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Hot Fun in the Summertime

Thursday, 25. June 2009, 15:28:42

Man its been HOT!

Over this past week, we've been up and over 30C and lovin' it.

With the heat though my walking around has been a little on the stick to the shady side of the street, but the sun couldn't be avoided yesterday.

Walking along Sparks St. I couldn't help but gain weight even though I ate nothing. The BBQ Rib Cook off is going on and the smells alone will make your mouth water with desire.

With all the heat though, I haven't felt much like eating so I can't tell you who's ribs are the best. To me they all smelled fantastic!

Canada Day is coming up quickly and on Parliament Hill the stage is being built. Check out the web cam image above and you can see the construction happening.

Checking the weather forecast for next week I see the temperature will be dropping to 25 with showers. My garden will love the water and I'll enjoy the cooler temps.

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Westboro

Thursday, 11. June 2009, 17:25:04

Westboro, Ottawa, events, Westfest

Doing as little as possible is not as easy as it sounds; it's actually a lot of work and you find out pretty quickly just how boring doing nothing really is. Downtime is always welcome, I'm just not used to anymore than 2 days of it in a row and this is only partway into a 21 day stretch.

So what to do, that's the big question. Laundry (ugh) is all done, the floors are washed, carpets vacuumed, no housework left to do. Cut the grass maybe; nope it was raining yesterday and its all still wet. So much for that idea.

Westfest starts tomorrow! The annual neighbourhood street party begins and people will be out in the thousands.

What started as little more than a store "sidewalk" sale has grown over the years to the point of where the Westfest stage isn't even in Westboro, it sits outside of the actual neighbourhood boundary.

Over the years, the neighbourhood has gone from a quiet little village to where it is now THE place to live and open a business. Great for property values, bad for the many Mom and Pop stores that made the village what it is.

No longer unique, Westboro has become just another noisy, busy, high traffic area like the rest. What made the area unique has been forced out with high rents leaving the box stores to move in.

As much as I like the area - I'm looking to move.

In the meantime though there's going to be lots of opportunities to take pictures over the weekend. I'll be out there with everyone else listening to free tunes, and people watching.

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Upcoming

Tuesday, 15. July 2008, 02:15:05

Ottawa, music, events, life

Here's a couple of upcoming events happening around the area in the coming weeks.

Music wise we've got the Ottawa Chamberfest happening starting July 25 and running to August 9. I won't be sitting in on too many of these concerts but I'll be dropping in on a couple of them for sure.

Also coming up is one of the whackiest events happening yet. The Red Bull Flugtag is on August 3, and promises to be nuts.

Not to be outdone, the Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival starts August 29th. I had a good time there last year and expect more of the same this time around.

You can see balloon images in my album Summer 2007

It's going to be a busy and fun summer.

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