Hello from Ontario

PennyG · Post by **PennyG** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 5:10 am

Hi everyone,:)

My name is Penny and i have recently joined (and then forgot to post)..

I am married with 2 teens and LOVE to garden, paint and read.

This place seems really great and full of friendly people too

Clodhopper · Post by **Clodhopper** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 5:14 am

Hello and welcome.

If you've got a free moment, my back door could do with a lick of paint...

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 5:54 am

Hi Penny and welcome to the garden. :-6

mikeinie · Post by **mikeinie** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 6:16 am

Give us a place to stand

And a place to grow

And call this land

Ontario

A place to stand

A place to grow

Ontari ari ari o

welcome

hoppy · Post by **hoppy** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 6:24 am

Hi Penny. Where did you leave my car? Or are you a different Penny? I'm watching you. BRRUUUHAHAHA!:yh_devil

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 6:29 am

PennyG;1254738 wrote: Hi everyone,:)

My name is Penny and i have recently joined (and then forgot to post)..

I am married with 2 teens and LOVE to garden, paint and read.

This place seems really great and full of friendly people too

Hi Penny and welcome from Toronto!:-6

There are just a few of us from Canada here.

I enjoy gardening also and love my perennials.

PennyG · Post by **PennyG** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 6:39 am

:yh_rotfl Sorry hoppy, it wasnt me

Thanks everyone for the welcome,:D

I travel to Toronto :driving: a couple times a month Odie;)....i am up around Georgian Bay :-6

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 6:42 am

PennyG;1254753 wrote: :yh_rotfl Sorry hoppy, it wasnt me

Thanks everyone for the welcome,:D

I travel to Toronto :driving: a couple times a month Odie;)....i am up around Georgian Bay :-6

Oh your in one of the best locations in Ontario!

wayyyyyyyyyyyyy out of the city!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Imladris · Post by **Imladris** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 6:44 am

PennyG;1254738 wrote: Hi everyone,:)

My name is Penny and i have recently joined (and then forgot to post)..

I am married with 2 teens and LOVE to garden, paint and read.

This place seems really great and full of friendly people too

That's what you think!

;) Welcome :-6

PennyG · Post by **PennyG** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 7:04 am

Odie;1254756 wrote: Oh your in one of the best locations in Ontario!

wayyyyyyyyyyyyy out of the city!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

:yh_rotfl Yep.....living near Wasaga Beach and Blue Mountain for skiing is perfect

;)

minks · Post by **minks** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 7:10 am

Hello Penny, Welcome from another fellow Canadian, Im part of the western contingent, cheers from Alberta.

Minks

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 7:17 am

At your service madam.

mikeinie · Post by **mikeinie** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 7:34 am

PennyG;1254753 wrote: :yh_rotfl Sorry hoppy, it wasnt me

Thanks everyone for the welcome,:D

I travel to Toronto :driving: a couple times a month Odie;)....i am up around Georgian Bay :-6

I hear that Georgian Bay is lovely in the winter:

minks · Post by **minks** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 7:38 am

Nomad;1254772 wrote: At your service madam.

I don't recall you offering me up that service when I joined hrrrummmphhh (minks flounces off in a pout) :yh_rotfl

PennyG · Post by **PennyG** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 7:57 am

mikeinie;1254777 wrote: I hear that Georgian Bay is lovely in the winter:

It is, we have the largest ski resort in Ontario 10 minutes down the road from me, and tons of ice fishing, snowmobiling, you name it.

Where i live is known to be a HUGE tourist destination....OHHHHH and we hold the annual Elvis Festival every year here too :yh_rotfl.....if you can imagine close to 100 thousand Elvis fans coming to a town of 17thousand:yh_rotfl......big party!!!:D

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 8:08 am

minks;1254779 wrote: I don't recall you offering me up that service when I joined hrrrummmphhh (minks flounces off in a pout) :yh_rotfl

If Im not mistaken upon my arrival you threw a snowball at me.

minks · Post by **minks** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 8:14 am

Nomad;1254796 wrote: If Im not mistaken upon my arrival you threw a snowball at me.

rolled a big snow boulder down the hill at ya ahahahaha:-4

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 8:16 am

minks;1254803 wrote: rolled a big snow boulder down the hill at ya ahahahaha:-4

Speaking of boulders I hope youve chosen an appropriate dress for your daughters wedding.

minks · Post by **minks** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 8:18 am

Nomad;1254805 wrote: Speaking of boulders I hope youve chosen an appropriate dress for your daughters wedding.

yes a turtleneck floor length black thing.... ahahahahahahaha

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 8:49 am

PennyG;1254765 wrote: :yh_rotfl Yep.....living near Wasaga Beach and Blue Mountain for skiing is perfect

;)

Have they built up the Wasaga strip where it burnt down?

I don''t ski, but love the resort.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 8:50 am

PennyG;1254786 wrote: It is, we have the largest ski resort in Ontario 10 minutes down the road from me, and tons of ice fishing, snowmobiling, you name it.

