This is my mother, Joan. 

I have always had a close relationship with my mother, and she has been hugely influential in my life. In fact, as I pored over photos of her for this blog,…

I have had the opportunity over the last five years to visit the East Coast of Canada three times. Our very first visit was to Cape Breton Island of Nova Scotia and this was undoubtedly the most memorable one for…

Since spring remains elusive on the Saskatchewan Prairies (and other places across Canada, for that matter!) I needed to boost my spirits by reviewing photos of some of the most beautiful gardens I have had the pleasure of visiting over…

It's been a long since I had been to African Lion Safari: since my kids were little and we were living in Ontario. But when a business trip took me back to the province in 2014 close to its…

In December 2017 I took a short course by New York Times Bestselling Author Michael Hyatt about goal setting. The idea was to choose 7-10 specific goals for the year from 10 broad domains: spiritual, intellectual, emotional, physical, marital,…

The moment I saw this master class--sponsored by our provincial music association (SaskMusic)--advertised, I knew I had to attend. The opportunity to learn from a world-class vocal coach from NBC’s top-rated show, The Voice…

It was fun to visit the Calgary Zoo in the spring of 2016. I had only been there once before, many years ago when my kids were young. 

Here are my favourite photos of animals we took at the Calgary Zoo.

The Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park & Zoo has had some amazing animals on exhibit, both past and present. But did you know that there is a plethora of wildlife that can be found on the zoo grounds as well? Here…

Our family has been visiting the Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park & Zoo for as long as we’ve been living in this city—almost 25 years! 

Over the years, the zoo has worked hard to keep the exhibits fresh and exciting.…

I have been to Canada’s east coast several times, flying into New Brunswick’s biggest city, Moncton each time. A must-see on our list (of course) was the Magnetic Hill Zoo, touted as being the fourth best zoo in Canada. 

This…