Winter


Our First Time Family Backpacking

Our First Time Family Backpacking

This inaugural winter backpacking trip was a game-changer for our family.

And may all your Christmases be white

And may all your Christmases be white

In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan, earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone; snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow...

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.

Learning Doesn't Stop on the Weekends

Learning Doesn't Stop on the Weekends

This is what I wanted this winter. Days of winter play. Making and meeting friends at the ski hill. And snow, lots of snow. It was one of those weekends. A weekend to make up for the last half of January. Damien's knee is now mended and the snow is ...

Moving right along then

Moving right along then

This post is somewhat self-serving. I make no apologies for that. I used my blog writing time this week to work my way through January's emotional low points. Read at your own risk. Next week I'll be back to FIMBY's regular programming, you know, the Fun part of Fun in ...

It's All About the Goggles

It's All About the Goggles

Of course not, but it's fun to say. I got new goggles this week. At least, I think it was this week. I have lost all track of time since about December 23rd. But yes, it was this week on Boxing Day actually. The first Boxing Day I have gone ...

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 ...