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Brandishing my skills in Barrie Ontario

         This week, I've been in Barrie, Ontario, Canada.  Once again, it's been the basic RF Course I teach that I'm here for.  Barrie is a small to mid size town/city about 50 miles north of Toronto.  It's still cold here, and quite a bit of snow can be seen.  I did find a couple of really nice restaurants to eat at while here.  The two I enjoyed the most for dinner, is Donaleigh's Irish Pub, and The Farmhouse.  While the Farmhouse is a good place to go, Donaleigh's is outstanding.  Both have a limited menu (not really big), but they both have excellent food.  I liked Donaleigh's more because of the overall charisma of the place.

         I did go to breakfast at a place called Cora's.  Had a Smoked Salmon Eggs Benedict there.  While the food was excellent, the presentation was awesome.  It was accompanied by fresh fruit, and it was not just a little bit of berries here, a little sliced strawberry, grapes, etc.  It was a half a Banana cut to stand on end, a thick slice of Pineapple, a slice of Canteloupe, sliced Strawberries, Kiwi fruit, and a half of a small Orange or Tangerine. I could have had the fruit alone and been happy. 

         The class itself went well, the students were new to RF, making them a perfect fit for this class.  This format of this class is what's known as a 'Regional Training Workshop', or RTW.  As such, I paid for morning coffee/.snacks, afternoon coffee/snacks, and lunch for all ten students every day.  They had quite the spread there, and the bill for four days was over $1300!  Thank God it's not my dime, that's all I can say.

         Next week I will be in Bowling Green Kentucky for a short class, and may only have 1 student.  Til then, y'all stay warm in this early cool spring, and keep on writing!

Jim