Where i live is known to be a HUGE tourist destination....OHHHHH and we hold the annual Elvis Festival every year here too :yh_rotfl.....if you can imagine close to 100 thousand Elvis fans coming to a town of 17thousand:yh_rotfl......big party!!!:D

ice fishing rocks!:guitarist

I still have to see the Elvis Festival!:-5:-5

mikeinie · Post by **mikeinie** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 11:17 am

odie;1256271 wrote: ice fishing rocks!:guitarist

i still have to see the elvis festival!:-5:-5

Ice Fishing

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 11:21 am

mikeinie;1256326 wrote: Ice Fishing

it has to be newfies fishing!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

mikeinie · Post by **mikeinie** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 11:30 am

Odie;1256329 wrote: it has to be newfies fishing!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

No, this is newfie ice-fish'n

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 11:31 am

mikeinie;1256337 wrote: No, this is newfie ice-fish'n

they do that just north of me here in Keswick to!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

PennyG · Post by **PennyG** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 4:08 am

Thanks everyone for the welcome.

They have started to build up the main end of Wasaga Beach, and they are going to be adding a Casino there too.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 5:42 am

PennyG;1256572 wrote: Thanks everyone for the welcome.

They have started to build up the main end of Wasaga Beach, and they are going to be adding a Casino there too.

as if it wasn't crowded enough!:yh_rotfl

mikeinie · Post by **mikeinie** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 7:44 am

PennyG;1256572 wrote: Thanks everyone for the welcome.

They have started to build up the main end of Wasaga Beach, and they are going to be adding a Casino there too.

When I was in my early 20’s, for about 4 years in a row myself and a number of friends use to rent a cottage for a week at Wasaga beach, I think it was 52 Ave down a bit from the main strip.

Good God, did we ever have fun. The stories I could tell…(if I could only remember half of them..)

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 9:40 am

mikeinie;1256633 wrote: When I was in my early 20â€™s, for about 4 years in a row myself and a number of friends use to rent a cottage for a week at Wasaga beach, I think it was 52 Ave down a bit from the main strip.

Good God, did we ever have fun. The stories I could tellâ€¦(if I could only remember half of them..)

c'mon Mike, tell us, tell us!:sneaky::yh_rotfl

mikeinie · Post by **mikeinie** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 9:43 am

Odie;1256657 wrote: c'mon Mike, tell us, tell us!:sneaky::yh_rotfl

And whatâ€¦ ruin my good reputationâ€¦..?? :yh_angel

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 11:06 am

mikeinie;1256658 wrote: And whatâ€¦ ruin my good reputationâ€¦..?? :yh_angel

yes!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

PennyG · Post by **PennyG** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 4:18 am

:yh_rotfl Dont feel bad Mike....anyone who has ever been to Wasaga HAS some stories to tell

;)

Yep, next spring they are supposedly starting the Casino, they wanted to put it in Coillingwood (where i am) but our town said NO...Elvis is more important :guitarist:yh_rotfl

mikeinie · Post by **mikeinie** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 4:55 am

When I was a little kid we use to have our summer holidays in Thornberry, the memories I have are great ones.

We (my brothers and sisters) would walk from the cottage my parents would rent and head towards the town and walk across an old railway bridge, the other side of the waterfall. It seemed so big to be, and I was always terrified that a train would come.

Sometime my dad would take us into Collingwood for a day, or to a drive in movie, and my mom would always go to Blue Mountain Pottery to get something there.

Beautiful place.

PennyG · Post by **PennyG** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 7:40 am

Well the Pottery has closed and gone and Collingwood is a huge tourist area, lots of million dollar homes and condo's, especially being right on the Bay.

They are infact building condo's on the waterfront here and the penthouse ones are going for a cheap 2 million!!;)

mikeinie · Post by **mikeinie** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 9:41 am

PennyG;1256961 wrote: Well the Pottery has closed and gone and Collingwood is a huge tourist area, lots of million dollar homes and condo's, especially being right on the Bay.

They are infact building condo's on the waterfront here and the penthouse ones are going for a cheap 2 million!!;)

Good Lord... and what are they charging for ski passes now on Blue Mt?

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:00 am

All this Canadian talk is making me cold eh. Any Mexicans around that wanna chat?

Erm, I mean wecome Penny..

mikeinie · Post by **mikeinie** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:43 am

take off eh

YouTube - The Great White North : How to Get a Mouse in a Beer Bottle

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:49 am

mikeinie;1256993 wrote: take off eh

YouTube - The Great White North : How to Get a Mouse in a Beer Bottle

:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

those are such insults!

I only track moose in the city here eh?:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

mikeinie · Post by **mikeinie** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:13 am

Odie;1256994 wrote: :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

those are such insults!

I only track moose in the city here eh?:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Have you never seen Bob and Doug McKenzie before??

These guys were brilliant:

YouTube - Great White North - Topic : Great White North

PennyG · Post by **PennyG** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 3:32 pm

mikeinie;1256983 wrote: Good Lord... and what are they charging for ski passes now on Blue Mt?

Haha:yh_rotfl....i just bought passes for my kids called 5X7, at 175.99 and after November 1st they go up to 275.00, a Super Pass is 675.00, and a night pass is 145.00.

They have done so many upgrades to Blue, and you wouldnt believe the Village there now,its so nice, houses start at 500 thousand and go up to 5 million

Google Blue Mountain Resort and have a look,

PennyG · Post by **PennyG** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 3:34 pm

:yh_rotfl Why did i click on that link.....now i cant get that song outa my head......gotta love Bob and Doug

:yh_rotfl

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 4:38 pm

mikeinie;1257001 wrote: Have you never seen Bob and Doug McKenzie before??

These guys were brilliant:

YouTube - Great White North - Topic : Great White North

of course I have and their movies.:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl