3 Ginger Snaps

An incredible day with our newly minted 10 year old. Meeting her newest cousin, Ethan. A fantastic half day at Playland At the Vancouver PNE with cousins Clare and Maëlle. Followed by delicious west coast dinner skillfully prepared by James and Nicole. Can hardly believe that we have two daughters In the double digits!!!

As a teacher of young children, and as a father, I am always wondering about the ways in which I can achieve maximum impact on the people in my care. As far as learning experiences go, I firmly believe that time with family is the most important learning that goes on during childhood and the…… Continue reading Impact

There is a fascinating geological formation in Drumheller, Alberta called a Hoodoo (who-do). It’s a hard sandstone cap overtop of soft clumped sand. Over time, the elements wear away the soft clumped sand and leave the sandstone cap producing an hourglass shaped feature that is worth at least a few moments of contemplation. So before…… Continue reading Hoodoos

On a cool summer’s morn In a campground north of Jasper I met up with my family We were all itchy beyond belief. So we took turns a thinking And a’weighing out our options Till mosquitos overtook us And we began to speak. I said: Kids I love to camp. And for months I’ve dreamed…… Continue reading Know when to fold’em

Ruby has a nosebleed. Charlotte has the whiskey. And there’s a watermelon in the trunk. Plus we just filled up in Calgary $(1.06/L…) So we are ready for the Rockies. Someone must have told someone that the Snaps were on their way to Jasper because the sky writers met us in the foothills! 

Long day on the road. Nerdy adventure to start the day at the Royal Canadian Mint. Trains trains and more trains across the prairies. Lunch, purple martins and new books in Brandon. plenty of curious things on the highway More trains And a spectacular sunset in Swift Current that I wish I had captured. I…… Continue reading Winnipeg to Swift Current

Where to begin on this incredible national museum. On the way in, I heard a guy in the lobby say that this was the only national museum outside of Ottawa. I don’t know if that’s true or not. I do know that the facility is worthy of the designation of being a national museum. As…… Continue reading The Canadian Human Rights Museum

Scanning some City of Winnipeg promotional materials I came across an advertisement for a visit to the Royal Canadian Mint. Being a bit of a nerd, and recalling a recent visit to Ottawa where I saw a very long line up to get into the mint, I thought we might have better chances to get…… Continue reading Money Factory

Assinaboine Park is enormous. Sports fields of all shapes and sizes. Gardens. A working model steam train to ride. Demonstration gardens. And so much more that we didn’t see. The Snaps love a good park so a visit to this one was on my to do list from the moment I started learning about Winnipeg.…… Continue reading Assinaboine Park and the Royal Winnipeg Ballet