Just trying to get an idea on how folk in different provinces spend there leisure time.

Where do you live? What sort of things do you do on weekends, both summer and winter?

Do you enjoy your leisure time? And are there other things you would like to do but can't because of money or time constraints, or because activities you enjoy are not available in your area? Thanks.

Well, in the winter in winnipeg, life tends to revolve around the kids programs and birthday partys, so skating program on sunday oct-feb, then tennis. on nice days we'll be down at the forks for a bit of outdoor skating, tobogganing, snowboardng. But add to this the odd birthday party and dont forget open housing on a sunday

We may need to head to the mall, and then maybe lunch or dinner out.

If the weather is good (above -15) we'll be heading to the ski hill for the day. But often weeks are spent without heading out of the city.

In the summer the park is a big draw, for cycling and wandering round the zoo - until june when the mozzies arrive - then we are mostly indoors!

Theres the classic car cruise from may to sept on a sunday evening.

So theres quite a bit to do before you even look at the cultural scene

Travel from winnipeg to anywhere seems hugely expensive and/or time consuming

Saturday.

Get up about 9am, read the paper drinking several cups of tea, cook a fry up for the family. Leave the house about 12, go to the mall, do some food shopping, buy a few bits here and there. Come home about 4, take dog for 1hr walk, start cooking dinner, eat dinner, relax with the kids, put kids to bed, watch TV, go to bed.

Sunday
Pretty much the same but no shopping, this time of year we go ice skating in the afternoon instead.

Pretty much the same as I do every other day. Oh the joys of retirement and being young and healthy enough to do stuff. I count my blessings !

anyone who complains of boredom isn't trying.

i like the sounds of this one. i think people focus too much sometimes on, " its the weekend! we must do SOMETHING!!"
sat, lie in, walk dog, catch footy highlights/final score, shopping/lunch out. DVD in, or out at friends, eat and drink.
sun, kids footy first thing, not much else till early evening when i play my game.
in the summer we would be out more at either one of the festivals, on our bikes with the dog, or in the garden.
winter, indoors more but skiing at least once all day on the weekend.

not work.

Work

I alternate between weekends when I have my autistic child and ones when I don't. On the former I take her horseback riding, swimming, stuff like that. I cook formal meals and bully her into eating properly.

On the ones when I do not, I go out with young women and introduce them to things they come to enjoy.

You beat me to it.

Although not quite as healthy as I'd like to be but it is what it is and I can still be happy.

Work, mow the lawn, garden, do stuff round the house, go for walks, next year we will have a boat to take out, maybe visit friends. We seem to spend more time doing chores around the house and garden than we did in the UK. Probably because the garden is much much bigger.

Friday night curry. Saturday morning grocery shopping and taking the vast number of empties back to the Beer Store. Saturday afternoon paying homage at the Church of Canadian Tire/Home Depot/Lowes and fixing this or that. Depending on the season, perhaps a bit of lawn mowing or leaf raking.

Saturday evening, building up the empties for next week.

Sundays synagogue. It's always very quiet for some reason.

Go to the US and buy things that can't be bought in Canada.....

Time is usually split between Toronto, Oakville (home) and St Catharine's (family).

Spring and summer usually finds us in Toronto sailing on our boat, typically over to the Toronto Islands. We're also out most Thursday evenings with club sailing races.
Maybe take in a Jay's home game. The odd weekend away camping up at Killbear provincial park.


Fall and Winter we're usually at home, or down in St Catharine's. Might also be found up at Glen Eden or Mount St Louis / Moonstone skiing, well, in my case attempting to ski.

All year round we'll be walking the hound on the various trails.

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