This epidemic changed how we view currency. Forget Bitcom and gold, the current hot commodity evolved from toilet paper, hand sanitizers, soap, and masks, to hair colouring products and puzzles. We finished the two puzzles that we had and found that there is a big puzzle economy out there. People will drive distances to take … Continue reading The Coronavirus Diaries – Puzzles Are The New Toilet Paper
In our last post we mentioned that we haven't been hiking in the forest lately. We thought we should start doing that again. We also planned to have some fun and enjoy a bonfire one evening. Well, it looks like the forest is now closed to all human traffic. Then there was a notification from … Continue reading The Coronavirus Diaries – Best Laid Plans
If you want to stock up on anything, go for beans. Not just the canned variety, but the dry beans as well. What other food can you store for years, plant, and make either chilli or whipped cream with? If you read all the way to the bottom I will share with you bean-magic that … Continue reading The Coronavirus Diaries – Beans And Ice Cream Sandwiches Are Your Friend
Never in my wildest dreams did I think that I would write a blog post in praise of Costco, but here I am doing just that. I always had mixed feelings about mega-monster-super-stores and the things that they stand for: consumerism, excess, and capitalism come to mind in direct contrast to reuse and recycle, minimalism, … Continue reading The Coronavirus Diaries – In Praise Of Costco
Our world is changing rapidly. Just when we thought we hit bottom, we observe in disbelief how life imitates art while we run in our heads the script of every post-apocalypse movie we've seen and search for parallels to our bizarre situation. People watching We like people watching, but in times of social distancing we … Continue reading The Coronavirus Diaries – People Watching
We weren't going to write about the pandemic, but we wanted to let you know that we are back in Ontario and staying put for a while. Hopefully you are also well and finding ways to navigate these fast-changing realities. We would love to hear from you so comment below to let us know how … Continue reading The Coronavirus Diaries
Pensacola does heritage interpretation really really well. We stopped there on our way between Big Lagoon State Park and Falling Water State Park and were totally impressed. Heritage and archaeology The town's historic district is a history buff's paradise. Visitors can walk through the heritage district, pop in and out of the designated heritage buildings, … Continue reading Pensacola
It took us three days to drive the 100 miles between Pascagoula and Pensacola. We took our time inching eastward along the coast and making frequent stops. The weather is warmer although a bit dreary and grey. We are a bit pissed since it looks like one of our lithium batteries died. Bummer. Despite efforts … Continue reading Pascagoula to Pensacola
We left the POW camp and made our way back to the coast to the birds of Biloxi and Ocean Springs and the most famous American artist that you have never heard of. As you will quickly find out the theme of this post is birds. The old port in Biloxi proved to be a … Continue reading Birds of Biloxi and Ocean Springs And the Most Famous American Artist You Have Never Heard of
Sometimes a place triggers our imagination and we have to go check it out. When we read about the remnants of a WWII German POW camp in the DeSoto National forest we had to go! We left Whitney Plantation with no specific plans for the night other than to boondock in the National Forest. We … Continue reading POW camp in the DeSoto National Forest