Roberta Bondar at Olympics

We were tickled to see Ms. Bondar as a flag bearer at the Olympics. She was one of the first Canadian astronuats and became the first Canadian woman in space in 1992. We visted this statue in honor of her in Sault Ste. Marie this August before we took the train to the Agawa Canyon.

Olympics Terry Fox

Watching the Olympic opening ceremony last night was awesome. One of the flag bearers was the mother of Terry Fox. We visited a monument erected in his honor last summer in Thunder Bay Ontario. Terry lost his life to cancer in 1981 but before the disease conquered him, he ran across Canada for 3,339 miles to raise money for cancer research.

Dreaming

I am working on an art project that is titled "Bucket List". It is a pretty big commitment as their are 8 of us commited to creating a "chapbook" for each person, about one thing on our list, each month for 4 months. I was interested but uncomfortable in making such a commitment. I finally dove in and have been researching my first thing. A trip to Alaska. I have been collecting info for over 10 years and shoving it into a folder. After looking at that I figured I better update my info so spent some time at the travel agency yesterday. Wow am I overwhelmed at the choices.

I pulled this photo out from last July to show my "dreaming" attitude. One of looking upward for direction, yet able to admire where I am.

Love notes

Our grandson wanted to play outside the other day. He found the sidewalk chalk but no sidewalk as it is covered in snow. I suggested he use the garage floor and so he did. He left a love note for Papa that touched our heart.