Birr, London, Ontario. 12th Oct. 2006

Well today Birr and London, Ontario, have had their first taste of winter. Pat had to go into London today to pick up some picture hooks, and while we were there she took me for a drive around London to see the sights.London is like it's name, quite English in some parts of the city. There are some lovely old homes that were originally owned by the very wealthy, The University have now taken quite a few of them over as the Uni. is near-by. The main shopping precinct seems to be in The Galleria, but we gave that a miss. Shops are shops the world over as far as I'm concerned !Snow was fore-cast on the TV last night. But I thought they were going to blow it out their ear ( I'm being polite!!) it didn't feel cold enough for snow to me. But, as usual, I was wrong again and while we were in London the Temp. plummeted and there was a light fall of snow ! Do I need to tell you how thrilled I was to see my first snow ??? We called into Tim Hortons and had a bowl of Chilli Soup and a cuppa coffee and then headed back to Leggs Store. We had no sooner arrived when there was another fall of snow. And as the afternoon wore on there was more and more falling. Pat hates it, and said " It's the bloody Aussie whose wished the snow on us ". But I was highly delighted and hope I can put a few photos on this blog.