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Bryce Canyon

Newfoundland

    Life Stories

    Summer in Collingwood

    We both continue to enjoy our lives in Collingwood in the Spring, Summer and Fall. It’s a beautiful place to live and is a recreational cornucopia. There are a ton of fitness studios and gyms and an incredible trail system for biking and walking that starts less than two hundred feet from our front door. Georgian Bay is minutes away from anywhere in town and Blue Mountain is a short 20 minute drive. Plus, for hiking enthusiasts, The Bruce Trail,…

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  • Life Stories

    Salmon Run

    On my bike ride to do groceries on a late September day, I heard splashing coming from The Pretty River and realized the Chinook Salmon were spawning and wandered down to…

  • Life Stories

    Black Swallowtail

    This summer has been a good one for backyard visitors. This beautiful black swallowtail butterfly showed up last week looking for some sun on our mulch bed when I noticed him…

  • Conservation

    Goldfinch Nest

    This summer, while doing some garden clean-up, I came across this tiny exquisite nest in one of our trees and did some research on what bird could build such a fine…

  • Plant Based Nutrition

    Sulforaphane

    Sulforaphane is something I started to read about during my cancer recovery period. It is a naturally occurring isothiocyanate derived from cruciferous vegetables and reported to inhibit the growth of a variety of…