I've set up a new page for my Mediterranean trip... Come in and see the itinerary! Let me know if you want to join the discussion, or join me for some of the trip...
posted by Tom at 2:59 PM | link | (0) comments

I'm back from England! As you can tell from the time of this post, I am going to be somewhat jetlagged for a couple of days. Had a great Christmas, with the annual itinerary now set, settled and comfortable. Spent the first few days with my family at my Grandmother's in Cuckfield, and then drove with my sister to Chandler's Ford, where my Grandfather lives. The next day, Christmas eve, the three of us drove to my uncle's house in Michenhampton, where we spent a wonderful few days with his family, his inlaws, and his sister-in-law's family, who are all great people. From there I took a circuitous route ('cause I got lost) down to Figheldean in Wiltshire to visit Anne Dutton and Andrew Sedman and their children Owen and Sybilla. Finally back to Chandler's Ford for one more night, and home!

Merry Christmas to all, and have a Happy New Year.
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I spent the morning going around Paul and Kelly's new house (!) in Toronto (!!!). For a limited time (it's a BIG file) you can click here to download the (14.8MB) picture file.
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Congratulations to Robyn and Dave on the birth of their daughter Madeline on the weekend! I saw her yesterday and today and she's adorable. Doesn't look like Dave at all! ;-)

Can't believe I forgot to put that in the previous post, come to think of it.
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Right. I doubt my posts are going to get much more frequent in the next little while as it's that time of year again and I have lots to do. But I'll try!

Last week I painted the living room and put everything back where it was supposed to be. I'm pretty happy with the whole thing, all in all, but the white colour on the north wall could get pretty boring after a while. I'm thinking of going back to the paint can in May and trying that one again. Still, it's certainly fine for now.

Olga and her boyfriend Rob came up for the weekend and we had a very good time. We had lunch on Saturday with my parents at the Art Gallery's Agora restaurant, which was very nice, and after an afternoon of busy shopping in the Eaton Centre we went to dinner in the 360 restaurant at the CN Tower. It certainly hasn't got any cheaper, but it was quite delicious.

Sunday, Rob and Olga came to church and heard us to Bach's Christmas Oratorio, which went very well. After a lunch in chinatown, the whirlwind weekend wound up, and they shuttled back to the airport. I went off to Roy Thomson Hall to perform my last concert with TMC for a while, and then went to a very nice birthday/Christmas party at Tricia Haldone's place on Queen East.

This week I seem to have a ton of little details to clean up before my Christmas trip to England next week. Must get back to them now, in fact!

Have a wonderful Christmas and a very Happy New Year!
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