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Just about ready to go to the Canadian Open and concert

July 26, 2008 by Tricia

Well in a little while Chris and I will be off to the Glen Abbey golf course to watch some of the Canadian Open semi-finals and then to go to the Tom Cochrane and Red Rider concert.

We just called the info line at the Canadian Open to find out about parking and the shuttle service that they are offering and we found out that there’s already a delay in play on the course.

I have a feeling there will be lots of delays today because we are under a severe thunder storm watch. We’re expecting severe winds and large hail. Great eh? Maybe Chris and I should wear our swimsuits when we go because I’m certain we’re going to get wet!

Apparently yesterdays concert didn’t start until 9 pm because of delays. Golf play is expected to end between 6 and 7 pm and the concerts start up right at the end of play but because of all the delays the concert started late too.

The main attraction for us is the concert so we are holding off going to Glen Abbey until about 4 or perhaps even 5 pm. We’re also delaying because we don’t have anyone to watch our dog and we don’t want to leave her alone for too long.

I’m almost always home so Midnight hasn’t spent a lot of time alone. of course there’s been times when we’ve been out for two to four hours without her but that’s the longest she’s been left alone. So it looks like this afternoon and evening will be her longest stretch on her own. She’ll be in her crate with her favorite toys so I think she’ll do ok. Luckily she’s not a barker!





Filed Under: Entertainment, Home and Lifestyle, Music, Our Puppy, Sports, Toronto Tagged With: afternoon, artist, attraction, band, Canadian Open, Chris, concert, crate, dog, Entertainment, evening, finals, Glen Abbey, golf, golf course, hail, home, lot, Midnight, Music, musician, parking, red rider, shuttle, storm, swimsuit, thunder, thunder storm, Tom Cochrane, wet

We’re going to a Tom Cochrane concert next week

July 17, 2008 by Tricia

I got an email from my brother last night. Remember I told you last week that he told me that he was going to try to get Chris a free pass to the PGA golf tour? Well he managed to get two passes!

Now I’m not all that interested in watching a golf tournament, but I do believe that I will be going. You see at the end of each days rounds, well the last three or four days of the tournament anyway, there’s going to be a free concert. Our passes are for Saturday July 26th (at Glen Abbey) and that evening Tom Cochrane and Red Rider will be putting on a concert.

I love Tom Cochrane’s music. I guess one of his most famous songs is Lunatic Fringe or perhaps Life is a Highway. I like all of his music and I’ve never managed to see him play live so this will be a real treat!

I just hope that I’m feeling well enough to go that day. My tum has been causing lots of problems in the last two weeks. Darn Crohn’s. I’ve had terrible fevers and lots of abdominal pain, plus I’ve been losing weight. It’s like I’ve been taking Phentermine or something the way my weight is dropping. That’s the bad thing about Crohn’s, well one of the bad things – you can really lose a lot of weight very fast when you are in a flare. It’s bad.

The last time my Crohn’s flared really bad and caused a lot of weight loss I lost about 40 pounds that I did NOT need to lose in less than a month. I hope that’s not going to happen this time too.

Anyway, I’m glad my brother got us the passes and I’ll be resting up over the next week in the hopes that I can go to the golf tournament and concert.

Filed Under: Canada, Culture, Entertainment, Family, Health Fitness and Beauty, Inflammatory bowel disease, Music, Recreation, Sports, Toronto Tagged With: abdominal pain, band, brother, Chris, concert, crohns disease, day pass, Entertainment, free concert, free passes, Glen Abbey, golf tournament, July, life is a highway, lunatic fringe, Music, musician, PGA, rapid weight loss, red rider, Saturday, Tom Cochrane, Tour, treat, weight, weight loss

Missing out on another weekend away

May 9, 2008 by Tricia

Chris and I were supposed to go to Brantford again this weekend. It’s Chris’ father’s birthday and there’s also a big party honoring him on Saturday night for all the years he put into training kids to play hockey.

Well … as I said we were supposed to go. Now it will just be Chris.

You see Chris’ father booked a bunch of hotel rooms for all the family that’s expected to descend on Brantford this weekend. We had been planning to bring our Lab puppy with us. We were going to bring her crate so that she could be kept out of trouble when we were out of the house at the party.

Now that we’re supposed to be staying in a hotel with the rest of the gang we can’t bring our dog. It’s not a pet friendly hotel … so that means I can’t go. I’ll have to stay home with the dog. With all the people and the chaos that surrounds Chris’ family it was going to be difficult enough bringing the puppy. Staying in a hotel (especially a non pet friendly one) would be worse.

I had wanted to go. I was also curious as to whether Walter Gretzky might show up at the banquet as he used to coach hockey along side my father in law so chances are good that he might be there. He’s a friend of the family too. I’ll make sure Chris brings a camera with him just in case.

