Tag: Slow Living
-
Homemade pesto
After weeks of tending our little spaghetti garden, our homegrown basil finally became homemade pesto. A simple celebration of summer, fresh herbs, and the joy of turning something you’ve grown into something you can share around the table.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
Springtime Sabbatical
An unplanned sabbatical became an invitation to embrace slow living, spend more time in nature, and rediscover what matters most beyond work.
My Turquoise Bag 