Today I’ll be meeting Anne and Andrea for a skate on the canal. It has been wonderful to have the canal in such excellent condition this year. And yet I’ve only managed to get out twice this year. But that’s a lot more than the zero times the last few years. It wasn’t even open 2 years ago and only for 1-2 days last year. The first time out this year was with Roland, Stef and Georgia when they were in town for mom’s Celebration of Life and had Thursday off – it was fantastic to skate mid-week on a crisp, cold day. The ice was in excellent shape and there weren’t that many skaters out. The second time skating was with Roland and Heidi one evening. It wasn’t quite so crisp but the canal was still in excellent condition. And, as usual Beavertails are the best after a skate.