Filed Under: Canada, Culture, Entertainment, Family, Home and Lifestyle, Recreation, Sports, Toronto Tagged With: award, banquet, booked hotel, Brantford, chaos, Chris, dog, Family, father in law, friend of the family, hotel rooms, lab puppy, non pet friendly hotel, Party, pet, saturday night, walter gretzky, weekend

I’d love to go to the Wimbeldon Tennis Championship this year

May 7, 2008 by Tricia

Do you enjoy watching or playing tennis? I used to play when I was a teenager, but I don’t play any longer due to a knee injury and other health issues. However I still do like to attend tournaments and watch the occasional tennis match on television.

The ultimate tennis tournament is of course Wimbeldon. It’s also the oldest major championship in Tennis. The first Wimbeldon championship was way back in 1877. Quite the history! It sounds like it was a gentleman’s game in the beginning as ladies singles and doubles weren’t entered as part of the championship until 1913.

This year the Wimbeldon tennis championships start on June 23 and run through until July 6th.

Now I know that I have a lot of readers in the UK. I’ll bet that some of you have attended matches at Wimbeldon. I’d love to hear about your experiences there. Actually I’d love to get Wimbeldon tickets for Chris and I, but there’s no way we could afford a trip to England this year. Perhaps next year. Sigh. I’ll have to settle for watching the championship on television this year.

I just went to look up ticket prices and you know it doesn’t cost as much as I thought it might. However, as I said traveling to England is a whole other ballgame for me right now. If I were going to get tickets I’d definitely want to them to be Center Court. Tennis is the kind of sport where you need to be up close. It’s much more exciting that way.

If you’re planning on attending Wimbeldon this year please remember to come back and tell me all the exciting details!

Filed Under: Culture, Entertainment, Health Fitness and Beauty, Recreation, Sports Tagged With: ballgame, court tennis, game, gentleman, health issues, july 6th, june 23, knee injury, match, on TV, playing tennis, sport, teenager, tennis, tennis championship, tennis championships, tennis match, tennis tournament, ticket prices, travel, Uk, watch, watch television, wimbeldon, wimbeldon tennis, wimbeldon tickets

Getting ready to open your pool? learn more about chemical free pool systems

April 10, 2008 by Tricia

Now that spring has arrived I’m sure many of you have taken some time to enjoy the nice weather. Perhaps the weather’s nice enough in some areas that you’re even starting to think about how you’ll enjoy your summer?

We don’t have a pool. Heck, with our small yard we don’t even have room for a pond. However, some of our friends have pools and they are already starting to talk about preparing their pool for the upcoming hot days of summer.

Do you already have a pool? Perhaps your big landscaping project this year will be the addition of a pool or spa? If so, I’m envious!

If you already have a pool or if you’ve been thinking of installing a pool have you thought about what kind of treatment you will use to maintain the pools water quality?

I know if we were lucky enough to have a pool I’d want to try to use an environmentally friendly pool treatment system. You see, we have an organic garden. We don’t use any chemicals on our land to get rid of pests or to fertilize our plants, so it only makes sense that we’d try to maintain a pool or pond with the same chemical free standards.

If you’re interested in learning more about environmentally friendly pool treatments you should visit Ecosmartepool.com. They specialize in chlorine free pools and spas.

I think everyone knows that Chlorine treated pool systems aren’t the best. Certainly chlorine isn’t very good for the environment.

Now you might be thinking that salt water pools are a safe alternative? I know I did before I read some of the articles at Ecosmartepool.com.

Salt water pools actually use chlorine generators to keep the water clean. Chlorine generators can make it easier to maintain your pool, but they require a lot of maintenance and one type of Chlorine generator makes a byproduct that is messy and not easily disposed.

Wouldn’t it be much better overall if you could use a system that was 100% chemical free?

EcoSmarte specializes in chlorine, salt water and hazardous chemical free pool systems, spa systems, and pond systems. They also carry EcoSmart filter glass media which is used for pool treatment systems.

The EcoSmarte pool systems use natural oxygen to maintain clean pool water. There systems are easier to use than chlorine based systems and safer than ozone. The natural oxygen system is also much more effective than bromine or bacquacil.

The people behind EcoSmarte believe in protecting the environment and are in fact against Salt water and chlorine based pool systems. They even donate 5% of their profits to environmental charities.

You’ll save money by using the EcoSmarte pool system too. Think about it. You won’t be purchasing chemicals regularly to maintain your pool system. Plus, the EcoSmarte pool system is energy efficient. It costs less than $1 a month to operate.

With all of those benefits it’s certainly worth considering isn’t it?

EcoSmarte offers a 60 day satisfaction guarantee and a 5 year warranty on all purchases. Visit their site to compare their pool treatment system to several other types of treatment systems, then if you’re interested in learning more about their product you can contact them for more information and a product brochure and a free quote.

Filed Under: Health Fitness and Beauty, Home and Garden, Home and Lifestyle, Living Green, Recreation, Services, Sports Tagged With: 5 year warranty, 60 day satisfaction guarantee, articles, brochure, chemical free, chlorine, chlorine free, Chlorine generator, clean water, eco friendly, eco pool, EcoSmart pool treatment, EcoSmarte, effective, environmentally friendly, filter glass, messy byproduct, natural oxygen, no hazardous chemicals, one dollar a month, pond treatment system, pool treatment system, profit donation, quote, safe, salt water, save money, spa treatment system

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