This is a collection of my thoughts, questions, ideas and what I have seen. These are my opinions and experiences. In 2017 I experienced a head injury that has given me concussion like symptoms, one is memory loss, that is one of the drivers for this blog, to record what I may not remember later. Your feedback and open discussion is always welcome. Haters will always be mocked. Thank you to Lisa for your editing. Illustrations by Sydnee.
Yesterday we had a surprise visitor, a young lady from Animal Services. Now since the pandemic started we haven’t received many visitors. For some reason we didn’t think we were going to break out the sweet tea and cookies. She was very polite and asks to talk to the dog owner, how does someone own... Continue Reading →
The St. Andrews Rectory The Parish Church of St. Andrew 374 River Rd St. Andrews Manitoba River Road
St. Pierre Jolys Museum The Sugar Shack Goulet House The Crow Wing Trail Ski Trail 432 Joubert St. Saint-Pierre-Jolys, Manitoba Joubert Rue The Crow Wing Trail The St. Pierre-Jolys Museum https://museestpierrejolys.ca/en/homepage/
The weather app indicated we had about an hour before rain might start and only 60% chance. Since we hadn't seen much rain in the last couple of months, we felt good that the odds were in our favor. They weren't, and we only made it about 10 minutes into our walk before it started... Continue Reading →
This morning we took a walk down town. It didn’t take long to know this was going to be different from our usual walks in the park. Brandy still found lots to explore but we were missing the sounds of the trees and the songs of the birds. Instead we had cars rushing by, passing... Continue Reading →
Recently I was reminded that my disabilities have limitations and kindness still exists. There is a hiking trail in our area that is 45km/28 miles long that I have been obsessing over. I wanted to complete this trail with my dog Brandy, my 13 year old Black Labrador. We walk almost every morning as part... Continue Reading →
The Duff Rollin Parkway Trail is 45km/28 miles long, it starts at St. Mary’s Road in Winnipeg and ends in Lockport, Manitoba. The trail is groomed with gravel, perfect for hiking, jogging and cycling. Our goal today was to walk from the starting point of the trail at St, Mary’s Road to St. Anne’s Road.... Continue Reading →
Today we explored a section of the trail along the Seine River. We picked the path between John Bruce Road and Bishop Grandin Blvd. We heard that this could be a busy trail, so we are trying midweek in January hoping for lighter foot traffic. Parking was easy to find on John Bruce Road. We... Continue Reading →
