Gaspe Peninsula


We're Goin' to the Country

We're Goin' to the Country

In seventeen years of marriage Damien and I have lived in eleven homes. Out of all the places we've lived in our married life, this home has been the most charming.

Wasn't quite ready for this ~ The first snow

Wasn't quite ready for this ~ The first snow

It snowed this week. Last year's first significant dump of snow in our woods happened in December, seems we're about three weeks ahead of snow schedule this year.

Camping as the means to an end

Camping as the means to an end

If you want to go places as a family and have cool experiences, but don't have a Disneyland or truck and trailer budget to do that, there are other options. Camping is the option that has worked best for us.

An end of summer camping trip at Perce

An end of summer camping trip at Perce

We met up with my parents this weekend to enjoy the end of summer with a wee camping trip.

Skiing on the Schedule ~ When Dreams Come True

Skiing on the Schedule ~ When Dreams Come True

We had a dream to ski with our kids but we weren't sure how how our resources of time, money, and location could be stretched and finagled to make this a reality.

It's All About the Snow

It's All About the Snow

For us winter is all about snow. When you live in Canada you either move to the coastal regions where the climate is more mild (there's a very good reason that 95.5% of Canada's populace lives on the west coast FYI - this is a huge exaggeration), you stay put ...

Not enough snow to ski...yet

Not enough snow to ski...yet

It's been snowing on and off for the last week. I woke up today, my birthday morning, to more snow in the sky and on the ground. We do love snow around these parts. It was a welcome birthday present. The ski hill where we live opens in two weeks. ...