August Travel Diary – Part II Continuing my posting of our recent trip to Thunder Bay. Last post we had stopped in Red Rock to visit friends and take a much needed break… Since being diagnosed with MS in 2006 As we neared Thunder Bay, we passed many sights and Lloyd & I spoke [Read more]
Just a follow up on Emeraude’s swimming lessons at the Manitouwadge Oasis Pool. These photos are from last week (before we headed out on our vacation). She actually asked to go on the diving board herself! I couldn’t beleive it, what a brave girl!! I was so proud of her, the board is so [Read more]
Bubbles… I love bubbles. There is something about playing with bubbles, whether they’re chasing them or blowing them, that brings a child such joy. It is so simple, peaceful, and joyful. Watch a child chasing bubbles in the wind and you can’t help but smile. On this day last week, [Read more]
My beautiful Emeraude at her swimming lessons @ the Manitouwadge Oasis Pool. This foam canoe is a favourite with the kids. I am so proud of how well she is doing. She has some trust issues that when the instructors are asking her to lay back and relax (something she does in the tub with no [Read more]
Well, with camping, Powwows, Wadgefest and life, we have severely neglected our indoor sprouts (some now 3 feet tall hardly sprouts anymore) and outdoor garden but yesterday, as Lloyd began mowing the lawn, I raced to weed what I could that he might chop it up with the lawnmower and it become mulch [Read more]
Happy Sunday everyone! Usually my Sunday posts come after worship but unfortunately, though I was in town this morning, we did not make it to worship. Needed to let the kids catch up on some sleep as well as being quite fatigued myself. So, it’s been a busy week in Manitouwadge, and on the [Read more]
Amateur ornithologists gather in White Lake by Karina Hunter Birdwatching is the fastest growing recreational activity in North America so it is not surprising that OMNR wildlife biologist George Holborn has been receiving a great response to his recent presentations of Song Birds [Read more]
Found this one in the current issue of Chirp Magazine and had been wanting to try it while camping but the opportunity did not present itself until a few nights ago when we had some time before bed. It is a kite AND it is quite foolproof and flies pretty well and very easily. It [Read more]
Well, I’ve been over my head with backing up the computer, getting back from White Lake (did I mention we had to pack up in the pouring rain, I almost lost my mind when I thought our arrangements for having the camper parked fell through and ended up at the front gate office in my [Read more]
The kids and I enjoy searching for and finding mushrooms anytime we are in the bush and White Lake is no exception. Here are some that we found on our recent trip, please, if you know there names, leave a comment to share the info! Big Brother, there’s no one else like him in her [Read more]
Notre jardin s’en vient pas mal bien, même qu’on s’en occupe pas beaucoup vu qu’on étaient à White Lake (parc provincial). Ce soir aussitôt revenuent moi & Emeraude coururent pour le jardin avant même d’avoir dépaqueter la van lol. Les photos ci-dessous sont [Read more]
Will be working on my article shortly but for now just had to make a quick post. Our day was GREAT. Before heading out we went by Grandpapa’s house to ask him one more time if he wanted to come along (he had declined earlier in the morning) and we were really happy when he [Read more]
White Lake, Ontario Lloyd & Brady were great sports, really getting into the exploration when Emeraude asked them for help catching tadpoles, leaches and other aquatic friends. Between the three of them, they found 4 leachs, a few dozen tadpoles, what we believed to be the larvae of a dragonfly [Read more]
Thunder Bay area parks offer free summer programs by Karina Hunter Looking for something to do with the kids on weekends that won’t break the bank? There are many provincial parks in the Thunder Bay region, which offer free programs for children and families throughout the summer. [Read more]
I am so lucky to have kids that don’t have to be pressured into having fun outdoors, it comes to them naturally. Lloyd has always enjoyed fishing and in fact is the one who has re-taught me as an adult, how to put a worm on a hook and handle minnows, and which lures are [Read more]
