perspective it appears Canadians hate winter. Most seem to hibernate and many just move south for the winter. When we ask what can we do in Canada in the winter the standard reply seems to be "Get out, go to Cuba or Florida or the Carribbean". But as you can see by the photos many...

On the evening of the Australia Day festivities Larry suggested it might be time he and I try some ice fishing for walleye. "When would suit you?", asks Larry. "What about last week?", I reply. So Larry says he will ring me one evening soon when the conditions are good. Conditions good?? This is winter with minus 10 and lower temps and everything is covered with snow and ice!! Good? One evening Lary rings, "If it suits you I will swing p...

On the evening of the Australia Day festivities Larry suggested it might be time he and I try some ice fishing for walleye. "When would suit you?", asks Larry. "What about last week?", I reply. So Larry says he will ring me one evening soon when the conditions are good. Conditions good?? This is winter with minus 10 and lower temps and everything is covered with snow and ice!! Good? One evening Larry rings, "If it suits you I will swing ...