BS: Ozzie Catter coming to Ontario

Subject: RE: BS: Ozzie Catter coming to Ontario
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 16 Oct 07 - 04:45 AM

and wear/bring the moccasins along, too.

Subject: RE: BS: Ozzie Catter coming to Ontario
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 16 Oct 07 - 04:44 AM

definitely wear the tee-shirt, pls, it will look good in the Mudcatter pic.

sandra

Subject: RE: BS: Ozzie Catter coming to Ontario
From: JennieG
Date: 16 Oct 07 - 04:38 AM

Ebbie, unfortunately I didn't meet Shane and I had my heart set on it too. I can see we shall have to go back again.

Sorry Sandra, I didn't buy any tacky touristy stuff at the Falls (couldn't bring myself to waste my money) but I did buy a tee shirt which is actually quite tasteful! Hopefully we will be at the Dog and/or Jenny's BBQ. I will wear my new tee shirt if you like.

I took a class at the leather supply shop where GCG works and made myself moccasins.

Cheers
JennieG

Subject: RE: BS: Ozzie Catter coming to Ontario
From: Ebbie
Date: 15 Oct 07 - 02:03 PM

But did you meet Shane?   I read somewhere that he was picked up - again - for some public loose livin'. It wouldn't be so bad if it weren't so blatant. But I'm sorry if you missed him. Little Hawk assures us that Shane can make one's day.

Subject: RE: BS: Ozzie Catter coming to Ontario
From: Charley Noble
Date: 15 Oct 07 - 02:03 PM

JennieG-

Welcome back to Oz (from Maine) and I do hope we run into you at one place or another while we are re-visiting your fair country.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: BS: Ozzie Catter coming to Ontario
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 15 Oct 07 - 05:56 AM

didya buy any tacky touristy stuff to prove you really went to the Falls?

will you be at the Dog to see Charley? Or just at jennyO's BBQ the next day? or both, she sez. hopefully?

Subject: RE: BS: Ozzie Catter coming to Ontario
From: ad1943
Date: 15 Oct 07 - 03:29 AM

Welcome home to the land of the Gum Tree and magpie

AD

Subject: RE: BS: Ozzie Catter coming to Ontario
From: JennieG
Date: 15 Oct 07 - 03:10 AM

Well we have been, gone and come home again. We had a wonderful time. Unfortunately wasn't able to connect with Marion as we didn't have a phone, c'est la vie.

We had our Tim Hortons coffee but decided we preferred coffee from a local place on Kingston Road, nice folks who made good coffee.

Toronto has some interesting museums...the Bata Show Museum, the Textile Museum of Canada, the ROM, Casa Loma (I suppose it could be called a museum?) and a quilt shop within walking distance of our accommodation, what more could a crafty girl want. And we got to Kensington Market.

We had our weekend in Niagara and tried icewine, oh my, how yummy. The falls are awesome and the main street is.....well.......hard to describe but I think "tacky" (as mentioned above) has to come close. And we got wet on the boat.

It was lovely seeing Son again and meeting his GCG who is a sweetie and I hope a keeper. We even had a couple of trips to Brampton to meet his friends, we had Thanksgiving dinner with them which was nice and tried pumpkin pie for the first time.

Don't know if I will ever get back but I would like to....but it's such a long way and that flight is a killer. Took 24 hours for my ears to finish unpopping when we came home.

Cheers
JennieG

Subject: RE: BS: Ozzie Catter coming to Ontario
From: JennieG
Date: 18 Sep 07 - 03:26 AM

3refs, I shall have a coffee at Tim Hortons in his memory. When Son first went to Canada he raved about Tim's coffee.

AD I shall miss youse all too!

Cheers
JennieG

Subject: RE: BS: Ozzie Catter coming to Ontario
From: ad1943
Date: 17 Sep 07 - 09:17 PM

JR

You have opened a mixed metaphorical veritable Pandora's can of worms with this thread


We will miss you at Cursed Toon Bloody gabbie


Best wishes

AD

Subject: RE: BS: Ozzie Catter coming to Ontario
From: 3refs
Date: 17 Sep 07 - 08:29 AM

For those of you who are not aware, to many of us Tim Horton doesn't just make a great cup of coffee! He was probably the greatest of all Toronto Maple Leafs defencemen playing back in the 50's and 60's. Considered to be the strongest player in the N.H.L. He was tragically killed in a car accident in the early 70's while returning to Buffalo(who he was playing for)from Toronto. Many believe it was no accident, he hit a bridge support column at about 150mph.

