Tropical Storm Irene

The major 2011 hurricane Irene got downgraded to a tropical storm by the time it hit Vermont, Quebec and Atlantic Canada but before heading north it hit all the coastal states from North Carolina to Maine, including Virginia, New York Read more

Riverview Winterlude

After the Groundhog Day Storm and the relentless never ending snowfalls here in New Brunswick and Atlantic Canada we have started to learn the importance of never taking a mild sunny day for granted. We have been shoveling out from Read more

5 Days to Walt Disney World!

Only one hand left of fingers to count until we leave for Orlando, Florida to Walt Disney World. I just came back from Sobey’s with bags of snack packs and nuts and dried bananas: I’m nuts and bananas for dried Read more

Airport Security Gonch Pull

Traveling at Christmas has always been a bit of a crap-shoot; you knew that there were high odds that there would be delays and line-ups at the ticket counter and through the security and so you had to remember all Read more

Snowstorm! Eastern Canada Snowed In!

The snow is still falling and we’ve already been out twice to shovel the snow off the steps and down the back to the fish pond! It isn’t stopping! We were expecting a big snow storm but it is looking Read more