36 years: that’s how long we’ve been girlfriends (some longer!) This weekend, we headed to Karen’s parents’ maple syrup farm for games, tunes, good food and cross country skiing and snowshoeing. As my dad — a sailor — says, “It was blown’ stink” on Friday, with 80 km winds and whiteout conditions. But behind theContinue reading “High School Ski-union”
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FRANCE: Provence & Cote D’Azur
In October ’18, my friend Louise and I were lucky enough to visit Paris and the south of France. A photo diary: Musée du Louvre and Musée D’Orsay Beautiful doors Cap Ferrat — an incredible 11 km hike around the entire cape St. Paul de Vence and cool Jan Fabre exhibit at Fondation de MaeghtContinue reading “FRANCE: Provence & Cote D’Azur”
BOCAS DEL TORO AND PANAMA CITY, PANAMA
This Christmas, our family of four explored Bocas Del Toro (meaning Mouths of the Bull). It’s a surfer and backpackers’ destination in northeast Panama, on the Caribbean, two hours south of Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica.
Banff Hiking Photo Diary 2018
This is a favourite pic. The lakes are bright blue due to glacial silt. Canada, in all her majesty… The seracs, which are blocks of glacial ice which are formed by intersecting crevasses on a glacier, posed a threat so we gave them a wide berth.
PUGLIA, ITALY WEDDING TRIP
Last month, Dave and I travelled to Puglia, Italy to attend the wedding of Property Brother Drew Scott and his beautiful fiance, Linda Phan. The many days of stunning, and overly generous, festivities were shot for their televised wedding special, Linda and Drew Say I Do.
EEL’S CREEK TO HIGH FALLS, KAWARTHAS
Backpack. Two crazy dogs. A shocking amount of pollen. A few river crossings via logs. Mosquitoes. Thunderous waterfalls.
PREPPING FOR BACKCOUNTRY BANFF TRIP
I am one of 15 women excitedly preparing to hike the backcountry of Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada, in three weeks.
OUR MUSICAL, LA NEIGE, RAISES $120K FOR CHILDHOOD NOW! CHARITY
“We almost died laughing. The show was the epitome of energy, joy, love and community spirit.”
OUR CRAZY, NEW MUSICAL, LA NEIGE, PREMIERES APRIL 19-21!
Our next musical, LA NEIGE, will be premiering April 19-21, 2018 at the Regent Theatre in Toronto. It took my director, Sarina Condello, and I four months to co-adapt and write this silly musical based on life in the Moulin Rouge in 1905. The twist (as we always have one) is that we’ve mashed it with Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. I’ll be playing the world renowned chanteuse Edith Piaf, who — in this rendition — is a drunken, bi-curious, love-struck dwarf. She’ll be singing ‘Hi Ho’ with the likes of Dali, Van Gogh, Nijinsky, Toulouse-Lautrec, Kahlo, Picasso and a Green Fairy. Sounds crazy but it works…
16 SISTAS GET THEIR TREDS UP IN GROS MORNE NATIONAL PARK: A HIKING ADVENTURE
NEWFOUNDLAND PHOTO DIARY: JUNE 17-25, 2017 Situated on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland, Canada, Gros Morne (which in French means large mountain standing alone) is a UNESCO world heritage site. Part of the Long Range Mountains, and 1,805 km2 (697 sq mi), Gros Morne is the remains of a mountain range formed 1.2 billion years ago. “The park providesContinue reading “16 SISTAS GET THEIR TREDS UP IN GROS MORNE NATIONAL PARK: A HIKING ADVENTURE”
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