Cottage season can be as ritualistic as the more traditional holiday times of the year, like Christmas . . . at least for me, anyway. There are certain things that get done every day - like putting the Canadian flag up in the morning and then putting it to "bed" each night, a polar bear... Continue Reading →
8. Today’s Photo of the Day
Since the day my son was born, I have taken (at least) one photo a day of one or both of the kids. Over the past almost eight years, I've amassed a LOT of photos. And I've had a LOT of grand plans as to what I'm going to do with all these photos. Over... Continue Reading →
7. Cottage Workouts
I could tell you that it's seeing Jillian Michaels stare at me from the front of the current issue of Shape magazine that's sitting on the coffee table in the living room of the cottage that has propelled me out the door each morning, yoga mat and kettle bell in hand, to squeeze in a... Continue Reading →
6. Perfect Endings to Perfect Days
Today was one of those absolutely perfect summer days. It started with a swim and ended with a swim and there was a whole lotta fun sandwiched between those two swims. To be fair, the day wasn't all sunshine and rainbows ... There was a power outage, the well water system we use up here... Continue Reading →
5. When you want to freeze a moment in time
A few months ago, the little one requested matching bathing suits. It wasn't even a question as to whether or not I'd say yes . . . the only question was how fast could I get them shipped. I've had them tucked away for a few months now, but as we were getting ready to... Continue Reading →
4. Reading On the Dock
There's so much about this photo that I love. The first is that I had five minutes to get out a book and read for a few minutes while the kids and the Husband were swimming to a big exposed shoal just down from our swimming dock that they have whimsically christened "Goose Poop Island". The... Continue Reading →
1. When the Past Becomes the Present
My most treasured childhood memories are from the summers my family spent at a family owned resort on Lake of Bays. While the property seemed vast to me at the time - it did boast a field (where we played family games of baseball after dinner each night), a tennis court, a small beach, a... Continue Reading →
The Next 100 Days!?!
You know what I loved? I LOVED my #100daysoflookingtothesky project. I REALLY loved it. But, like I said the other day, that project has run its course. I'll never look at the sky the same way again, and I'll still reach for my phone every time I see something beautiful up above, but it's time... Continue Reading →
Finding A Rhythm for Life
I read a post the other day about finding a rhythm for the summer and it struck a chord with me. Wouldn't life be so much easier if we focused on finding a rhythm as opposed to using brute force to cram everything into our lives?? Let me elaborate . . . Lately it feels to... Continue Reading →
The End of My #the100dayproject
As I went to sleep last night, I was excited. I brought the kids to the cottage with me, and I could not wait to take the last of my 100 photos of the sky up north. I was hoping for a gorgeous sunrise photo - the kind that I seem only to be able... Continue Reading →
