Tag Archives: Ontario

Cottage Country

Posted on September 5, 2026 by If It Was Today

We were pleased to be invited to visit Wendy and Stu’s cottage this weekend. We arrived late Friday afternoon, and after getting settled, we headed down to the dock for the “hour of happiness”. It had been cloudy earlier in … Continue reading →

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The Canadian – Day 2 Continued

Posted on May 2, 2024 by If It Was Today

We spent the day traveling across the Canadian prairie. I grew up in this area, so it was nice to see it again from the train. This picture is fairly typical of what I remember from my childhood. The small … Continue reading →

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Flowers

Posted on August 20, 2022 by If It Was Today

We don’t often travel in the summer because we prefer to stay home and enjoy the garden. (It’s so nice here in the summer – not so much in the winter…). But we made an exception this year and we … Continue reading →

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Cottage Country

Posted on September 1, 2017 by If It Was Today

In early July we visited a friend’s cottage on a local lake. Many of these lakes are surrounded by forest now, but a hundred years ago they were surrounded by farms. In most cases the land was marginal, at best, … Continue reading →

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Sunset

Posted on August 31, 2017 by If It Was Today

Sunset on the water. What more can I say?

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Sun, Water, and Sky

Posted on August 30, 2017 by If It Was Today

In preparation for my not-quite-annual father/sun road-trip (try saying that quickly five times in a row!) I want to finish posting some of the pictures I’ve taken this summer. We didn’t travel much this year, but then we rarely do … Continue reading →

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Pioneer Days

Posted on September 11, 2016 by If It Was Today

Sigh. So much for trying to post more often… I spent this weekend driving around a corner of southern Ontario just north of Lake Ontario. We lived here for a few years at the other end of my working life, … Continue reading →

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Williamstown

Posted on May 19, 2013 by If It Was Today

This weekend the unexpected came together, complementing, contrasting, and enriching the moment. It was a funeral. Well, technically it was the inurnment ceremony for Helen, but the sadness that accompanies any passing was still the same. But on the other … Continue reading →

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