Monday
Some sun today and warmer. Worked on the Ottawa Branch News. Went to visit our daughters dogs in the afternoon. Practiced our dancing. Walked 13.3 km
Tuesday & Wednesday
Warmer today with a bit of sun. Worked on filling the cracks in the driveway pavement. Worked on the Ottawa Branch News. Went to visit our daughter's dogs in the afternoon. Went to our dance lesson on Wednesday. Started on the Waltz. Lots of fun! Walked 9 & 6 km.
Thursday
Rain today. Went to the City of Ottawa Archives this morning for a lesson on cataloguing the OGS Branch Library with the Dewey Decimal system. Sent the Ottawa Branch News to the printer. Went to visit our daughter's dogs in the afternoon. Watched some MASH, Lovejoy and Waiting for God. Walked 7 km.
Friday
Cool today some sun. Went to the groundbreaking ceremony for the new City of Ottawa Library and Archives facility near Centrepointe. The weather was better than last year about the same time, no wind. Went to visit our daughter's dogs in the afternoon.
Saturday
Rain overnight & today. Practiced our dancing. Worked on the Canadian Census to update sources on my Canadian Kipp file. Watched Lovejoy and Waiting for God. Pedometer reset itself so I lost the track of my steps taken!
Sunday
Some sun today. Worked on the Canadian Census to update sources on my Canadian Kipp file. Visited the place where our daughter is getting married in December. It will be a wedding out in the country. Nice place. Came home and did about two hours of yard work in order to get the recycling out to the curb by Monday morning. Had our daughter and fiancee and two dogs over for supper. Walked 9 km.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Oct 12 to 18
Monday
Some sun and cool. Spent most of the afternoon raking leaves, cutting the grass and applying dolomite to the lawn to counteract acidity. Very tired after that. Watched some MASH, Lovejoy and Waiting for God. Practiced dancing. Walked 6.7 km.
Tuesday
Rain over night, cool, a bit of sun late afternoon. Housecleaning today. Practiced dancing. Walked 8 km.
Wednesday
Cold today. Spent time searching the US and Canadian Census records for my Canadian Kipp family file. Went for a bike ride (cold). Our daughter came over with the dogs and spent a couple of hours with us. Watched some MASH. Went to our dance class tonight. Practiced the Rumba and Fox Trot and then they started us on the Triple Swing. Biked 9.5 km. Walked 6.5 km.
Thursday
Had a frost overnight. Cold and sunny. Started cleaning up the gardens as the frost killed a lot of the annuals. Leaves were falling like crazy this morning when the sun came up. Practiced dancing this afternoon. We are getting good at the Rumba. We are not bad at the Fox Trot but need help on making turns. We had the dogs tonight for a couple of hours while our daughter and her fiancee went out for supper. Watched a couple of issues of MASH. Walked 3.7 km.
Friday
Cool but sunny today, frost. We went to the City of Ottawa Archives today to help the Ottawa Branch OGS sort through their reference section to weed out old and not relevant items. After that we scanned a number of images from a microfiche into digital format. This makes the old documents easier to read because on the computer you can zoom in and change the contrast etc. After that we went out to Montana's for lunch then did some grocery shopping. At home again I vacuumed the cars and put a few things away in the storage shed for the winter. Walked 7.7 km.
Saturday
Cool but sunny today, frost. We went to the BIFHSGO monthly meeting today to listen to the speaker, Lady Teviot from England. She gave a very good general talk entitled: I Never Thought of That - A Second Look at Problems. After that we came home and I did some gardening. I spent some more time on Ancestry.com searching the Census for my Canadian Kipp file. I have finished with the third generation for now and will move on to the 4th generation soon. This search is rewarding but slow. It is really difficult to find people on the census for many reasons not the least of which is transcription error. Sometimes they just disappear for a ten year period! Practised our dancing lessons, Rumba, Fox Trot and Triple Swing. We then watched some more Lovejoy and Waiting for God. Walked 9 km.
Sunday
Cool but sunny today, frost. Went to church this morning. Afternoon, I did some more cleanup in the garden. The frosts over the last few days have done their work. Went for a bike ride in the sun. Starting working on my Ottawa Branch News again. It has to go to the printer by Friday. Biked 11 km. Walked 6.2 km.
