Beach Exploring…
Just some shots from the beaches here in Iqaluit…a friend and I headed down there a week ago to take photos and watch the sealift come in at high tide. The kids LOVED playing on this boat…it was like...
View ArticleFriday Night Drive…
Sometimes you just need to get into a car and drive. Well when you live in a small remote fly in community just below the Arctic Circle…options are quite limited. However, we do have a road that goes...
View ArticleSaturday Night Lights…
Last night the lights came out to play over Pangnirtung. After having dinner with a friend…we hoped into a vehicle and took off to the end of the road, to get out of town’s lights! (This is so you...
View ArticleBlack and White Photography
Earlier this week there was a fun ‘challenge’ going around Facebook to post 5 B&W photos on your wall, and then nominate a person to join in each day! My friend Mark nominated me and I decided to...
View ArticleParty of 5…
My really good friends welcomed a daughter into their family this past fall and became a Party of FIVE! In December I visited their home in Toronto and met the newest addition. Over the past few...
View ArticleFreezing Temps + Boiling Water
While I was visiting Johanna last weekend we did a bit of a science experiment as well as all the quilting we did! I wanted to find out if I could freeze my hair standing up…but instead I froze it...
View ArticleIcy Trees…
This past weekend while driving I was greeted by the most amazing sight. The trees on either side of the road were sparkling in the sunshine. The crazy weather from earlier this week left the area...
View ArticleIced Over
Lately the weather has turned hot…and spring like! All the snow disappeared…and the trees were starting to green up… and buds even started to form. I knew in my brain it was too soon for spring—that...
View ArticleExploring Prince Edward County
This past May 2-4 weekend I went to visit my friend Johanna in Trenton, Ontario. I had visited her last in February when I finished up my quilt and also have experiments with crazy cold weather and...
View ArticleHeading West…
This past weekend my mum and I travelled out to Canmore, Alberta for my cousin’s wedding. It has been a few years since our last mother-daughter trip...it was time to hit the road…and see what trouble...
View ArticleBalloon Magic in Colorado
For Labour Day weekend (last weekend) I went to visit my friend Keenan in Colorado. For years I’ve read his blog and loved watching all his posts of him exploring and enjoying the mountains in...
View ArticleHiking in Colorado
Last post I told you all about my morning Ballooning. After brunch we headed back to Keenan’s to pick up Rowan (Ro) his dog. Then we packed our backpacks and headed up to the mountains to do some...
View ArticleRoad Trippin’ Colorado Style
So already on Day 1 there has been ballooning, hiking and a dinner on top of a mountain! Was pretty excited to see what Day 2 of my long weekend in Colorado would bring! I got to sleep in a bit! (Which...
View ArticleTaking the Wheel in Colorado…
Just to recap…this long weekend has been already pretty crazy awesome, a balloon ride, hike + dinner on a mountain and then a road trip. What more could a person want to do on a long weekend getaway?...
View ArticleOctober Walks
This past weekend I went away to a Fall Retreat. During Saturday afternoon there was some free time…before the scheduled ‘tea party’…I went off with two friends for a walk along the trails on the...
View ArticleWordless Wednesday LXXIII: Long Lake, Colorado
…thinking about hiking in Colorado! Love–love–love this spot!
View ArticleWeekday Hike…
In May I was searching through Facebook one night and came across a group suggestion…it was a group of women that meet up and go for hikes. I thought to myself that sounded like a lot of fun, so I...
View ArticleHamilton Waterfalls Hike
This morning I got up early and headed to Hamilton. I had plans to meet up with the “Take a HIKE” Caledon Ladies Hiking and Meet Up Group. The plan was to hike a 9km loop on the Bruce Trail, Robert...
View ArticleWaiting for Baby Boy…
I first met Michelle about 14 years ago in the fall of 2006. I was a youth group leader at my church in Toronto and Michelle was in Grade 10. In 2009 I left the province to work in Nunavut but over...
View ArticleStand Tall and Face the Sun
Last night Katie and I went to meet up with Take a HIKE Caledon Ladies Hiking Group. Last week Mira organized a hike at Campbell’s Cross farm in their sunflower fields to help fundraise money to place...
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