Subject: RE: BS: Ozzie Catter coming to Ontario
From: JennieG
Date: 17 Sep 07 - 08:16 AM

Oh dear Ebbie, meeeting Shane would have been the absolute highlight of my visit. And now it is not to be. Sigh.

Perhaps he has rels somewhere that I could meet?

Cheers
JennieG.....getting excited now but not looking forward to the looooong plane trip, yuk

Subject: RE: BS: Ozzie Catter coming to Ontario
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 17 Sep 07 - 03:09 AM

Alaskan bead???

oops, little typo, an Ontario bead will do perfectly well!

sandra

Subject: RE: BS: Ozzie Catter coming to Ontario
From: Ebbie
Date: 17 Sep 07 - 01:06 AM

By the time you get to Orillia, JennyG, I fear that Little Hawk will inform you that Shane is locked up again and inaccessible. LH is disconsolate.

Great photos, Sandra in Sydney. And good to see you again, JG.

Subject: RE: BS: Ozzie Catter coming to Ontario
From: JennieG
Date: 16 Sep 07 - 07:19 PM

I'm not going to Alaska this time Sandra......sorree.......

but I will see what I can find in Ontario.......

Cheers
JennieG

Subject: RE: BS: Ozzie Catter coming to Ontario
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 16 Sep 07 - 09:31 AM

oh, goody another week closer to finding my 2007 Alaskan bead!

Subject: RE: BS: Ozzie Catter coming to Ontario
From: JennieG
Date: 15 Sep 07 - 06:23 PM

One week to go!

Cheers
JennieG

Subject: RE: BS: Ozzie Catter coming to Ontario
From: JennieG
Date: 08 Sep 07 - 09:00 PM

We have some Canadian money, our older son gave it to us, he had it left over after his last visit to Canada. I shall study it in great detail.

But I would still like to meet Shane, my Canadian visit wouldn't be complete without that!

Cheers
JennieG

Subject: RE: BS: Ozzie Catter coming to Ontario
From: Charley Noble
Date: 08 Sep 07 - 01:49 PM

JennieG-

You need to keep your "Loonies" and "Toonies" straight as well.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: BS: Ozzie Catter coming to Ontario
From: JennieG
Date: 07 Sep 07 - 10:30 PM

Excellent coffee is good. What about Second Cup, I was reading about it somewhere?

Cheers
JennieG

Subject: RE: BS: Ozzie Catter coming to Ontario
From: Cool Beans
Date: 07 Sep 07 - 10:14 PM

Tim Horton's are everywhere in Canada. Wanna sound like a Canadian you call 'em Timmie's. AS in "Let's go to Timmie's." Excellent coffee, darned good donuts.

Subject: RE: BS: Ozzie Catter coming to Ontario
From: JennieG
Date: 07 Sep 07 - 09:35 PM

2 weeks to go! After viewing the Orillia song I am thinking we should definitely head in that direction. Haven't been to Tim Hortons yet, is that a treat we shouldn't miss?

Cheers
JennieG

Subject: RE: BS: Ozzie Catter coming to Ontario
From: JennieG
Date: 30 Aug 07 - 03:09 AM

Geez Sandra it is me too, in all my glory!

Shall have to learn to keep my eyes open when I sing........and my mouth shut!

We are wondering what weather to expect in Toronto.

Cheers
JennieG

Subject: RE: BS: Ozzie Catter coming to Ontario
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 29 Aug 07 - 04:21 AM

Jennie appeared at the last Dog - as part of the advertised support act, Bright Star Singers, & as a last minute floor spot!

and here she is

Subject: RE: BS: Ozzie Catter coming to Ontario
From: JennieG
Date: 29 Aug 07 - 03:29 AM

Most definitely yes Charlie! I am looking forward to it. I will probably bore youse all witless with my tales of my travels :-)

Cheers
JennieG

Subject: RE: BS: Ozzie Catter coming to Ontario
From: Charley Noble
Date: 28 Aug 07 - 10:14 AM

JennieG-

So will you be joining us at the Loaded Dog and the Earlwood BBQ in late October when you return to Oz?

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: BS: Ozzie Catter coming to Ontario
From: JennieG
Date: 28 Aug 07 - 03:30 AM

3 weeks and 5 days to go!

Any suggestion for music-related stuff? Where is a good place to check out local CDs?

Cheers
JennieG

Subject: RE: BS: Ozzie Catter coming to Ontario
From: GUEST,meself
Date: 30 Jul 07 - 01:47 PM

Actually I have the impression that, as strange as it may seem, Kensington Market is much as it was. Why do I have that impression? I don't know. Did someone who still lives in T.O. tell me? Did I catch a glimpse down a side-street while tearing past in a car on one of my overnight stays in T.O.? Did I dream it?

