Category: Outdoors
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Our spaghetti garden
Our little “spaghetti garden” has seasoned far more than pasta this summer. Fresh basil, parsley, chives, and dill have found their way into homemade meals enjoyed on our lakeside balcony. A celebration of homegrown herbs, slow living, and the simple pleasures of summer.
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Midsummer dreams
Midsummer has a way of making ordinary evenings feel enchanted. As the lake sparkles beneath lavender skies and the moon rises overhead, I find myself lingering a little longer—reading poetry, sharing strawberries on a picnic blanket, and soaking in the quiet magic of the season.
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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.
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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.
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Springtime Sabbatical
An unplanned sabbatical became an invitation to embrace slow living, spend more time in nature, and rediscover what matters most beyond work.
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A day of imagination at the Royal Botanical Gardens & Dundurn Castle
“There is always music amongst the trees in the garden, but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it.” Minnie Aumonier In my quest to escape the winter funk last month, I planned a play date with my girlfriends at the Royal Botanical Gardens and Dundurn Castle in Hamilton. The goal was to create…
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The sunrises in our backyard
“The whole sky had looked like gold, she said, and as for the clouds! Well, their beauty was beyond description. They floated in red and violet splendor over her head”. Hans Christian Andersen, The Little Mermaid When we were putting together our must-have list for our realtor, the most important feature was to have windows…
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Pancakes and a stormy walk
A winter storm had been forecasted for the weekend so aside from coffee in bed and blueberry pancakes for brunch, nothing beyond that had been planned for the day. We were watching a blurry backdrop as we feasted on our pancakes. Sharp lines of blues and browns were replaced by smudges of white. The trees…
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Eclipse Getaway at Ironwood Cabin
I am usually the planner in the relationship, but my husband deserves full credit for this glorious eclipse getaway we just returned from. I knew this event mattered to him because he told me about it last November. He excitedly informed me that a total solar eclipse would be visible on April 8th, 2024 in…
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Glamping at Whispering Springs Wilderness Retreat
One of my highlights this summer was planning a glamping retreat for my work team this past June. The theme was “summer camp”, and we landed on a 3 day retreat at Whispering Springs. Even though I no longer work as an event or wedding planner, it felt nice to dust off my planning skills,…
My Turquoise Bag 