I Swear I Only Have Eyes For You
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…
Riley is no longer loved.
Many people like to take souvenirs when they visit a place—a little memento of where they have been to help preserve the memory. On occasion, we want to take an interesting rock to bring home. However, a movie made this trend popular, and I have…
Gannets on Bonaventure Island
It was the summer of 2024, and we were on a coastal trip to the USA and Canada. A trip like this takes quite a bit of planning, but there was one day when I had to wing it. When we arrived in Percé, QC,…
Taking Mom To Her First Camping Trip in Algonquin on the First Day of Summer
It has been a while since we have gone on a trip with Mom. We decided to show her Algonquin Provincial Park. This will be our second trip here, but her first, and it will also be the beginning of summer. The trip is designed…
The Heidelberg Project
Detroit is only a four-hour drive from our home, making it the perfect distance for us to visit this area for a weekend escape. It was mid-April, and the main attraction for us was the opening of Greenfield Village, but like everything we do, there…
Visiting the Province Who Gave Us Poutine – Marc and Carrie Version
A text message grabs my attention on my trusty cellphone. I read it, and it is from my sister. She wants a trip planned and ready to travel to Gaspe, Quebec. She wants to leave in a few days. WOW! Generally speaking, planning a trip…
Escaping The Jazz and Blues Festival
Don’t get me wrong, I love that there are community events that draw people together. But some community events force us to leave town. Our town of Orangeville successfully holds a Jazz and Blues Festival each year. This is a great way to attract those…
Ricketts Glen State Park
For us Canadians, it was Victoria Day Weekend. This holiday celebrates the person who inspired the Victorian Era worldwide and is also the unofficial start of summer. Naturally, I had made plans for this celebratory festivity. Falling Head Over Heals for Waterfalls was the trip…
Harland Sanders Café and Museum
Something weird has happened to me when I take my wife on trips. An odd and often overwhelming sense of nostalgia fills me. This sentimental longing for the past, with positive feelings of emotion and even happiness, is happening more frequently. Only this year did…