A Memory of Summer

I think that we are all exasperated with the magnificent weather in Calgary. Our delightful Halloween will be spectacularly costumed in snow. Are we ready to settle in for yet another long, cold, dark, winter? Maybe so, but I believe that we all deserve to have a last glimpse of fresh summer sunshine. Here is a gallery of…

Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden

Trip to Brazil: Part One Firstly, we traveled through Toronto and Sao Paulo to Rio de Janeiro, where we stayed near the famous Copa Cabana beach (but more on that later). Our first full day of Brazil was spent mainly in the Botanical Garden of Rio, which, although I wasn’t expecting it, turned out to…