Night Skate

There was a lot of action around here today!  First off, I met a work colleague, Doug, at a west end coffee shop (I had cider of course) to chat about babies, work and the trials and tribulations of parenthood. Margot was there of course and was a perfect little miss if you must know.  I was going to make this get together the central focus of today’s post but…I forgot my camera at home! Grrrrrr.

Fortunately, I redeemed myself in the evening when Jen and I went for a night skate on the Rideau Canal. Skating on the canal is truly one of the joys of living in Ottawa. The canal goes on for miles and has little shops here and there where you can buy hot chocolate and beavertails (a local pastry). The canal is especially beautiful at night when you often only have the stars for company.