Geeky Cat Miusings

Niagara-on-the-Lake is a Wonderful Town.

I love going to the theatre and I was so excited to have the opportunity to go to see a Shaw Festival play at Niagara-on-the-Lake. Wonderful Town is a play based on a novel titled My Sister Eileen, a story of two sisters going to New York City and their adventures in the big city. The sets were beautiful, the play was great, the singing and dancing were catchy (I had to be held down to prevent me from joining the conga line).

When exploring the area, I came across this charming little chapel along the Niagara Parkway. It is called the Wayside Chapel and it is so tiny! It can seat 6 people or 10 munchkins. I would recommend it to anyone who feels their wedding invitation list is getting out of control.

The ghost walk in NOTL was fun and very much worth doing. If you go to NOTL for the theatre you may not have a chance to explore the quaint town at night but I would recommend scheduling a free evening to explore the quaint town in the twilight. The area is reputed to be heavily haunted due to being on the site of a old battlefield. Many people died in battle here but some came to an unfortunate end in their homes or a hotel (eg. The Angel Inn).

A modified picnic: On Sunday a bunch of friends met at Dufferin Grove Park to make pizza in the brick oven. We had all our supplies: toppings, plates, napkins etc but we were informed that we could not use the oven that day due to the heat alert. There was no message on their website indicating that they may close the oven if it is very hot. None of us had any idea that it might be closed. But we had a good work around — we bought some pizza from a local take-out place and added the topping we brought from home that were going to be used on our park-made pizza. We had salad, drinks, fruit, and dessert so it worked out very well.

Later in the afternoon we took in a concert at Hart House that was followed by a strawberry social — where the serve delicatable food made with strawberries. No wonder I feel a bit rolly-polly!