Life & Stories

    2024 in Review

    2024 was another busy year for us and a lot of fun… In the early part of the year, we stayed around home and spent time researching and planning our trip to Italy with our friends, Dorothy and Mark, from Victoria, which happened in April but I’ll get to that in a bit. In March, Yim made her Burlesque debut on stage with Kat Salvador’s Beautiful Burlesque Troupe. It was quite the rowdy evening in the Simcoe Theatre in Collingwood…

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    Our Bike Trails – Part Two

    It’s December now and I have continued my bike rides through the end of November. For the most part, the weather has been good but there have been a few cold…

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    Autumn Colours

    It’s been a beautiful Autumn this year. The weather seems to be getting slightly warmer for longer each year. This year, a full ten years in to our having begun work…

  • Plant Based Thoughts

    Hasselback Butternut Squash

    Earlier this month I had some fun with dinner and made a hasselback butternut squash topped with a sweetcorn, cilantro & feta salsa on a bed of fresh arugula. This learning…

  • Hiking Travel

    Flowerpot Island

    Flowerpot Island near Tobermory, Ontario, is one of the most beautiful and unique places in Ontario. The island, part of the Fathom Five National Marine Park, is famous for its rock…

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    Around our gardens

    When we built our house in 2013, I had told Yim that I wanted to grow our own little forest. It’s something I’ve set out to do in each of the…

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    Grateful for our life

    I’ve come to a point in our lives where I recognize that I am grateful for every day. It’s become important to me at this stage to recognize our life and…