In Hiding

I've hidden my blogs for the time being as I've been having some privacy issues with the internet. After all these years, it's finally dawning on me that there are people out there who will use to the internet to say whatever they want about anyone they want. I've always tried to be somewhat circumspect in my postings and never post too much information about my personal life but now that the blog is private (by invitation only), I guess I can be a bit more free wheeling with what I write. And if any of this new information gets out there, I'll know who to blame! LOL

The recent weather in Toronto has me thinking a lot about the upcoming summer. It looks like it is going to be a busy one! Rob and I are off to a wedding in Niagara Falls this weekend and will be returning to Toronto on Sunday in order to hook up with my Mom, my brother and his friend, Alma, visiting from Ohio. They're going to be in T.O. for my brother's ex-wife's daughter's Bat Mitzvah brunch on Sunday. He's not sure why he's going except that the young lady personally asked him to attend.

Next weekend is the first long weekend of the summer (Victoria Day is Monday, May 21), so Rob and I are heading to Ottawa (the nation's capital, for all my American readers). It's about a 4-5 hour drive from Toronto in holiday traffic on a Friday night. I'm not looking forward to the drive at night (I have terrible night vision) but the three days there should be fun. I used to live in Ottawa so it will be interesting to see what changes the years have wrought.

It's always been a very clean city and the Canadian Tulip Festival will be winding up that weekend. We are staying right downtown, along the Rideau Canal and close to the Byward Market and Parliament Hill. I am looking forward to being a tourist again. I still have a few friends living there, and they might all be out-of-town for the long weekend, but I should still send off a few emails anyway.