Maybe somebody who lives in Toronto-the-Good will chime in to confirm or mock my impression ... But if it is what it was, it is certainly worth a visit. Go on a sweltering hot afternoon to get the full effect.

Subject: RE: BS: Ozzie Catter coming to Ontario
From: Charley Noble
Date: 30 Jul 07 - 09:47 AM

I seem to remember the Kensington Public Market as a wonderful place to prowl around. Maybe it was all those shops filled to the rafters with cheese, sausages, and assorted spices. This was back in the 1970's.

By now they're probably been bulldozed and replaced with a shiny new Wal-Mart store.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: BS: Ozzie Catter coming to Ontario
From: GUEST,meself
Date: 30 Jul 07 - 08:24 AM

The McMichael is in Klineburg. I highly recommend it as well. (GROUP of Seven).

Subject: RE: BS: Ozzie Catter coming to Ontario
From: Micca
Date: 30 Jul 07 - 07:02 AM

Jennie, If Art galleries are your thing The Mc Michael Art Gallery of Canadian Art is WOW!!it has some incredible paintings and some of the "Group of 7" (or were they just called "The 7"?) Canadian artists Further info, it is somewhere a short distance North of Toronto in a very nice setting. I wanted to steal the sculpture of a bear they have outside!!(it weighs about 4 tons) Well worth a visit, I found the Royal Ontario Museum Try Here
in downtown Toronto well worth a visit too.

Subject: RE: BS: Ozzie Catter coming to Ontario
From: JennieG
Date: 29 Jul 07 - 11:45 PM

Micca, I have found the website for Henry of Pelham and the wine sounds very good, we will look for it.   I don't think Icewine is made here in Oz as our climate is not cold enough so we have never tried it, but it is on the list of Things To Do (which is getting longer by the minute).

When Son first went to Ontario he made sure he went on the Maid of the Mist and said it was fun, we reckon we will go on it too.

Q has suggested the Art Gallery of Ontario too - art is good. And the Bata Shoe Museum is on the list too, that could be fun.

Geez Charlie, Portsmouth is almost next door to Ontario!

7 weeks and 6 days to go.

Cheers
JennieG

Subject: RE: BS: Ozzie Catter coming to Ontario
From: Charley Noble
Date: 29 Jul 07 - 04:02 PM

Jennie-

And only a 1000 or so miles to the east will be the Portsmouth Maritime Festival where all of us nautical singers will be hanging out for the weekend of September 29-30 in New Hampshire. If the singing isn't enough to tempt you, we could always throw in a couple of lobsters.

We'll see you in Oz at the Loaded Dog the evening of October 27th.

Cherily,
Charley Noble and JudyB

Subject: RE: BS: Ozzie Catter coming to Ontario
From: Micca
Date: 29 Jul 07 - 05:20 AM

Jennie, if your SO likes red try and find a winery called" Henry of Pelham" and try their "Bacco Noir" it is an unusual grape variety that you dont meet every day!! it is SO intensely purple that you can see the colour on the glass after you have drunk it and is very pleasent too. I sneaked a bottle into a blind tasting at the Wine society and watched EVERYONE fail not only to identify the country of origin but the grape also,
But the real Star of the Show is Ice wine, the grapes have to be gathered after a minimum of 4 days of the temperature being of below freezing (this is a statutory requirement eo be able to call it Icewine) and they are pressed still frozen so that the water content is much reduced, this yields a very rich must and produces an incredible wine of intense and subtle flavour. Mostly sweet and white I'm afraid but perfect chilled with the dessert on Christmas Day. It is expensive and comes in 1/3 sized bottles. but is something you HAVE to try!!! and worth every cent.
BTW I didnt slag of the Maid of the Mists, it is simply the Toown of Niagara Falls that is Tackiness made solid.

Subject: RE: BS: Ozzie Catter coming to Ontario
From: JennyO
Date: 29 Jul 07 - 01:25 AM

I'm sure Chongo would be happy to meet a red haired dame like you too :-)

Subject: RE: BS: Ozzie Catter coming to Ontario
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 28 Jul 07 - 11:00 PM

May not be your favorite 'cuppa' but if you like art, visit the Art Gallery of Ontario- www.ago.net
Make a reservation the day before, it is a good place for a light lunch.

Subject: RE: BS: Ozzie Catter coming to Ontario
From: GUEST,meself
Date: 28 Jul 07 - 09:49 PM

I don't think there's anything tacky about the Maid of the Mist. I've never been on it, but it's been on my do-before-I-die list ever since I first peered down from the heights and saw it bobbing around like a little toy at the bottom of the falls - I was about nine then, I suppose ...

