First weekend after the lock down, our plan was to go to Algonquin Provincial Park, but it was raining profusely there so we went with plan b – the Mono Cliffs Provincial Park
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Author: Noman Nadeem
Eid-ul-Fitr in Toronto
Hard to celebrate Eid while we isolate ourselves and practice social distancing. Lucky to have the boys over for a nice family celebration. Mama made some delicious food and treats. JZ had a lot of fun with his lego gifts, but unfortunately Augi’s didn’t get all of his presents due […]
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Nomi’s Birthday Weekend
A tiny get together for a birthday while we are stuck indoors. Nice homemade sushi, salmon teriyaki, and of course chocolate cake. Lucky to have parents with us this time around.
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Daddy’s Birthday
Home celebration of Daddy’s birthday. Mama made a lovely little orange cake that was a huge hit. We couldn’t do much as everyone is stuck indoors but we all enjoyed ourselves. Happy birthday dad, may you have many happy returns of the day.
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Social Distancing
For some out-going social animals, it means a crippling lifestyle change of staying indoors with limited connectivity to the outside world, for other introverts, it is something that they’ve been practicing for their entire lives.
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Welcome to the Teens
Happy Birthday young man! Welcome to the teens Aurangzeb. 13 years passed by in a flash. I feel it was just recently that I brought you back from the hospital; just a few days since you won your first squash tournament; just yesterday when I was able to pick you […]
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A Trek in Elora Gorge
With the boys getting angsty indoors, we decided to take a day trip to Elora Gorge. It was looking like it would rain, but well worth the risk. Aurangzeb and Jahanzeb had a great time and I got to fiddle around with my cameras, trying out different options. Both were […]
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The Love of a Child
Got this gem from the little one for father’s day. It was all wrapped up in a funky plastic setting with ribbons, obviously the teacher had helped. There were “instructions” and he was excited – it was contagious and I was curious. Pre-heat the oven – set the plate to […]
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Trip to Hopewell Rocks
Our last big ticket item for our vacation. We’d heard a lot about the rocks and the pictures online were wonderful – definitely slated as a must see item. We decided to invest our last day to this adventure. Worth it, absolutely awesome experience. Highly recommended. At first, it doesn’t […]
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Trip to Lunenberg
A full day’s excursion to Lunenberg, Nova Scotia. Went on a boat ride – a marketing “chance” of whale watching, but no such luck. Bird and Pearle Islands were a treat, did get to see a sunbathing sea lion. Windy but fun.
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