E² - Entertainment & Education Newsletter & At Home Entertainment Magazine With many people around the world in self-isolation or quarantine at the moment, we are starting to publish a regular E² - Entertainment & Education Newsletter & At Home Entertainment Magazine, focused on sharing fun, calming, and educational distractions of things that we create and … [Read more...]
Wild for the Wildlife Rescue Exhibit at the Royal Botanical Gardens Burlington, Ontario, Canada
I love the travelling nature exhibits that the Royal Botanical Gardens Burlington, Ontario, Canada puts on every winter. They are something that I enjoy visiting both on my own with my 70-something year old Mom and with my grade and middle school nieces and nephews. Wildlife Rescue Exhibit at RBG Canada This winter's exhibit, Wildlife Rescue, is my favourite yet. I … [Read more...]
Springtime Adventures in Orillia – Treetop Trekking to Reptiles and Amphibians
It’s getting close to that time again — when the trilliums start springing out alongside the path in the woods near our apartment, when the nights (and days) can be awfully cold, and the siren call of camping (glamping, actually) begins to sound. It will soon be time for our Mom and Daughter glamping trip, for the love of spring. We’ve begun an annual tradition, my oldest … [Read more...]
Indulging in a Secret Russian Bathhouse in Southern Ontario
Before you let that thought go any further: no, this is not a 'bath house', it is a very respectable spa and tea room (get your mind out of the gutter). Located in Mississauga the South Western Bathhouse, also known as Banya, is an incredibly relaxing and fun cultural activity to do with friends, family, or a significant other. And for my fellow Greater Toronto Area dwellers it … [Read more...]
Beware of Canoeing Under Bridges
A meet up of families had several of us lined up for an afternoon of canoeing in Southern Ontario. The clouds in the sky looked pretty ominous, but we were determined to get our adventure in. Since the clouds were darkest down the left of the lake, we opted to canoe to the right. We noticed a bridge that we would have to navigate under but thought that made the element of … [Read more...]
