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Entries from September 2007

Always Summer

September 20th, 2007 · No Comments

They say, “It’s always summer at Colasanti’s.” Partway to Ruthven, between Kingsville and Leamington (but not that far south) you find this tropical garden tourist destination. It used to be about the plants, now I think it’s all about the donuts and the cider.

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Tags: Essex County · Leamington · Kingsville · Food · Country · Parks · Play · Windsor

Blow me Down I almost fergat! (Bonus Talk like a Pirate Day post)

September 19th, 2007 · No Comments

Ahoy there readers ~~ today be International Talk like a Pirate Day!
I posted ye a pic and fergat that you’d be wantin’ some spirit to go with yer shivers and yer timbers. Fer that reason yer to get a second post fer today so enjoy yerselves. Arrrr!

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Tags: Essex County · Kingsville · Harrow · Country · Water · Special Events · Play · Lakeshore

Park Time

September 19th, 2007 · No Comments

Summer’s not quite over so there’s still some park time left for the kids. I remember when I used to chase my daughter around the playground equipment. She wanted to try everything, climb everything, jump off everything and I was just a few steps behind, not to interfere but to encourage and guide […]

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Tags: Essex County · Leamington · City · Country · Parks · Play · Windsor

Time to smile

September 18th, 2007 · No Comments

Not quite sure what this was about, but at least two people were having a good time: the rider and the photographer.

Funny Girl On a Horse, originally uploaded by Pedja-G.

I don’t know that much about horse shows but it looks […]

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Tags: Country · City · Essex County · Fauna · Play · Parks · Special Events · Windsor

Monday Drama

September 17th, 2007 · No Comments

The world is a strange place. Sometimes you’ll just be going along, doing the same old things, in the same old places, and then it all changes. Everything looks different and you can’t remember what it used to be like.

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Tags: City · Riverfront · River · Water · Parks · Play · Windsor

Cool day on the beach

September 14th, 2007 · No Comments

I don’t think beaches are just for sweltering-mid-summer days. There’s something special about a cool fall day, digging your toes in the sand, and feeling the wind blowing past you and through your hair. This is one of my favourite times of year, when the leaves are just beginning to change colour and […]

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Tags: Essex County · Leamington · Country · Water · Play · Parks