Life & Stories Travel

    Paris

    This May, we visited Paris.  Apparently, the springtime is supposed to be the perfect time to visit and while we didn’t have the best weather, we did have a great visit. We had several very nice days, a couple of cool days and a few rainy days. Some days it rained much heavier than others and our AirBNB host said the weather is usually much better than what we experienced. Nonetheless, we loved our visit. I will remember it for…

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  • Conservation

    Creating Local Greenspace…

    Above: The Old Growth Spruce Lined Entrance of the 452 Raglan Street Property January 23, 2023 – Presentation to The Town of Collingwood Council. To download a PDF version of the…

  • Life & Stories

    Looking back on 2022…

    2022 was the year we all tentatively left our homes and attempted to regain a semblance of control over our lives after two years of Covid and we tried our best…

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    Consider Gratitude

    As Christmas and New Years Day nears, I want to take a moment to consider gratitude. Appreciate Everything. The habit of being grateful starts with appreciating every good thing in life…

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    Creating Our Backyard

    One of the things I have come to enjoy during this new phase in my life of not having to go to work is the ongoing landscaping development in our yard.…

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    Family…

    Early July of 2022 found us all getting dressed up for the first time in several years to attend an old friends family wedding. It was an occasion I wanted us…

  • Hiking Travel

    Standing Rock Caves Trail

    Standing Rock Caves Trail We have now hiked this trail in every season and this is still my favourite hike around Collingwood. This hike combines the blue-blazed Standing Rock and Singhampton…

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    Newfoundland

    Quidi Vidi Village (above). After more than two years of waiting, we finally managed to get to Newfoundland this summer for two weeks with our friends Dorothy and Mark from Victoria.…