More Campfire Stories from Northern Ontario

Shannon will be taking part in the : this week, Thurs/Friday. A great opportunity for women to learn ways to do business "virtually"! Look for Shannon's booth at the conference, & learn more or register for the event at: https://paro.ca/2013/events

HAPPY PUMPKIN DAY!! Here's our pumpkin harvest for this year, grown in our own small, backyard pumpkin patch. One of them already went into our Thanksgiving pumpkin pies! Did you grow some pumpkins, too?

Do you like ? How about ones set right here, in northern Ontario? As ' approaches, you may want to check out the spookiest tale from Shannon's collections of campfire stories! In " ," a modern-day boy and his parents look forward to kayaking on a quiet lake in the backcountry of Sleeping Giant Park . . . but more than just a beautiful boreal setting awaits them! In this story within a story, you may think you know who the spirit is, but ? Find this tale and more in , available in Thunder Bay at Chapters, Authentique, Gallery 33, and more, AND online at Amazon (follow Shop Now button at top of this page).

So, I took a few days off from social media over the Thanksgiving weekend (something I think we all need to do more often) to spend time with my family, and be... in nature when the weather permitted! It reminded me how lucky we are, how many things we have to be thankful for, living in Canada: good government, good health care, people who are generally caring and civil to one another, . . . and, the incredible natural beauty throughout our country! I'm especially thankful in our little corner of northwestern Ontario for so many inspiring nature spaces in which to relax, regenerate and de-stress!! This amazing hike is less than an hour from our door: the Finger Point Trail at Pigeon River Provincial Park. That leaf-covered mound in the distance of the 5th photo is the hill that we hiked up, for the views of Pigeon Bay and Little Pigeon Bay in the first & later photos. I hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving, and a chance to reflect on and enjoy all you are lucky to have in your lives. Stay safe & healthy, and be gentle to one another!! Shannon