Usually, I tell you a story and take you with me. Let you see what I am seeing, taste what I am tasting and to smell what I am smelling. Fall is such an expressive season, I don't have to work hard to bring those sensations to you. This last weekend my sister and I... Continue Reading →
Dunhams Run Estate Winery, 35 Gorhams Bluff Rd, Kingston, NB E5N 1A8 When the first thing you see is oak barrels and rows of leafy grapevines, chances are your first impressions are good. Dunhams Run is described in the New Brunswick winery route brochure as a winery and meadery. I hadn't heard of mead since... Continue Reading →
I finally got to visit New Brunswick's, disputed highest waterfall. Falls Brook Falls, is 70 meters high. Having been to the other two contenders for highest, Walton-Glen-gorge-ous falls, and Third-vault-falls, I can attest this one is higher. My friends Laura Harris, at Explorenb.ca/blog/fall-brook-falls. Has written a post about her experiences there. I though I would... Continue Reading →
I know I am late publishing this year's countdown. I truly struggled with choosing between places where the landscape in front of me is jaw-dropping, and cultural locations where the line between lore and history is so faint it is indiscernible. I decided to compromise. This year is about centre locations and why you should... Continue Reading →
Yes, I was a jockey. I spent 20 years in the business, seven as an exercise rider, and I rode pro from the spring of 1993 to the fall of 2005. I don't write or speak much of my career. It was a lifestyle unlike most. To mark the highlights of my success: 387 wins,... Continue Reading →
