Too Long...

Wow... it's been a bit too long since my last post... to catch you up.. here's what I've been up to... 


> A wonderful trip up to Muskoka Lake with my Meg and Travis (my wonderful sister and bro-in-law). We drank, sat in the hot tub and played some rowdy games of scrabble. 

Me, sitting on the dock at Muskoka

> Took the train to Oshawa where, my terrific friend, Heather picked me up and took me on a beautiful trip through some Ontario farmland. Great drive! 

Farm in Ontario Prince Edward Country

>Spent a night at Heathers house in Napanee before we headed to Ottawa for a whirl-wind tour of the sights. Saw some amazing places! My favorite? It's a toss up... 


a). My FAVE artist is a tie between Salvador Dali and Gustav Klimpt.. neither of which I had actually seen any real-life works of... while touring Canada's National Art Gallery I saw original pieces from BOTH artists... in a very real sense, it was surreal! No pun intended :)

Walkway in Ottawa's National Art Gallery; 

Style: Modern; Built: 1986 - 1988; Architect: Moshe Safdi

b). Walking into this gorgeous church in Ottawa and being blown away by, possibly, the most beautifully coloured church I've ever been in! See picture below... it was astounding! 

Church in Ottawa

>Returned to Napanee where we drove into Kingston for a lovely tour, guided by Heather, through Queens University Campus and the heart of Kingston's downtown district. A lot of limestone buildings give the area real charm and character!

Old Victorian, Limestone House in Kingston

>Had a wonderful evening of dinner and wine with Heathers family on their gorgeous farm of 55 acres, 30 cows, 6 chickens, 1 lama, 1 donkey, 1 horse, 1 dog and 3 lovely family members! Thank you for the warm welcome. Unfortunately, I don't have a picture of my visit there :(


AND Here I am... it's been a crazy week but such a blast. I head back to Toronto tomorrow for a weekend full of sister/brotherly love, rollercoasters, dancing, shopping and maybe even some baseball! Then its off on my red-eye flight to London Monday night... 


....Feels a bit weird, a bit like I've had my vacation and now, shouldn't I be heading home? But I'm not, onwards I go... ugh, I miss Victoria and everyone in it already!!!


Love and miss all of you!
xo