Some sun and cool. Spent most of the afternoon raking leaves, cutting the grass and applying dolomite to the lawn to counteract acidity. Very tired after that. Watched some MASH, Lovejoy and Waiting for God. Practiced dancing. Walked 6.7 km.
Tuesday
Rain over night, cool, a bit of sun late afternoon. Housecleaning today. Practiced dancing. Walked 8 km.
Wednesday
Cold today. Spent time searching the US and Canadian Census records for my Canadian Kipp family file. Went for a bike ride (cold). Our daughter came over with the dogs and spent a couple of hours with us. Watched some MASH. Went to our dance class tonight. Practiced the Rumba and Fox Trot and then they started us on the Triple Swing. Biked 9.5 km. Walked 6.5 km.
Thursday
Had a frost overnight. Cold and sunny. Started cleaning up the gardens as the frost killed a lot of the annuals. Leaves were falling like crazy this morning when the sun came up. Practiced dancing this afternoon. We are getting good at the Rumba. We are not bad at the Fox Trot but need help on making turns. We had the dogs tonight for a couple of hours while our daughter and her fiancee went out for supper. Watched a couple of issues of MASH. Walked 3.7 km.
Friday
Cool but sunny today, frost. We went to the City of Ottawa Archives today to help the Ottawa Branch OGS sort through their reference section to weed out old and not relevant items. After that we scanned a number of images from a microfiche into digital format. This makes the old documents easier to read because on the computer you can zoom in and change the contrast etc. After that we went out to Montana's for lunch then did some grocery shopping. At home again I vacuumed the cars and put a few things away in the storage shed for the winter. Walked 7.7 km.
Saturday
Cool but sunny today, frost. We went to the BIFHSGO monthly meeting today to listen to the speaker, Lady Teviot from England. She gave a very good general talk entitled: I Never Thought of That - A Second Look at Problems. After that we came home and I did some gardening. I spent some more time on Ancestry.com searching the Census for my Canadian Kipp file. I have finished with the third generation for now and will move on to the 4th generation soon. This search is rewarding but slow. It is really difficult to find people on the census for many reasons not the least of which is transcription error. Sometimes they just disappear for a ten year period! Practised our dancing lessons, Rumba, Fox Trot and Triple Swing. We then watched some more Lovejoy and Waiting for God. Walked 9 km.
Sunday
Cool but sunny today, frost. Went to church this morning. Afternoon, I did some more cleanup in the garden. The frosts over the last few days have done their work. Went for a bike ride in the sun. Starting working on my Ottawa Branch News again. It has to go to the printer by Friday. Biked 11 km. Walked 6.2 km.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Oct 5 to 11
Monday
Got up about 5 am, early enough to have breakfast and get to St. Laurant Plaza to catch the Queensway Tour Bus. Our daughter drove us there. We were headed for Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, Boston and Plymouth, MA. The weather was mixed with a lot of cloud, a bit of rain and some sun. No problem crossing the border at Ivy Lea. We arrived in South Yarmouth, MA about 5:30 pm. We had time to look over our room and walk around the hotel several times. At
6:45 we headed off on the bus to a local restaurant for supper. The bus and driver were from Healey Bus Lines of Smith Falls. I had seen him before twice when we used Healey for a couple of bus tours we helped organize in 2005 and 2007. He remembered me. Supper was at the Riverway Restaurant in South Yarmouth, MA. We both had poached salmon. The dessert was tapioca pudding, which I hadn't had for years. Tasted OK but not a super meal. Walked 6.9 km.
Tuesday
Got up about 6 am. Breakfast at 7:15. On the bus by 8:10. This was the day we went to Hyanis, Cape Cod to catch the Hi-Line ferry to Martha's Vineyard. The trip is about 1 hr and 45 minutes each way. Arrived at Oak Bluffs about 11 am. We then took a bus tour down island to see some of the sights and stopped in Edgartown for lunch and a brief shopping session. Lots of tour buses around at this time of year. The weather was breezy in the morning on the boat but we stayed up top. On the island it was quite warm. We had a take out lunch at the Quarterdeck so that
we would have time to look around the town and also look in the stores. Nice place but it must really be busy in the summer months. Got back to Hyanis about 5:45 and then stopped at a liquor store. Out to Christopher's Restaurant for supper. We had chicken francaise. Good! Much better meal than Monday. The entertainment was great. Two guys singing and playing piano, guitar and fiddle. Walked 9.2 km.
