Enjoying Local
The easing of restrictions in our area during the covid pandemic has meant we have been able to venture a short way from home, but still within easy driving distance. So over the last couple of weeks in June we … Continued
It’s Daycation Time
It’s Daycation Time I love it when the weather gets warmer and we start going out for daycations. Our first one for this year was a trip to Niagara Falls. To be rested up when we get there we take … Continued
The Old Hastings Gallery
Ormsby is a little village off Highway 62N at Highway 620. Listed as one of the ghost towns of this part of Ontario with a population of 20 (there abouts) it has two amazing places to visit. The Old Schoolhouse Tea Room … Continued
The Old Ormsby Schoolhouse
I love the summer when we take lots of daycations in and around our area. Recently we stopped at the Old Ormsby Schoolhouse for their educated dining. This was an old one room schoolhouse that is now a restaurant that … Continued
Fuller Native and Rare Plants
A week or so ago we visited Fuller Native & Rare Plants. I love places like this as you know the plants are grown in our gardening zone so will do well in my garden. They specialize in native perennials, wildflowers, grasses, … Continued
The Ottawa Tulip Festival
We had a wonderful visit to Ottawa to see the tulip festival in the middle of the week. What an amazing sight to see beds and beds of tulips of all different colours and varieties.
Beside the Crowe River
On our daycation day last week we drove up through the town of Marmora and up to Jillian’s Antiques & Things. After visiting the store we stopped beside the Crowe River for a lovely walk beside the water. Marmara is … Continued
The Daycations Begin
With the nice weather we like to get out and about and explore our area where we live by taking daycations. We thought we would take advantage of a lovely Tuesday this week and take our first daycation this spring … Continued
Niagara Falls
We recently took a bus trip to Niagara Falls, which is about 3.5 hours to the west of us. We love taking the bus as it means a relaxing travel time with no worries of all the traffic through … Continued
The UnconVentional mOOse
A favourite daycation is to head north and visit The Unconventional Moose. This is a wonderful store to explore on Hwy 7 between Madoc and Tweed, less than a half hour drive from our house. The owners describe it as … Continued
The Royal Winter Fair
At the beginning of November we took a daycation of a different sort … we took a bus trip to the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. The Royal is held in Toronto every year and is a huge attraction. This was … Continued
Cobourg Beach Daycation
It was a glorious day for daycation. Cobourg is a wonderful town about 40 minutes to the west of us along the 401 Highway. Daycations are fun, short day trips to take to visit wonderful places close to home. There … Continued
Cruising on a Daycation
Not so long ago on a lovely day in June we went on a daycation to the Peterborough Lift Locks. This was a lovely day after many rainy days. It is just under an hours drive from where we live … Continued
Inspired by Blue
One of our favourite places to daycation at is the Wellington Beach.