On the Quebec border

When we lived in Ottawa there were regular reminders that we while we were in the Nation’s Capital, we were also on the Ontario Quebec border. The signs were the immediate give away. Yes, nord, not north and est not east marked the roads. And of course signage on stores had to meet the Quebec…

Warm and sunny in Alberta

Today’s adventure took us south of Edmonton, back into rural Alberta again. This part of Alberta west of Red Deer is really beautiful. More trees, some lakes, many more trees and some great properties. We drove through Caroline- where Philip did some time in his training to be a paramedic and it appeared there was…

Quilt hunter

Over the past twenty years Wendy and I have viisted many quilt shops. Pennsylvania, New York, Ontario, Georgia, Florida, Arizona, California, BC, Alberta….well you get the idea. Lots of places. But close to home, we’re trying to find a few more. Some of the Alberta shops disappeared during the pandemic. Last week we visited two…