A Day at the Tracks…

Today we had a very exciting day – we were invited to join Stef’s boss at the tracks!! Racing tracks… for horses… Oh my word, I would never have imagined it to be… Read More →

Forest Heights Views…

Of course we are discovering places with gorgeous views of the city centre… How about if we build our house right here? I would love to wake up to a view of concrete… Read More →

Our first lawn cut…

Yes, it is that time of year where people are avidly doing some gardening!! Seeing that we came to Canada with only two suitcases each (no lawnmower), we were a little later than… Read More →

How we’ve been spending our weekends lately…

… In the park… With the dogs… Enjoying the wonderful outdoors…!!! It’s been most fun!!!

Lazy Sunday…

We have been having some pretty rainy weather the last couple of days… When we woke up this morning with the sun streaming into our bedroom, we did not want to wait for… Read More →

Vegreville, AB …

Today, me & my colleague had to head out to Vegreville for a site inspection… Vegreville is a quaint little town… Super small… About an hour’s drive east of Edmonton! As small a… Read More →

Terwillegar Park, Edmonton…

We spent the best part of 3 hours walking around Terwillegar Park yesterday! -Getting to know the Saskatchewan River… I must admit that that is one thing we love about Edmonton – the huge park… Read More →

A Game of Horseshoes…

Yesterday we spent a very pleasant day out in the sun!! Visiting some new friends at their camp spot, we were introduced to the game of Horseshoes… What a fun game!! I for… Read More →

Buena Vista Park…

The first time we visited this park we had no idea that it was an off-leash park!!! This was such a great surprise & us (&our dogs) had a great time the first… Read More →

Our latest scenery…

Just thought I’d update you guys on my latest instagram postings…. I’ve been feeling terribly homesick over the last couple of weeks (will this ever get better?)! I’ve had this idea in my… Read More →

Tops off in Edmonton…

Summer has arrived…. & we soaked up every minute of it this weekend!! Finally got to take off the Jeep’s roof… What a feeling!!! Happiness is an understatement… Hope you all had great… Read More →

Day trip to Blackfoot Provincial Park

We had a gorgeous day today!!! We were soooo happy about the lovely weather, we took our dogs and went for a hike in the Blackfoot Provincial Park (about half hour drive outside… Read More →

Spring is playing games with us…

So, it seems everybody has told us a white lie about Edmonton… No, I have confirmed my suspicions that there does not exist something called summer in Edmonton!!! Summer is but a rumour!!!… Read More →

Sunday Treat…

Enjoying a little piece of South Africa with our lunch today….

The Dogs are coming to Town….

Yaaaaaaay!!! Our adorable doggies are spending (…in their case: ‘have spent’) their last night in South Africa!!! Tomorrow they will start their journey to Canada!!! I am very nervous of their flights and… Read More →

Time flies…

… It is not necessarily all fun… but nevertheless it flies!!! We’ve been keeping busy for the last couple of weeks – I think it has been good for us… Especially since our… Read More →

Tim Horton’s….

Yes, the Canadians sure love their Tim Horton’s (affectionately called ‘Timmies’)… we’ve had a few helpings ourselves… I do enjoy the French vanilla coffee… and the chicken rotini!!! And like all fast food… Read More →

Oilers vs Wild

An impromptu decision to watch my first ice hockey game last night… Stef got GREAT tickets at work (5th from the front, right in the middle) – can’t really get any better than… Read More →

Our new home…

This is our little home for the next year… Still quite a bit of furniture to get, but hey… Here’s to new beginnings!!! **  

Our Banff Souvenir…

Another fridge magnet added to our small collection for our visit to Banff…  

A Visit to Banff – Check!!

Wow, what an a-freaken-mazing weekend!!! Banff had been on my list of places to visit for a VERY long time… & this weekend that dream finally came true!!! – & we were NOT… Read More →

Banff weekend ahead!!!

Looking forward to a weekend in Banff!!! Skiing… photography… travel… what’s not to love?? Have a fabulous weekend everyone!!! **  

Day-to-day in Canada…

Wow, what an interesting couple of weeks…. We have (finally) moved into our own little home… We still just have the very bare necessities in terms of furniture, but we are getting there… Read More →

Missing the dogs…

Yes yes yes… We’ve only been away for a while, but before Canada there was Europe – which means that effectively I have not seen our dogs in almost 2 months!!! … a… Read More →

For Good Luck Rub….

… I think you get where I’m going with this… !!! You can find this young adolescent boy on a pedestal inside the walls of the Prague Castle!!! Funny – very very funny!!!