Summer in the North

Towards the middle of June, Covid19 lockdown and travel restrictions began to ease somewhat across Ontario and so we packed up the van and returned to Elliot Lake on June 24th. 

Cinder Lake

Spring Has Sprung!

It boggles the mind (well, at least it boggles mine) that another month of staying at home, social distancing, obsessive hand washing and donning face masks to go to the grocery store have passed since my last blog post. 

In some ways those four weeks feel like an eternity, in others they passed as quickly as a blink of an eye at hyper speed. Yet, it's the subtle day-to-day changes that have made the biggest impact upon me this year and pandemic aside, the transition from spring to not-quite-summer has been spectacular. 

10 Weeks into the "New Normal"

The past few months have been a game changer and like everyone else we've been staying at home, social distancing, obsessive hand washing and donning homemade face masks to go to the grocery store. 

5-Day Housesit With Our REAL Grand-Fur Babies!

Of the many housesits we’ve completed during the past ten years the one we just completed today is extra special for a number of reasons. One, it's the first sit we’ve done for our daughter and son-in-law who live in Massachusetts and two, we spent the past five days with our real grand fur babies, Doug and Walter!

L to R: Walter, Doug

Clafoutis

Since changing our eating habits in early 2019 John's been on the lookout for recipes that complement this new way of life. One of our favourites is a sweet treat named Clafoutis.