This year mark’s the 35th anniversary of Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope. Arguably Canada’s best known citizen, and one of our country’s most cherished heroes, Terry began his journey across Canada on April 12, 1980 in St. John’s, Newfoundland, and the journey ended on September 1, 1980 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, with the discovery […]
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Share Your Perfect Adirondack Snow Day
Last summer I had the chance to experience the beautiful Adirondack region for the first time – ever. I fell in love with the friendly people, the gorgeous mountain landscape, sparkling lakes, delectable craft beer breweries and luscious vineyards, and, I fell in love with all the beautiful little villages that dot this Northern New […]
Travel That Won’t Cost You An Arm And A Leg
For regular readers of the blog, you’ll know that we love to play tourist in our own city, and travel further from home when we are able to. I’ve been lucky enough to be able to travel to many far off places across North America. Now, with the snow already on the ground (bah humbug!), I’ve […]
11 Reasons To Come Explore The Other Florida – Before It’s Too Late #FLKeys
When many Canadians think of a winter vacation in Florida, they think of spending a week with Mickey Mouse and the gang in the Orlando area, lying on the white sand beaches of the Florida Gulf Coast, or hanging out on the chic east coast shores of Miami-Fort Lauderdale. As someone who had the chance […]
Uniquely Canadian
Tippy Canoe And Bella Too!
Boating safety. A very important thing, yet something I don’t think about too often simply because I don’t own a boat, and rarely get the chance to go out on the open water in one. Unfortunately, many Canadians are much like me when it comes to thinking about boating safety. When the summer sunshine and […]
Alterna Savings Crackup Comedy Night In Canada: A Night Of Laughter For Mental Health
Alterna Savings Crackup provided Canadian Blog House with media passes to cover this comedy festival. All opinions are our own. Alterna Savings Crackup Comedy Festival Big names in comedy came to Ottawa this past week to take part in the festivities of the Alterna Savings Crackup Comedy Festival. Ottawa is home to some of the […]
Cluck! Cluck! 29 Interesting Facts About Burnbrae Farms And Egg Farming
Early October saw Ontario’s agricultural community celebrating Ontario Agriculture Week. For 37,000 Ontario farming families, this was their time to shine! One of Ontario’s best-known egg farming families is the Hudson family from Lyn, Ontario, just outside of Brockville. This wonderful family of egg farmers, who operate Burnbrae Farms, one of Canada’s leading egg producers, […]
Calling All Geeks! Come Experience The Magic Of The Festival Of Wizardry!
Canadian Blog House was compensated to get our geek on, and share the magic of the Festival of Wizardry with all geeks far and wide. All opinions are our own. Calling all geeks! Let your geek flags fly! If you love all things geek, this post is for you! Did you know we have a Festival of […]
Recipes
7 Veggie Snacks You’ll Actually Want To Eat
Fall is one of the best seasons for fresh produce, with all manners of green and leafy veggies, squash, corn, sweet potatoes and more in full bloom and ready for pickin’ and eatin’. With so many affordable and delectable choices when it comes to snacking healthfully, it’s really a wonder sometimes that I find myself […]
Mouth-Watering Maple Blueberry Sauce
Blueberries are in season – have you noticed? I sure did the other day when I was at the grocery store and managed to grab a huge container of blueberries for only $2.99. I had to check the price twice – I couldn’t believe my eyes. I usually pay $2.99 for a couple of handfuls […]
Oven Fried Chicken Drumsticks By Joshua Trent
I was craving some fried chicken a few weeks ago, but wasn’t in the mood for take-out, so I decided to jump online and see if I could find myself a delicious fried chicken recipe. If you Google fried chicken, you will get an incredible array of recipes of all kinds for this family favourite. […]
Christmas Morning Breakfast Recipes
Christmas morning breakfasts have always been a little more special to me than any other breakfast. There’s just something great about waking up on Christmas morning, seeing all the presents under the pretty tree, the aroma of fresh coffee in the kitchen, and the anticipation of a special Christmas breakfast that is cooking in the […]
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If You Get The Chance, Take It: Saying Goodbye To A Loved One
Saying Goodbye To a Loved One Most of the time, writing about travel, an event, or the latest and greatest product, comes naturally for me. But not today. All of that seems so unimportant right now. It was only four days ago that my dear 83-year-old mother lost her balance, fell, and broke her hip. […]
Lest We Forget. How Will You Remember?
The events of the past few weeks involving Canada’s fallen soldiers, and ongoing conflicts around the world, have given me more of a pause for thought this coming Remembrance Day. While I always pay respect to fallen soldiers, our veterans, and to active military personnel, this Remembrance Day just feels a little more special to […]
My City. My Country. My Ottawa.
The events of October 22, 2014 forever changed my fellow citizens, my city of Ottawa, and my country, Canada. As a writer, when tragedy strikes, you long to sit down and get all your feelings down on paper (or computer screen in my case). It happens on a regular basis because, unfortunately, a lot of […]
25 Reasons It Sucks To Have A Christmas Birthday
My mother was a Christmas baby. That’s right, she was born on December 25th. She spent 83 years celebrating her birthday on Christmas Day. For the latter part of her life, my family tried hard to keep her birthday “separate” from Christmas, and make her birthday a special thing. No matter how hard we tried […]
