Moving to the Country
For some time now, I’ve wanted to live in the country. Walks in my suburban neighbourhood with its manicured lawns left me stressed. Hikes in the amazing Santa Clara County parks—which I was so...
Category: Travel
The Home Stretch
After 23 years in California, we’re moving back to Canada—crossing the country in a truck camper. This is the 4th post in a series. Manitoba got shortchanged on this trip. Or I guess Manitobans...
Badlands and Grasslands
After 23 years in California, we’re moving back to Canada—crossing the country in a truck camper. This is the 3rd post in a series. Our trip across Canada started with rain (see On the...
On the Road Again: Our Trek Across Canada Begins!
After 23 years in California, we’re moving back to Canada—crossing the country in a truck camper. This is the 2nd post in a series. We’re finally on the road after our two-week quarantine in...
The Road Ahead
It was only two months ago, on June 2nd, that Marc and I decided to move back to Canada. After 23 years in California, we were feeling the pull of homeland and family in...
A Virtual Day Trip
… I’m spending a lot of time these days going through photographs. I’m finally taking my own advice and PRINTING! I’ll tell you more about that later; for now, though, I’ve come across images...
Pie and Mash
One of the challenges, when returning to a city you’ve spent time in before, is finding new corners to explore. So when I saw Broadway Market mentioned in the hotel pamphlet–a market I somehow...
A Walk on the Wild Side
After all the travel we’ve done recently, it’s been a bit hard to settle in at home again. When we moved to California twenty years ago we did a lot of exploring; everything was...
More London, Off the Beaten Path
… I’m missing London today, so I thought I’d take you on a tour of a few more discoveries in my favorite city. Perhaps not entirely off the beaten path, but likely not in...