Tag: Nature
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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.
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Springtime Sabbatical
“A spring breeze is blowingI’m bursting with laughterWishing for flowers” Matsuo Basho Losing my job at the beginning of Autumn felt fitting. As if on cue with the leaves falling outside, the ending of that job felt like a release. The winds of change were telling me that it was time for something new. Autumn…
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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 to have in our…
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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,…
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Flower Child
“We could never have loved the earth so well if we had had no childhood in it. If it were not the earth where the same flowers come up again every spring that we used to gather with our tiny fingers. What novelty is worth that sweet monotony where everything is known and loved because…
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Our Unofficial Engagement Shoot
When we were finally able to see, hug and squeeze our families after not seeing them for months, we did all of the things. We caught up on life, we BBQ’ed every day, we sat under the moon in the backyard, we shared thoughts, ideas and plans, and during all this, an unplanned “engagement shoot”…
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Bittersweet Farewell to October
The Fall season has been pretty extraordinary this year. So much so that I want to savour it in this blog post, especially since it’s been snowing and already below zero cold since Monday. Switching my leather jacket to a winter parka was a quick adjustment I wasn’t ready to make so suddenly. I was…
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Ehden
I think it’s common to feel a sense of pride when we talk about our country of origin or birthplace, especially when we no longer live there. Reminiscing about our hometown ties us to our identity and our culture, and explains a lot about who we are, no matter how detached we may be from…
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Balsam Lake
Last weekend some friends and I drove up to Baslam Lake Provincial Park to get away from the city craziness. The last time I went camping was pretty much two decades ago when I was in Girl Scouts (yeesh, I’m gettin’ old!). I was really looking forward to sleeping in tents, roasting some S’mores and sharing stories by the…
My Turquoise Bag 