Before I left Ontario there was a few places I wanted to visit.  I had never been to Wasaga Beach before, so while my parents were visiting in July we went.  It was crowded and hot and lovely!

We only stayed for a couple of hours, which was just enough since it was so hot that day.  I don’t think that I had been to a beach with that type of atmosphere before.  It made me think of something you would see in the movies with all the beach shops and people.  We also visited a candy store (one of many that I went to this past summer).  That is where I discovered peanut butter M&M’s.

Here are some pictures from my point of view.

The shops and bars at Wasaga.  There are many others, but this is just from the beach area.

So many umbrellas!  Us included.

I loved the water here.  The temperature was perfect.  Although I prefer the salt water of the ocean, the benefit here is not having to worry about jelly fish!

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Before I moved from Ontario I wanted to visit a couple of places.  One of those places was the Town of Erin.  Why wouldn’t I want to go to a town that was named after me!  I didn’t stay as long as I would have liked to, but I went through on the perfect day.  So many things were named after me!  Where is your town?

I hope you enjoy the pictures and if you are in Ontario and you miss me, just go visit Erin for the day.  Relax and take in the small town and think of me.  In case you did not know, I love visiting small towns and exploring the shops and cafes.  Sometimes you find a lot and sometimes there are only a couple.  I did like Erin but my favourite was Elora.

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Don’t worry, I’m not going to kick the bucket.  But I am moving to another province.  With that I decided to create a small Ontario Bucket list.  So far there are 9 things.  I feel like I need to find a 10th.  I’m still thinking about what the 10th thing on the list should be.

I’m not going to reveal the list all at once.  I will blog about each one.  Most of them I have done already.  I did watch “The Bucket List” the other day to get in the mood – even though I’ve done almost all of them.  Maybe it was a way to draw my bucket list to an end.

I would love to hear your ideas of what I should do for my 10th event on my list.   It could be just about anything.

Ontario Bucket List #1   Art in the Yard – Elora

For this adventure I went on my own.  It was great.  I saw local artist and their work.  I found more people who create encaustic art, which I really want to try one day.  I was able to try a pottery wheel for the very first time.  I explored the town, which I had never done before even with the many trips to Elora Quarry.  I met a lovely artist who has a gallery there (we’re FB friends now!).  I ate in a lovely little French restaurant – Cafe Creperie.  Wonderful Crepes!  Wonderful service!  Wonderful Chef! I walked along the river.  I enjoyed some me and Jesus time as I took in the day and all of the creativity that was around me.

Visit Art in the Yard for more info on the annual event.
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