Wednesday, August 22, 2018 I checked, and the last time we spent a reasonable amount of vacation time in “La belle province” was in 1984. We are way overdue, don’t you...

Thursday, August 23, 2018 With stretches of road construction, an accident and a painting truck revitalizing the lines between lanes, it was a long drive. The weather, however, was great. After...

Friday, August 24, 2018 After breakfast, we crossed the street to visit the Canadian Museum of Nature ($12.50/pp for seniors). This very interactive museum explores life on earth, from dinosaurs fossils...

Saturday, August 25, 2018 Like in practically every busy city, the streets are rather silent at 8:30 in the morning. Most families are taking advantage of the weekend by lingering in...

Sunday, August 26, 2018 The second and last day of our workshop was also very interesting as we explored some concepts of Contemplative Aesthetics: Simplicity, Space and Purity. Simplicity leads to...

Monday, August 27, 2018 There was something special about Ottawa and I wish we could have stayed longer, but it was photography that drew us there and since the workshop is...

Tuesday, August 28, 2018 Ah, the joys of travelling! Besides the “wow” moments, there are those mishaps that you chuckle when you remember them much later. We started the day with...

Wednesday, August 29, 2018 The weather has been crazy! High temperature, pouring rain, bright sunshine, rainbow. Repeat in that sequence… all day long! We departed mid-morning for the Chute-Montmorency park, and...

Friday, August 31, 2018 The last day of August has arrived. Where did the Summer go? Gone too quickly if you ask me…  I was too exhausted yesterday night to write anything...