Wednesday
Not a good day for weather on Cape Cod. It started raining about 5 am and didn't stop until about noon. The winds were high enough to cancel all whale watching tours from Provincetown, MA. So we toured in Hyanis to St. Francis Xavier Church, the Vietnam Memorial and the Kennedy Memorial. We then travelled up the Cape to the Cape Cod National Seashore Park where we visited the interpretation center. Then we saw Naussett Lighthouse and went down
to the beach. The waves were really rolling in. Then off to Eastham to see the windmill in the rain. We then travelled to Provincetown where we spent the rest of the day. Had a lobster roll for lunch. Very good. Did some shopping. Walked up the Pilgrim Monument, all 168 steps to the top. I really don't like heights. After that we had a ride in the dunes around Provincetown. Interesting ride. Would rather have seen whales. At night we had supper at Michael Shays. I had stuffed pork chop. Nice dessert of chocolate covered ice cream. Much better meal and nicer
atmosphere! Walked 11.9 km.
Thursday
Sunny and mostly clear today. After breakfast we headed off to Boston by the Sagamore Bridge over the Cape Cod Canal. Took a bit longer because of construction. In Boston we first visited the J. F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. It was very well done and it is really worth visiting. Next we headed of to the Back Bay area of Boston for a brief tour and then over to the Charlestown Navy Yard to visit the USS Constitution and museum. We were then dropped off at Quincy Market for 1 1/2 hours. I chose to walk back along the Freedom Trail towards the State
House where I wanted to take some pictures of the statues. I also stopped at the Old Burying Ground to take photos of Winthrop and Dyer tombstones. We were back on the bus by 3:00 pm and we then headed south towards Plymouth to see Plymouth Rock and The Pilgrim Monument. Lots of other things to see there as well. We had about 45 minutes to wander around. Back at South Yarmouth about 6:00 pm where we stopped for a lobster supper at the Lobster Boat
Restaurant. Great meal! Walked 12.1 km.
Friday
Headed home on the bus. Bags out by 7:00 am. Breakfast at 7:00 am. On the bus by 8:00 am. No incidents and the Canadian Customs was fast. We were home by 7:15 pm. Walked 6 km.
Saturday
Sunny but cool today. Rain overnight. Today I went golfing for the first time in about 20 years. It was the day for the Bachelor party for my future son-in-law. We went to the Champlain course in Aylmer, Quebec. The wind was cold and the course was soaking wet. Didn't do too badly hitting the ball! They had a BBQ after. One spot of turf on the golf course was so wet that it looked like a wavy water bed when someone stepped on it. I didn't stay for the evening session. Raked some of the leaves from our trees. Will do more of that on Monday. Walked 14 km.
Sunday
Sunny but cool today. We are having our Thanksgiving dinner today with one of daughters and her fiancee and their two dogs. Our other daughter is away in the US. Walked 5.3 km
Got up about 5 am, early enough to have breakfast and get to St. Laurant Plaza to catch the Queensway Tour Bus. Our daughter drove us there. We were headed for Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, Boston and Plymouth, MA. The weather was mixed with a lot of cloud, a bit of rain and some sun. No problem crossing the border at Ivy Lea. We arrived in South Yarmouth, MA about 5:30 pm. We had time to look over our room and walk around the hotel several times. At
6:45 we headed off on the bus to a local restaurant for supper. The bus and driver were from Healey Bus Lines of Smith Falls. I had seen him before twice when we used Healey for a couple of bus tours we helped organize in 2005 and 2007. He remembered me. Supper was at the Riverway Restaurant in South Yarmouth, MA. We both had poached salmon. The dessert was tapioca pudding, which I hadn't had for years. Tasted OK but not a super meal. Walked 6.9 km.
