Peony Festival 2025

        Last weekend and I know I'm almost a week late but because of everything that has gone on this week and we kind of had a downward spiral but goes to show how strong we are as a community and our dedicated team. Now I represented ChrisBOnTheWeb Media at the Oshawa Peony Festival for 2025 and I was very impressed as they expanded the event a little bit more. Lots to see and do. There is even paint your name on our school bus company that runs here which was awesome and wish I did it myself. Not only kids but even adults we're doing that too so really cool. 

          Of course the main part of the event was the beautiful Peonies. Not all of them were bloomed technically and it was early into the month but last year it was later and we missed the peak of the peonies growing so it was most definitely a hit and miss when it came to this but I enjoyed myself, I had fun and there is one more post today at 1 pm EST. There will be a video explaining everything tonight at 6 pm EST. Be on the lookout for a stream tomorrow as well. Talk to you all this afternoon.

Chris

Unsure with Peony Festival This Year.

              My mom hasn't been well and it is more important for me to be with her and take care of her. My family comes first before the company so I am taking time away from the blogs for the most part. I hope you all understand and I hope to get back to events again very soon. So with that, I am not sure on the peony festival this year, locally and it will all depend how she is but as I always say Family comes first. 

            I cannot even give a straight answer for you guys whether I will or not be going but it all depends how she is in 2 days from now. I will announce on the social media feeds if I am going but if not, I will probably not say anything but I cannot promise anything right now. I need to take care of my family first before anything else. Hope you all understand and I promise to make it up to you guys soon.

Chris

June will be busy!

             June will be a busy, busy month for us and here is why:

- Events: We have a couple of events and activities we are going to be attending, Peony Festival which is something we do on a yearly basis and a lot of fun. Also Attending Fiesta Week which is usually my yearly review on the food if I've not had it before. 

- Podcast interviews and Collaborations: I have a bunch of collaborations and interviews scheduled. I will start with Entertainment Man Podcast, still need to book Mary coming back onto Entertainment Man Podcast. Episodes with Nick and another with Chris either went up or will be going up on the platforms. Also June I have Dr. Shafer coming on my podcast which I was on hers end of last month to talk about my journey with Autism and how I am an advocate for people with Autism/Disabilities and Mental Health. I have one more podcast to book for the month of June as of me writing this which may have been updated since. Also June plus maybe July I will be having Izac from Fun Football Podcast to collaborate and talk about our favorite Bill Murray Movies. Also Mary from Mac N Cheese Podcast will be coming on The CBOTW Show to talk about and recap Mary Poppins. 

              There is the timetable or gives you an idea what we are up to in June and as always I will talk to you guys tomorrow.

Chris

What Happened to the Events on the Weekend?

            Well Saturday I wasn't in the right frame of mine and all I wanted to do was sleep in plus I wasn't feeling like fighting the busy crowd and we weren't sure we were able to actually get an actual parking spot as Maple Festival is a very popular event locally now so it is harder to go unless I take the bus out and maybe something I will do next time. I enjoy going to that event and the next one in Bowmanville will be in the fall as there isn't anything else. 

          Also usually on this day too we do the Doors open event locally in my city but we had my niece and nephew's 3 on 3 Hockey so a little more important to go to actually as family does come first before anything else. So the next event coming up for ChrisBOnTheWeb Media is the Peony Festival, locally here in my hometown. What I gather from our schedule of events for this year. Anyways that is the post for today and as always I will talk to you tomorrow for another post. 

Chris

Orono Fair 2024

                  On the weekend, I went to the Orono Fair as I always do every year with my dad. It's become a tradition for us to do the fair the weekend after Labor Day. So it was after a very bad rainfall, the track where the tractor pull was so the machine had to flatten enough so they could do the tractor pull. Had a breakdown of one of the tractors and it happens from time to time.  We look at the tractors as you can see in the photo to the right is me in front of a Farmall tractor. 

            We grabbed some food and watched the tractor pull which was awesome to sit back and watch the pull. Always one of the highlights of our visit. Also we visited the animals, chicken, roosters, ducks, Goose and much more. I think the hens, chickens and roosters have been getting a little ruckus with each other so they were in solitary confinement. I got a bit of an inspiration for a podcast for Entertainment Man regarding mental health which will be a cool idea but will see how I want to lay it all out. However that is the post for today, as always I will talk to you all tomorrow!

Chris

End of the Week Updates [08-23-2024]

                So another crazy week. Yeah story of my life from stressing out to procrastinating and I need to really stop doing that honestly and get it all done ahead of schedule but don't worry I will have all 3 movies done for tonight plus attending Kars on King which it's that time again for the event and probably will be up Monday to talk about the event or even possibly a bonus blog tomorrow perhaps as well. We'll see how things are. Not sure what is on tap for tomorrow whether I'm heading north for the Motor Fest 2024.

