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Waterfalls and a new game

We see on the news this morning that Toronto had a number of lightening strikes, some on the CN Tower and one setting fire to 5 townhouses. It is easy to underestimate the power of Nature. Rang Ben when we woke to wish him a Happy Birthday. He was having lunch in a pub with Ellie, Freddie &...

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rickandsuejohnson on July 27, 2012 from Waterloo, Canada

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A quiet day

Sue & I wished each other a Happy Anniversary and were astonished to see as we opened each other's cards that we had chosen identical cards. What does that mean? Spooky and perhaps worrying. A relatively relaxed day, Ollie & I went to borrow Dave's car to pick up some chests of drawers he &...

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rickandsuejohnson on July 25, 2012 from Waterloo, Canada

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Hot Hot Hotter

Off to a Rib Fest around lunch time in Victoria Park, central Kitchener. Tokens bought, we charged our sampling glasses and headed for the shade. A huge range of craft beer stands bordered one side of the central area of the park (porters, light and dark ales, lagers and fruit flavoured...

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rickandsuejohnson on July 24, 2012 from Waterloo, Canada

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At the start

Arrived at the terminal for 10 and found the queue for Air Transat. While substantial, it was not horrendously long and we soon found ourselves at a check in desk where we had to have our hand baggages checked for weight and tagged prior to checking in the hold cases. It was worth the time...

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rickandsuejohnson on July 22, 2012 from Waterloo, Canada

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Drugs, drugs, drugs

So, malaria drugs are expensive. I also learned this summer, working at Archaeological Services, that deet melts plastic. Therefore, we could come home with malaria/dengue fever, and/or no skin, as a result of the deet. Just a heads up.

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