Category Archives: Home and About

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

Ron’s Reef update

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Ron

I have been out of town quite a bit since making a number of changes to my 90 gallon saltwater reef over the Christmas period.  While I have been out of town, various family members and friends have taken turns … Continue reading →

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Ottawa Valley Aquarium Society (OVAS) Annual BBQ 2013

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Ron

I arrived back in town just long enough to catch a few winks of sleep, cut the lawn and head out again. This time, I wasn’t traveling far since for the second year in a row, the annual OVAS BBQ … Continue reading →

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Sault Ste. Marie – a bit of birding

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Ron

Sault Ste. Marie – a bit of birding We had spent 4 days identifying bird songs and counting birds as part of  a Breeding Bird Survey and were now homeward bound. We were tired.  A series of early morning rises … Continue reading →

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West Coast Adventures

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Ron

The plan, when hatched, seemed perfectly sensible at the time. Leave Ottawa while snow was still on the ground, fly to Vancouver, fit limited luggage tightly into the limited space of my brother’s Miata’s trunk and drive down the west … Continue reading →

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Ottawa Grassroots Festival – 2013

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Ron

Ottawa Grassroots Festival – 2013 This weekend the Rideau Curling Club of Ottawa is home to the Ottawa Grassroots Festival (location), a two-day event featuring wonderful music, workshops and a kidzone with plenty of things to keep the kids interested … Continue reading →

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Kanata Badminton Club – AGM – 2013

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Ron

The Kanata Badminton Club operates in Kanata, Ontario. (Club website) The club is a volunteer-run recreational badminton club which utilizes the gymnasiums in three Kanata schools to provide members with a place to play badminton up to five nights a … Continue reading →

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Ottawa Valley Aquarium Society Annual GIANT AUCTION – March 24th, 2013

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Ron

Ottawa Valley Aquarium Society Annual GIANT AUCTION – March 24th, 2013 This year, the Ottawa Valley Aquarium Society (OVAS) combined their annual auction held on the Sunday with a Saturday slate of guest speakers and  a room full of vendors … Continue reading →

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OVAS AQUAMANIA WEEKEND – Ottawa, Ontario – March 23 – 24, 2013

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Ron

OVAS AQUAMANIA WEEKEND – Ottawa, Ontario – March 23 – 24, 2013 DAY 1 – Well it is now Saturday and I’m at the Ottawa Valley Aquarium Society’s Aquamania weekend event. (LOCATION: Best Western Hotel and Conference Centre, 1876 Robertson … Continue reading →

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OVAS AQUAMANIA WEEKEND – Ottawa, Ontario – March 23 – 24th, 2013

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Ron

Ottawa Valley Aquarium Society (OVAS) – Aquamania weekend – October 23 – 24, 2013 The weather promises to cooperate this year as the executive and volunteers of the Ottawa Valley Aquarium Society continue to work to put the final touches … Continue reading →

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