On The Fence

This photo is one of my all time favourites. I took it about a year ago, when Dan and I spent the afternoon and early evening wandering around Toronto, shopping and enjoying the sites. I love the innocent hearts on the fence, in juxtaposition to the graffiti on the wall ... caught my eye and I have loved it ever since.

What else is new ...

Quick post before I get ready for work. Just some cute flowers I saw walking to the park the other day with Dan.

Gramma & Grampa

My wonderful Gramma & Grampa - on their 50th Wedding Anniversary, last July. We had a wonderful party with many friends and family. It was a night to be remembered.

Family

I see my Mom's side of the family all the time, usually once a month we all get together for a big, loud family dinner - and I love it. My Dad's side of the family on the other hand, I see very rarely. Some because they live in Alberta, some because we live busy lives, and some just because. It's complicated and heartbreaking at times ... but they are all my family and I do love them all so very much. Above is a photo of my Aunt Shelly, my Aunt Lorraine, Me, and my Mom - on a rare occasion a few years back. This weekend is another rare event - my Uncle Rob and his two boys, Nick & Karl, are coming to Ontario for the weekend and I will get to visit with them - I am pretty excited !!!

Heading Out

This photo was taken in the spring, on one of the first "warm" days we had. Dan is all geared up and is heading out for a short but surely satisfying paddle before heading to work for the day. Wouldn't it be great if we always had time to do something like this in the morning before work?

Empire Cookies.

One of my favourite Christmas Cookies. I stupidly choose them as the cookie I would bake for a Christmas Cookie Exchange 4(?) years ago. With the help of my amazing, wonderful Mom ... we baked and assembled nearly 200 finished cookies, which means 400 cookies in total. They are delicious, and well worth the hard work ... but my advice is to never, ever make that many.

I have no idea why I was inspired to share a photo related to Christmas today, but it was the photo that jumped out at me, and screamed "PICK ME" ... so enjoy.

Bright Lights

An old photo today ... It's from the Sound of Music Festival the first year I ever went, which was only a few years ago now. It was full of bright lights, loud music, lots of people, and oodles of fun.

Mom Visits !! YAY

Mom & Laurie came to visit for the weekend !! We had a fun party at Deb & Paul's last night ... it was a lot of fun, and great to get to visit with everyone !! : )

A shot of me taking photos on our hike to The Crack in Killarney earlier this week. Had a great day for hiking, a little rain on the way back down, but all in all wonderful. Dan obviously took this photo of me, which is handy because otherwise there might not be any.

Oh Joy !!

I realize I have been away camping all week, and should be sharing a photo of a beautiful scenic view or a macro image of a unique leaf/mushroom/flower/tree ... but I want to have time to select those photos, and I have been home for only long enough to shower and unpack.

Instead of that you get this ... The Joy of Cooking ... if you know me at all, you know I am by far one of the pickiest eaters in the world, and must be wondering why in the world I have this book ... well in my mind, this book is the STAPLE of any cook book collection. And while I do not eat the majority of what is inside, I certainly hope to be able to make a great deal of things for those who do, and those who I love. xo

My Meghan

My cousin Meghan was born when I was twelve, and I was over the moon to have another girl on my mom's side. I took to Meghan immediately and loved spending time with her, babysitting, and watching her grow up. Meghan just started grade ten this past week, and is definitely a young lady now. I love that we are still close and get to be involved in each others lifes fairly regularly. The above photo is about a year and a half ago, at Meghan's grade either confirmation for which I was her sponser. I have no doubt we'll be there for eachother's significant events for years to come. Love you Meg !! xo

A Nip In The Air

It's starting to feel a lot like fall around here. Socks and sweaters are now the norm one me. I switched to my fall purse yesterday (aka the greatest bag in the world), and have even made the move to my mary-jane birks instead of any sort of sandle-birk. I've started sleeping with the window closed, and all the blankets pulled up high. In the morning we open the windows, and I bury myself under a blanket while I eat breakfast and watch a little TV. It's taking a little getting used to, but I do love it.

Berry Nice

Just some berries in the woods. They look so vibrant compared to the dull, early fall colours. They popped, and caught my attention.

Growing Up ...

My cousin Ryan, who is now 9, this past spring dressed up nice for his First Communion. I still remember when he was born. And his Baptism (I am one of his 3 Godmothers). He's my little man, I adore him to no end, even though at times he can drive me a little bit crazy. He's overcome so much in his lifetime, and I knwo will go on to do so much more. He loves playing with my camera and often has some great ideas for where to take photos, like the photo above, his idea completely and boy did it turn out great : )

Addication ...

I think I have an addiction to flower photos ... they are often too pretty to resist, and I just can't help myself. This one was taken today on our walk down to & all around RibFest here in Burlington.

Fairy !

Who is that fairy in the woods ? Love, Me

Photo credit goes to H. Phillips, Miss you.

Last Splash of Summer

It is the last long weekend of the summer, with the temperature cooling down (for now), I hope everyone is able to get out and enjoy one last splash of summer. I will working all weekend, store, market, & festival ... which means the chances of me posting are slim at best.

So in lieu ... here are a few more great pool photos from the past two summers at my grandparents. The pool is gone now, but boy did we have fun while it was there !!

PS - I took the bottom three photos, but photo-cred for the top photo (of me jumping in) goes to my cousin Ryan who is now 9, but was 8 when he took the photo ... not bad eh ?

Lift.

This photo is from September 2007, and is from the first time I used my digital slr camera ... It shows my mom in her early days of powerlifting, in the barn at bills inbetween lifts. I love it.