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…
I have the pleasure of being a school bus driver. One of the great delights of driving little kids around is the joy of seeing them learn something new. One kindergarten girl had learned something new and was eager to share this with me. “Do…
There is nothing like seeing your favourite celebrity in person—the excitement, the amazement, the joy, the overwhelming elation that fills your body. The most significant being the sense of connection. My first celebrity encounter was with Mickey Mouse decades ago. I was surprised by how…
I am a pickle lover. One of my favourite flavours is dill. I love the smell, and I love the taste. I am glad that society is finally coming around and offering more dill pickle flavored items. We were on our way home from our…
Nostalgia is a hard-to-describe feeling. Regardless of what one is referring to, remembering the past evokes warm, fond emotions. Whenever we are on a trip and able to be nostalgic, it really enhances the experience of the location. It is odd that as we age,…
It is a basic assumption that school bus drivers have a lot of interaction with the students on board. But the truth is that there is little said between me, the driver and those who ride with me. The most significant part is that they…
It was the last day of school, and I arrived in my school bus, waiting for our turn to unload. I took the time to thank the kids for being a fantastic group and wished them a great summer. Somebody mentioned stickers. A couple of…
The All The Places We Have Been To Map shows that we have been to many places and met many new people while visiting all these locations. Numerous people. There are so many people, and estimating the number of new faces we have seen would…
As a kid, I only ever encountered a sock monkey once. I was unimpressed with the toy and found better things to play with. That changed when I visited the Sock Monkey Museum during our trip called Blown Away by Christmas in the Windy City.…
We have started our tours of the continent for this year. So far, we have not travelled as much as we could, opting to enjoy the place we call home. Still, there have been places we have seen, and you can see the pics that I…
