Santa's on Vacation

It appears Christmas is over and the Santa's have headed south for winter vacation...George

Toronto Christmas Market

The Mill St. Brewery Christmas Tree...got to like this one at the Distillery District, Toronto

We spent last Saturday in Toronto at the St. Lawrence Market and the Distillery District for the Toronto Christmas Market...really liked the two Christmas trees.....George

The huge tree placed next to the stage.

Susanne heads towards the rows of Christmas booths that line the walkways.

A Sunny Merry Christmas To All

Jamie's 36th Birthday

Jamie's hot sauce is in order 1 to 10 in the heat range.

Monday night we gathered to celebrate Jamie's birthday a few days early. A good time with most of the family present...George

Pizza and beer is the what we had for all.

Not sure what happened.

Jake had hammers for all the boys.

Nicole was under the weather but Michelle included her via technology and I got a shot of the two.

Susanne made a nice cake.

The Gingerbread Man

Cristy and Dee hold up this great tasting locally made cookie...you can get your own in Komoka, Ont.

On Monday Susanne and I visited with Peter and Ann Mumby for a pre-Christmas get together. On our way out they surprised us with a large gingerbread man with all the grand kids named on it. They knew we had a family get together later in the evening...the cookie was a great hit...George

The gang gathers for a group shot. The cookie did not last long with the adults getting into the it.

Paddling Along

Not a great shot but one worth taking...never seen anyone use an engine cover as a dingy.

On one of our sunset sails Paul our captain for the evening pointed out a gentleman paddling across in front of us. He offered an extra day stay free if anyone could guess what he was paddling across in. He was standing but was not a paddle board. No one could figure it out...as it turned out he uses his engine cover from his 20 something powerboat as his dingy...he lives on his boat...George

Key Largo - Sunrise

Looking west off the docks at dawn.

Near the end of our stay in Key Largo I got up early and took Ruby down to the waterfront with my coffee...something I did each morning. This particular morning it was really early and really calm. The sun was just coming up. The view from the docks was one of the best I saw...even better than most of the sunsets...George

Looking south from our dock. Just beyond the boats is the location that some of the scenes from the old Flipper (the dolphin) TV series was shot...us old guys remember that show.

Flipper ran from 1964 till 1967.