“Welcome to the armpit of America,” was our greeting when we said we were Canadians. Neither one of us had expected to hear this when we walked into Walls Off Washington. We love seeing large displays of art on the sides of buildings’ walls. We…
One of my favourite gifts to my kids is the gift of time. This Christmas, my present to my daughter, Caitlyn, will be her first trip to the USA. I have called this trip Birthdaymas in celebration of Caitlyn’s and Jesus’ birthdays. It is a…
I have taken many pictures. I am fortunate to have Google Home, which displays my pictures daily. I have decided to share my albums with everyone. Many of the pictures have the location where they were taken. PICTURES FROM 2016 – 71 photos I did…
We had to pass through Quebec to get to New Brunswick, and Sherbrooke was the halfway point for this leg of the trip. Initially, I was going to wake up at midnight and drive straight through without stopping to get to my destination on the…
Planning a trip around the spring bloom is one of the hardest itineraries to create. When we visit, I know where everything is, and I know how to get from location to location. I even know how much it will all cost me. It is…
I love building maps, creating itineraries, and researching things to do, so when I was asked what recommendations there were for Ottawa for a grandma and her grandson on the theme of money, I jumped right to it. Well, that is an incorrect statement. I jumped right to it AFTER we…
For us, it was the first Doors Open event of the year. I mapped out the places I wanted to take Charlene and made an itinerary. Our first stop was the Ontario Regiment Museum. I have been wanting to go here for years and we finally made it on the…
Last summer, we went to Alaska for our summer vacation. This year, we will drive the east coast of Canada and a small bit of the USA. This is a trip that I have always wanted to do. Three weeks of driving, hiking, sightseeing, camping…
Originally planned for just one night, I made this trip a full weekend. The purpose of the trip was to visit Greenfield Village on its opening weekend of the season. I was very impressed with it and spend most of the day there. Here is…
We love flowers, and one of our favourites is tulips. When I was a kid, there were only red tulips. Then yellow ones appeared one year, and now, there are over 3,000 known varieties of tulips. When planning a trip to see a tulip festival,…
