Can you name that tune? It is my most favourite back roads adventure driving tune and it plays in my head every time I hop in my Jeep and drive out of the city in search of fresh air, rolling hillsides, fall colours and freedom. This past Tuesday dawned bright and...
Today I am celebrating a day at home. Just me. Home. Nowhere to go. No alarm clocks. Phones. Appointments. Conference calls. Ahhhhh. After a hectic long weekend and even more hectic work week, I am relieved to just stay put, listen to the crashing waves, crying...
I hear this song in my head EVERY time I hop in my Jeep and head home to visit my folks. This past weekend I heard it every day as the Henderson clan (Jack, Bobbie and Ilene) partook in the annual Fall Colours Tour, visiting the picturesque and peaceful Manitoulin...
As most of my loyal blog readers know (and thanks by the way for being so loyal!!!), each week I typically try to make a strong connection between a photo taken during the week and a story. Sometimes the story comes first, sometimes it is the photo. Either way, one...
Yesterday marked my inaugural road trip on the back roads and highways of the stunning Muskoka’s for the 34th annual Muskoka Autumn Studio Tour. I was lucky to have great friends along for the ride as we visited a handful of the tour’s 20 Muskoka-area...
In a week where we are reminded to recall “where we were when…” I can still vividly remember the summer that I followed Terry Fox and his Marathon of Hope, my 12-year-old crush growing with each passing mile he ran. I also remember the equally...
The speed of change in the publishing industry seems to be accelerating with each passing year! I thought this snap taken yesterday at BookCamp Toronto 2012 on the architecturally diverse campus of Ryerson University perfectly captures the notion of speed, and also...
Yesterday I had an adventure that I will look back on fondly for years! The day dawned sunny and warm. A refreshing breeze blew in off the lake. A perfect day for an adventure! But where? I contemplated taking fun midway shots at The Ex but since I’m not a fan...
The title for today’s blog post could have been the well-worn and over-used “There is no ‘I’ in Team” but I thought this quote by H.E. Luccock describes best the inspiring brand of teamwork I had the pleasure to witness this weekend. The...
I am sitting here in my Team Canada shirt, hoarse from cheering on our Canadian Women’s Soccer Team, and thinking about persistence. Not unlike the lone, persistent Jack Pine perched atop of this rugged Northern Ontario landscape, our team of valiant, persistent...
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