Should We Stay or Should We Go - Our Travel Journal

 After a couple of failed attempts, thanks to a pair of determined snowstorms, we finally made it to Elora to celebrate our 38th anniversary. It’s only about an hour’s drive for us, but winter had other plans the first two times we tried. The delay just made the anticipation grow and served to make the evening feel even more special once we actually arrived. We started our evening with dinner at The Friendly Society , a quaint little restaurant tucked along the edge of the Grand River. The restaurant is on a lower level of  a historic limestone building near the Elora Mill. and is warm, cozy, and inviting - exactly what you want on a cold December night. The food was delicious and the atmosphere unhurried.  The whole experience set the perfect tone for the rest of the night. After dinner, we wandered through the village, taking in the glow of Christmas lights strung across the streets and shop windows. Elora has a charm that’s hard to describe - historic stone buildings,...

Photo by Mariya on Unsplash December is here! It's my favourite time of the year, but also the busiest. I have spent the greater part of the last week scattering Christmas decor over every inch of our home, compiling many lists, and spending way too much time on Amazon. Bring on all the chaos, busyness, and celebrations.  I couldn't be happier! I've been largely absent from this platform - not because I've had nothing to share, but because I've been busy life-ing and at the end of the day I've had no energy to organise my thoughts. Since my last post we took a 27-day trip which saw us flying to Paris, then onto Barcelona where we boarded a 24-day cruise that would take us back across the Atlantic and eventually ending in Miami.  (Yes, if you have followed this blog for a while, you'll know that we took a trans Atlantic last year and weren't eager to do another anytime soon.  Fortunately this crossing was a vastly different experience.  More on this trip ...