Anytime there is a snowfall in and around Toronto, we get the urge to do a little drive a couple of days after. With the early snowfall in December and continuous lake-effect flurries, there’s always a reason for winter day…
When I was a little girl, I fell in love with a dish that my grandparents would make for my brother and me for lunch. It was a simple thing: light rye bread, tomato slices, finely chopped onion and a…
There are many posts out there for the “things I would tell my 20-year-old self.” I’ve often contemplated what I’d say if I had the chance to time travel back. So I’ve come up with my very own list of…
The Hamilton region of southern Ontario is a waterfall mecca for photographers. One of the most gorgeous is Tiffany Falls in Ancaster, part of the greater Hamilton area. Located at Tiffany Falls Conservation Area, the falls are a popular destination…
If you wake up very early – and I mean at 5:30 a.m. crack of dawn early – on a Saturday morning, and leave the house at about 6:10 a.m. you can make it up from Toronto to do some…
That favourite time of the year is here! I’ve been thinking of all the reasons to love the Fall season. I was born on a late Fall night, so perhaps that has something to do with my love affair this…
How do you keep your sanity during home renovations? In most cases, you don’t. We’ve all seen TV shows with home renovations that go from dingy to fabulous in a span of 30 minutes. We sometimes see the homeowner bemoan…
As part of our honeymoon in 2012, we went touring Scotland via a bus tour. We had one of the best adventures touring Glen Coe, Rannoch Moor and Loch Lomond. After the first leg of the tour, leaving Aonach Mor…
Sometime in March of this year, my parents suggested a weekend at a cottage in Port Severn. It had been many years since my last summer cottage getaway. We were overdue for a bit of communing with nature. I loved…
