One of our favourite things to do in Eastern Ontario is to go out for a drive on country roads to explore the many small, picturesque villages. In Mexico they have something called pueblos magicos or magic towns which are towns formally recognized for their beauty, history or legends. It's a lovely idea and Ontario, not just Eastern Ontario, is blessed with many such towns. I'm adopting this concept. Located between Kingston and Ottawa, and just over an hour drive from hom

People have happy places. Some people thrive in cities, others love the suburbs and still others cherish the country life. Each type of environment has a different vibration, or energy. Over the course of the pandemic, I realized that I didn't want to be an empty nester in the suburbs. The suburbs were a fantastic place to raise kids while they were in high school, and for that I'm immensely grateful, but it wasn't my happy place. I grew up in a small town on Lake Ontario, an