I'm a busy book blogger and reviewer, and writing paranormal YA/NA fiction. I love to get out in my neighbourhood to get me away from the computer.
I'm not really into anime movies but recently Space Pirate Captain Harlock poster visuals intrigued me and ultimately th... [more]
Colonia is billed as a 'historical romantic thriller' by Wikipedia but when we contemplated watching this just looking a... [more]
The Maze Runner is a film adaptation of a young adult, dystopian novel of the same name by James Dashner (published Octo... [more]
Jackie Chan's new movie, Dragon Blade, was released to the U.S. early September 2015 and I had a chance to watch what I ... [more]
Every autumn, Woodstock holds its annual fleece festival around the third weekend in October. This is just a 1 hour 32 m... [more]
St. Jacobs is the farmers' market in SW Ontario. If you've never been, it's definitely worth a visit to see what it's al... [more]
History buffs and those interested in genealogy already know they can learn a lot by heading out and researching the sto... [more]
Lovely Ruthven Mansion is an 1840s Greek Revival historic home built along the Grand River waterway, in south western On... [more]
One of the great pleasures of autumn is going to all the local produce fairs, not just for their fruits and vegetables, ... [more]
Downtown Hamilton, Ontario has a busy artsy district that includes the Handknit Yarn Studio co-founded by Kate Hand and ... [more]
It's impossible to imagine the wonder the first inhabitants of North America felt when they discovered Niagara Falls.
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The Kitchener-Waterloo farm country of Ontario is a mecca for country food and craft markets, as well as the annual Okto... [more]
The scenic Bruce Trail is a 560 mile public footpath that winds along the Niagara Escarpment, affording spectacular view... [more]
As one can guess by looking at the cover for The Infinite Expanse, this is not going to be your ordinary type of book!
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Named after the Devil's Punchbowl conservation area, this iconic 150 year old barn has been lovingly restored by the Bar... [more]
At high summer each year I get the urge to hit a local pick-your-own farm for raspberries. There's just no better experi... [more]
Queen of Tomorrow is Book Two of Sherry Ficklin's Stolen Empire trilogy about Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia. It... [more]
Hamilton, Ontario has a surprising diversity of food experiences and I was recently delighted to discover Let Them Eat C... [more]
Have you ever dreamed of being behind the wheel of an Indy-style race car? If you have a standard driver's license, and ... [more]
Sometimes, only a cupcake will do when you need to feed that sweet craving. These little delectable treats are also know... [more]
In my ongoing efforts to get wheat-free, sugar-free, and mostly vegetarian, I'm usually out there looking for short cuts... [more]
The food truck phenomenon continues to grow across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and there's a good reason. Today's foo... [more]
"Eat Like You Give a Damn" is eatery owner, Becky's, motto.
Good-To-Go is her small-spot eatery in Hamilton, Ontario,... [more]
Comic book fans and comic-con attendees, as well as hero afficionados will be interested in reading The Never Hero, by T... [more]
Poutine is a hearty snack food passed on to us from rural Quebec, Canada from back in the 1950s. Poutine is french fries... [more]
The Pan American Games (known as Pan Am Games) is a major summer sporting competition held every four years between the ... [more]
Have you heard of the Voynich Manuscript? This is a most perplexing 240 page vellum codex (book comprising vellum pages)... [more]
We love to travel to Cancun, Mexico as there are often very good flight and hotel package deals out of Toronto. This art... [more]
Bayfront Park is the central hub of the park lands around the western edge of Lake Ontario, Canada. It is 40 acres of gr... [more]
Puddicombe's is a working farm and vineyard located about 80 minutes drive from Toronto along the QEW. Tucked into the p... [more]
Christina Phillips is a writer of contemporary (and erotic) romances, as well as historical and paranormal. This title ... [more]
July 4, 1776 is the date that the Continental Congress of the 13 American colonies adopted their declaration to be indep... [more]