The beaches in Southwest Ontario are great family destinations - often underrated because they're not a tropical destination. For people who haven't enjoyed the local spots, they're missing out! Many are conveniently located along Lake Huron and Erie's coastlines, which means they're close enough for day trips and weekend stays. With so many great beaches in Southwest Ontario to take small kids right here at home, there's no excuse! Find one near where you live and go enjoy sand between …
Rafting On The Grand River And Visit The HMCS Haida
The last time I went exploring in the Heart of Ontario the snow was deep and the air frosty enough to freeze maple syrup into taffy. Now we’re deep into a beautiful Canadian summer, and what better time to discover a bit more of what the region of Hamilton Halton Brant has to offer. With historic sites, cultural events, and outdoor adventures to choose from there’s enough to keep any family occupied for the remainder of the summer. We went rafting on the Grand River after a stop to visit a star …
Five Best Summer Hostess Gifts
An old standby for any hostess is a bottle of her favourite wine, or yours if you have ulterior motives and if her usual wine selection leaves you parched. Traditional gift options range from flowers to jars of ingredients for delicious desserts to candles, and these are all welcome gifts, but since this is summer and the living is easy… let’s not make our hostesses actually do anything and give them something they can enjoy right out of the box. Five Best Summer Hostess Gifts PITCHER …
Lyme Disease Prevention During Camping Season
As Canadians and Americans send their children to camp or head out for annual camping trips, local public notices flood the airwaves — or inboxes — with warnings about all manner of insects and the diseases they transmit. One of the most debilitating of these is Lyme disease, which is caused by the bite from infected blacklegged ticks. According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, not all ticks are infected with the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, but the numbers are increasing and their …
Jerk Chicken
This Jerk Chicken recipe is the next best thing to actually being in the islands. This recipe has been sitting in my "to-try" folder for so many years, I almost forgot I had it. A recent trip to our local Caribbean food restaurant though inspired me to come home and look it up. I mean, this guy's Jamaican patties are amazing and his Chicken Roti is to die for, but his Jerk Chicken brings tears to my eyes before I've even put it in my mouth. It's so flippin' hot! I've told him this but he insists …
