What to do on a sunny Saturday afternoon? Well that's easy! How about a hike? Here's a little blog about a lovely day trip I planned back in June, 2019. Everything was just beginning to bloom and summer felt like it had finally arrived. Brokenhead Wetland About 30...
A short walk from my family home there is a network of trails that the locals have built and maintained for the past several years. My dad and I have recently discovered them and went for a hike on Easter weekend. It was unusually warm that day and almost felt like...
Spring has officially sprung for a good month now but in my neck of the woods it still looks quite grey and lifeless. There are patches of green grass starting to grow and the faint glimpse of some colour in the trees but you really need to look closely. We need a...
Each year Christmas traditions are celebrated and new ones begin. I'm a huge fan of tradition and taking notice to the things my family has done year after year. I've learned that the decorations we display, food we make, gatherings we attend and even the music we...
Happy National Tree Day! Let's take a moment to celebrate our native trees and the fact that without them we wouldn't have our beautiful forests. Also happy first day of Autumn! Trees have been an inspiration to me for as long as I can remember. I've been trying to...
Irish dancing is very special to me and I've been dedicated to it since 2010 when I signed up for my first lessons. I've progressed further than I would have ever thought especially since I started so late in life. A background in ballet gave me a good foundation...
Every Sunday I try to head out into the world and go on an adventure. Depending on the weather I sometimes don't always get to but today was probably the best day I've seen in a while. My dog Fionn and I couldn't resist the sunshine pouring in through the windows so...
I love watching the birds. My dad built a nice big bird feeder for the family to enjoy bird watching from the kitchen window. It was big enough to hold all sizes from small chickadees to blue jays and even owls! It's amazing all the wild life that would flock to the...
During 2014 I posted a series of blog posts called "12 Things I Learned in the Forest." These stories were so fun to write and really gave me a chance to reflect on my time growing up in a forest. Each story featured a lesson that helped me grow into the person I am...
This Christmas I received the most creative, personal and inspiring gift ever! This is something that needs to be shared as only a few people I know truly understood the power of this gift. Sure, it is a box full of bits of the forest which most would think of as...