Welcome to Our Web Page
When this web page began more than twenty-five years ago, it described most of the activities of our whole family. Now that most of our children have flown the coop, it is mostly about what Ann and I (Dave) have been up to. I update it most weekends. We save all the messages over the past year in an Archive along with links to what we were doing ten and twenty years ago.
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Sunday November 8
This year's jack-o'-lanterns
Our Hallowe'en proceeded as usual with about 40 or 50 kids coming to the door. I turned two of the three pumpkins that I grew this year into jack-o'-lanterns then, when the trick-or-treating had abated, steamed them into pumpkin mush which has been turned into muffins and pies over the past week.
On the Tuesday before Hallowe'en I drove to Truro to play bridge with my friend Layton at the Truro Bridge Club. We played quite badly but still managed to come in second.
The following Thursday, we had dinner with Ingrid, Kim and Glen at Da Zero Ristorante before going to Neptune to see Deepwater, a rather disturbing play about an RCMP officer investigating a cold case involving young girl who had disappeared four years earlier.
The biking season is now officially over but that has not stopped us from getting out on the trails. On the Monday before Hallowe'en, we went on the usual Railer ride out to Lawrencetown Beach. Then, that evening while Ann was at the ABC Book Club, I went on the Hunter Moon ride which has been organized by our friend Fred for the past few years, though this was the first time for me. The ride takes place on the night of the last full moon in October, starts at 6 pm and goes out the BLT Trail to where it crosses Hwy 3 for the second time by which time it is completely dark. The idea is that the full moon helps to light the way, tough lights are still mandatory, of course. Unfortunately, this year, although the forecast has predicted a decent chance of at least partially clear skies, the moon stayed behind the clouds for the duration of the ride. However, it was still fun.
The trail near Kentville
The following Wednesday, Ann and I drove out to Lawrencetown Beach and biked out the trail as far as Petain Station, then switched to the road so we could stop for a nice lunch at the Rose & Rooster Café.
The last Rambler ride of the season was moved from Hallowe'en to the following Sunday due to weather. That meant Ann was unable to go due to her commitments at church, but I did. The ride was supposed to follow the trail from Kentville as far as Berwick, then take Brooklyn St. back to Kentville but, about 5 kms east of Berwick the trail was closed. We could have skirted the closed section by cycling on Hwy 1 for a bit but, since it was quite cold, most Ramblers were happy for a shorter ride, so we turned around and traversed up to Brooklyn St. at Coldbrook. We all gathered at T.A.N. Coffee after the ride. Afterwards everyone else went home but I rode for another 5 kms down the trail east of Kentville.
Last Wednesday was the last official Roadent ride of the season, though there may be more unofficial ones if the weather holds. Since Ann needed to be back in Halifax a bit early to meet "the girls" for a gathering at Kim's place, we started at the Tim's in Enfield and rode back to Laurie Park to meet the Roadents. That meant we could leave from Enfield after the usual coffee stop at Tim's.
Last Tuesday, we stayed up far too late to watch the results of the American mid-terms as they came in. Like most of the rest of Canada, we were gratified at the results. Now we have to see how Trump will behave as a lame duck.
For most of this week, Ann has been preparing a presentation on how to prepare one's digital legacy for the possibility of one's demise: for example, making sure that the executor will be able to find passwords for all your devices and accounts. The presentation was at the church yesterday afternoon and was followed by presentations by a lawyer on wills, and by a funeral director on funeral planning. The session was attended by about 40 people, more than were expected, and was well-received by all.