I bet many of you have wonderful plans for today. Woohoo! Seems like a good day for a visit with friends, something delightful thrown on the grill, a nice fruit salad, a fun dessert – tunes playing in the background and a lot of smiles. With that being said…
Continue reading “Happy 4th of July!”
Today is a big day for several reasons – but it’s also a day to be grateful/blessed for growing up in a loving environment. I don’t take that for granted, I am thankful every single day. This is my family on our sailboat many (many, many) years ago. I vividly remember the curtains my mom made for the boat, they were a very cool purple/gold/off white stripe. I ran across this photo of a photo and LOVE IT!
Continue reading “Fiddle Faddle, Georgian Bay & Special Wishes”
I took a quick trip home to Michigan to see my family a few weeks ago. It was unexpected and sorely needed. I guess sometimes the best trips are the unplanned ones that you book the ticket a week in advance while you have company during a big wedding (nephew). No time to think about packing until the day before…
Continue reading “Bright and Happy Flowers!”
Glorious! The arrival of fall like weather is nothing short of glorious to me. I am so excited for hot and humid weather to be on its way out! I am looking so forward to fresh air, cool breezes, open windows, flannel and polar fleece.
There, I said it. Ha… I am in my happy place when I can be *me* – born and raised in Michigan, here are a few of my fall memories…
Continue reading “Fall is my “happy place”!”
Continue reading “Favorites: The Island House – Like a home away from home…”
Wooden Valve Pourhouse & Lounge – Excellent tacos!
Christmas Eve!This is a photo I took years ago at my parents house. My Dad makes a cool tree that sits by the river. The sky this particular night looked magical to me, so I had to get out and snap a photo. It’s one of my favorites that I like to use in December. Continue reading “Happy Christmas Eve!”
I snapped a photo in my Dad’s studio, a very cool space where paintings are painted and flies are tied (fishing flies, not house flies, hehe). Bobbers are so cool. I loved them as a kid, while fishing with my Dad, using my purple plastic worm… I loved that worm, because I could bait my own hook. Never caught a fish with it, but that was OK.
