October 7th

11.45am: I popped down to Charlie's pre-school today to witness the arrival of the Fire Brigade & local mascot - Sparky the Fire House dog. The kids of course loved him & Sparky did his thing, posing for photos & demonstrating the stop, drop, roll procedure for anyone who finds themselves afire! A gorgeous day again, with the market in full swing. Canmore at it's best. Here Charlie, Sparky & Lucas pose for a photo in front of the engine.

October 6th

8pm: Glad to be on a plane westbound & back home after another difficult day. Here we are flying over Lake Sakakawea in North Dakota on a lovely evening.

October 5th

2pm: A work day today in Mississauga - highly stressful given the goings on recently at the company I work for. I missed a rare Charlton live TV game. Watching it later I was amazed to see a comprehensive victory over the MK Dons - here is a photo  I took from my laptop of interviewees Scott Wagstaff & Kyel Reid. I missed the company Go-Karting ( which i wasn't sorry about) but enjoyed a good meal with colleagues somewhere in downtown Toronto - in fact I ate for the first time escargots, which I now thoroughly recommend.

October 4th

3pm: So here I am again, at Calgary International Airport on my way across to Toronto for work meetings. Leaving behind a sweltering Calgary day by the looks of it.

October 3rd

11pm: One problem with a dry spell is the loss of humidity at this altitude, to keep my guitars from crumbling to dust I have to whack the humidifier to its highest level in my little basement studio/office.

October 2nd

11am: We made the most of a glorious Canmore Fall morning by heading down to the park by the river. The kids threw stones into the Bow River & then Charlie decided to start running in the shallow water lapping the beach - of course within minutes he fell in & was completely soaked - thus curtailing the trip. It was good fun though & very funny.

October 1st

1pm: A day off to enjoy the warm weather that has suddenly arrived. Time to start putting away the garden for the year, with the help of young Charlie. Warm enough afterwards to have lunch on the deck as well.