Category Archives: Home and About

Posts about activities around home, trip planning, and short trips.

Hostas and Azaleas – My front yard

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Ron

Hostas and Azaleas – My front yard It’s the May long weekend in Canada and in Ontario, at least, the weather couldn’t be much better.We were heading out for a drive in the country but, before getting on our way, … Continue reading →

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The North Face Mountain 25 tent review

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Ron

The North Face Mountain 25 tent The North Face Mountain 25 tent is a four-season tent that is well known for its dependability and durability and commonly used on expeditions where extreme weather is a normal occurrence. I needed to … Continue reading →

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Michelin Primacy MXV4 tires for sale – 205/55 R16

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Ron

May 14, 2012 Spring cleaning – set of four tires – excellent tires but they don’t fit any of the vehicles that I own.  SOLD. Link to Michelin site description: http://www.michelin.ca/tire-selector/category/passenger-car-minivan/primacy-mxv4/tire-details SOLD. ***** *****

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2012 Kanata Badminton Club Annual General Meeting

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Ron

2012 Kanata Badminton Club Annual General Meeting It is almost the end of another successful season for the members and executive of the Kanata Badminton Club and that means that it is time for another annual general meeting. The KBC … Continue reading →

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Spring storm hits Ontario

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Ron

April 23, 2012 – Woke up this morning to heavily overcast skies, took a look out the window, and, like the weather forecasting groundhog, decided that it might be better to get back under the covers. 

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Am I on the right track? :-)

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Ron

Am I on the right track? 🙂 April 18, 2012 – The winds, that I discussed in an earlier post , have now headed east and the sky is blue, so off I go again to photograph the Magnolias at … Continue reading →

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Marlborough Forest , Ottawa – O’Neil Road Access Point

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Ron

Marlborough Forest , Ottawa – O’Neil Road Access Point After  our visit to the Cedar Grove Trail, we decided to head north along Dwyer Hill Road and check out the O’Neil Road Access Point. 

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Rideau Trail – Marlborough Forest – Cedar Grove Walking Trail

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Ron

Rideau Trail – Marlborough Forest – Cedar Grove Walking Trail Today the weather looked very promising so we planned a little outing to part of the Rideau Trail that passe through the Marlborough Forest.  The Rideau Trail itself runs from … Continue reading →

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Just a short trip … really!

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Ron

Just a short trip … really! I was working on some more uploads from our recent Cuba trip, looked out the window, saw that the sun was shining and decided that a short trip around the neighborhood with camera in … Continue reading →

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2012 Jock River Canoe and Kayak Race, Richmond, Ontario

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Ron

March 31, 2012 – I visited the Jock River Race official site (http://www.jockriverrace.ca/) again today. I knew that they have decided that the lack of snow cover and no ensuing rainfall to speak of had forced them to move the … Continue reading →

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