Montreal all week again, I decided to let them suffer my version of French and ordered all my meals in French, even if the waiter was speaking in English.  

Of course the smiled graciously and replied in English (thank god). Montreal is a nice city. However I wake up to the morning news and hear about drive by shootings, drug arrests and general low level stuff. Whereas in New Brunswick is is more ..... hmmm mundane. Except for this week when the police had to shoot at someone and grazed him, he stole their police car and ended up rolling it. The said they needed to taser him when he got out because he was still threatening them! That was in Campbellton in Northern NB miles from quiet old Fredericton.

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The work there is going well and hopefully I will be completed by the 8th August. I am planning to be in Fredericton for the week of the 21st July as it is Kathryn's 21st Birthday. Hey a father has to be sensitive to some things. and I am renowned for my sensitivity or lack of it.

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The basement is finished (well my bit is ) I put up the ceiling this very day.  Now Julie will whip some paint on it and we will put in the single bed's, ready for visitors.  Hmmmm   perhaps we should open a B&B ..... on second thoughts perhaps not.

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Next week is another busy one, with me doing the rounds of 4 Provinces in 5 days. Newfoundland Sunday - Monday, Nova Scotia Tuesday Wednesday , Quebec Thursday, Friday morning and back to New Brunswick on Friday afternoon  it is good for the air miles collection.  Well thats all I have time for so I will sign off and go enjoy the lovely evening. The summer is progressing nicely with average temperatures around 26-27c sunny for the last two weeks and forecasted for all of next week too!