Ever After Story Time — vacation

I consider myself very fortunate that when I was a kid my summer involved the beach at Cassie Cape, the Washademoak Lake, the Amherst Shore and the occasional trip somewhere in the Maritimes.  With the beautiful weather yesterday and today I got thinking about summertime and reflecting.  I also wondered what other people do with their summers, in terms of leisure and get away, not just now but as a kid as well.   My mom's family had property along the Amherst Shore in Nova Scotia and so there was always grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins around.  We stayed in...

Once upon a time, our family loved camping and then we had more children and our babies were not big fans.  Also, it's camping, going from nice comfy beds to sleeping on virtually the ground with the cold, dampness, neighbours (human or animal) and bugs...this is tiny bit of foreshadowing at it's best.  Our most memorable trip was also one of our worst vacations we ever had and all because even the most beautiful place in the Maritimes should be avoided like curly in the rain.  That's right, even the locals confirmed that there are good and bad times to...