Dear Blog, Today’s NaBloPoMo prompt is “What was your most precious possession when you were a kid?” That reminded me of something that – while not exactly qualifying as a precious possession to me then (although it is one now) – certainly captivated me as a kid and started a little obsession that is still …
Continue reading The Start of the Whole Dragonfly Thing for Me
As mentioned previously, Joanne and I were invited to partake in a 3 day/2 night ocean kayaking trip by Jude. This happened the first weekend in August and we had a blast! Other than us 3 (who knew each other through blogging and are now fast friends), there were 5 others on the trip – …
Continue reading Kayaking/Glamping with Blogging Friends – Part 2
Ugh. I continue to crawl back towards good health. I actually got outside yesterday (only 3rd time since I got home 11 days ago from Barbados) and was able to reach (and exceed) 10,000 steps for the first time since…uh, let’s see (checks journal)…FEBRUARY 22?! You know, getting ill every once in a while does …
Happy Mother’s Day everyone! Everyone mothers someone, amiright? And everyone has a mother. So it’s a great day for everybody – enjoy! This is my 3rd motherless mother’s day. I wrote about my first one here. Mom, if you’re reading, I miss you and hope you are in a better place. You’d be happy to …
Along with the summer, comes the bugs…the insects. (The bugs of summer are one reason I prefer Fall for a lot of outdoor activities.) Insects are so necessary for survival on our planet…I know, I know. We’d all soon be dead if there were no bugs. However, in the summer insects can also be big …
Married 3 weeks already….wedding flowers not all dead yet, amazingly so….honeymoon spirit still intact! Here are some of my favourite shots from the wedding day: The joy of the day for us was very evident! All of our honoured guests! A creative pose, suggested by our wonderful photographer, Jillian Bolender of Focused Photography: Here’s …
Lookee what I found on eBay!Swarovski dragonfly hairpins!!!!! Not sure how they will be er….implanted…in my wedding ‘do, but that will be for the marvelous Suzie at Essence Salon to figure out. I am pretty much hair-stupid…it takes all of my hair dressing skills just to scrape it offa my face and and anchor it …
Continue reading Wedding Planning Update and Random Assorted Ramblings…
Despite the continued snow dumping by Ma Nature this weekend, I did manage to get a fair bit of stuff done towards the nuptials. I met with Gillian, who kindly trudged through knee-deep snow with me so I could see the Ellis Chapel. Still as beautiful inside as I remembered it to be. And now …
