5 Days of Summer in Toronto

Last Friday Linda, Benjamin and I hopped on a plane and headed for Toronto.  This was Benjamin's first plane trip (at 3 months old) and he was so good.  More or less slept the entire 4+ hours on the plane.  And when he wasn't sleeping he was smiling a big toothless grin at anyone who looked at him.  (He's a very happy baby.) 

Our goal in Toronto was to help Dayna clean and paint in her new house.  Our goal was NOT to do it during one of the worst heat waves of the year!  The average daily temperature was 35C (95F) with 75-80% humidity.  Ugh!!  Did I mention that there's no air conditioning in her new place?  There was so much power being drawn on the system for air conditioners that one day included a power blackout in downtown Toronto.  Fortnately we missed the blackout by a few blocks.  On that day (the hottest of the 5) we were invited to a nice dinner at a friends' place ... in a luxury apartment building ... on the 16th floor with a great view AND air conditioning!  Aaaaaahhhhhhh!  :-)

Even though it was hot, we had a great time.  We got a lot of work done with the help of many of her friends and we even had some playtime ...

Thanks, Dayna, for a good time!  Thanks, Linda for coming along!  Thanks, Benjamin for being such a good baby for the entire time!

Georgie Jessel

Last week, John and Linda and the boys were at our place just hanging out.  Anthony came over and climbed up on the couch beside me and leaned his sweet little head on my shoulder.  He looked up at me, touched my face and said, "I love you, Oma."  "I love you, too, Anothny." 


Then he reached up and touched my hair.  "I like your hair, Oma.  It's pretty."  Thank you, Anthony.  That's sweet."


Anthony settled in against me again for a moment, then sat up.  He touched my necklace -- the one I always wear --  my Hugonot Cross.  "What's that, Oma?"  I looked down to where he was touching my necklace and as I did that, his little hand came up and flicked my nose!  "Got you, Oma!"  And away he pealed full of laughter.


Thank you, John, for teaching this little trick to your son!  I must admire, though, the patience and care Anthony took to set me up.   I can't wait to see what he'll come up with next.

Big B. Little B.

What begins with b?

Barber, baby, bubbles and a bumblebee!