             Anyways got Kars on Kings that will be up tomorrow or Monday but I said Monday on my Instagram story so sticking to that day technically. So I know this was suppose to be up this morning but I got busy preparing for the collaboration with Mary which is postponed and will be rescheduled when she's free. Anyways I have a bit of an announcement The CBOTW Show will be returning next week on Audio ONLY. The collab with Mary we will be taking a week after recording to edit everything together so next week August 28th will be a new episode (Audio ONLY) and the 3 with Mary will be Video and Audio ONLY and probably till Larry returns we will start testing out video here and there with the podcast too. Anyways those are the updates and I'm sorry this is going up at midnight on a Saturday morning but Monday everything is going back to normal for podcasts and blogs, will make sure everything is out on time for once. Have a great weekend!

Chris

Fiesta Week 2024

      So last week, I got to attend Fiesta Week here locally and first up was last Wednesday, my parents and I went to the Portugal Pavilion for some good Portuguese Food and I was a little scared to try it out for the first time but I shouldn't have been scared whatsoever. Because honestly it was really good! I had pork cutlet on a bun with some good juice to season it with French fries. However both were a little too salty but they use more salt and I was totally fine with it, just an observation I made eating it. Also we grabbed a dessert, Custard Tart which was gooey and really delicious! We enjoyed it! Also we got to watch the junior and senior groups dance and I could of actually got up and danced with the seniors group but maybe next time perhaps.

Two days later, my dad went up to the Krakow Pavilion for some Polish food and this is our second time going actually. I had cabbage rolls, potatoes, perogies and polish sausage and my replaced the sausage with sauerkraut and I think he had a cutlet perhaps. No entertainment as this was around lunch hour this time around and that's honestly OK. We enjoyed Fiesta Week last week and look forward to it in 2025 for another amazing week of food and entertainment. Anyways that is the post for today and as always I will talk to you all tomorrow.

Chris
           

Will Be Busy This Weekend!

             This weekend will be a busy one for me. I will be attending two events locally here. First the Maple Festival which is very close to me 15 minutes away from the house and where the studio is for ChrisBOnTheWeb Media. That will be in the morning that we will be starting out with first. It is a tradition for my dad and I to do that event and has been that way for well over 15 years now technically but look forward to coming back to this event.

             Then I will be down at the Lake where the ships are, I will be getting a tour of where all the shipping happens. Now I do not plan on bringing the big camera, I will take pictures off the phone instead and upload them to social media from there. However this is something I have been looking forward to getting a tour of the shipping and how it all works out. I hope their is ships down there so I can see exactly how it works closer up but very excited for the tour and life experience for me in the end. Anyways that is the post for today, I will talk to you all tomorrow for another blog post.

Chris

Tyrone Parade of Lights 2023!

                    

       I will explain everything at 11 am what the heck happened with the blog yesterday that will be the first basic part of the end of the week updates! Anyways Wednesday day and a half ago I was at the Tyrone Parade of Lights. We visited Tyrone Mills and got ourselves a nice Apple Cider and a Coconut tart which was very, very delicious. I love anything Coconut and it was very delicious and enjoyed it but we ate it after the parade as we were busy with enjoying the floats going by us. 

         So we got out, I got to finish up the Apple Cider the parade started and it was pretty quick like a few minutes after we got outside of the mill which was awesome. I loved a lot of the changes the floats had this year and this year I think one or two floats were the same and actually a lot of different ones as well. We actually got to go look at them very close up to the tractors and went crazy on Instagram and tried to take some pics. I need to work on the bigger camera for night shots it's work in progress. However I enjoyed the parade as this was for the first time in 4 years that we have attended and look forward to the next one next year because I can tell you all it is on the schedule. Anyways that is the post and I will speak to All in 2 hours or less depending when you read this post. 

 

 

Chris

Additional Events Coming Up!

             This week and next week will see 3 events, 2 this week, one in Tyrone Ontario for the Farmers Parade as you guys remember I last did that event back in 2019 before COVID started that went through 2.5 to 3 years and still even a thing now but besides the point. Anyways this Wednesday (tomorrow) I will be attending the parade for the first time in 4 years which will be another first for CBOTW Media. Then on Saturday, I will be attending Halton County Radial Museum's Christmas Streetcar event, sorry if I messed it up. 

              The following week I am back out and about again, this time to Toronto for the Toronto Christmas Market and this will indeed be the final event for 2023 as we wrap up what has been a crazy and busy year with a full year of events. Truly am blessed to have all these opportunities this year including going to Halton County Radial Museum 3 or 4 times. We got our money's worth out of our membership with em. This year even saw us with a one or two new events and also returning events that has been absent off our website for many years. With the events wrapping up next week, means more time for content which we really need to get back on the high horse with as we've fallen off. Anyways more will be coming in the way of updates for now I will talk to you all tomorrow!

