December 2023,
Once again it is time to wish our friends an Happy Christmas, a Joyous New Year, and update you
all on our activities over the last 12 months.

Sleeping Bags not Needed

(Paddling in the Philippines)

Fiona's testimony at Mum's Funeral

Autumn Leaves Trips 2020

For several months a friend, Paul  and I have been trying to find a mutually convenient date with good weather to paddle to some islands about 4 kilometres off shore. On Sat 22nd August we had our chance and one of Paul old paddling friends joined us, 

Most years we try to take a 3-5 day canoe trip in early October, the leaf colours in Nova Scotia at this time of year are stunning, the weather is variable but not usually too cold, the water still reasonably warm and there are no blackflies or mosquitoes!

After Mum had learnt how to use email and the computer she sent this to me.  It is time I posted it here.  I have copied and pasted it from her letter.

"The Power of Prayer.

This is a true account of a miraculous recovery. Des and I talked about it between our two selves.

It is a long time since I recorded myself playing sax.  I made this recording to post on Cafe Saxophone since I am hosting the "Ballad of the Month".

So here it is for the family to listen to. The backing track was made by a friend in Bristol.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/xlgw5m89hi2z1an/I%20Loves%20You%20Porgy%20v1…

I used a Zoom H1 microphone plugged into Vivien's 2010 Mac and Audacity music editor to remove the background noise and add a tiny little bit of reverb.

Having written the following on my tablet while in the Philippines I found the pictures are on my laptop back in Canada. I will add them later. 

Autumn Canoeing