Category: Life

This past Sunday we went for a walk downtown while waiting for the rolls of film we dropped off at the photo lab to get developed. I noticed that most restaurants are closed on Sundays. I also noticed that there are so many things to photograph in downtown Stratford, yet I keep stalling from doing…… Continue reading On Being Sentimental

One of the challenges on the Amazing Race tonight took me on a trip down the memory lane. When I was 4 or 5 years old, we used to live in a house with no electricity for a couple of years. My parents must have decided to move there because the rent was cheap and…… Continue reading Memory Lane

So, how many trick-or-treaters came knocking on your door yesterday? We got 18! Might sound like a sad number but it’s actually 18 more than we’re used to. As some of you know, up to July this year, we lived in a Waterloo apartment with shady neighbours. Well, not all of them were shady but…… Continue reading (Not) Hallowe’en (Anymore)

We had our first flurries yesterday. I had been feeling down in the dump with an early case of seasonal affective disorder (SAD) and the sight of snow was just what I needed to perk myself up a little. I’d been having trouble getting myself out of bed but not this morning. I was so…… Continue reading The First Snow in Stratford

I’ve been thinking about my photography a lot lately. I do want to make it a career but I just don’t know if I have what it takes to be a professional photographer. I know I’m a good photographer, as in I have the eye. What I’m lacking is the people skill. I’m not very…… Continue reading Today’s Contemplation

I’ve been wanting to update for a week or so but procrastination always gets the better of me. But look on the bright side. Those unlucky enough to not have been to our house can see a picture that was taken inside our house! Yes, it’s the one up there! You can see one of…… Continue reading Happy Second Day of Autumn!

I know it hasn’t been a month since my last blog post and no one has told me to update yet BUT I just found my dream backyard (!!!) and it looks like this. WANT! Of course, there’d be compromises to be made. I’m sure Troy would want to keep the grass in the backyard…… Continue reading My Dream Backyard

My two major plans for the house interior have been pretty much thwarted. Furnishing the house with Danish Modern furniture? No go. Every time we came across a piece of Danish Modern furniture, Troy would say either it’s too big or plain ugly. Painting the door and window wood trims white? No go again. But…… Continue reading Home is…

I wish I could say that those flowers are from our garden, but sadly, they aren’t. We’ve done a lot of weeding on our front and back yards and Troy has mowed the yards a couple of times but that’s about all the work we’ve done to our garden. Partly because the gardening season is…… Continue reading Home in the Making

It’s been years since the last time I got any comment demanding me to update, and I got one today which made me feel all warm and fuzzy, so I just have to update. This one’s for you, Tia! 🙂 So, we’re taking possession of the house on Monday, which is only four days away.…… Continue reading It’s Getting Closer!