The Moira Monster
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.
The Scent of Lavender
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
Sunning, Preening, Feeding, Waddling
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
Niagara Falls
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
The UnconVentional mOOse
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
Up on the Perch
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
The Royal Winter Fair
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
It Was A’maze’ing
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
Grills Orchard
Just about 10 minutes drive from our house is Grills Orchard … the place to get local apples, veggies, baking and gifts. Their bakery makes the best cookies around … big, chewy, delciious and full of calories.
Beside the River
For a few weekends now we have made the journey from our house to the local landfill site to dump bags of leaves and garden debris. There is municipal pick up if you actually live in the city area but … Continued