Here are some snaps from some recent holiday open houses and events along with and some snippets of holiday gift-giving and entertaining ideas.
Four homes in Aylmer and area put on a fine festive show on Friday and Saturday as their owners graciously invited visitors to come inside and check out their holiday décor during the 11th Annual Christmas Tour of Homes. HMCS Ojibwa watchers lined the Welland Canal on Sunday November 18 to watch the submarine make her journey from the Heddle Marine Shipyard in Hamilton through the locks on her way to Lake Erie and Port Burwell. With Shelley McVittie’s Gallery as a source of nostalgic inspiration, jewellery designer Kim Murch has recently developed a new "Throughout Time" line of vintage jewellery especially for Shelley. Kim is among several Canadian artisans who are featured in Shelley McVittie's store. She brings a love of nature and semi-precious stones and a creative flair to crafting her one of a kind jewellery. The Sparta and District Historical Society presented their eighteenth annual Feast at the Forge on Saturday, with good food and cheer by candlelight in the impressively decked out Forge and Anvil Museum. The feast, looking to the year 1875 for this year's menu inspiration, included mulled cider and comestibles, Crème Boston, Home-made Brick Oven Baked Bread, Boeuf au Vin, Chou Rouge et Pomme, Puree de Pomme de Terre, Roasted Butternut Squash, Salad de Fruite en Gelee & Condiments. It was cooked up and served by a bevy of volunteers from the Historical Society and community. Veterans were remembered at the annual “Southwold Remembers” service on Sunday November 4th at the Keystone Community Complex in Shedden. Previous to the ceremony at the Memorial Site, Ted Barris spoke on his book “Days of Victory: Canadians Remember 1939-1945.” This is the sixth time the bestselling author, who has done much to record the stories of Canadian veterans, has participated in the services in Shedden. Many ways to remember can be found at http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance. “Nobody’s Perfect”, presented by Aylmer Community Theatre, is one of those plays which, early on, gets the audience rooting for all of the characters. The story unfolds with the revelation of human imperfections, flashes of life’s absurdities, and twists and turns which will hopefully bring each person involved to a happier place. “Fox on the Fairway” opens in the Tap Room of the Quail Valley Country Club as the staff prepare for the annual inter-club golf tournament against archrival Crouching Squirrel. We meet four adults (played by Greig Graham, Paul Blower, Trisha West and Shirley Bentley) whose lives have crossed paths in various ways over the years and who exhibit varying levels of meanness, vindictiveness and self-interest. In contrast, we are also introduced to two in-love, young innocents who are employees at Quail Valley (played by Bethany Mink and Darian Burrows). Steven Page made his first visit to St. Thomas on Wednesday, giving an entertaining performance and filling the Princess Ave Playhouse with his powerful, distinctive voice. Page sang his heart out for almost two hours, non-stop except for the commentary between songs, managing to cover a hefty playlist with the aid of his guitar-tuner Boris. Organizers and community have come together for the past three years to make the “Bowling for Boobs” fundraiser a fun, widely supported and highly successful community event. This past Friday thru Sunday, teams bowled at both Heritage Lanes and Park N Bowl, added this year to accommodate the 109 participating teams. All those balls, laughs, fun and pink gear added up to $43,000 raised for the Canadian Breast Cancer Society. |
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