Tuesday
Got up about 6 am. Breakfast at 7:15. On the bus by 8:10. This was the day we went to Hyanis, Cape Cod to catch the Hi-Line ferry to Martha's Vineyard. The trip is about 1 hr and 45 minutes each way. Arrived at Oak Bluffs about 11 am. We then took a bus tour down island to see some of the sights and stopped in Edgartown for lunch and a brief shopping session. Lots of tour buses around at this time of year. The weather was breezy in the morning on the boat but we stayed up top. On the island it was quite warm. We had a take out lunch at the Quarterdeck so that
we would have time to look around the town and also look in the stores. Nice place but it must really be busy in the summer months. Got back to Hyanis about 5:45 and then stopped at a liquor store. Out to Christopher's Restaurant for supper. We had chicken francaise. Good! Much better meal than Monday. The entertainment was great. Two guys singing and playing piano, guitar and fiddle. Walked 9.2 km.
Wednesday
Not a good day for weather on Cape Cod. It started raining about 5 am and didn't stop until about noon. The winds were high enough to cancel all whale watching tours from Provincetown, MA. So we toured in Hyanis to St. Francis Xavier Church, the Vietnam Memorial and the Kennedy Memorial. We then travelled up the Cape to the Cape Cod National Seashore Park where we visited the interpretation center. Then we saw Naussett Lighthouse and went down
to the beach. The waves were really rolling in. Then off to Eastham to see the windmill in the rain. We then travelled to Provincetown where we spent the rest of the day. Had a lobster roll for lunch. Very good. Did some shopping. Walked up the Pilgrim Monument, all 168 steps to the top. I really don't like heights. After that we had a ride in the dunes around Provincetown. Interesting ride. Would rather have seen whales. At night we had supper at Michael Shays. I had stuffed pork chop. Nice dessert of chocolate covered ice cream. Much better meal and nicer
atmosphere! Walked 11.9 km.
Thursday
Sunny and mostly clear today. After breakfast we headed off to Boston by the Sagamore Bridge over the Cape Cod Canal. Took a bit longer because of construction. In Boston we first visited the J. F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. It was very well done and it is really worth visiting. Next we headed of to the Back Bay area of Boston for a brief tour and then over to the Charlestown Navy Yard to visit the USS Constitution and museum. We were then dropped off at Quincy Market for 1 1/2 hours. I chose to walk back along the Freedom Trail towards the State
House where I wanted to take some pictures of the statues. I also stopped at the Old Burying Ground to take photos of Winthrop and Dyer tombstones. We were back on the bus by 3:00 pm and we then headed south towards Plymouth to see Plymouth Rock and The Pilgrim Monument. Lots of other things to see there as well. We had about 45 minutes to wander around. Back at South Yarmouth about 6:00 pm where we stopped for a lobster supper at the Lobster Boat
Restaurant. Great meal! Walked 12.1 km.
Friday
Headed home on the bus. Bags out by 7:00 am. Breakfast at 7:00 am. On the bus by 8:00 am. No incidents and the Canadian Customs was fast. We were home by 7:15 pm. Walked 6 km.
Saturday
Sunny but cool today. Rain overnight. Today I went golfing for the first time in about 20 years. It was the day for the Bachelor party for my future son-in-law. We went to the Champlain course in Aylmer, Quebec. The wind was cold and the course was soaking wet. Didn't do too badly hitting the ball! They had a BBQ after. One spot of turf on the golf course was so wet that it looked like a wavy water bed when someone stepped on it. I didn't stay for the evening session. Raked some of the leaves from our trees. Will do more of that on Monday. Walked 14 km.
Sunday
Sunny but cool today. We are having our Thanksgiving dinner today with one of daughters and her fiancee and their two dogs. Our other daughter is away in the US. Walked 5.3 km
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Sept 28 to Oct 4
Monday
Rainy today. Watched more MASH, Lovejoy and Waiting for God. Worked on the Canadian Census today for several hours for my Canadian Kipp Family. Did some more house cleaning and cataloging of books. Walked 8.4 km.
