This weekend has so far been perfect gardening weather, and today Chris and I took care of some major chores, not the least of which was replacing the back door to the garage (yay Chris!). This project involved recycling the original front door from the house and lots of trimming and fitting, and more trimming…
Category: Photolicious
Valentine lovin’ at the cottage
We’re at the cottage this weekend, taking advantage of the new Family Day holiday Monday to enjoy the calm, relaxing settings on a thawing Gull River. It is super sunny this weekend so after I change out of my jammies I just might have to go for a walk. Zeus and I were already out…
Seattle: top picks
Favourites: Pike Place Market: started in 1907, it’s considered one of the oldest, continuous running farmer’s markets in North America. It’s about 9 acres and I know we only managed to scratch the surface. It was only a hop skip and a jump (uphill) from our hotel on the waterfront, so we went back often,…
Welcome to beautiful Cannon Beach!
Actually it was driving rain like you wouldn’t believe, but we had to make a choice for our drive from Portland to Seattle. Go the interior route and try to stop in and have a visit with Mount St. Helens, or go the coastal route and see what we can see. It was New Year’s…
Portland: top picks
I’m working my way through about 6Gs of photos from our trip to Portland and Seattle. Looking at them helps me forget about the travel woes and think back on what I really loved about both cities. Favourites: McMenamin’s Kennedy School: a historic, converted elementary school that opened in 1915 and held classes until 1975….
Wish I may, wish I might
Got my new 6-point star-effect filter in the mail today (from Hong Kong! I ordered it on eBay on December 15… ironically I’m still waiting for a package of photos which are part of a Christmas present that I ordered on December 12, from a 20 minute drive away. Screw you Canada Post). I was…
There’s no denying it, winter is here
This past weekend I entered another time zone: winter. With SNOW. Lots of it. It never ceases to amaze me when I drive to the farm in the winter. Toronto and Stratford area are like two different countries at this time of year. As of Friday evening there was nothing but bare ground in Toronto…
Best bridal photo evar
So my friends Michelle and Adam, who got married this weekend, opted to forgo the services of a professional photographer for their wedding and asked friends instead to take specific shots, as well as started a pool on Flickr to gather together everyone’s photos in one place, for people to see. This has its pros…
Hams for Thanksgiving
This was the first time the family was together at the new cottage in Coboconk (I know, I know its hilarious! People who live there call it “Coby”). The kids, Chris’s niece and nephew, were really into hamming it for the camera. Mr. B is about 2 and a half, and he’s one of the…