Sackets Harbour Battlefield surprised me. I am Canadian and am very proud to call myself such. I am well aware that the USA declared war and attacked Canada (then British North America) wth the hopes of conquering the continent. The War of 1812 was a…
It has been many, many decades since I sat in a Young Drivers of Canada classroom. I remember a few things about taking this course before I got my driver’s license. The first was that it was very expensive (at least my parents paid for…
Mother’s Day is coming up, and we have the opportunity to take Mom out to see flowers, more flowers and many more flowers after that. We will stop at the annual Fleur Des Ville in Toronto, then head to Niagara-on-the-Lake to see more floral designs.…
We enjoyed our trip, Mom, my sister and I, so much that we decided to plan another trip we can take together. So I suggested Niagara Falls. It was agreed to that. The trip centres around Niagara Parks’ Wonder Pass. This is a great program…
I am convinced that my nostrils are too small for my body. It has always felt like I was never getting enough air into my lungs through my nose. So when something blocked the airflow, like a chunk of snot, I would use my finger…
If you get to know me, like, really know me, I often struggle with short-term memory. It is a struggle and can challenge my day. There are few benefits to forgetting something. Unless the forgotten becomes a pleasant surprise! I am a bus driver, and…
It has been several years since we did our Alaskan trip. I think about it constantly and often talk to others about how they must also take this trek to the north. There is one section of the trip that remains in my mind, oddly…
I have taken on a high school route as part of my school bus career. Gone are the days of driving a different route and seeing and hearing from different children. I have no stories to tell because when you drive a high school route…
There have been an untold number of shipwrecks over the course of history. It is impossible to comprehend the extent of human tragedy that has occurred on the high seas. But one shipwreck that holds a place in our collective memory unlike any other: the…
