by Cara Thomson | Jan 27, 2018 | Blog, Stories
I love books. In my house growing up there was a massive metal desk in a corner of the basement. It was always cold and unwelcoming so instead of being a place of study, it became a graveyard of forgotten papers. One Saturday morning, I was close to 12 years-old then,...
by Cara Thomson | Aug 2, 2017 | Blog, Stories
The peaks of the mountains were lost in the heavy clouds. Evergreens faded away into the wet blanket above us as we pulled up to the famous Cameron Falls. No trip to Waterton is complete without making a stop at this historic waterfall, but, unbeknownst to me, this...
by Cara Thomson | Aug 1, 2017 | Blog, Stories
The last week has been oddly hot and the air has been still. If you are familiar with the southern tip of Alberta you will know how out of place that weather is. The people around me would comment about the crazy heat, especially my younger brother and sister, and...
by Cara Thomson | May 30, 2017 | Blog, Stories
I was eating an apple in the shade of an orange tree sitting on a beautiful tile bench in the garden of the royal palace or The Alcázar in Seville. I had just made my way out of the hedge maze and decided to enjoy the garden from a sitting position. So I chose a...
