Birthday Alert!

Barb S. celebrates her birthday on Monday, so let’s all send one of our most dedicated walkers our best wishes.

Evergeen Brick Works Offsite Walk

Barring truly adverse weather, the next offsite walk will be on Sunday December 8 at the Evergreen Brick Works. As earlier suggested, carpooling would help as the parking is not likely free, and we can meet at the Brickworks at 9. According to the website, the cafe is open at 9 and the market at 11.

Weekly Walks

It appears we are finally getting winter weather as of this weekend, just in time for December, so please make sure you are suited and shoed to match. Selection of route will depend on road and wind conditions so we can decide when we convene at L@8. Perhaps the Distillery District? Not as spectacular as at night but still nice.

Follow-up caffeination at Tim’s (their service seems to have improved recently btw). 🤞🏻

Offsite at the Brickworks

There have been a few requests to defer this walk a week as these people are keen to do it but away for the earlier proposed date. Shall we say Sunday December 8 then? According to the website, the Winter Market will be on starting at 11, so we can time our arrival and walk beforehand and nab the best parking. Carpooling is still recommended is possible.

Weekly Walks

Unfortunately, rain appears to be in the forecast for Saturday morning. Sunday seems better. Choices: rainwear, Sunday, or sit in Tim’s and chat with friends. 🤔 hmmm…

Happy Birthday!

To Ruth, who we may even see in person Saturday, all the best!

Thanks to Our Gracious Hosts

It was a great party with a lovely space and great company. Tasty food too! Thanks to Gerry and Arlene for hosting. Hope you got your security deposit back…🙃

Weekly Walks

Another cool and sunny day is forecast for Saturday. Maybe a good day for the boardwalk? Rendezvous at L@8, and unless there are objections, gather at Tim’s after with a coffee from your preferred provider.

Next Offsite Walk

From the Brickworks: either November 24 or December 1. These are Sundays. As posted last week, the pace will be more leisurely, and this would not replace the Saturday walks. Please comment as to your preferred date if you think you’d like to try this option. Let’s see how it all works out… Possible brunch locations following are plentiful.

Shore Things Gathering This Saturday

It appears we have a good gathering for this Saturday at Arlene’s staring at 6. Helen will have the calendars for those who ordered and have not yet received theirs this week. Let us celebrate our friendship, and perhaps drown our sorrows a bit too.

Birthday, Birthday!

Libby celebrates her special day this coming Tuesday, so all the best say all of us!

Spec-tacular!

Inspired by a need to purge, I looked into eyeglass donations and it turns out the optical shop at Loblaw’s accepts used glasses. It is one of the official depots for the Canadian Lions Eyeglass Recycling Centre which provides recycled eyewear free of charge to people in developing countries. I will bring my collection this Saturday morning, so maybe a photo op if a few of us do the same? They open at 9:30 and I confirmed they currently accept donations there.

Weekly Walks

This Saturday morning’s forecast is sunny but nearing the freezing mark, so bundle up. Don’t forget your poppies!

Perhaps we can all confer ahead of the walk and decide beforehand where we will meet for coffee to avoid people seeking everyone else out at the end? Should head back at Tim’s as the acoustics are more conversation friendly and there is plenty of flexible seating for a group? Please discuss…

Next Offsite Walk

There has been a request for an offsite walk starting from the Brickworks. No date is set, but tentatively late November is possible. By consensus, we will trial shifting those offsite walks to Sundays. The pace will be more leisurely, and it would not replace the Saturday walks. So you could do one or the other or both. Sunday also benefits from less traffic so we could more quickly and easily travel further afield if we wished and have more options for destinations. We’ll see how that works…