Posts & Podcasts

  • Football Friday: Luton Town Dreams Big!

    Plus, Toronto FC-Montreal, and can Serie A sweep Europe? I have a friend whose home town football (soccer) club is tiny Luton Town FC in the town of Luton, Bedfordshire, England and because of that, I have a soft spot in my football-loving heart for them. They’re known as the Hatters – which is awesome Read more

  • This & That

    HSC announces female bursary; fun events on tap in Muskoka; South Muskoka hospital site update; HFA calling all artists; basically, Chris needs an easy day (LOL) Okay all, I’m having one of those days in a professional writer’s life where much of my creativity has gone into other projects I’m working on (specifically the spring Read more

  • Top 10 Captivating Wildlife Photos From My Adventures

    From a breaching whale to a curious fox, here are my fave wildlife pics and the reasons why Going through the photos I’ve taken over the years (looking for one of a bonfire), I noticed some pretty fun and interesting pictures from both here and abroad. I’ve been pretty lucky over the years to live Read more

  • Wonderful Wildlife

    From a breaching whale to a curious fox, here are my fave wildlife pics and the reasons why Going through the photos I’ve taken over the years (looking for one of a bonfire), I noticed some pretty fun and interesting pictures from both here and abroad. I’ve been pretty lucky over the years to live Read more

  • Let them play . . . with axes, knives, etc.

    It’s a good idea to allow kids to safely learn to use “dangerous” tools – under supervision Earlier this year, I was forwarded a press release from our friends at The Bay 88.7 that had the title “KNIVES, AXES AND POWER TOOLS FOR KIDS? SCOUTS CANADA SAYS YES!” Sorry for the all-caps, but that was Read more

  • Too Close

    Huntsville abduction attempt reminds us to be vigilant about teaching our kids about safety When the words “child” and “abduction” are put in the same sentence it can give parents shivers and a bad feeling in the pit of their stomach. I can only imagine what that poor child and her parents were feeling when Read more