Fund Update from Sunnybrook

Just heard that the total donations from you folks has risen to $5653.

Thank-you to all doners. Way to go! It won't provide an artificial heart pump, but it will help to supply a guzillion clamps or whatever is needed by the Heart Centre.

Ron Brownsberger

What's normal?

So, we're slowly getting back to normal, (whatever that is!) It's good to be back to our home town of Stouffville. Last night, we were with thousands who came out to see the Canada Day fireworks show at 9:45 in Memorial Park. It nice to know that this town is still small enough that many are within a half hour walk to downtown. And earlier in the evening we heard the excellent Blackboard Blues Band hammering out dozens of songs. The five-day Strawberry Festival started with a great concert the previous evening with the Men of Note chorus and recently honoured and amazing soloist, tenor Lloyd Knight.

Margaret is daily tending her perennial garden. We both do Thursdays with the grand kids. We've been on duty at the Snack Shack at Springvale this week. I'm back with the two bands I play keyboard or piano in. The MLT theatre club is gearing up for the next season with "Seven Stories" in September. Margaret is starting with her reading for the book club, and will also be helping to lead a group this fall at TLC at Springvale. And I have to start staining pine for the bookcases for the den.

We'll likely wrap up the Sunnybrook heart fund in a few weeks. For those of you waiting for one more pay-cheque before donating, there is still time. Go to http://www.sunnybrookfoundation.com/ click Trail.

Now, what do we do to this blog? Does it stay in the www forever for the world to see? What earth-shattering message would we want to send to those nice people in Australia? Were Bob Gass and Lorraine Gass reading it? Was Howard Corfield reading it? Al Arnott? We know that a few in Pennsylvania and Indiana were following, as were many here in Ontario. Some have said it was tricky to add a "comment" on the blog. I know that ron.brownsberger@gmail.com is still working.

Photos - - In Margaret's garden.