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Snappy Friday – Wedding Bells!

Erika getting prepped for her big day!

Hi, everyone! I spent the day snapping pics of my long time friend, Erika, today! As you can see, it was her wedding day! So I was under a semi “media blackout” – haha!

I haven’t forgotten the bicycle race pics – I dropped off my rolls of film yesterday afternoon and I’m hoping they will be scanned and ready for next week. Also, this weekend is chock full of stuff for me to do, so I’ll be posting more pics next week.

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Ready to Rock!

Alvin, his son Ethan and I are ready to rock tomorrow’s Bucks County Classic Criterium.

Alvin’s Digital Follies – A Sunday Meat Fix

Bario Restaurant, as seen from the West.

Barrio Restaurant, as seen from the West.

Labour Day is commonly known as the last long weekend of the summer in Canada and the U.S. Most people head out of town to cottages or to camp. This year, because I am doing a bit more travel than expected, I stayed in town.
What to do in Toronto? Well there are plenty of things to do! The CNE (locally known as “The Ex”) is still running, and for the first time, the annual Epilepsy Toronto Buskerfest ran this weekend at Woodbine Park. But before heading over to the Buskerfest, my girlfriend and I decided to go to church, then have lunch.

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Snappy Fridays – “Mount up!”

Tricia is raring to go.

Tricia (my Jeep Patriot) has the bikes mounted and cargo loaded! With that said, off we go on another weekend road trip adventure. Until my next post, see you all on instagram, Facebook or Twitter.

Alvin’s Musical Follies – Alvin Restrings a Cute Guitar

No, this is not my guitar. The owner is my son’s classmate. I was just asked to replace the strings on this guitar, but I gave it a bit more. This cute, black beauty, needed some TLC.

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Snappy Fridays – Roy Thomson Hall

I was walking from Metro Hall to work today and looked over at Roy Thomson Hall. “Hmm…” I thought to myself. “I don’t recall getting a photo of this place from this angle before…”

Snappy Facts:

– Capacity: 2630

– Opened: 1982

– Home for the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Mendelssohn Choir

– During its conception and construction, Roy Thomson Hall was known as New Massey Hall. Its official name was acquired on January 14, after a CAD $4.5 M donation from the family of Roy Thomson.

Sources: blogto.com, wikipedia

Alvin’s Road Trip Follies – A Visit to Portland, Maine for “C-Food?”

Back off! Get your own butter! (Taken at Lobster Cooker, Freeport, ME) – LowFi filter applied from Instagram.

Well, with 1000 km’s under my belt as a warm-up for this year’s driving season (yes, it was a late start for me), it was time to step up to the big-leagues and head over to Maine. What prompted me to go? Well it wasn’t the seafood, that was for sure – I’m allergic to pretty much anything that comes from the water. I was purely in this trip for the drive and to see the sights! (Warning: Another very long read!) (more…)

Snappy Fridays – Taste the Rainbows

Well really it was a Thursday Snappy. Saw a double rainbow on my way home last night. Does this mean double luck?

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Snappy Fridays – Guitar Tune-up

Well…ok…I’m posting this on a Saturday… SNAPPY SATURDAY. HAPPY? LOL!

Several weeks ago, I got back into an old hobby of mine: cleaning and restringing guitars. I do play a bit of guitar and tool a bit with my two (almost) 30 year-old steel-string acoustics, which I may snap later on.

Anyway, my friend’s very well used and loved guitar is pictured here. I had offered to prep it (and have it “show ready”) for his son. This was because his son was going to use it to perform his first live performance.

If you want to see some of the “before” pics and some “after” pics, read on…

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