Tag Archives: Canada

More Seafood from Club 21

Posted on November 1, 2014 by stenoodie

After our first awesome seafood feast, we returned again for another yummy meal at Club 21. This time, our server wasn’t as professional and friendly as last time’s which put a little bit of a damper to the mood of … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged @NiagaraCasinos, Alaskan king crab, Canada, clam chowder, Club 21, crab cakes, Fallsview Casino, Fallsview Casino Resort, food blog, foodie, lobster thermidor, Niagara Falls, Ontario, oyster, restaurant review, scallops, seafood, steak, Western | 1 Comment

Organizing my Own Shoreline Cleanup at Bluffer’s Park

Posted on October 26, 2014 by stenoodie

One of the things I absolutely LOVE doing is cleanups. There’s just something almost ‘thrilling’ in the challenge of the ‘treasure’-hunting process — treat every piece of trash that you can spot out in the natural environment of greenery as … Continue reading →

Posted in Learning, Philanthropy | Tagged @cleanshoreline, autumn, Bluffer's Park, Canada, cleanup, earth, fall, friends, fun, garbage, Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, make a difference, nature, pickp, recycling, Scarborough, shoreline, stenoodie cleanups, Toronto | 3 Comments

Salmon Watching in Port Hope, Ontario

Posted on September 21, 2014 by stenoodie

I love new experiences and today was definitely a new experience. A group of us went salmon watching in Port Hope in Ontario. It’s about an hour drive east from Markham and I’m glad that we headed out the door … Continue reading →

Posted in New Experiences | Tagged Canada, Cavan St., dam, effort, fish ladder, fishway, Ganaraska River, hard work, journey, lay eggs, life, migrating, migration, ocean, Ontario, perseverance, pictures of salmon watching fish ladder, Port Hope, salmon fish ladder, Salmon watching, salmon watching in Ontario, Salmon watching in Port Perry, sense of direction, stream, struggles, water | 17 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Textures

Posted on August 11, 2014 by stenoodie

This picture is one that I took recently at Wasaga Beach. It was my first time there and I definitely had to stick my feet in the water to see what it was like. It was neat to see that … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged beach, Canada, clear water, Ontario, postaday, sand, summer, texture, Wasaga Beach, water, waves, weekly photo challenge | Leave a comment

Sushi & Oyster Bar at Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort

Posted on June 30, 2014 by stenoodie

After watching the Stomp! show at the Avalon Theatre at Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort (which was amazing by the way), we headed for an early dinner at the Sushi & Oyster Bar that was located directly inside the casino. This meant that … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged @NiagaraCasinos, Canada, eel and avocado roll, Fallsview, food blog, foodie, maki roll, Niagara, nigiri sushi, restaurant review, salmon roe sushi, sashimi, spicy salmon roll, Stomp!, sushi, Sushi & Oyster Bar, Toronto | 5 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: On Top

Posted on April 18, 2014 by stenoodie

On Top of the world’s 6th tallest free-standing structure, the CN Tower! This was after my friend Rachel and I walked around the edge of the CN Tower for EdgeWalk (walking 356m or 1,168ft above ground)!

Posted in Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Canada, CN Tower, fly high, high, on top, postaday, Toronto, weekly photo challenge | 18 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Perspective

Posted on March 7, 2014 by stenoodie

In this week’s Weekly Photo Challenge, see if you can guess what this is! What could it be? It was taken in the summer of 2010 when I was travelling in Canada. : ) Post your guess in the comment … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Canada, guessing game, perspective, postaday, weekly photo challenge | 10 Comments

My friend has Lyme Disease

Posted on March 3, 2014 by stenoodie

This is not a food post, but one that is more important to read about than food. My friend Anna has been suffering from Lyme Disease for a couple of years now. She first contracted the disease in 2008 from an … Continue reading →

Posted in Philanthropy | Tagged Anna, Canada, cures, expensive, Health, health care, hope, infected tick bite, Lyme controversy, Lyme Disease, treatments, what it means to be human | 19 Comments

Skiing at Blue Mountain!

Posted on January 19, 2014 by stenoodie

The very first time I squeezed my little feet into snug ski boots and attempted to glide my way down a barely-there hill on a pair of skis, I was in grade five. I chose to spend several weeks in … Continue reading →