While I’ve been lucky to escape Toronto a couple of times since we’ve returned from our big trip, Ewan and I had yet to go on a mini-excursion together. That is until the August long weekend. We did as most Ontarians seem to do, and come Friday after work hopped into a car and headed…
Considering we have only been back for four months, we’ve had a healthy dose of family time. This past week we had two different visits; my mom out for a couple of days and then my Ottawa relatives down for a whirlwind weekend. The weather cooperated and allowed for a lot of outdoor enjoyment including…
This winter has been the kind of winter that has been cruelly cold with gusts of freezing wind whipping off of Lake Ontario. It’s resulted in a lot of hunkering down indoors, hibernating away in want of Spring. Save for my trip to the Blue Mountains, I haven’t really been enjoying the great outdoors. But…
Ewan and I have had a great kick off to 2015! Aside from readjusting to life after our trip, we’ve been busy with events including a baby shower and participating in an awesome bonspiel (in case you aren’t Canadian, that’s curling). This past weekend Ewan’s folks were out in time to celebrate Robbie Burns Day…
To date, we have been travelling nonstop for 204 days. We are living our travel dreams, learning about different people, cultures, historical events, and gaining a greater perspective on the world and life. But with this trip comes sacrifices. We are going for a good chunk of time without seeing and being with those we…
During World War Two, Ewan’s Scottish grandfather, Peter Brown, was in the British military, specifically the service core of the 51st Highland Division. If I am correct, it was towards the start of the War that he was billeted in France before eventually being captured in Saint Valery and marched to Germany and held as…
I will admit it. I am a pen and paper kind of gal. I love to furiously handwrite in my (allegedly) unintelligible handwritten scrawl in journals, to-do lists, letters and, when traveling, postcards. I honestly love sending snail mail just as much as receiving it (believe me: last November I sent 47 Christmas cards!). I…
Merry Christmas! We had a low-key day (a movie and dim sum), but the best part was connecting with our families via Skype.
About a month ago we planned for December 14 to be our day to take the stuff we were storing to Burlington (Ewan’s aunt is gracious enough to take it all!). So of course yesterday had to be a winter storm kind of day…seriously Mother Nature?!?! Geesh. Anyway, we started things off early by picking…
2013 was a good year. A year that I can’t believe will be done in a matter of a couple weeks. Here are some highlights: We were lucky to do some traveling. This time taking us to Cuba, to both explore, as well as celebrate the marriage of two of our dearest friends. We had…