Subject: RE: BS: Ozzie Catter coming to Ontario
From: JennieG
Date: 28 Jul 07 - 09:05 PM

My thoughts too Micca! We couldn't be so close to Niagara and not go. A Canadian friend has said that in all his visits to Ontario (he's from Winnipeg) he had never visited Niagara because he thought the whole set-up - 'Maid of the Mist' boat etc - was so hokey he couldn't bring himself to do it. But he eventually did the visit, and the boat trip, and raved about it - said it's definitely something to do before you die.

Wineries - most definitely, we both like a drop, Himself prefers red and I like a nice dry white fizz.

According to my web research Orillia is only 115km from Toronto, that's nothing to an Ozzie who in her giddy youth used to think nothing of driving 160 kms to go to a dance. A long drive to us is something more than 1,000km.

Jenny, meeting Shane would definitely have to be Top Of My List. Or - gasp - Chongo.

Cheers
JennieG

Subject: RE: BS: Ozzie Catter coming to Ontario
From: Micca
Date: 28 Jul 07 - 03:56 PM

Jenny the whole of the Niagara peninsula is covered in Wineries (Try and get some Icewine) and Niagara on the Lake is NOT to be missed!!Orillia might be a bit of a trek for you it is a LONG drive (so is Toronto foor that matter) Niagara Falls are Majestic but the Town!!! It is THE Tackiest place on Earth!! even beating Blackpool! and thats saying something, It is probably something you need to do....Once!!

Subject: RE: BS: Ozzie Catter coming to Ontario
From: JennyO
Date: 28 Jul 07 - 10:36 AM

Ya never know, if the aliens send him back, you might get to meet Shane too, eh - although that might not be high on your list of priorities ;-)

Subject: RE: BS: Ozzie Catter coming to Ontario
From: JennieG
Date: 28 Jul 07 - 02:21 AM

Ebbie, I would love to come to Juneau again! Perhaps one day......

Orillia isn't far outside Toronto and we will be hiring a car, if possible I would love to visit. It is certainly of my list of Places To Visit.

Cheers
JennieG

Subject: RE: BS: Ozzie Catter coming to Ontario
From: Ebbie
Date: 27 Jul 07 - 10:31 PM

Little Hawk is in Orillia too, JennyG, according to his postings. I'd love to hear him sing.

Or you could just throw up your hands and come to Juneau again, instead. Make plans to stay longer though.

Subject: RE: BS: Ozzie Catter coming to Ontario
From: GUEST,meself
Date: 27 Jul 07 - 10:04 PM

Wait a minute - "Son" went a couple of years ago, but GG "didn't" because she was only two years old?? Maybe she should wait a few more years ...

Subject: RE: BS: Ozzie Catter coming to Ontario
From: JennieG
Date: 27 Jul 07 - 09:22 PM

Refresh!

Joe Offer (lovely man) has re-named my thread and I am refreshing it because it is only 8 weeks until we go to Ontario. Our accommodation is booked, and we have also booked into a B&B at Niagara Falls for a night; we will be taking Son and Son's Gorgeous Girlfriend with us. Son went to Niagara Falls when he first arrived in Ontario a couple of years ago, GG hasn't been since she was two years old despite spending all her life in Ontario. We found a B&B a few streets away from the main drag which will be much quieter than one of the big hotels, to say nothing of more reasonably priced.

We will hire a car, are there any traps to avoid?

Cheers
Jennie

Subject: RE: BS: Ozzie catter seeks info on Ontario
From: Marion
Date: 13 Mar 07 - 10:08 AM

In case you don't get a rental car: here's a sample schedule for bus service to Niagara Falls. There are certainly enough available trips to go there and back in a day, unless you want to spend some time in the horrid town, which you don't.

Marion

Select Departure Schedule for Thursday, September 27, 2007   

07:15am - 08:55am 1h, 40m 0 GLC 2015
08:15am - 09:35am 1h, 20m 0 GLC 1001
10:30am - 12:40pm 2h, 10m 0 GLC 1025
12:15pm - 01:50pm 1h, 35m 0 GLC 1095
02:00pm - 04:00pm 2h, 0m 0 GLC 1043
04:00pm - 06:05pm 2h, 5m 0 GLC 1097
04:30pm - 06:35pm 2h, 5m 0 GLC 1045
05:15pm - 07:20pm 2h, 5m 0 GLC 1047
06:15pm - 08:15pm 2h, 0m 0 GLC 1061
09:30pm - 11:00pm 1h, 30m 0 GLC 2085
11:15pm - 12:45am 1h, 30m 0 GLC 1091


