Friends always send me links to weird videos like a dog riding a bike, two toddlers talking to each other in gibberish, and moose being scared by field mice.  One video a friend sent me back in 2010 really caught my eye.  The video was of a man pulling a bus, filled with people, with…

I love sweets. When I was a kid my parents quickly learned not to leave any sticky, gooey, or sugary goodness out or it would disappear and when they asked where it went I would quickly give the answer, “doggy”. I got away with it for a couple years and poor Sammy the lab would…

Skimming across the cool Lake Huron water I realized I had never gone this fast outside of a car or plane before.  The jet ski skipped over each trough of the waves with ease and seemed to be barely touching the water.  It was a thrill and a great way to try to keep my…

Each summer the outdoors calls me to come explore. After being cooped up in my apartment all winter I need some adventure and fun! I have gone kayaking, hiking, climbing and zip lining. There are so many things to do in Ontario that it is hard to pick a favorite. Recently I tried something a…

During the Summer I try to spend as much time outside as I possibly can. We all know how fast Summer seems to come and go.  One minute you’re out on the boat with your friends and the next minute you are staring out the window at your yard, buried under 4 feet of snow.…

It was too hot.  It was too hot to sit in my apartment with no air conditioning and too hot to go outside.  I was stuck in the miserable heat.  I didn’t know anyone with a pool in the Toronto area and while cold showers helped, it was very temporary and I needed a long-term…

ESPN’s coverage of the World Series of Poker sparked the poker boom and introduced the masses to the crazy game of poker.  I wish I could say I had been playing poker before that but to be honest I couldn’t even list the winning hands in order.  Three of a kind beats what? It seems…

For weeks I’ve been wanting to see the Van Gogh exhibit at the National Gallery, so finally my family decided to make a weekend of it and go to Ottawa. Early Friday morning we departed from Union station by train and arrived in sunny downtown Ottawa rested and relaxed. Staying conveniently downtown for the weekend,…

Things to do in Ottawa- Visiting the National Gallery of Canada Seeing a painting by Van Gogh in person is so much different than seeing it on a computer screen or replicated on a glossy poster.  You are able to see the texture and brush strokes so clearly and the colors just seem so much…

I had heard a lot about “The Real Muskoka Experience” and it made me wonder what I had missed with my other Muskoka experiences.  I invited a group of family members to join me in what I hoped was the first of many real Muskoka experiences, at the Muskoka Boat and Heritage Centre located at…