We had the luxury of a three-day weekend thanks to last Friday’s PA day, and right from the start it was an outpouring of creative energy…
Tag: Weather
Point & Shoot: Shopping in a snowstorm
Our weekends generally follow a familiar pattern: breakfast like kings, lounge around in PJ’s until the afternoon, then get out and do something with the remainder of the day…
Point & Shoot: Flash Freeze
I’m starting to think I should get my own map and ten minute slot as everything I post recently revolves around the weather, but it’s unavoidably the big story here in Canada right now. After a couple of years of unseasonably warm winters, this ‘mutha’ has left us reeling…
Point & Shoot: Polar Plunge
I skipped breakfast, grabbed my camera and jumped in the jeep. The Polar Plunge started at 11am and I knew from past experience a couple of minutes delay would mean missing the whole thing…
Point & Shoot: The Icestorm Cometh
I fell asleep to the sound of ice pellets tapping the window while blue-white flashes from exploding transformers and arcing power lines lit up the sky. In the early hours of the morning the power finally failed…
Christmas, You’ve Changed!
Christmas in another country brings a curious reminder of the diversity to be found in the universal…
Point & Shoot – Blizzards, books & bumps in the night
What is it about getting spooked that makes you giggle?
Winter Is Coming
The air is still, there’s no breeze. Expectation hangs dumbly like a first-grader trying to cut in at the school disco. Everything waits…
5 Ways to Wind A Canadian Up
Canadians have a global reputation as peacekeepers and pacifists but, just like the rest of us mortals, their patience isn’t limitless; some things are guaranteed to get them fired up. Here are five situations where you’re unlikely to see them at their best…
The Great Outdoors
The end of February brings hope and excitement as the cold weather weakens and we start to sense the slow creep of Spring. Shrugging off the survival mind-set that got us through the winter, it feels great to be alive again!