Month: July 2014

A collection of paranormal tales, sent by Canadians to author John Robert Colombo, is now an Amazon Kindle book.

I got to do the cover, creating a globe-covering Canada with Google Earth and ghostifying everything with a a ghastly green glow and some Photoshop effects. Fun!
With the author’s permission, here’s a sample story chosen for its brevity as well as its mystery …

World traveller (by motorcycle) Peter Sever reports a best-in-the-world experience from within Canada. He and Hana are riding Newfoundland and he just emailed his enthusiastic praise to his long list of contacts.
This commercial, he assures us, is no exaggeration. “Please go”, he says. “Drive the village periphery with no schedule. Just explore.”

Peter included a photo of his own, so I’ll share it, too.

Archaeological Viking village at Iceberg Alley by Peter Sever

Longtime friends Blair and Louise Rossen invited us to attend the wedding of their son Paul in Milton on Monday.
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It was a BIG event with a rustic theme, set in a traditional Ontario farm/village that now serves special occasions. The weather was warm and the humidity was relieved by cooling breezes. It was a beautiful day for a lovely couple. Christy Colgan and Paul Rossen are officially Mr. and Mrs.
We’ve known Paul and his gorgeous sisters since they were babies. It was a wonderful thing to see them all so happy for Paul.

The good photos are Danica’s. I experimented with a new camera setting. Anyway, you really have to see the place for yourself. Many of the creatures use camouflage and don’t want to show up in a photo, even if the photographer knows what he is doing.
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Visiting family from Windsor Kathy and Paul, daughter Nicole and family friend Dana took Danica and me to the show. Daughter Kristie caught up with us later. They were mainly in town for a country music concert.
The entry process was a little chaotic and queue jumpers were not directed to the end of the line but everything got progressively better as we went on. In fact, we spent 2.5 hours inside and the time flew. Assessment: Well worth a visit although ticket prices are steep. Crowds do not interfere with viewing in most sections and, if they do, just wait until they thin out a bit. Generally, I thought the operation was pretty well managed.
To acquire your souvenir aquarium hockey puck, Exit Through the Gift Shop.

When the humidity lifts, there’s no better way to get downtown than along the bicycle paths beside the lake. Peter and I grabbed a coffee at the George Brown University building and went next door to lounge in the Muskoka chairs on Sugar Beach.
On the way to Sugar Beach, we stopped at Cherry Beach and watched the freighter come in, loaded with sugar from Jamaica. Our mixed-use waterfront offers plenty of activity to watch. Weekdays are best. No crowds. Ahhhh, retirement! 🙂