Finally - Pictures!

Holy crap! Though I have been nagged (by the female members of the Cartel - who else!) on several occasions about not taking pictures of the Salt & Pepper shakers, I didn't realize it has been almost 2 years since my last update on the Cartel. Ok - so here goes.

We met this Saturday (minus D) and presented the wait staff with Mr. Salty and Captain Pepper. A set of shakers that I picked up on my recent trip to Maine. As you can see, both of the wait staff - oh what the hell - waitresses are extremely glad to receive such a fine gift.

We also talked to the owner about building a cabinet in which to display the shakers we have donated to date. I'm not sure of the number but it must be close to 150 or so. This may or may not become a reality but we shall persevere.

After dinner at Wild Wing we were off to the movies - yep - The Dark Knight. Not much to say that hasn't already been said by many others. A great movie. I must say that I like Christian Bale as an actor. I didn't realize that one of his first movies - American Psycho - was made in 2000. For some reason I thought it was much earlier. 3:10 to Yuma, Reign of Fire and The Machinist are also great movies.

After beating Dr. D in air hockey (3 out of 3) it was home to blog and pack. I'm off to Moosonee on the shores of James Bay tomorrow. This is a small air force town which I haven't been back to see since my family left when I was in grade 7. It has since been dismantled but I have a yearning to go back and see my old stomping grounds as it were - old age I guess.

Home Sweet Home

Back from Maine where the weather was perfect! Except for the drive back which was two days of continuous rain.



This year I discovered what they (people from BoothBay Harbor) call 'Land Trusts'. These are areas of land reserved for walking parks. Most of the Land Trusts are located along the coastal shoreline and I spent many a days walking them. Very interesting at low tide!




Also did a number of road trips in search of Lighthouses. One of these trips resulted in the discovery of a Salt & Pepper Museum - how cool.


















Then I came home. It wasn't as boring as this blog but I just don't have the time - must get back to WoW.

Oh Canada

Well, Canada Day came and went with somewhat of a bang. First, D and I went to see the movie, Wanted. I must encourage all to see this movie - it is well done and most entertaining.










Next we were off to visit a graduate (MT) who was running her dogs in a Canada Day show put on by her group Pawzie Traction. Though we couldn't stay for the entire show we did get to see some of the dogs practice. Truly fascinating watching how eager the dogs are to please. This is a picture of MT's dog - Bato.

Next stop was for dinner at a friends. After dinner and drinks, we lit some fireworks as is the custom. As you can see by this picture, I was enthralled by the spectacle. So much so I almost knocked over my martini. By the way - had baked potatoes with sour cream and caviar - nice - a first for HBB.

And tomorrow I'm off to Maine for just over 2 weeks. Have a great summer all!