Tuesday
Rainy with some clearing later in the afternoon. Worked on the Canadian Census today for several hours for my Canadian Kipp Family. Did some more house cleaning and cataloging of books. Watched more MASH, Lovejoy and Waiting for God. Practiced dancing the rumba. The rain and wind have caused our Locust tree to drop most of its leaves in about three days. Biked 9.6 KM. Walked 7.0 km.
Wednesday
Cloudy and windy with a bit of sun today. Some brief rain showers. We went to the City of Ottawa Archives today to help the Ottawa Branch OGS do some weeding of their bookshelves. After that we took a short walk around Rideau Falls. Also did some scanning of Microfiche images into digital images. Did some gardening and yard work. It is getting cold, so time to clean up. Went to dancing class tonight. Reviewed the rumba and started on the basic steps in the Fox Trot. We are doing well. Watched more MASH and Waiting for God. Worked on the Canadian Census today for my Canadian Kipp Family. Walked 7.7 km.
Thursday
Cloudy with rain showers. Watched more MASH, Lovejoy and Waiting for God. Worked on the Canadian Census today for my Canadian Kipp Family. Walked 10.0 km.
Friday
Cloudy with a tiny bit of sun today. We went shopping in the downtown market area of Ottawa today. Also went shopping at Place d'Orleans in the evening. In the late afternoon I went to the driving range with my future son-in-law. Wanted to see if I could hit the ball. Not bad! Watched more Lovejoy and Waiting for God. Biked 13.3 km. Walked 13.7 km.
Saturday
Cloudy with sun today. Watched more MASH, Lovejoy and Waiting for God. Practiced dancing the rumba and the Fox Trot. Worked on the Canadian Census today for my Canadian Kipp Family. Did some more cataloging of books. Walked 6.4 km
Sunday
Cloudy rain shower. Watched more MASH, Lovejoy and Waiting for God. Practiced dancing the Rumba and the Fox Trot. Worked on the Canadian Census today for my Canadian Kipp Family. Walked 5 km.
Rainy today. Watched more MASH, Lovejoy and Waiting for God. Worked on the Canadian Census today for several hours for my Canadian Kipp Family. Did some more house cleaning and cataloging of books. Walked 8.4 km.
Tuesday
Rainy with some clearing later in the afternoon. Worked on the Canadian Census today for several hours for my Canadian Kipp Family. Did some more house cleaning and cataloging of books. Watched more MASH, Lovejoy and Waiting for God. Practiced dancing the rumba. The rain and wind have caused our Locust tree to drop most of its leaves in about three days. Biked 9.6 KM. Walked 7.0 km.
Wednesday
Cloudy and windy with a bit of sun today. Some brief rain showers. We went to the City of Ottawa Archives today to help the Ottawa Branch OGS do some weeding of their bookshelves. After that we took a short walk around Rideau Falls. Also did some scanning of Microfiche images into digital images. Did some gardening and yard work. It is getting cold, so time to clean up. Went to dancing class tonight. Reviewed the rumba and started on the basic steps in the Fox Trot. We are doing well. Watched more MASH and Waiting for God. Worked on the Canadian Census today for my Canadian Kipp Family. Walked 7.7 km.
Thursday
Cloudy with rain showers. Watched more MASH, Lovejoy and Waiting for God. Worked on the Canadian Census today for my Canadian Kipp Family. Walked 10.0 km.
Friday
Cloudy with a tiny bit of sun today. We went shopping in the downtown market area of Ottawa today. Also went shopping at Place d'Orleans in the evening. In the late afternoon I went to the driving range with my future son-in-law. Wanted to see if I could hit the ball. Not bad! Watched more Lovejoy and Waiting for God. Biked 13.3 km. Walked 13.7 km.
Saturday
Cloudy with sun today. Watched more MASH, Lovejoy and Waiting for God. Practiced dancing the rumba and the Fox Trot. Worked on the Canadian Census today for my Canadian Kipp Family. Did some more cataloging of books. Walked 6.4 km
Sunday
Cloudy rain shower. Watched more MASH, Lovejoy and Waiting for God. Practiced dancing the Rumba and the Fox Trot. Worked on the Canadian Census today for my Canadian Kipp Family. Walked 5 km.
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