Morticia, I'm sorry to hear about your cat. I hope he's ok.
It's the elegant and subtle sense of irony, gnu. I'm a U.S. American, but I think I inherited the sense of humour from my grandfather who was from Saint John, New Brunswick.
I just spent a little over a month in Orillia, Ontario with Mudcatter, flattop, and also hesperis, Little Hawk, and some other wonderful people. I had a fantastic time. Some pictures from my trip can be found here
Carol