The Savoy Society of Ottawa is going to be performing The Pirates of Penzance in April 2008 and I’ve got an itch to be a Pirate. So I auditioned this morning. Was second person in line to audition and sang ‘Any Dream Will Do’ followed by a mercifully short dance …
So how exactly did Ottawa get its name? As a history buff, I figured it would be nice to know and what better way to discover the history of Ottawa’s beginning than through a musical. Turns out on New Year’s Day 1855, the little hamlet of Bytown changed its name …
Aline and I took advantage of my mum visiting last week and our good friend Lorraine this week to leave Hazel in trustowrthy hands and check out a few Fringe Festival shows. The verdict: 1) The Churchill Protocol – Apparently the Canadian militry is flying Afghan terrorists into northern Manitoba …
Our friend Sheridan gave us the book Z is for Zamboni as a Christmas present. Hazel is now a big fan of the Zamboni, Bobby Hull and Orr, the referee and especially the penalty box when we reach the letter T and point out that breaking the rules results in someone sitting in the timeout box . . .
