Okay. Right off the get go, let me come clean that I was the designer and builder of this pond. And only then because this woman is very, very persuasive. Donna lives in one of those enviable established Forest Hill (beside Forest Heights) neighbourhoods with large backyards–hers backing onto a school yard ringed by mature […]
Pointing your car toward Kitchener East, you find yourself in an old and well established neighbourhood. Huge trees. Lots of cul de sacs. Vine covered homes. Quiet streets, tucked away just past Ottawa and River Road, down Old Chicopee Drive, all the way to the end. If there’s one common thread amongst pond owners it […]
This is my report of one of the few times I’ve been humbled. In a big way. In so many ways. I’m pleased to be part of the organizing committee of the 1st Annual Pond & Garden Tour, Waterloo Region. The best and most wonderful part of my participation is visiting and interviewing the owners […]
We’ve received more heartwarming stories from community builders, making it even harder for the judge’s panel to select just one. It’s a nail biter. Read more from other applicants. (P.S. Not all applicants chose to share their stories publicly.) Trinity Village Studios, Kingsway Drive, Kitchener Trinity Village offers accommodations to over 280 seniors residing in […]
My response vs the family response: So I get an email Friday afternoon that there’s an opening the following Tuesday, September 3rd. It’s a 7-minute segment to talk about the 1st Annual Pond & Garden Tour. I used to joke that I can’t do any interviews or talks less than 15 minutes, cause I sure […]
This is, without a doubt, an absolute labour of love. For a very small committee of pond lovers. If it weren’t for our sponsors, this 1st Annual Pond & Garden Tour, Waterloo Region, wouldn’t even get lift off. So here’s our unabashed shout out to our sponsors and judge’s panel who are making it possible […]
