Iceland, Soon

An old, turf hut.

Because I was feeling blah (damn you, hormones!), I thought I’d watch some videos of Iceland to cheer myself up. Our trip there is only a month and a half away now. Yay! I installed a countdown app on my tablet last night. I don’t know why I didn’t do it sooner. Having the app…… Continue reading Iceland, Soon

The 2013 Annual Tundra Swan Trip

This past Saturday, we went for our annual trip to Aylmer to check out the migrating tundra swans that were re-fuelling (read: eat a lot of corn courtesy of the local conservation authority) before continuing their journey to their summer vacation spots up at the Arctic tundras. The weather wasn’t great that day. It was…… Continue reading The 2013 Annual Tundra Swan Trip

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Lovely Saturday

It's too cold for diving and swimming anyway.

This past Saturday we decided against going on a thrifting round, which is what we usually do on a Saturday. When my husband asked what I felt like doing that day, I said, “Going to Goderich and get two dozen butter tarts!” and to which he said, “That’s what I’m thinking, too!” We are so…… Continue reading Lovely Saturday

Picture This

Sit still for Aunt Firda, please pretty please, with cherry on top?

A brand new niece came into the world almost a month ago, and as always, Aunt Firda, the long-suffering family photographer, was summoned to capture the craziness for posterity. You know what kids can’t do? Sit still. You know what poor Aunt Firda doesn’t have? A super fast lens. Like, f/0.7 fast. If photography is…… Continue reading Picture This