Tag: just for fun

  • Summer Snipe Hunt

    Summer Snipe Hunt

      You’ve likely been up to your water wings in summer fun; swimming, tubing, star gazing, firefly catching, marshmallow toasting, hopscotching, bubble blowing, Geocaching, slipping and sliding and just exploring the great outdoors. But have you tried snipe hunting? Before you imagine the Thornbury clan decked out in coveralls with a deer strapped to the…

  • Puzzled

    Puzzled

    Rain, rain, go away, come again another day…and bring Tylenol. And four extra sets of hands. And a bag of patience. And a box of pinto grigio. Yes I said box. And a bucket of ice cream. And a bag of something salty — anything, I’m not picky. It’s summer, it’s soggy, and the natives…

  • Curse You Homophones!

    Curse You Homophones!

    When my child exclaimed, “Look! Dare’s poo on my paper!” I may have overreacted…

  • Cross-Eyed Cats and Smelly Schnauzers

    Cross-Eyed Cats and Smelly Schnauzers

    If you think staying in a B&B seems slightly odd, you’re right. But always up for an adventure, my husband and I stayed at a B&B in Muskoka a few times. We loved the quaint setting and got to know the owners a little. How can you not? You’re sleeping down the hall from them…

  • Life Is A Highway

    Life Is A Highway

    Full disclosure I used to think (and even squawk out loud) that I didn’t understand the purpose of ride on cars. “Shouldn’t kids be exercising? Make them pedal for heaven’s sake! Are we raising a generation of lazy kids?!” I’m here to say that I was wrong and stand corrected. To make amends for my…