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| Current mood: |  giddy |
| Current music: | Frank Lloyd Wright by Simon and Garfunkel |
back from Ontario
I spent a week and a half in northern Ontario with my friend Emily. She owns a piece of a small island in the middle of a beautiful lake. We kayaked, (Emily swam, though I did not--too damned cold), chopped wood, cooked over a cast-iron stove, picked blueberries and made pancakes with them, went to a bookstore/lending library that I think has more books that the Library of Congress. They need one up there with their long, cold winters. Also learned that the exchange rate with US $$$ is much more nearly equal than it once was. Got homesick around day six.
Lots of rain on the way up--scary with a big formula-one touring bus on our tail; lots of detours on the way back--intriguing with sights of small town life.
Hey, Rebecca, I think that northern O and Punxatawney PA may have something in common. But there are a lot of French-speaking people up here.
Also stopped in Niagara where Emily's parents live--still. I say 'still' because the town itself looks post-Apocalyptic. Almost every store is boarded up. Very depressed area. Sad, that. But the tourist side is booming, if sleazy. Saw lots of busloads of tourists, mostly Asian. Lots of languages--European, Asian, Middle Eastern. Hardly any Hispanics, but more blacks than northern O (or Punxey).
Learned how to take pix and vids with my cell phone.
Just can't believe the volume of water that spills over the falls every day. Magnificent! No wonder people still flock to see it. Beck and Kath, do you remember visiting Niagara with Dad? We still have the pix somewhere.
Got back to find a lot of hits and reviews for my stories. Guess the appearance of the last HP book didn't close down the fan fic sites after all. Yay!
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