Ed and I were greeted by a dazzling display of fall colour as we dropped down into west Keremeos off the Keremeos Bypass. So captured by the sight of a mountain of gorgeous gourds piled high and gleaming in the early morning sunlight outside Gerry's Fruit Stand, I had to stop and record the scene with my new Sony Cybershot DSC-T100 8 megapixel digital camera. While clicking away, a man who … [Read more...]
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Total Eclipse of the Moon on August 28th
A total eclipse of the Moon will occur during the early morning of Tuesday, August 28, 2007, and from start to finish, will last about three hours and thirty-three minutes. The lunar eclipse will be widely visible from Canada, the United States, the Pacific Ocean, western Asia and Australia. In North America, only observers to the west of the Rockies will be able to witness the entire event. All … [Read more...]
Sandcastle Competition at 2007 Penticton Peachfest
2007 marked the 24th Annual Sandcastle Competition hosted by the Skaha Rotary and its sponsors during Penticton's Peachfest and I'm glad that I finally attended my first one. :-) Family, youth, kids and corporate teams vied for prizes ranging from 100 to 300 bucks, although fame and fun were more likely incentives to participate. … [Read more...]
Singapore is a Fine City
Greetings from Singapore which Ed and I have been exploring for the last three days. Getting around is SO easy because just about everyone here speaks English and with a Starbucks on nearly every corner it almost feels like home. Singaporeans joke that this is a 'fine city' as there are fines for everything from spitting to the death penalty for possession of .5 gram of drugs. Apparently you'll … [Read more...]
Airport Security Killed My VAIO!
Man, was I choked when I realized that the airport security staff at Toronto International airport broke my Sony VAIO laptop when we were returning home after Christmas. Here's what happened... At the xray, I'd placed my winter coat and purse into one tray and my laptop in another. When I remembered that I would also have to put my suit jacket through the xray there were no more trays … [Read more...]