There is possibly no more attractive and interesting drive in this city than to go along the Western Parkway, along Sussex Drive then to proceed along Wellington Street through the heart of Parliament Hill, viewing monuments, the Cenotaph, federal buildings and those of foreign embassies, and onward toward the Eastern Parkway, following the Ottawa River with all the scenery of various parks strung out along the way. Particularly in Autumn, when the trees have turned colour.

Which was what we did yesterday, on a crisp, cool, sunny day. My husband has designed new windows that he proposes to place over the dining room windows to deliver an additional punch of colour and attractiveness to the facade of the house, joining other windows he has created over the years.

For that purpose he needed to augment his existing supplies of stained glass, with an emphasis on clear, colourless glass, some of which have surface patterns, some not. He is beginning to look toward filling his time during the long cold winter days on the near horizon.

The drive is exceedingly pleasant, and it is always surprising to see, given how cold it is, the number of people out bicycling, walking their dogs, having family trekking outings, along the river parkways. And the numbers of people who are tourists making their way in colourful, warmly-dressed groups of the curious, admiring Parliament Hill's Centre Block with the beautiful library portion and its clock, and the East-West blocks.