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Beside the Crowe River
12 Apr 2015

Beside the Crowe River

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Daycation, Out and About | 0

On our daycation day last week we drove up through the town of Marmora and up to Jillian’s Antiques & Things.  After visiting the store we stopped beside the Crowe River for a lovely walk beside the water.  Marmara is … Continued

Marmora, signs
The Daycations Begin
7 Apr 2015

The Daycations Begin

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Daycation, Out and About | 0

With the nice weather we like to get out and about and explore our area where we live by taking daycations. We thought we would take advantage of a lovely Tuesday this week and take our first daycation this  spring … Continued

Jillian's Antiques and Things
Canada Blooms 2015
23 Mar 2015

Canada Blooms 2015

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Out and About, Through My Lens | 0

A day trip out to Canada Blooms is always a fun experience when we are desperately waiting for spring weather to arrive and get working in the garden.  Last week we had a day trip to the Direct Energy Building … Continued

Canada Blooms
Canadian Pacific Holiday Train
1 Dec 2014

Canadian Pacific Holiday Train

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Out and About | 0

The Canadian Pacific Holiday train stopped in Belleville on Saturday, November 29, 2014 and lots of local people turned out to see it.  This is the eleventh year the train has stopped here.

CP Holiday train
The Moira Monster
12 Oct 2014

The Moira Monster

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Out and About | 0

Beware of the Moira Monster if you go walking down by the Moira River.  It lies quietly on the rocky bottom and is only visible when the water is low.

Moira River
The Scent of Lavender
14 Sep 2014

The Scent of Lavender

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Down by the Bay, Out and About | 0

While enjoying a lovely walk down by the bay last Sunday we came across a huge bed of lavender.  I was a bit surprised that it was all still blooming and what a wonderful scent it had.  I knew I … Continued

Bay of Quinte, lavender, the Bay Bridge, waterfront trail
Sunning, Preening, Feeding, Waddling
30 Aug 2014

Sunning, Preening, Feeding, Waddling

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Down by the Bay, Out and About | 0

A walk down by the bay is always a relaxing treat with so many photo opportunities.  The water is calm and the water birds are plentiful. It was the perfect day to relax on a bench and look out over … Continued

Bay of Quinte, ducks, swans, turtles
Niagara Falls
4 Aug 2014

Niagara Falls

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Daycation, Ontario, Out and About | 0

We recently took a bus trip to Niagara Falls, which is about 3.5 hours to the west of us.   We love taking the bus as it means a relaxing travel time with no worries of all the traffic through … Continued

Niagara Falls
The UnconVentional mOOse
28 Jul 2014

The UnconVentional mOOse

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Daycation, Out and About | 0

A favourite daycation is to head north and visit The Unconventional Moose.  This is a wonderful store to explore on Hwy 7 between Madoc and Tweed, less than a half hour drive from our house. The owners describe it as … Continued

UnconVentional mOOse
Up on the Perch
26 Apr 2014

Up on the Perch

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Down by the Bay, Out and About | 0

This past Friday we went for a walk down by the bay.  The water is very high this year and it was quite wavy that morning so we didn’t see a lot of ducks, geese or swans in their favourite … Continued

Bay of Quinte, osprey
The Royal Winter Fair
25 Nov 2013

The Royal Winter Fair

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Canada, Daycation, Ontario, Out and About | 0

At the beginning of November we took a daycation of a different sort … we took a bus trip to the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair.  The Royal is held in Toronto every year and is a huge attraction.  This was … Continued

Royal Winter Fair
It Was A’maze’ing
3 Nov 2013

It Was A’maze’ing

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Hallowe'en, Out and About | 0

Just before Hallowe’en we took the grandkids to a local farm to choose some pumpkins and we had an a’maze’ing time.  Willowcreek Farm always has a wonderful display at this time of the year. Throughout the summer months they have a … Continued

Hallowe'en, pumpkins, Willowcreek Farm

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