First up . . . the peaches. There is SO much to like about this time of year. The sweet final days of summer. The excitement of back to school. The sense that the new school year is, in so many ways, a time for fresh-starts and new beginnings. And of course, it's PEACH season.... Continue Reading →
31. To The Lighthouse
A girlfriend posted on Facebook earlier today "If you had to explain in a single sentence what is the purpose of your life what would it be?" (thanks @ayamcmillan). During the course of the day, I managed to eek out enough time to read Shauna Niequest's book Present Over Perfect. And late this afternoon, we had a boat... Continue Reading →
30. Starting Fresh on a Monday Morning
A version of this quote appeared on my Instagram feed this morning. And I've been thinking about it ever since. The fact is, this quote appeared at precisely the time I've been starting to think about routines and schedules, and how the new school year is going to look for all of since, since it... Continue Reading →
29. An Early Saturday Morning to Myself
This is the first weekend in a while that we've been in the city. While I certainly miss waking up next to the water, before breakfast swims, and communal breakfasts, there is something to be said for summer Saturday mornings in the city. As is often the case on Saturdays, the Husband was up relatively... Continue Reading →
28. Not Every Day Is Going to Have a Big Spark of Joy . . . Sometimes Joy Comes Creeping In
Today didn't go as planned. I wanted to do stuff with the kids. But my attempt at quickly tidying up a few things ended up with me completely cleaning out the garage. The fact that I spent a good chunk of an absolutely gorgeous day sweeping dirt and grass seed off the floor of the... Continue Reading →
27. Planning for Disney Part II
So, we bit the bullet and booked our plane tickets for our next Disney trip. All of a sudden, all the reservations I had made "just in case" became realities, and over the past few days I started to get to work on the super fun task of planning the nitty-gritty details of our trip... Continue Reading →
26.When Food Is Love
"People who love food have something that will be precious to them all their lives" - Judith Jones We are a family that collectively loves food. From a young age, I could get both kids happily into their respective classrooms just by reminding them what they'd be having for lunch and/or dinner; the thought of... Continue Reading →
25. Savouring These Last Few Weeks of Summer with Simple Childhood Fun
I've said it before. And I'm not naive. I know that our family's not likely to have summers like this again. Summers where the older one is still willing to play on a slip n' slide for hours with the little one. Or where they set up forts, and play spy, and try to ambush each... Continue Reading →
24. A Beautiful Day From Start to Finish
There were beautiful moments sprinkled throughout my day today. And while most of these moments occurred with the kids (is there anything better than seeing the smiling faces on two little kids when you stop mid-bike ride for chocolate croissants at our favourite bakery?), I did also get to spend some time in the garden, where... Continue Reading →
23. Home Again
We awoke today to the Bay looking more like the ocean than anything else. It was absolutely gorgeous. The rainbow that hung around for quite some time, well, that was the cherry on the top of the proverbial sundae of a wonderful weekend. But, despite the gorgeousness that was today, the city was calling -... Continue Reading →
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