Willow and I are currently “summering” in Kingston, which sounds super fancy but really, it was just the stars aligning in a way that meant spending time in my favourite home away from home. Since we’re here for the summer months, we’re making it our mission to try out as […]
Earlier this week, I was fortunate enough to find myself behind the wheel of the 2016 Platinum Edition Ford Explorer for a one-week test drive. Given that we had an incredible, 4WD vehicle in the driveway, we decided to make the most of it and go explore. We headed out to the Gatineau […]
A couple of weeks ago, I headed to Toronto to meet the folks over at Mill Street Brewery. I hadn’t been to their brewery before, nor had I visited the Distillery District, so I was excited about both. I also had some old blogging and Internet friends going to the […]
Willow and I have made Fulton’s Pancake House & Sugar Bush an annual tradition and this year was no different. We headed up to the maple syrup farm this past weekend and oh my gosh, what a fun time we had! Willow LOVED her face paint, we both enjoyed our […]
This past weekend, I hit the road and headed to CasinoRama in Rama, Ontario for some relaxation, skiing (first time in 20 years!) and fabulous food. One of my favourite things about getting out of my own city for the weekend is simply leaving everything else behind – responsibilities, work, […]
Right after I got my new camera, a Canon 70D, I headed for the South March Highlands to snap some photos and test out the new body and my new 50mm lens. It was cold but so worth getting out there — the trails were pristine and there were only […]
The other night, as I left to pick my daughter up for school, I couldn’t help but notice that the sky was aglow. So, I grabbed my camera and headed outside. As I got closer to the clearing near my house, that provides a perfect view of the sunset, I […]
With company in town, we spent the evening wandering around downtown Ottawa. We parked at the Rideau Centre and headed first to the Byward Market. The market is a great place to walk around, even in the cold, as it’s still a bustling place filled with people, restaurants and music. […]
In the Fall of 1963, Josl Huter, along with his wife Elfriede, purchased a plot of land in Coldwater, Ontario. By December of 1964, the ski resort, Mount St. Louis, was open for business. Over the next four decades, the resort would undergo massive transformations. From the purchase of the […]
Let’s rewind time for a moment. We need to go pretty far back… all the way to my younger years. Grade seven or eight, if I recall correctly. It was winter and my school planned a fun trip to a nearby ski hill. I was a bit nervous, as I had never […]