Wow! That is a wonderful blog. The entrepreneurs who attended your Funding! Funding! Funding! workshop will definitely appreciate this as well as all business-minded patrons too.

Dear Ava: I am so glad you enjoyed reading this blog. I was surprised at the amount of historical material available while I was researching this topic. Definitely go visit Niagara Falls someday and consider riding the Maid of the Mist which ferries you as close to the Falls as possible where you will definitely get drenched. Luckily, the do offer plastic ponchos for the trip. The Falls from the Ontario side is glorious. Here is a link to the view from King George and Queen Elizabeth from 1939: https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMDC-TSPA_0122553F&R=DC-TSPA_0122553F My blog covers the Royal Tour of the period: http://torontopubliclibrary.typepad.com/local-history-genealogy/2018/05/may-royal-tour-route.html Those two guides are over a hundred and seventy years old but the historical content is priceless. I chuckled when one entry stated that it would take two full days to complete a tour of Niagara Falls by horse and carriage. Thank you again for your wonderful comments. This really inspires me to continue my research on Ontario history.

Hi Isabel: Great Blog filled with information for improving job hunting skills and an opportunity to meet with entrepreneurs who can provide helpful skills to begin a new business (such as Victoria Alleyne, this year's Entrepreneur in Residence). Thank you so much!

Thank you Cat! I am so glad you came to visit this blog. For me, I am already missing the summer months. Even though it is warm, I love not wearing a coat when heading outside and all that glorious sunshine does not hurt (with effective sunblock, of course).

Dear Bradley: Thank you for your reply and for the link to the title, "The Last Guide". It looks like an amazing book on the history of Algonquin Park's fishing expeditions. This park is just an amazing place for many reasons. The park also offers wild mushrooms as well as some deadly types. The mycologist professor collected some really colourful ones that looked poisonous but were quite delicious pan fried for breakfast. It is a great place with a deep history for relaxation, art, research, and fishing.

Hi Cat! Thank you for your wonderful reply. I am glad you enjoyed reading my blog. The VRL aims to reach into the history of Ontario with snapshots of the past. The images are entertaining and insightful indeed.

Dear Muriel: I saw 5 Minute Crafts on Facebook and they have interesting videos on making quick crafts. It gives us hope and a sense of control that we are not just passive consumers but can remake the world with our current resources to our own style. This is a fun and inspiring blog, Muriel.

Dear Muriel: I am so glad you like this short blog and thank you for your generous feedback. August long weekend, for me, is acknowledging John and Elizabeth Simcoe's contributions to our land. This is also a perfect long weekend before the end of the summer season. I do enjoy Owen Staple's colourful enhancement of her paintings. This provides more in-depth details that may have been initially missed by the faint watercolours Elizabeth used and the colours may have faded over time. Also, the actors representing the lovely couple brings them back to life to all of us to meet and greet.

Dear Jim: Thank you for your comments! Lord Tweedsmuir certainly had a full life as Governor General and author. To have one of his novels made into a film (four times even), is a spectacular accomplishment on its own. To also meet and greet the King and Queen, parents to the current Queen Elizabeth, really puts him on a level beyond what us regular mortals could reach. Thank you again, Jim, for your very informative and generous feedback.

Dear Joe: Well, you may be right about the QWERTY myth but I have not used any other keyboard but this layout in my academic and work career. I may have thought of the Cherry MX Blue switches being the loudest clickiest switches that some classic typewriter-looking keyboards (such as the new Rymek mechanical keyboards with Gateron Blue or Cherry MX Blue) attempt to mimic the typewriter sound and feel. I can take responsibility for being incorrect to generalize that to all mechanical keyboards. If you find more errors, you may post them here. As far as I know, your comments are not banned.

Hi Jim: Thank you for your reply! I appreciate your comment very much indeed. I grew up with this song and it is worth sharing with the next generations of this fine province . . . again.

Dear Lydia: Thank you for your wonderful reply. I hope you had a great Canada Day weekend off. It was really hot and sunny these past few days. The Lakeshore was packed with cyclists and sightseers.

Dear Astrida: Thank you for your kind reply. I am glad you enjoyed it. I learned about mechanical keyboards when I wrote this--the difference between Gateron Blue Switch versus Cherry MX Blue or Brown. Interesting, intriguing, and kind of weird.

Dear Jane: This is a fun and funny blog that is a very enjoyable read! As a non-farming city dweller, I can share the same sentiments.

Dear Ranald: Thank you. I was getting a little tired of my 3,000 80s playlist and need some new infusion in my music off time. The weather is very sunny and warm right now that I can enjoy some classics while lounging on the patio with a friend.

Agreed, TLewis, today is no exception. I started my walk this morning at 7:12am and it was pretty warm. I got to work at 8:10am and I felt tuckered out from the heat and the day is only just beginning. Luckily, the library is air conditioned and I have a warm sweater in my locker while staying indoors.

Dear Marilyn: I really appreciate you highlighting this important historical moment. I did not see a direct image of this but I did find an online article on the June 4, 2016 Hamilton Spectator, "The QEW--Canada's First Super Highway Turns 77," by written Fakiha Baig with an image of the Royal Couple heading to the QEW Dedication Ceremonies, https://www.thespec.com/news-story/6707379-the-qew-canada-s-first-super-highway-turns-77/. Here also: http://www.thekingshighway.ca/PHOTOS/QEWphotos.htm I also found a link to images of the QEW monument, http://publicdomainpics.blogspot.ca/2010/09/qew-monument.html I did not locate a specific picture of the King and Queen opening the QEW though. If I do come across it, I will post it here. Thank you for your feedback.