Like nomads, but with more stuff

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...

Of course I had heard of Stampede before moving to Calgary. The rodeo thing, right? And when we moved here I heard a bit more about the p...

  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...

I am completely enamored of our most recent additions to the family. They definitely keep me on my toes, especially Kiki, who comes to me ch...

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...