Chris

Merry and Bright Market 2023!

            As you may remember from 5 + years ago, my dad and I actually. Well my mom, dad and I went to this event. Reasons was because the way it was setup but this time it was a lot better of an event. Vendors up center street was awesome. They had a bus trolley driving around and was so busy if it wasn't I would of liked to have a ride on it. There was a shop with art, soaps, candles Christmas wreaths. A lot of cool stuff. Even with a area for hot chocolate and treats.  

            There was local vendors even the art studio even food there. Wasn't a lot but hey it was a very simple event and simple is definitely good. However, I enjoyed myself last night and been long wait to returning to this. We heard about this down at the lake via a sign but glad I went and had a wonderful evening out. Anyways that is the post for today, have a great weekend, it will be a hectic weekend finishing up notes for next Thursday and I think I can definitely handle that but Mark will be doing the end of the week updates tomorrow and I will talk to you all on Monday.

Chris

Apple Festival/Art Show 2023

             Saturday I got to go to the Apple Festival in Bowmanville Ontario. Was the second year in a row that we've done this festival. Since the cases have been down even though things have kind of gone up hill lately but still very much safe to go out to the events at the moment but always keeping aware of everything going on.  

         Also within  the same day, I actually went to the Art show as it was on the same day plus some soup festival event going on at the Polish hall but hard to go to it all honestly but I would of gone. Anyways the art show was in the north in the city from where I'm from so a bit of a travel but worth it. Art was gorgeous and made me inspired to try and get sketching in my sketch book which I need to find as the one artist, she actually asked me if I like art and I told her I'm not much of an artist but do dabble from time to time honestly. We enjoyed both events and that is the post for today, thank you for reading, hope you enjoyed this blog and I will speak to you all tomorrow for the next activity we did. 

Chris

Orono Fair 2023!

           This weekend, I attended the Orono Fair 2023 for the second year in a row as before we miss two years due to COVID. Anyways, fantastic time with my dad. At the start we looked around the arena which mind you had no ice yet for the hockey season. Anyways, our local transit was there which I got some information on routes for the 507 route. They even had a Jenga game for the kids and that instantly brought back a lot of memories as a kid playing it. And yes I got a picture of me in front of the Zamboni in the arena, I had to! 

           Then we watched the Antique Tractor pull on the one side then we switched to the other side which was bad with the wasps around us constantly driving us insane. Then we grabbed food and watched some more tractor pull, followed by looking at the tractors on static display that has been or just sitting there. Looked around at the rides and activities and there is a board where you put a ball in and it goes to the top and goes down. Like a Plinko board from the Price is Right. Also the cows, sheep and pigs were there as well.  Cows were mooing at me I said something and the one mooed at me like it understood me. There was horses as well. Anyways we had a wonderful time and I hope you guys enjoyed reading this blog and I will speak to you all tomorrow.

 

 

Chris

         

Auto Fest 2023

 

           What a weekend it has been! Been to two events over the span of 2 days on the weekend. First Fridays Kars on King which I covered and blogged about Saturday morning and yesterday's Auto Fest down at the lake yesterday. I couldn't honestly believe how many cars there was at the event. It would take us hours to go through every car there and nothing wrong with that really. We had no plan when it came to looking at the cars. We didn't look at every single but spent an hour and a half down there, was truly a lot of fun.

            We grabbed a hot dog/sausage and drink was great little treat for us both and cannot go wrong with one from a little BBQ stand there. Music was great and had the funniest oldie they played called "Beep, Beep!" I know it sounds funny for a name but they were known for the silly songs back in the 50's and 60's which is great. I could even do a blog about my favourite silly oldies songs. I really enjoyed this event and fortunate to have gone again 2 years in a row and as long COVID doesn't end up us with restrictions I will continue to go to the events no matter what. Anyways that will do it for today's post as always I will talk to you all tomorrow!

 

 

Chris

Kars on King 2023

           Yesterday, I went into the downtown for Kars on King. I am not sure if this is my second time and if I have been to the one last year and I could of with both my parents. Anyways, one of my cars that I saw is the Austin Mini aka the Mr. Bean car. One of my personal favourites actually. Saw a lot of different varieties of cars at Kars on King. I actually ran into friends of mine that I have been friends with for many many years now. Also my aunt and uncle we bumped into on the other end of the downtown and another friend of mine that I didn't see but knew she was there. 

         Now there was entertainment obviously between one of the major roads there which is called the 4 corners which is truly what it is called. When we came back around to the main stage there it was an Elvis tribute by a gentleman and boy he sounded like him actually, exact same voice as Elvis... He was really, really good! As you guys know there is always 2 cars that I hope to see, actually scratch that 3: Lemon car (Edsel); Delorean car and the Mr Bean car, Austin Mini which I saw. I can officially say I saw at least 1 of the 3 yesterday night. Anyways that is the blog for today, enjoy the rest of your weekend and talk to you all Monday. 

