life with more cowbell

For my last post on my St. John’s trip, I’d like to feature the various places and spaces I visited throughout the city. My first full day, I took a boat tour with Iceberg Quest Tours, where I got an excellent view of the harbour, the skyline, the Battery (see…

Instead of doing a day-by-day, chronological description of my time in St. John’s, I thought I’d go with a more thematic approach. And what sticks in my mind first and foremost are the people. At The Bluestone Inn B&B, there were our hosts: owner/operator Gerri and her daughter Sarah, who…

The morning after Les and Derek’s wedding in Ottawa, I was busy checking my flight status (I checked twice: once when I went down for breakfast and again just before I checked out of the Lord Elgin) to see if Porter was still a go for the afternoon flight St.…

Okay, so now that I’ve more or less recovered from my vacation week/Labour Day weekend – though, to be honest, I could use a week off to recover – thought I’d share some moments from my time away. And, no, it was not me who got married in Ottawa. The…

Hey – Please bear with me; I haven’t been home much this long weekend, so I still haven’t downloaded any pix yet, but I thought I’d start with where I stayed and include the links. In Ottawa, I stayed at the Lord Elgin Hotel, which has a very handy location…

Back safe and sound early last night from my trip to Ottawa/St. John’s – the former for a wedding and the latter ‘cuz I’d never been. I’ll be back with details and (hopefully photos) later this week – after I take a day or two to decompress and collect my…