Far Away City.

Living in the Country, we go in to town

(the hamlet down the road) most days

and in to the City a few times a week.

It's far enough away to view from our

highway but close enough it takes just

moments from our hamlet. We've been

out here for almost 30 years and have

no plans to go back. Tiny hamlet living

and now quiet Country living are truly

no comparison to the noise of City life.

~ Chy

Lovely Design.

On our trek down the street where our

venue was located, we spotted this ....

.... a new counselling centre, in a new build,

a very lovely design, a welcome addition.

In the big City, there are so many needs and

yet wait lists are so long.  Having a new spot

for clients to explore their experiences is a

very welcome move in our field. Exciting!

Streetcar.

Right outside the Farmer's Market

is the vintage Streetcar that takes

passengers from the south side of

the river over to the north side. We

went a couple of years ago and it

was great fun, until the wind picked

up. Then it was just a bit scary! I

would go on again ~ maybe this year.

New Bridge.

We were in the big City on Saturday

and drove over the brand new bridge.

This bridge replaced the vintage

one that was about 100 years old.

It's quite the sight and hard to

with a phone camera ....

.... but I did a pretty good job. We

don't go in to the big City often ....

.... but when we do, I'm sure we'll

be taking a trip over the new bridge.

Stunning.

Hi everyone!

We live next door to an incredibly vibrant city, famous for our sports stars (think Gretzky!) and our intriguing and popular festivals, all year long! Both my dh and I grew up here but we chose to move to a small suburb just a few minutes away when our children were young, to access the best educational system in our province and provide our children with a safe, small town upbringing. We both feel very fortunate to have the best of both worlds ~ a city with everything you could ever need right next door to our quiet (but growing) hamlet. I love both options all the time.

Right now, both communities are blanketed in a soft layer of snow. But today, someone sent this amazing photo to me and I just had to share. Taken in the fall, it shows the river valley in the city. And one of our favorite places to stay ~ the "castle" in the forefront is the Fairmont Hotel McDonald. We've stayed a few times when we've been involved in things like the Folk Fest or other arts based activities that we needed to be closer too than home was. Always we are treated like royalty there and it's hard to leave after so much pampering. Now I have this stunning photo to cherish. I can't wait to have a break and stay at the castle again one day. So many good memories! A perfect spot in a great city!!

Do you have a favorite castle to stay in?

Or a favorite spot just to get away?