Like nomads, but with more stuff

Not only did we start camping when we arrived here three years ago, but we have been covetously looking at campers. With nighttime temperatu...

 To my delight, and probably everyone else in the family's, I have found a women's hiking group. Much less nagging the family to com...

Back during our first full summer when we were camping neophytes and made lots of mistakes, we spent a couple of nights in the Peter Loughee...

  Before we had ever arrived in Calgary we had heard about the Gopher Hole Museum and it was on our bucket list. Then COVID hit and we didn...

Between Terry's broken ankle and wanting to spend every free moment skiing during winter, we have not been hiking. Although some trails ...

  This has been an unusual year. The snow isn't melting as fast as usual, many hiking trails and campgrounds that would normally be open...

We bought cozy patio furniture on Saturday. I curled up on a loveseat to read on Sunday. Later we built our first fire of the season, roaste...

I am trying the 1000 hours outside challenge this year. Given the way the first part of the year has gone, I think I will be happy to reach ...

 Since the last post, way back in January ...  We've skied. Literally every weekend since January 8 at least one member of the family sk...

 Friday's adventure: maple syrup taffy All it takes is some boiled syrup (to 235-245F) and snow. Check and check. In one set of instruct...

 Planning my new year goals and one is to get out of my rut. Try new things again. Lockdown has really gotten me out of the habit, even thou...

 #29. I am thankful for our amazing landlord. We really won the lottery with him. #30. And I am thankful that he isn't selling the house...

  #25. I m grateful for the COVID vaccine. I would never have volunteered to wade into tents filled with thousands of evacuees – nor take t...

 #21.  In a very generalistic, vague picture of reality, I'll explain that most of my days are spent trying to teach, coach and convince...

 #10:  The kids. I am not at all the same person I was before they were born – mostly for the better. They challenge me and push my out of...

 So I guess this is how it's going to be this year.  Sigh. Gratitude #5:  My health. Really. It’s a trope in my house that I don’t get s...

 I love November gratitude. We should all be doing it every day of the year but at least it's an effort. It really does make life a bit ...

 Things felt relatively normal this year - fewer than half the kids wearing masks and a sense that kids weren't being kept at home due t...

Last night the aurora was so strong and so high we caught a shot of it from our back yard.  We live relatively close to the downtown area, s...