Select Return Schedule for Thursday, September 27, 2007   

10:00am - 12:05pm 2h, 5m 0 GLC 1008
11:45am - 01:45pm 2h, 0m 0 GLC 1004
02:00pm - 03:50pm 1h, 50m 0 GLC 1040
03:30pm - 05:45pm 2h, 15m 0 GLC 1048
05:30pm - 07:40pm 2h, 10m 0 GLC 1068
07:55pm - 09:40pm 1h, 45m 0 GLC 2060
10:15pm - 11:59pm 1h, 44m 0 GLC 1078

Subject: RE: BS: Ozzie catter seeks info on Ontario
From: Marion
Date: 13 Mar 07 - 09:52 AM

Doug Richards? Never heard of him.

That's great that you've been given the correct pronunciation of Toronto. I've encountered some out-of-towners that have acquired the mystifying idea that we call it "Tronna." While "Tronno" is certainly right on, you can diversify by using "the GTA" (Toronto plus suburbs), or "TO" (say the letters, not "too").

There are two main drags in East York with a lively pedestrian scene. One is Queen St. East, AKA "The Beaches", which was mentioned above - (Queen West, while also a fun area, is on the other side of Yonge St. AKA "Centre of the Universe").

However, the strip I know better is the Danforth AKA "Greektown" - a little farther north and west. There is a contra dance here two or three times a month: copy and paste this for their website (for some reason it isn't working as a link).

http://sca.uwaterloo.ca/~~tcd/index.html

If you're interested in hearing or participating in a Celtic tune session, you could come to Dora Keogh's pub in Greektown on a Thursday or Sunday.

And again, I'd recommend the song circle every Friday night - mudatters Black Walnut and Balladeer are regulars there, and it's also the most likely place that you'll find me.

Marion

PS I hope you make it to Niagara Falls - the town is horrid, but the falls are great.

Subject: RE: BS: Ozzie catter seeks info on Ontario
From: sian, west wales
Date: 13 Mar 07 - 05:33 AM

I grew up near Niagara Falls and it really is a 'must see' ... and easily done, I would think, by public transit. Try to catch a show at the Shaw Festival in Niagara on the Lake. (Is there still a summer ferry across the lake from Toronto?)

If you get a car and want something most tourists don't see, drive about 2 hours north east of Toronto to the Petroglyphs Provincial Park up above Peterborough on Stony Lake. I'd never been (tho not far from my mother's home turf) and went with a friend last time I was home. We both thought they were wonderful - a completely different experience from the Falls, but just as moving.

And try to get west of Toronto to St Jacobs/Kitchener/Waterloo area. The farmers' markets are worth visiting. (I went to Uni. around there.)

sian

Subject: RE: BS: Ozzie catter seeks info on Ontario
From: JennieG
Date: 13 Mar 07 - 01:45 AM

Well......we are coming to Toronto!! we have booked the tickets, and found accommodation. We have found a place to stay in the Beaches area that looks nice, not far from Queen West, also not far from son and his girlfriend.

We fly out of Sydney on September 23, and home on Oct 11. I'll refresh this thread again closer to that time.

Cheers
JennieG

Subject: RE: BS: Ozzie catter seeks info on Ontario
From: Willie-O
Date: 10 Mar 07 - 03:19 PM

I would urge you to plan to spend some time in Toronto per se, and I don't mean East York. Beaches is a real nice area if there's any B&B's there. Heather Fielding lives (near) there. It's the part of town where there's a friendly, busy neighbourhood main street (Queen West) only a block from the Lake Ontario beaches.

For music look up whats happening at Hugh's Room and the Tranzac Club when you're there. (The Tranzac is kind of an anomaly; it's more a music-scene hangout than a home for expat Aussies anymore.)

And get a rental car and drive up through the Muskokas and Haliburtons, perhaps Algonquin Park, if you want real fall colours.

It's a lovely time of year really when the weather cooperates (a pretty good chance).

Enjoy!
W-O (Eastern Ontario)

Subject: RE: BS: Ozzie catter seeks info on Ontario
From: JennieG
Date: 10 Mar 07 - 02:25 AM

If I see your plane I will wave, Judy! We don't have a lot of say in the dates; I work in the school system so I am tied to school holidays, whenever they happen.

Thank you Jeremiah and *daylia* for the websites, we would like to venture outside Toronto (or "Tronno" as I have been assured it is pronounced), it also depends on son's plans. We will know more closer to the dates.

But it doesn't stop us from gathering as much info as possible!

Cheers
Jennie