For the past couple years, I’ve been getting a free roll of Kodak Portra 800 with some purchases at Downtown Camera. I figure if they offer me a free Kodak film, then why not get the most expensive one that I wouldn’t normally purchase otherwise. I’ve seen examples of colour film shot through a Lubitel…
This year for Thanksgiving, our family was invited to my brothers place in Collingwood, Ontario for the weekend. We’ve been to Collingwood a number of times before, but generally either just hang around the house or head up to Blue Mountain – a ski village just outside town. I’ve never actually walked around town or…
Back in early September we found ourselves looking for something to do on a warm, sunny Sunday afternoon. It was suggested we go hiking at the Petroglyphs Provincial Park. My wife and kids have been there before but I had not. We went for about an hour hike before making our way to the actual…
For a couple years now, my family has gone to YMCA Camp Wanakita on Koshlong Lake just north of Kinmount, Ontario. I should clarify this. I’ve actually never gone with them… until this past summer. Imagine summer camp for kids, but for entire families – hiking, swimming, archery, biking, sailing, and campfires were the norm…
Not sure where the last year went. Nevertheless, we’re into September and that means the kids are back to school. A bit more exciting this year as both boys are back into the same school again and also they are now taking the bus to and from each day, which is going to save a…
Going through my old cameras back at the start of the year and came across my Nikon F3HP. This is a camera that has given me trouble since the day I purchased it. A couple years ago it seemed to seize up and not operate so I put it away in a box vowing one…
Back in mid-July, while my wife was working I took a couple days off with the boys and travelled to Grand Bend for a bit to hang out on the beach with some close friends. Grand Bend is about a 4 hour drive from where I live in Peterborough, so we made a couple stops…
We booked a camping trip way back in the winter when there was so much uncertainty. We didn’t know if the park would be open, if we could gather with people outside, and even if vaccinations would be available. It was a risk. A risk that ended up paying off. By the time this weekend…
It’s been a real challenge to go camping in provincial parks this year. With the uncertainty of what was going to be open or not, we had to make reservations 6 months in advance… a gamble that ultimately paid off as things started to open back up at the beginning of the summer. We packed…
We’ve constantly been looking for things to do to keep the kids busy during lockdown. We ordered a trampoline online a couple weeks ago and it arrive earlier this week. It was pretty straightforward to setup and only took a couple hours. The kids have been on it every chance they’ve had. I thought it…
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