Winterlude memories 2010: a postcard from Jacques Cartier park in Gatineau

The canal is closed! There'll be no more skating this year. We're a little sad about that, but looking back on Winterlude we are happy that this was the year we decided to do something new (for us) and check out the action at Jacques Cartier park in Gatineau. We went on Family Day. This was the … Continue reading →

The ultimate Canadian adventure? It’s dogsledding.

And now for something completely different! In fact, it is the POLAR OPPOSITE (no pun intended) to yesterday's post about tropical holiday destinations. I wanted to tell you about something we did before we left for the sunny beaches of Punta Cana. We went dogsledding at the lovely Fairmont … Continue reading →

Punta Cana 2010

Until today, we’ve never been the kind of people who make an effort to escape winter. There’s too much going on in Ottawa: skating on the Rideau Canal, building snowmen, going on winter walks … but this year we decided to take the plunge and trade a week of the white stuff for something … Continue reading →

After the fall and a New Year’s recap

A quick follow up to the last time I posted... On December 31st I took Sarah to the emergency dentist (there's apparently always one on call somewhere in the city). He took some x-rays and took a long look at her bruised gums. It looks like won't lose any teeth or need a root canal. Thank god. … Continue reading →

25 days of Christmas: days 7 – 12

We had the first the first big snowfall of the winter last week. It finally feels more like Christmas! Snow certainly helps, doesn't it? Day 7 (Monday): Did I mention that I'm stuffing the envelopes the night before? I find this works better for me because I'm able to plan it a little more. I … Continue reading →

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Winterlude memories 2010: a postcard from Jacques Cartier park in Gatineau

The ultimate Canadian adventure? It’s dogsledding.

Punta Cana 2010

After the fall and a New Year’s recap

25 days of Christmas: days 7 – 12