For one week each summer, St. Albert is taken over by cars…everything from Cadillac hearses to 1957 Chevy pick-ups…to…well, other vehicles that have engines & wheels. Cars are not really my thing, but still one cannot help but get caught up in the excitement of the week.

I attended the Show and Shine at Millennium Park on Saturday. I have to admit I took pictures of the cars that I liked the colour of…maybe a bit shallow, but seriously can you imagine a dress in the same blue as the truck pictured below!

From pancake breakfasts, to street dances and car cruises, Rock’n August is truly a wonderful week. For me, it really is a walk through history…told by the automobile. Rather than examining the engines, admiring the pistons and cam shafts, I imagine what...