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28 Coffee Shop Stops for your Canadian Road Trip!

Planning a cross-Canada road trip? From Fredericton, New Brunswick to Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories (and back) the coffee shops you won’t want to miss…and not one of them was a Tim Horton’s. **Apologies to the Tim’s fans. Every good road trip begins with coffee....

How To Dress For A Canadian Winter (To Make Life Simpler)

Simple living in cold weather doesn’t mean you avoid the snow and the cold. In fact, you can’t avoid it. There will inevitably be snow to shovel and it is probably going to be you out there shoveling it! In addition, nothing brings on the winter blues like holing up...

6 BIG Reasons To Simplify Your Life in 2025 (Because Things Have Gotten Crazy!)

It’s 2025 and it feels like the world has gone crazy. I have never been more grateful than I am right now that I lead a simple life. For many, the appeal of simple living has never been stronger. This article explores why 2025 is the perfect time to embrace a simpler...

Cedar Cafe (Coffee Shop Review)

Cedar CafeRATING: 5/5Coffee shop reviews by Nola Noreen!Roses for LunchSweetie is (finally) starting to work on his retirement plans.  We took a drive to Cornhill Nursery in search of grape vines.  However, upon arrival the first signage we see is for the "Cedar...
Wild About Wild Camping!

Wild About Wild Camping!

A site in New Mexico while road-tripping from California to New York, USA.30AUGUST 30, 2023Off-Grid AdventuresFree Camping FunReconnecting With NatureWild camping (aka stealth camping) is a free, off-grid getaway that reconnects the soul with nature.  It is a go-to...

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Tough Days (How to Survive Them)

Tough Days (How to Survive Them)

My Sweetie’s father has passed and we have just gone though all that follows. Visitations, funeral, burial and the complicated process of grieving and saying goodbye, which is likely to continue for some time to come. This has gotten me thinking about hard days and...

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Permission Granted (To Redefine Success)

Permission Granted (To Redefine Success)

I’ve wanted to start a blog for a very long time. I’ve purchased no less than 5 URL’s and began a blogging project only to shut it down. Why? I was listening to the “experts” who told me to niche down. From among my interests, I chose a niche and began. The next thing...

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