 

Chris          

Rib Fest Oshawa 2023

            On the weekend, I went to Rib Fest locally and the first time going to the event since before COVID happened. It was a fantastic time with my dad. We enjoyed each others company. We had half a rack of BEEF ribs and yes I put BEEF in caps as it is important to note that we didn't have the pork ribs this time about but still it was really really good. They were as usual juicy and the sauce complimented the entire beef itself. Yeah it had the tough skin but wasn't like a lot of skin to remove but still it was good! 

         Also we had cornbread and this is a southern dish actually so. This is my first time having it and it was really good! I know it falls apart a bit more but still a very good bread. I'd have it again in a heartbeat. Like I said this was a first for me and I am always for trying something new actually. The final part of our dinner which made me crazy full was the cheesy mac and cheese and boy it was a cheesy mac and cheese I ever had in my entire life.They were more then generous with the cheese. I would give the food a 10 out of 10. The event we ran into fellow locals and listened to some Caribbean music which was fantastic. Anyways that is the post for today, I will talk to you all tomorrow. 

 

Chris

German Pavillion- Club Loreley

            As you know this week, I am at Fiesta Week twice this week and yesterday I was at Club Loreley which is the German Pavillion. My dad and I had the Schnitzel with Potatoes and Sauerkraut. The Schnitzel was super good, large but really, really good. I ate every bite of it right to the end. Only thing I didn't finish was the potatoes as there was only two potatoes left but was a lot and why I didn't have anything for dinner but half a sandwich much later. 

          As for dessert, we had an Apple Strudel which was really good and couldn't use a fork to eat it so I ended up just grabbing the entire thing and eating it by hand. Was the best way to eat it. I give the entire meal 10 out of 10 all day long and 10 out of 10 for the dessert as well. I really enjoyed this and next year would like to go again with my parents but for a show instead as I'd love to see what the German dances are like. Get the entire experience you know what I mean. Anyways that is the post for today and I will talk to you all tomorrow.

Chris

This week will be been tough with posts!

            This week has been hard to navigate between the blog posts as this week has been a bit trickier to navigate as there is two days already booked for the Fiesta Week and today being one of them actually at the German Pavillion today and Friday being the other which I have added an additional blog post to the schedule this week to cover the French-Canadian Pavillion. There may be one more Pavillion added to the list and we'll see how things go but I do not even know what I'll do to add the third one to the list. 

            I could post a second post Friday but yet again this post may just be scrapped and you will not be reading this today. It all depends if we can squeeze in another one but I do need to go get wood to build a frame for a drawer which has more importance but this is why I am keeping things more open this but as I said this week is tough. Anyways that is the post for today, I will talk to you all tomorrow.

Chris

Got a Couple of Events Next Week!

               Next week will be a busy one for event wise for me. I will be at 3 local events. As you know Fiesta Week is next week and I will be at least 2 - 3 different venues for Fiesta Week:

Tuesday: German Pavilion- Will be looking forward to some food from Germany. I've had it before and really enjoyed it. Anything European is actually great, I enjoy it. 

Friday: French-Canadian- As you know I am part French, part Slovak which that part you never knew about till today. My parents and I will be going together to the French-Canadian Pavilon and excited to have some French-Canadian food. 

               There is one more being added possibly and could be the Caribbean Pavillon in there between but depends on the schedule and what not. Still have to confirm that one way or another but will let you guys know. That is the post for today, I will talk to you all tomorrow.

Chris  

Content Schedule & Events 2023

            As I said yesterday, the content schedule is changing once again. Here is the schedule:

Sundays: 1 pm EST- Entertainment Man Podcast [Regular Episode] (YouTube/Audio ONLY)

Mondays - Fridays: Daily Blogs

Thursdays: Entertainment Man Podcast [Bonus Episode] (Audio ONLY)

Saturdays: (Sporadically) @ 11 am EST: Blog Post                                             @ Time TBD: Live Stream (Facebook)

 

Events:

Saturday, May 6th, 2023: Bowmanville Maple Festival  

June 10th or 11th, 2023: Oshawa Peony Festival  

July 1st, 2023: Canada Day Celebrations (TBD)  

August 25th, 2023: Kars on King 
October 14th, 2023: Bomwanville Apple Festival  

December 2023 (TBD): Port Perry Parade  November/December 2023 (TBD): Christmas Market (Toronto)

           As always you can find the entire timetable which is a mess I know  so much happening but it is neatly in sections right now. However you can find the Schedule by going here: https://www.chrisbontheweb.com/p/schedule.html and as always I will talk to you all tomorrow!

 

Chris