Family day

Here in Alberta, we celebrate Family Day—in fact, we were the first province to offer this. Now, several provinces hold this holiday. It was designed to give those of us in the cold winters of Alberta to have a bit of a break between New Years and Easter. And is there something better than family?…

Beach day

Just under two hours from Ottawa is Bonnechere – a lovely provincial park with a sandy beach, many amenities and large pine trees giving comfortable shade on a hot day. It’s been a long time since I swam in an Ontario lake – and what a treat to do so. This lake is not deep….

Winter finally arrives

It was a snowy day here in Edmonton – something that should not be a surprise but we’ve had such mild temperatures and so little moisture (rain or snow) that many people were talking today about how great it is to have snow. Alberta is suffering from a significant drought. We need moisture! All that…