Thoughts From a "Lost Canadian" About Riding Mountain National Park

Yesterday I wrote about Qausuittuq National Park, which is a park you may not ever visit unless you are highly experienced, fully self-reliant, and prepared for extreme hazards, unpredictable river crossings, and polar bear encounters as it is in the very far North of Nunavut, but today I'm writing about a National Park your entire family is able to enjoy together and where they will make incredible memories for sure - Riding Mountain National Park!

An Important Word of Caution

If you are blessed to be a mom and grandma, take a moment to think about something which is so vitally important. Do you focus on making sure your own children and grandchildren know they are truly valued and loved by you, or do you let others be the ones who receive your love, attention, hugs, spoken words of affirmation, etc? Now, I am not saying people who are not your children or grandchildren should not receive your love, but if they do and your own children or grandchildren do not, then you need to stop and think about what you are doing.

Tomorrow - June 21st is National Indigenous People's Day in Canada!

When it comes to celebrating, this "Lost Canadian" is very happy to learn Canada values the truth and the First Peoples. As I've written before, Canada knows the truth and teaching it as it is makes us stronger while lies about difficult times in the past only make us weaker. Canada teaches Canadian children the truth about the things which happened in the past with First Nations Peoples. Canada is working to right wrongs. And Canada has several holidays which honor First Nations Peoples including National Indigenous Peoples Day, which today I am very happy to let you know about this great day.

Tomorrow is Selfie Day, So . . .

Tomorrow is Selfie Day and while I used to be against getting photos of myself, I believe it is important to leave a positive record of yourself, so maybe selfies are not so bad.

Certainly taking selfies with the ones you love can be a great way to make a record of family, times together, and wonderful memories - and they can make great photos to put in a necklace, too! This photo is of myself and my wonderful husband - we met on an active volcano 46 years ago. On our 50th anniversary we want to go skydiving - now that will be a selfie to take for sure!

Thoughts From a "Lost Canadian" About Qausuittuq National Park

I'm very happy to let you know about Qausuittuq National Park which is a place very few people actually are able to visit, but is an incredible place to learn about for sure! Because Qausuittuq National Park is so far North, you need to be highly experienced, fully self-reliant, and prepared for extreme hazards, unpredictable river crossings, and polar bear encounters to be able to visit this National Park. So, as I wrote, few actually visit, but it is still an amazing place to learn about.

Adventures with Candy!

    

I have three books in my Candy the Kitten . . . And Me! series of books and wanted you to know of one more option for getting all three stories - a three in one book -Adventures with Candy!  In this book you will find A Family of Her Own for Candy, Candy's Favorite Place, and  What Makes Candy Purr? - all three stories about Candy the kitten, which are sure to be loved stories if you have a child in your family who loves cats!

Choices and Celebrating

In a month and a half David Lee Freeman Sr and I will celebrate 45 years of marriage! I'm so thankful for each day of the past 45 years and look forward to many, many more days and years together!

Some of you may not know it, but Dave and I were married on my grandpa and grandma Fullmer's 55th anniversary . . . yes, they were married on August 7, 1926! Talk about a heritage of faithfulness and an example to follow! I look forward to celebrating our 55th anniversary - ten years to go!

Who do you love?

Who do you love? Your spouse, your children, your grandchildren, your extended family, friends? Who do you love? Do you take time to intentionally let the ones you love, know they are dearly loved? There is so much hate and division in our world, now more than ever, it is essential for us to be intentional about reminding the ones we love, how dearly they are loved.

Thoughts From a "Lost Canadian" About Prime Minister Carney

I have been writing about the amazing National Parks in Canada for the past few weeks - and have more of these beautiful places to write about over the coming weeks, but today I want to write a little about Canada's Prime Minister, Mark Carney. The past few days the G7 has been in the news and the difference between the USA's president and Canada's Prime Minister could not be more clear.

While the USA's massively corrupt, extremely unwell president seemed out of touch, unsure of even where he was, and mumbled quite a bit, Canada's Prime Minister clearly was in France to secure crucial security, industrial, and trade agreements which will make life better for Canadians. I found this excellent outline of all Prime Minister Carney accomplished online and am happy to share it with you today -

What Makes Candy Purr?

For the past few days I've been letting you know about the books in my Candy the Kitten . . . and Me! books - today I want to let you know about one the children you love are sure to enjoy - What Makes Candy Purr? In this fun story children will get to learn about the things which make Candy, a sweet little calico kitten, purr. And, not only will they discover the things which make Candy purr, but they will be surprised to learn about animals which are not cats, but still are able to purr . . . such as bears! Did you know bears purr? In What Makes Candy Purr? the children you love will enjoy discovering not only about the things which make Candy purr, but will be surprised to learn about other animals which purr, too! 

Honey, Maple, Oat Artisan Bread

 

From time to time I enjoy making artisan bread - but not typically in the Summer. However; yesterday we never even made it to 70 degrees, and we may not make it there today as well, so maybe today is a day to make bread! I have a tasty recipe which I want to share with you today - in case where you live it is not too hot to bake bread. Before I get to the recipe I want to say this bread just takes minutes to mix by hand, you let it rise for a few hours, then pop it into the oven for about 40 minutes - this is all there is to it!

Once Again, Please Stand Up & Speak Up - Especially if You are a Mom/Grandma

While I believe it is essential for us to have hope, there are many days when I feel like hope is far away with all the corruption and lack of justice going on in this country. I do believe it is essential for us to all stand up and speak up because if we do not, then we are being complicit with the evil happening here in the USA. 

While we all likely were able to breathe a short breath of relief when the massively corrupt war criminal who currently occupies the white house didn't carry though on his war crime threats for the, "whole civilization to die, never to be brought back again." and the war does look like it may be over - none of us know what will happen next and only time will tell if this is a true end to the violence and war in Iran.

Thoughts From a "Lost Canadian" About Pukaskwa National Park

Two days about I wrote about Point Pelee National Park in Ontario - Canada's first National Park established for conservation and its southernmost National Park as well. Today I am very happy to let you know about another incredibly beautiful place in Ontario - Pukaskwa National Park, which is described as, "remarkably rugged"!

Candy's Favorite Place!

With Summer upon us it seems like the perfect day to let you know about another of my new books in my Candy the Kitten . . . and Me! series of books - which would make a great gift for a child you love - this time, Candy's Favorite Place!

In Candy's Favorite Place, children will get to learn where Candy, a sweet little calico kitten, loves to spend time. She really likes to be a cat in a box and a cat on her princess pillows, but there is one place where she really loves to be and children will enjoy discovering Candy's Favorite Place!