Canada – January, 2024

Canada – January, 2024

Feb 6, 2024 | Personal, Travel

It seemed like a good idea to take a trip back to Canada in January for a visit so that’s just what I did… I flew out via Heathrow on Friday morning a couple of weeks ago and got to Alliston Friday evening just in time for dinner (including maple and...
spring is here….?

spring is here….?

Mar 24, 2013 | Personal

So this week saw the first day of spring come and go…. but the weather seemed to miss the point. For the first time in my 14 years in England, we had snow – in March – after the spring equinox.  And a fair few inches too.  It started on Friday early...
snow day!

snow day!

Jan 6, 2010 | Personal

Well its my first official UK snow day.  The snow came down yesterday afternoon and there was lots of it – even by Canadian standards, I think? – and it was that wet stuff that turns slushy when you drive over it.  So the slushy stuff got compacted, then the...
the white stuff…

the white stuff…

Feb 2, 2009 | Personal

  It’s snowing here today! Although the tolerance for winter weather in this country is far less than “the mother country”, there has been little disruption in Northwest England in terms of people getting around and about. Brent tells me that...