Christmas 2008

Barbara gets the Christmas Dinner ready.

Ted and Barbara relax after enjoying a delicious dinner

Christian rides his favourite new toy

From bathtub to Hot Tub

Barb and Jim enjoy the water together over the years.

Barb in her younger days

Barb on Wellington Street in Port Colborne many years ago.

Ted plays ball

A slim, trim Ted plays ball at CFB Cornwallis in the early 60's. Ted's the one wearing a jacket.

Barb on Wellington Street

Barb some forty years ago

Lake Street Bridge Demolition

The QEW old bridge at Lake Street was demolished overnight. They started a 9 PM Saturday and were finished by 8:30 the next morning. An engineering marvel. Plenty of equipment was used in a well organized fashion.

Lake Street Bridge demolition

This picture gives an indication of the types of heavy equipment used to bring the bridge down.

Christmas Tree 2008

This is the 2008 version. Note the red tree balls.

Ready for the Jim Bradley Fundraiser

Ted poses in front of his new Christmas as he prepares to leave for the gala evening.

Ready for the Jim Bradley Fundraiser

Barbara poses in front of Ted's new Christmas tree. She is ready to leave for the gala evening.

Birthday Party

Christian admires his new flannel board. His grandmother Barbara made the double sided board.Note Elmo on the second side. Bean bags can be tossed into his mouth.
Christian and his grandmother share the same birthday. They are in the picture with Christian's mother Colleen.

Ted with the 2009 Saturn Aura XR4

Ted takes delivery of his new "loaded" car. It's equipped with, among many features, heated seats, remote start, On Star, Bluetooth, satellite radio and he'll get 48 miles per gallon. Great economy !!!

Mist over Niagara Falls

This was taken from my balcony this morning (Nov 19/08)Starting on the right is the mist from the Horseshoe Falls. Just to the left of it you can see the Skylon Tower. Then there is the mist from the American Falls.On the left of the picture is the smoke coming from the incinerator just outside of Niagara Falls, New York.Garbage from our Golden Horseshoe area is burned there.

That is the QEW in the foreground.

A Milking Cow tells her story

Royal Winter Fair 2008

We went to the Royal Winter Fair and came away with a new appreciation for our farmers.

The "pooper scoopers" were very large

This horse stood out above the rest.

A prize steer on his way to the ring.

A cow eye-balling us.

A demonstration ride about to begin.

Halloween 2008

Christian's dad Scott holds him.Christian is about to head out "trick or treating"

Christian is at the door of a neighbour with his Grandmother, Barbara

After a busy and enjoyable evening "Mighty Mouse" Christian arrives home with his "loot"

Grandson Jack

Jack enjoys his morning break.

He is a happy little boy much like his grandfather Ted was at the same age.

Mum Show October 25,2008

On Saturday we went to the Mum Show at Gage Park in Hamilton. This is an example of one of the exotic flowers on display.

Mum Show at Gage Park in Hamilton

The Parks Department of Hamilton do an excellent job of displaying the various types of Mums.

Concord Supersonic Jet Airliner

This is a shot of the Concord that I took from the tarmac at Toronto International Airport. They allowed us out of the Concord waiting room to take pictures.

Two things that can't be done today. Passengers in the cockpit and flying in a supersonic jet airliner. I took this picture during my visit to the cockpit.Note the Navigator checking his map showing the flight paths into England.

Here you can see more of the instruments in the cockpit. It took three hours and fifteen minutes from Toronto to London, England. We flew at 60,000 feet, travelling 1,350 miles per hour.

Niagara Escarpment - Devil's Punchbowl

This picture was taken from a look-out site at the top of the escarpment on Ridge Road. You are looking down on Gray Road as it leads to Lake Ontario in Stoney Creek.

This was taken from inside the safety barrier of the water falls at Devil's Punchbowl.

This was taken from the City of Hamilton site of Devil's Punchbowl. It is located on the Escarpment just east of Centennial Drive on Ridge Road. There is a super lookout at this Conservation Park.

Their site is www.conservationhamilton.ca/parks/visit/devils_punch_bowl.asp

Edgewater Manor Restaurant

Here is the Manor on the shores of Lake Ontario at Stoney Creek

A close-up of the side of the Manor

The fancy glass in the side windows. Note the keyboard and musical sketches.