A peek inside Kingston Penitentiary

If there's one Canadian city that has been top of mind across the country this week it's Kingston, home of The Tragically Hip. I had the good fortune to be on the receiving end of a media invite to see their performance in Ottawa. It was actually my first time seeing them live in concert (!). It … Continue reading →

Brockville or Toronto Aquarium? This might help

Earlier this summer we visited the Ripley's Aquarium in Toronto. I wrote a bit about it right here. Before our trip I did some research online about the exhibits and ticket prices. At some point - it might have been on Facebook - someone asked the same thing I was wondering: If you could only go … Continue reading →

Restoule Provincial Park 2016: the wrap up post

The number one question we get is in regards to car camping is THE WHERE, so I wanted to address this a bit here in case someone is considering a visit to Restoule Provincial Park in the Ontario Parks network. Restoule is one of the smaller parks, and not very busy. We were fortunate to nab a … Continue reading →

Camping at Restoule Provincial Park

I don't think we've expressly stated this, but we've somehow made it a mission to visit a new campground at an Ontario Provincial Parks site every summer. These are the ones we've been to so far: Algonquin Park (Achray) Presqu'ile Provincial Park Grundy Lake Silent Lake (in a yurt! In … Continue reading →

I love me some citizen science!

I really like bees. I don't know where it comes from, but I think bees are pretty cool and deserve a little bit of love. I've always wanted to try my hand at beekeeping but, sadly, that's not going to happen here in Westboro. We CAN, however, do the next best thing: 1) Plant bee-friendly … Continue reading →

a peek inside the fishbowl

. . . where content is king, er, queen

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A peek inside Kingston Penitentiary

Brockville or Toronto Aquarium? This might help

Restoule Provincial Park 2016: the wrap up post

Camping at Restoule Provincial Park

I love me some citizen science!