Darn wet stuff

Me and daddy went to another festival today, trouble was it would rain for a bit, then stop, then a little while later it would rain again. There was very little warning when it did start to rain, so finally we gave up and came home. I didn't even get chance to turn my stroller lights on, and they're WAY better then for the jazz thing.
Daddy tells me that the festival is called Taste of the Danforth, and celebrates the Greek culture in the city. And it is mostly food, and mostly stuff that neither of us can eat.
We didn't sell any cards, mostly because of the rain, but there is still tomorrow to go.

My grandpa went into the hospital for knee surgery on Friday, and I am told that grandma sent a text to daddy after the surgery was over saying that he was fine. So that makes us happy.

New pictures of ratlets

Ratlet noses

Spot is happy

Spot showing off his forehead spot

Donovan coming out to say HI!

Donovan looking for treats.

Spot looking for treats too. They got yoggies as their treats.

Yesterday daddy took more and better pictures of Spot and Donovan, they are becoming more sociable, and investigating EVERYTHING a little more.

Civic holiday part 2

So I posted that today was a very important date in the history of Canada, today is Simcoe Day, named for the founder of York (now Toronto), and the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada (Ontario).

Our current Lieutenant Governor is David C Onley, he wrote a book sometime ago called Shuttle, daddy tells me it's a really good book. Well, I got to meet Mr Onley today, watched some 1812 firepower demonstrations, and wonder through some of the buildings.

Mr Onley is a champion for the disabled (being he is disabled himself), so daddy introduced him to me. And he wanted to know all about me being a service bunny, and the problems that daddy runs into.

During the firepower demonstration it got really weird, the smoke from the muskets blew toward us, and I kid you not, it made both me and daddy hungry.

Lieutenant Governor David C Onley (He's the one on the scooter)

The Lieutenant Governor's flag

Muskets firing

More muskets firing

Gunsmoke drifting across the field

This is a Rampart gun, daddy says it would be like a 50 caliber sniper rifle of today

This is what the Toronto Islands looked like in 1812

The town of York, Fort York isn't in this picture but it's further off to the west (right side of picture)

Fort York

This picture goes between the other two

It was super fun today, and there is still loads of stuff to come in this month.

Oh, one more thing, I MIGHT be in the Toronto Sun newspaper tomorrow, not sure yet but once we know I'll post a special blog about it.

Meeting important people

Today I got to meet royalty, well okay not quite, but the man I got to meet is the representative of the Queen in Ontario.
His name is David C Onley, he is the Lieutenant-governor of Ontario.
And he is disabled, and because of this he champions for the rights of disabled people in Ontario.
Daddy forgot to bring the book that Mr Onley wrote, and now he is kicking himself for it.
I'll be posting more pictures and some video when we get home and have something to eat, that gunsmoke made both me and daddy hungry.
To tide everyone over until then here are two pictures from today.

Civic Holiday tomorrow

Daddy thought it would be a good idea to explain why tomorrow is so important in this city and province.

Here in Ontario, and Toronto especially the civic holiday is called Simcoe day. John Graves Simcoe was the founder of York (Toronto), and the first Lieutenant-Governor of Upper-Canada (Ontario). This year is even more special being it's the 200th anniversary of the war of 1812.

Tomorrow me and daddy are headed to a very important place in Toronto's history, Fort York, which is one of daddy's all time favorite historic sites.

Daddy (he's the short one to the right), then daddy's cousin, and my Uncle Nick. The uniforms they are wearing were made by my great grand mom.

This picture was taken at the CNE (Canadian National Exhibition).

I can't wait until tomorrow, and the cannons and muskets they don't scare me. I am after all a military brat, and things like that don't scare me anymore. And learning about history can be fun, and we'll post loads of pictures tomorrow.

The two new ratlets are settling in nicely, daddy held his hand out and Donovan put his front paws on daddy's hand and licked it. A sure sign that at least Donovan is coming to see daddy as his daddy.

Ratlet names

As I posted yesterday we had gotten two new ratlets, but we were sort of at a loss for names. Well we have been working over time on getting names for them, and now we can announce their names and show pictures of the new boys.

This is Donovan which is Irish and means 'little dark brown one'

And this is Spot, which is self explanatory, he has a white mark right on top of his head

Spot is the one with the, well, spot on his head, he's also got two light brown spots on his butt.

As for sexing them, well that's WAY easier on a baby rat then say a baby bunny, male rats have BIG um, testicles, and if they don't then they are female. These two are most definitely boys.

Daddy also picked up something yesterday that will make going to the beach WAY more enjoyable for everyone, it is sort of like my tent, only bigger, daddy says it's called a cabana. It folds up and becomes small enough to fit under my stroller, which daddy says makes it easier to transport to and from the beach. We should be getting to try it out soon, daddy talked to my uncle Matthew yesterday, and they are planning a trip to our favorite beach very soon. I love the beach because I get to play in the sand, which is always fun.

 

New family members

Well here is the announcement everyone has been waiting for, but instead of just one we have two joining us.
As I posted in a previous blog my rat brother Callahan passed over to the rainbow bridge a week or so ago, well we were devastated by his passing and the thing that would cheer daddy up was getting a new rat.
Daddy remembered the cardinal rule of having pet rats, they are happier in multiples, so he got two brothers, their names.... well we haven't figured out names just yet. But we do have some pictures which I'll be posting along with their names.... when we get home and settle the new babies in.