{"id":4267,"date":"2013-07-08T06:49:18","date_gmt":"2013-07-08T10:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=4267"},"modified":"2013-07-08T06:54:08","modified_gmt":"2013-07-08T10:54:08","slug":"summertime-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=4267","title":{"rendered":"Summertime Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>\n<w:WordDocument>\n<w:View>Normal<\/w:View>\n<w:Zoom>0<\/w:Zoom>\n<w:PunctuationKerning\/>\n<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas\/>\n<w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false<\/w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>\n<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false<\/w:IgnoreMixedContent>\n<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false<\/w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>\n<w:Compatibility>\n<w:BreakWrappedTables\/>\n<w:SnapToGridInCell\/>\n<w:WrapTextWithPunct\/>\n<w:UseAsianBreakRules\/>\n<w:DontGrowAutofit\/>\n<\/w:Compatibility>\n<w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4<\/w:BrowserLevel>\n<\/w:WordDocument>\n<\/xml><![endif]--><\/p>\n<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>\n<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState=\"false\" LatentStyleCount=\"156\">\n<\/w:LatentStyles>\n<\/xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid=\"clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D\" id=ieooui><\/object>\n\n\n\n<style>\nst1\\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) }\n<\/style>\n\n<![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]>\n\n\n\n<style>\n \/* Style Definitions *\/\n table.MsoNormalTable\n\t{mso-style-name:\"Table Normal\";\n\tmso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;\n\tmso-tstyle-colband-size:0;\n\tmso-style-noshow:yes;\n\tmso-style-parent:\"\";\n\tmso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\n\tmso-para-margin:0cm;\n\tmso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;\n\tmso-pagination:widow-orphan;\n\tfont-size:10.0pt;\n\tfont-family:\"Times New Roman\";\n\tmso-ansi-language:#0400;\n\tmso-fareast-language:#0400;\n\tmso-bidi-language:#0400;}\n<\/style>\n\n<![endif]--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Georgia;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4268\" alt=\"DavidRosser_Canadiana Eh!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DavidRosser_Canadiana-Eh-300x224.jpg\" width=\"323\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DavidRosser_Canadiana-Eh-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DavidRosser_Canadiana-Eh.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/>Our summer hiatus is set to begin this week! This year we have a great deal planned for \u201cour mental re-fresher\u201d: biking and hiking, reading a few novels and a bundle of magazines, fun at a whole lot of fiddle events, and as much canoeing as we can manage. (I also plan on digging through my files of poetry for a few skeletons to exhume.) This being our first summer back in the Ottawa area in more than a decade, our Family is looking forward to the parklands, waterways and many festivals and City events. So, let the fun begin! <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Georgia;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Georgia;\">Through the next five-to-six weeks, <em>By George<\/em> urges you to stay connected via our <a title=\"By George on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ByGeorgeJournal\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a> and\/or <a title=\"By George on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/chris.george.1694\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook <\/a>postings. We plan to irregularly post our whereabouts and top-o&#8217;-mind musings. (We will be back posting in the <em>By George Journal<\/em> in late August.) <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Georgia;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Georgia;\">As a parting post, we leave you with these summertime links to help you with the heat of the season. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Georgia;\">Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=3410\" target=\"_blank\">FAV Summertime Music Play List <\/a>(with links to videos)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Georgia;\">A poem: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=3419\" target=\"_blank\">Staring into a Summer Day<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Georgia;\">Summer Reading List: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/best-sellers-books\/overview.html\" target=\"_blank\">NY Times Best Sellers<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Georgia;\">Plan your <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ontariooutdoor.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">next outdoor experience(s) in Ontario<\/a>! <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Georgia;\">A Check List of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.realsimple.com\/work-life\/entertainment\/summer-activities-00100000082747\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">50 Fun Summertime Diversions<\/a> from RealSimple.com <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Georgia;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=1258\" target=\"_blank\">Top-10 Unanswerable Questions<\/a> (to ponder dockside)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Georgia;\">The accompanying painting of the canoe and chairs is by Dave Rosser. <a href=\"http:\/\/artistsnetwork.ca\/rawsite\/rawgalleries?field_last_name_value=&amp;field_medium_value=All&amp;items_per_page=5&amp;page=18\" target=\"_blank\">View his work here<\/a>. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Georgia;\"><em>Enjoy your summer!<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our summer hiatus is set to begin this week! 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