Tag Archives: Ottawa

A Tale of Two Farms

Two weeks ago we visited the Old Log Farm in search of maple sugar. It’s kind of a hard place to describe – I guess you could say it’s an old…log…farm. There are a bunch of 1850′s farm buildings, a … Continue reading

Posted in Family, Photos | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Winterlude

After much talk and hand-wringing in early January that this year’s Winterlude would feature beach volleyball and sand castle demonstrations on account of the spring-like conditions, Mother Nature intervened and ensured the annual winter festival would go ahead as planned. … Continue reading

Posted in Family, Photos | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Brushes with Greatness

I was star-struck as I was in close proximity to a couple of big politicos this week.First, I was enjoying a delightful lunch in Le Cafe on Wednesday with Maurizio when he pointed out the Right Honourable Jean Chretien was … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | 1 Comment