next 2026/01 ― It has been my dream to experience the Moai statues. Visiting those at the local mini-putt club is so much more affordable than those on Easter Island, and these statues glow in the dark!
Trèfle atout !
next 2025/04 ― Ne laissez-vous pas tromper par les sourires de Raymond, Philip, Ronald et Liette. Quand nous jouons au euchre, c’est bien sérieux !
La bière Cornwall
next 2025/04 ― C’est le premier avril et il y a encore de la neige ! C’est un poisson d’avril ou quoi ? Peu importe, je m’en vais dehors et puis cette neige gardera ma bière bien fraîche. En passant, c’est une bière artisanale fabriquée à Cornwall, ma ville natale !
Art Class
next 2024/10 ― Ray signed up for a Portrait and Figure Drawing class at the Ottawa School of Art. Even though paint and color are not in the course curriculum, sketching models and drawing hands and feet are still quite challenging.
Une partie de pétanque
next 2024/09 ― J’ai joué à pétanque pour la première fois. Je le raconte dans ce blogue en français parce que je ne sais pas comment ce jeu s’appelle en anglais. Je pensais écrire « lawn bowling » mais on m’a dit que celui-là était un autre jeu et on m’a demandé c’est où que […]
Home-made Pasta
next 2024/04 ― I went to Italy where I took a class on making pasta. My favorite part was when we would eat what we had made.
Straight Flush
next 2024/03 ― I tried to maintain a poker face to hang on to my dwindling stack of chips, but there was no way that I was going to bluff my way out of this one. This is the second time that my brother Ron gets a straight flush. There is not much you can […]
Skating on the Canal
next 2024/02 ― Raymond spends a lot of time around the Rideau Canal. In the summer, he walks or rides his bicycle on the trails by the canal. In the winter, the canal freezes over and becomes the world’s longest skating rink. That is when it is time for him to put on his skates.
Power Walk
next 2024/01 ― Raymond is doing his power walk in a Community Center. The cushy artificial turf is gentler on the old knees than the hard floors of Shopping Centers. In the summer, the walk will more likely be along the Rideau Canal or the Experimental Farm. Let’s hope this New Year’s resolution sticks.
Big Gun
next 2023/08 ― Raymond shot a Ruger 10/22 Tactical Rifle loaded with 10-round rotary magazines. When he asked if it was an assault weapon, the owner scoffed, “Do you have a racing car just because you put a racing stripe on a Mitsubishi?” Later, Raymond found out that this gun has been prohibited in Canada.