Ted Cole, founder and director of Camp Walden for 35 years, passed away earlier this week, after losing a battle with leukaemia. I spent many summers at Walden, and have many memories of that time. What I associate most with Ted is the music of camp; nobody could lead a sing-along like Ted could. To [...]
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Ted Cole
Posted in People, Places on August 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Cottage Life
Posted in Places on August 23, 2004 | Leave a Comment »
With no set schedule, no commitments other than the lake and the paper, cottage life is the ultimate in unwinding and relaxation. The natural beauty of the water, trees and horizon soothe the soul, and are in such stark contrast to the usual sights of the city that their effect never diminishes.
The cottage is truly [...]
St. Lawrence Market
Posted in Food, Places on July 10, 2004 | Leave a Comment »
Toronto is home to one of the best 25 markets in the world (according to <a href=”http://foodandwine.com”>Food & Wine</a> magazine), the <a href=”http://www.stlawrencemarket.com/index.html”>St. Lawrence Market</a>. On Saturdays, starting at 5am, there is a farmers’ market with a myriad of fresh food–and when I say fresh I mean minutes from the vine, recently been swimming, just [...]
Canada Day
Posted in Places on July 1, 2004 | Leave a Comment »
Happy Canada Day!
As I sit sipping my Tim Horton’s coffee, with the Hip and the Ladies in the background, reading the Globe and cooling a two-four of Alexander Keith’s for this afternoon, I am filled with a sense of appreciation for our great country. Beyond the usual comparisons of how Canada is not the USA, [...]
Stratford
Posted in Media, Places on May 24, 2004 | Leave a Comment »
We spent the afternoon and evening on Saturday in Stratford. The town is small but quite nice, with lots of little shops and restaurants. After eating a tasty caramel apple and some very tasty chocolate, we shopped around and bought a few pieces of art for our house, all at reasonable prices. Four small pictures [...]
City Life
Posted in Places on May 17, 2004 | Leave a Comment »
Going about our business yesterday, we happened to drive through China Town and Kensington Market, on the way to a downtown park where we met some friends while the dog had a good run. I think it’s wonderful to have such distinct, diverse environments available to us; in a small way, you can experience far-off [...]
Goodbye Dearbourne
Posted in Home, Milestones, Places on March 28, 2004 | Leave a Comment »
It’s 7:00am on Sunday morning, and I sit staring at countless boxes and bags, containing everything I own. Today is moving day: we’re moving from our home of the past few years near Broadview & Danforth to our new home, a little further east and north.
Despite the excitement of moving into our own house, it [...]
Tonight I skated at the Air Canada Centre, home of our city’s beloved Toronto Maple Leafs. One of our customers hosts an anual event which includes a two hour skate followed by a hockey game where the customer faces of against its suppliers.
Unfortunately, only one employee from each supplier is selected to play, and [...]
Skating at the ACC
Posted in Places, Sports on March 1, 2004 | Leave a Comment »
Tonight I skated at the Air Canada Centre, home of our city’s beloved Toronto Maple Leafs. One of our customers hosts an anual event which includes a two hour skate followed by a hockey game where the customer faces of against its suppliers.
Unfortunately, only one employee from each supplier is selected to play, and I [...]
Back in Calgary
Posted in Media, Places on February 25, 2004 | Leave a Comment »
I write this tonight from my suite at the Mariott in Calgary, where I find myself for a few days to meet with some of my fellow network team members at our Calgary data centre, and tommorow to meet with one of our customers.
Today I discovered that I have been to Calgary enough to be [...]
