Climbing to New Heights

As much as I loved our first apartment with my husband that was on the 14th floor of an apartment … More

Expect the Best and Plan for the Worst: Winter Survival Skills

I spent Saturday afternoon at Spruce Woods Provincial Park with Backcountry Women where we learned winter survival skills with Jen, … More

I woke up Saturday morning with a heavy heart. Disappointment, anger, sadness, irritation, and feeling annoyed on top of a … More

I wrote this post earlier in the year on my phone while I was at the gym. For some reason … More

Blue Jay and I spent the weekend together on a little holiday in Riding Mountain National Park. The park has … More

My daughter and I are cut from the same cloth and sometimes it creates challenges because we are both relentless, … More

My family and I hiked overnight to Tilson Lake in Riding Mountain National Park on June 22. We hiked a … More

Everyone has a place in the outdoors and nature welcomes all of us. Nature meets us where we currently are … More

Mother’s Day was this past weekend and memories on Facebook reminded me that seven years ago I was making eggplant … More

I have the word “real” in quotations because aside from sleeping in my backyard a few weekends ago, Friday night … More