When I was a kid, my family went camping every year. We had bins of camping equipment that lived in the basement, and my favourite thing was when we’d pitch the tent in the backyard ahead of time and we could play in it! Of course, the camping was awesome too – beaches all day, […]
Ghosts of the Fort: A Haunted Walk
*I was provided with a free Ghosts of the Fort tour for myself and my husband in order to facilitate this review. All opinions are my own.* The Haunted Walk has been operating in Kingston for 20 years. That’s a long time! They have been so successful they now do tours in Ottawa and […]
How to find native plants for easy gardening in Kingston, Ontario
*Note – I know lilacs are not considered plants for native plant gardening. However, they are everywhere here in eastern Ontario. And they are so beautiful and fragrant that I have a bunch of photos of them and thought it would make a nice header image… Spring is my favourite time of year. The snow […]
5 Reasons I Love Kingston Ontario
I have lived in Kingston, Ontario for most of my life. And I’m not just saying that because I’m old now and more than half of my life has happened after highschool, though that is a factor. I was born here, at Kingston General Hospital. At the time my parents lived in Amherstview, which is […]
Maple Syrup Fun in Eastern Ontario
If you’re anything like me, you eagerly look forward to the end of winter. And not just because it means the snow and cold weather will move along, but because the sap is running up the trees. As a gardener, I love the idea of spring and new growth, but what I really love when […]