Catherine arrived last night, and we are expecting the Royalty family to pull in late this afternoon. Rosemary and John are expected this weekend and then the whole Gillier clan will be together for the first time in 10 plus (?) years.
Sars-Stock Kudos
I would like to thank Martha for behaving herself at the concert last night. Canadians from coast to coast were watching the events unfold on CBC and MuchMusic and Simulcast on the internet. We knew that the girls were parked near the V.I.P. tent and the CBC Booth and so there was a good chance that they would get on camera. When we saw all the women flip their tops to the cameras and bare their breasts I was cringing to think…if Martha does that…viewers might confuse her with me. Yikes!!! Thanks Martha for not getting your hot flashes.
Off to Sars-stock – Toronto Benefit Concert
Martha and Laura ventured up the 401 today to rendezvous with Jackie to attend the Toronto/Sars Rolling Stones Concert. They are young at heart and burning for adventure. Martha will have the time of her life at the rock concert of the century. This will also be Laura’s first. Jackie of course is an old pro at attending this kind of venue. Auntie Eileen chickened out and will be sitting back in the comfort of her basement watching the events unfold on TV. The crowds (430,000 expected) had something to do about her decision to forgo this invite. They are also expected to walk 2hrs to get to the park and again another 2hrs walk and agonizing hours to get home again. Good Luck Gillier Girls.
Miniature AirShow in North Buxton
Martha, Laura and I went to a miniature air show to day at the invite of a friend. I had never seen anything like this before and I was very impressed with the flying abilities and the building skills all these people had. Pictures available here.
Summer Picnic
Yesterday the residence from Copper Terrace had an outing to Mitchell’s Bay. The Rotary Club sponsored a KFC picnic. Irene and Martha attended and had a great time. To view pictures from the day click here.
I can see clearly now!
Yesterday my life changed. It was a miracle!
I underwent laser eye surgery called LASIK. This is a procedure where I had my nearsighted vision corrected by an excimer laser. All went well! It has been 40 years and I can now see without wearing my glasses!
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Oldest Known Planet Identified
In new observations of a distant region of primitive stars, astronomers have found the oldest known planet, a huge gaseous object almost three times as old as Earth and nearly as old as the universe itself.
The discovery, based on measurements by the Hubble Space Telescope, challenged scientists to rethink theories of how, when and where planets form. It is tantalizing evidence, astronomers said, that planets began appearing billions of years earlier than previously thought and so may be more abundant.
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Weekend on Canning Lake
The 4th of July was enjoyed sitting in a Muskoka chair on the dock sipping a Smirannoff Ice. The 5 Bako’s were invited to a cottage on Canning Lake in Haliburton. The weather was perfect and the bugs were just a bit annoying in the evening. We had fun soaking in the lake and the boys did tubing and tried wakeboarding. We fired up steaks on the Weber and drank fine wine till the wee hours of the night. Thank you Keith, Cathy and Evan for sharing a little bit of your paradise with us. You can view all the vacation pictures here…
Hubble captures celestial fireworks display 179,000 light years away
Wow! What an amazing display to celebrate the Canadian and USA’s July holidays.
Article on RedNova.com:
Hubble Space Telescope — Resembling the puffs of smoke and sparks from a summer fireworks display in this image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, these delicate filaments are actually sheets of debris from a stellar explosion in a neighboring galaxy.
Hubble’s target was a supernova remnant within the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a nearby, small companion galaxy to the Milky Way visible from the southern hemisphere.
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Bako’s Grade 8 Grad
Brian and Peter had their big day at the St Christoper, Grade 8 Graduation Ceremonies. They got all decked out in their finest on a steamy 37oc evening. Thank goodness the hall was air conditioned. We had a little dinner at the house beforehand and Tacos was the choice meal requested. The boys got the essential teenage “Bling Bling” and were all smiles for the grueling family photo session in the garden. Nick and I were very proud of all three of our teenage sons (they are all grown up now!). Peter was awarded the gold cord and the religion medal. We are going to call him Father Peter from now on!
We dropped the boys off to their first mixed party and the parents settled in at the “Pump and Patio” for some of our own fun joined by friends and siblings. I do want to mention that we closed the place. Now the summer has officially begun. Yeah.