Monthly Archives: July 2010

To say we “booked it” home would be highly appropriate and was it ever great to get there!  But I’m getting ahead of myself. Boise is a university town and since classes begin soon for students the town was filled … Continue reading →

Happy news! Stella’s malady was a $160 problem that was fixed within a couple of hours so it wasn’t long before Colorado was history and Utah became a reality. When we first bought Stella she did not have the capacity … Continue reading →

People have asked us how we choose where we’ll go and that’s easy. We’ve either read something or talked to someone or seen photos of a place that intrigues us. Sometimes it’s the person at our intended destination and that’s … Continue reading →

You may wonder if tornadoes frequent Kansas and apparently they don’t. Instead, communities prepare for weekend fairs where young bakers, horticulturalists, livestock handlers and textile artisans display their wares for adjudication and fun. Today is fair day in Hillsboro and … Continue reading →

I don’t know about you but when it’s hot, my energy seems to evaporate and so I have not written. Until today, that is and it’s still hot – even hotter I think, but I couldn’t let another day go … Continue reading →

My entry today is entirely focused on family. That’s because we have three special events in three days. Happy 87th birthday, Dad Smoker! We hope your day is wonderful and you stay cool while indulging in cake, phone calls from … Continue reading →

Two months ago today we boarded the BC ferry from Duke Point to Tsawwassen and made our way east in order to explore this magnificent country of ours. 12,500 km later we turn our eyes and Stella’s nose west having … Continue reading →

The south coast of Nova Scotia is the most “driven on” ocean-lined land of the Maritime Provinces, apparently, and it’s easy to see why. Quaint fishing villages, including Peggy’s Cove, beckon visitors to come explore artisan wares, lighthouses and the … Continue reading →

There are a few incidents in our history where large numbers of people faced public humiliation, were forced from their homes, and treated with more contempt than the common rat. The Acadians are one such group. They came from the … Continue reading →