by pattihenderson | Oct 8, 2012 | Weekend Adventures
I hear this song in my head EVERY time I hop in my Jeep and head home to visit my folks. This past weekend I heard it every day as the Henderson clan (Jack, Bobbie and Ilene) partook in the annual Fall Colours Tour, visiting the picturesque and peaceful Manitoulin...
by pattihenderson | Sep 30, 2012 | Weekend Adventures
As most of my loyal blog readers know (and thanks by the way for being so loyal!!!), each week I typically try to make a strong connection between a photo taken during the week and a story. Sometimes the story comes first, sometimes it is the photo. Either way, one...
by pattihenderson | Sep 23, 2012 | Weekend Adventures
Yesterday marked my inaugural road trip on the back roads and highways of the stunning Muskoka’s for the 34th annual Muskoka Autumn Studio Tour. I was lucky to have great friends along for the ride as we visited a handful of the tour’s 20 Muskoka-area...
by pattihenderson | Sep 16, 2012 | Weekend Adventures
In a week where we are reminded to recall “where we were when…” I can still vividly remember the summer that I followed Terry Fox and his Marathon of Hope, my 12-year-old crush growing with each passing mile he ran. I also remember the equally...
by pattihenderson | Sep 9, 2012 | Weekend Adventures
The speed of change in the publishing industry seems to be accelerating with each passing year! I thought this snap taken yesterday at BookCamp Toronto 2012 on the architecturally diverse campus of Ryerson University perfectly captures the notion of speed, and also...
by pattihenderson | Aug 26, 2012 | Uncategorized, Weekend Adventures
Yesterday I had an adventure that I will look back on fondly for years! The day dawned sunny and warm. A refreshing breeze blew in off the lake. A perfect day for an adventure! But where? I contemplated taking fun midway shots at The Ex but since I’m not a fan...
by pattihenderson | Aug 19, 2012 | Uncategorized, Weekend Adventures
The title for today’s blog post could have been the well-worn and over-used “There is no ‘I’ in Team” but I thought this quote by H.E. Luccock describes best the inspiring brand of teamwork I had the pleasure to witness this weekend. The...
by pattihenderson | Aug 6, 2012 | Uncategorized, Weekend Adventures
I am sitting here in my Team Canada shirt, hoarse from cheering on our Canadian Women’s Soccer Team, and thinking about persistence. Not unlike the lone, persistent Jack Pine perched atop of this rugged Northern Ontario landscape, our team of valiant, persistent...
by pattihenderson | Jul 7, 2012 | Uncategorized
Today I was fortunate to watch some amazing Canadian athletes vie for a spot on our Summer Olympic Team competing in London in just a few weeks. Beach volleyball is perhaps one of my favourite sports as it requires a level of athleticism and fitness that is hard to...
by pattihenderson | Jul 1, 2012 | Uncategorized, Weekend Adventures
This past week I was the lucky recipient of an incredibly touching surprise. A good friend from home, Sarah McCann, contacted me to let me know her daughter Emma was working on a painting based on one of my recent photos from Peggy’s Cove. On Friday, in the...
Hi, I’m Patti, wonderer, wanderer and photographer. During the week I’m a marketer in the publishing industry and on weekends I take to the road to explore this beautiful planet we live on.