It's finally time for another trip destination! This one dates back to August of 2022 and begins about a week or two after my sister left us during her visit to France. Shortly after my wifes parents came

Before diving into my next trip adventure I want to showcase a travel packing tip I learned and highlight some of its benefits. This isn't a major revelation or anything, but nonetheless it may be helpful

Well, summer is ending and it's been about a month since my last beer review. I've tried a decent amount of beers since my last post on the subject so I think that it's time that I share my reviews with

Not all of my photos make it to a travel post. Some locations just don't have enough photogenic spots to warrant taking a picture or enough interesting things to talk about. Sometimes I'm just not in the

Summer is ending and we are moving towards fall. Its not over yet but the weather is already changing here and I can feel it. We still get a lot of sun but the days are getting shorter and its definitely

Is there anyone out there who grew up in the 90's? How about anyone who remembers Pogs? Pogs were a game where you tried to flip circular disks of cardboard that had fancy images on them by hitting them

Before moooving on to my next major trip collection, allow me to clear out some old trip photos that I never got around to posting about. This one will have cows in it, if you hadn't gathered that from

"The trains always run on time" That saying makes me think that the person who said it had never actually taken a train anytime of their life. A more apt saying would be, "the trains only

Well, guess what - it's time for another update on my mudroom renovation project. Lucky for you, the project is complete and now you get to see it finished. For starters let's take a look at the new work

Coffee and breakfast go together like... well, coffee and breakfast. It could perhaps be one of the best combinations ever invented. That being said, here are a few coffee and breakfasts that I've had

The final destination on my sister's vacation were the cliffs of Étretat. It's a place that I have been to and written about many times but it's such a beautiful place and hike that I could go there every

Each week or so I buy an assortment of new beers to try for when I'm in the mood for something bubbly. I generally only drink one beer in a sitting, so they typically last me a little while. Here is this

Time for another update on my forever project; the thing that keeps me busy most weekends and some occasional evenings after work; my mudroom renovation. At this point I finally finished installing the

Why are some churches called a Basilica and others a Cathedral? As it happens a Cathedral is a principle church within a diocese and one run by the bishop. A Basilica on the other hand is a status awarded

It's been a while since I've done an update on my garden but a lot has changed in so here we go. I'll start with the backyard. We patiently waiting for all the flowers and plants to grow in and wondered

I didn't put this in my last post about our visit to the Montmartre district in Paris, but of course my sister and I stopped for a coffee that morning in one of the many delightful little cafes in the

We are getting close to the end of my sisters vacation in France, but we aren't quite there yet. We still have a few more stops to cover, starting with another trip to Paris. This time its to see a different

Is it time for another weekend update? I think it is. Here we go... I'll start with Canada Day weekend - July 1st. Around that time we had been experiencing severe air quality warnings due to forest fires

My wife and I have been listening to the Hamilton musical soundtrack for a few years now and we have really enjoyed it. We had watched the production on Disney + as well and though the sound quality didn't

The next stop during my sister's vacation in France was the small town of Gerberoy. It was located about halfway between our home in Senlis France and the city of Rouen, which was where we were coming