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  • A watercolour wedding

    A watercolour wedding

    A June wedding at the Royal Botanical Gardens inspired a season of colour, beauty, and wander. A collection of photographs and reflections from a day that felt like a watercolour painting come to life.

    Nahya

    June 14, 2026
    Flowers & Garden, Outdoors, Reflections, Summer
    Florals, flowers, Friendship, Garden Wedding, June, Love, Nature, Royal Botanical Gardens, Seasonal Refelctions, Slow Living, Summer, Summer Wanderings, Summer Weddings, The art of noticing, Watercolour, Weddings
  • How we remember the people who are no longer here

    How we remember the people who are no longer here

    A reflection on grief, beauty, and the ways our loved ones continue to find us – in pink petals, yellow butterflies, moonlit skies, and the quiet moments that remind us how precious it is to be here.

    Nahya

    June 7, 2026
    Life, Reflections, Spring
    Gratitude, Grief, Grief and Healing, Healing, Life, Living with Intention, Love, Nature, Nature Lover, Nature Photograohy, Seasonal Reflections, Slow Living, Spring, Sunrise, The art of noticing, writing
  • Afternoon Tea and friendship bouquets

    Afternoon Tea and friendship bouquets

    An elegant afternoon tea with dear friends, complete with vintage teacups, homemade treats, and a joyful bouquet-making craft. A celebration of friendship, creativity, and the simple beauty of gathering together.

    Nahya

    March 8, 2026
    Creativity, Floral, Hosting, Recipes
    Afternoon Tea, Antiques, Female Friendship, Floral Design, Flower Arranging, Friendship, Garden Flowers, Hosting at Home, Hosting Ideas, International Women’s Day, IWD, Party Ideas, Simple pleasures, Spring Gathering, Tea and Flowers, Tea Party
  • The art of noticing Winter’s quiet power

    The art of noticing Winter’s quiet power

    A cozy winter reflection on slow living by the lake, embracing both the stillness indoors and the quiet beauty of the frozen outdoors.

    Nahya

    February 24, 2026
    Lake Life, Outdoors, Reflections, Winter
    Cozy Winter, Lakeside Living, Nature, Nature Photography, Seasonal Living, Seasonal Reflection, Slow Living, Snow, The art of noticing, Travel, weather, Winter, Winter in Canada, Winter Magic, Winter Photography, Winter Reflections, Winter Walk
  • How I transformed an antique shop find into art

    How I transformed an antique shop find into art

    A $10 vintage trivet with a dancing ballerina caught my eye in an antique shop and I couldn’t stop imagining it as a framed painting. With a golden frame and a little creative vision, this humble kitchen trinket became something entirely new, and a quiet reminder that transformation is always possible.

    Nahya

    February 12, 2026
    Creativity, DIY
    Antique shop finds, Book Nook, Cottagecore decor, Creative DIY, DIY wall art, Romantic home, Slow Living, Thrifted home decor, Upcycled decor, Vintage home decor
  • A vintage Christmas in our new home

    A vintage Christmas in our new home

    For as long as I can remember, decorating has been a creative expression that puts me in a happy flow. As each season transitions into the other, I feel naturally compelled to make subtle adjustments at home – I swap flowers, books, textiles, art and candles to match the outside natural world and tell it,…

    Nahya

    December 16, 2025
    Creativity, Home Decor
    Antique Decor, Christmas, Christmas at Home, Christmas Decor, Cozy Home, Decorating with Meaning, Holiday Aesthetic, Holidays, Home, Home Decor, Hygge, Nordic Style, Scandinave, Scandinavian Decor, Seasonal Living, Thrifting, Vintage Christmas, Vintage Decor
  • Fall in love with stillness

    Fall in love with stillness

    November’s quiet hush invites us to slow down and notice the small things that carry magic. This post is a love letter to stillness and the grounding beauty found in everyday life.

    Nahya

    November 26, 2025
    Fall, Reflections
    Autumn, Fall, Fall in Canada, Finding Joy in Small Moments, Forest Walks, Grief and Healing, Journaling, Life, mindfulness, Nature, Nature Walks, November, Seasonal Reflection, Self CAre, Simple pleasures, Slow Living, Stillness, The art of noticing, writing
  • A Victorian weekend: Bed & Breakfast and Antique Shopping

    A Victorian weekend: Bed & Breakfast and Antique Shopping

    A cozy November getaway at a Victorian Bed & Breakfast in Port Elgin, and getting lost in thought at an antique shop.

    Nahya

    November 20, 2025
    Canada, Fall, Reflections, Travel
    Antique Shopping, Antiques, Art, Autumn, B&B Stay, Bed and Breakfast, Fall Travel, Food, Lake Huron, November, Ontario Travel, Port Elgin, Road Trip Ideas, Sauble Beach, Saugeen Beach, Slow Living, Southwestern Ontario, Travel, Weekend Getaway
  • Scheduling slow time when you’re the busiest

    Scheduling slow time when you’re the busiest

    “The best time to relax is when you don’t have time for it”.   Sydney J. Harris September has been the busiest I have ever been, in the most beautiful of ways. This month began on the beaches of Southern France, and will end in the mountains of Alberta. In between, I’ve planned and hosted…

    Nahya

    September 28, 2025
    Fall, Life, Reflections
    Autumn, Birthday season, Fall, Gratitude Journal, Journaling, Life, Life Reflections, mental-health, mindfulness, Reflections, September, Slow Life, Slow Lifestyle, Sundays, The art of noticing
  • Celebrating 40 on the Côte d’Azur

    Celebrating 40 on the Côte d’Azur

    They say that the French Riviera has an average of 300 days of sunshine in a year. Upon learning this, I felt like I had been misplaced my whole life, and that the Côte d’Azur was in fact the pin on the world map I was meant to reside in. After all, this is the…

    Nahya

    September 16, 2025
    Europe, Travel
    40th Birthday, Èze, Beach Holiday, Côte D’Azur, Dream Vacation, Forty in France, france, French, French Riviera, La France, Medieval, mediterranean, Mediterranean Sea, Menton, Milestone Birthday, Monaco, Nice, Passport, South of France
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