The beauty of film
Last year (ya, that’s right) I took out my twin-lens Mamiya, bought some xp2. I was itching to shoot some film and shortly after I purchased a couple of rolls we had a lovely snowfall so I brought my...
View ArticleSummer Solstice
We had a wonderful time celebrating the solstice at a dear friend’s place with some great families. The boys had a super awesome time and the adults got some good chat and chill time too. The landscape...
View ArticleCameras, gardening and automata fun
Just a few days ago, Xman made me a camera because he knew I am without at the moment. It sits on my art desk with pride. Love it. Xman has been super excited to do some ‘tinkering’ since I got some...
View ArticleNovember Carrots
Now that we have had a couple of frosty nights I decided a take a peek at the carrots and pick a few to taste. The boys were super excited to pick them and I could barely get them to hold still for...
View ArticleA busy and fun New Year’s Day!
As I previously posted, yesterday was the first snowfall of the season and we were all very excited as the big flakes floated down and muffled the city sounds. So beautiful indeed! After lunch, the...
View ArticleA busy but good day
Yesterday was a darn cold day. We didn’t go out for the trail walk as planned due to the road conditions outside of the city. We did, however, go to Chapters so that the boys could use some of their...
View ArticleBrigid
Today we celebrate Brigid, the goddess of water and fire. It is now about halfway between winter and spring and as the sun is in our skies longer we start to notice the days are longer. As part of our...
View ArticleA little Mad Science and the joy of cleaning (when someone else does it)
Yesterday the boys were invited to a Mad Science birthday party. It was awesome! They had a great time learning about dry ice and carbon dioxide in different forms. They also got to make their own...
View ArticleHand made hand cream
Say that five times fast! I’ve been wanting to make hand cream for months and even had all of the ingredients. I just needed to do it. When I finally ran out of store-bought cream and the skin on my...
View ArticleOur week in review | July 4
Stephen was waiting for his new Merrill running shoes. He got a hole in the sole early on and Merrill helped him into a new pair – awesome customer service! He was like a child waiting for Christmas...
View ArticleHello! It’s been too long!
Yes, I see the last time I posted over here was in July. My goodness! Truth is that I hate editing photos and I would rather being doing other things. But, one of the main reason I have this blog is...
View ArticleHappy New Year!
We had a wonderful day yesterday, a lovely Solstice and Christmas as well. A dear friend of mine bought us this beeswax cancel for Solstice. Every year we say what we are thankful for and look back on...
View ArticleThe winter brings snow play, baking and other making
The new year has brought bread making with sprouted flour (a real hit in our home!), a gingerbread house completely made from scratch being finally finished *yay! and yum!*, and finishing up of the...
View ArticleWintery things
This winter has been rather mild for us here in Nova Scotia and although I am not complaining it does worry me. This is not regular winter weather for Canada. But yes, it has been cold enough to still...
View ArticleSolstice Strawberry Moon!
We got together with some friends on Sunday for a Father’s Day/Solstice Strawberry Moon celebration. We had a great fire and great company. The boys played soccer with the dads and the girls sat and...
View ArticleBeing with friends
Our oldest was beyond excited at the idea of turning twelve. He doesn’t want for much when it comes down to it and was so excited to get a new Pokémon Special Edition Pikachu card set. Even though he...
View ArticleSpeed Cube
We just recently celebrated yet another birthday – our boys are only 11 days apart as far as birthdates go! This time we celebrated a 10 year old! Yay! Double digits! We woke early to celebrate Xman...
View ArticleSelf-led learning and making molecules
Self-led learning. More fun and more facts that stick to the noggin. Even though our homeschool year hasn’t officially begun (we are in Canada where ‘school’ doesn’t start until next month) learning is...
View ArticleHand made hand cream
Say that five times fast! I’ve been wanting to make hand cream for months and even had all of the ingredients. I just needed to do it. When I finally ran out of store-bought cream and the skin on my...
View ArticleOur week in review | July 4
Stephen was waiting for his new Merrill running shoes. He got a hole in the sole early on and Merrill helped him into a new pair – awesome customer service! He was like a child waiting for Christmas...
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