This is a small story about my introduction to The Rising Tide Society, an amazing community of creatives that I met in 2016. "A rising tide lifts all boats." The Rising Tide Society in April of 2016, a good friend and former co-worker of mine, Alex of Photos by...
If you read my last Travel Diaries post about our time in Germany, then you know that the next leg of our mom and daughters travel adventure was a tour called The Best of Switzerland. We had scheduled a bus from Nuremberg to Zürich to meet...
I was lucky enough to be able to go on a trip last fall with my sister and mom. The main part of our trip was a tour of Switzerland (which will be shared in upcoming posts), but we decided to go early and visit...
This week my town got an interesting pairing of weather. Snow, freezing rain, then more snow. This covered everything in a layer of ice which was frosted by a light dusting of powder snow. Although it was nothing compared to the ice storm and blizzards of 2013/14,...
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It's been a while since my last Word Art Wednesday post, but I'm ready to bring some pretty inspiration into 2016! I love this quote. The world would be such a beautiful and inspiring place if everything around us was created with love. It's too easy to...
Paul and I are so fortunate to live within walking distance of a wooded conservation area with gorgeous walking trails. Since we got our dog, Navi, we've come out to the trails on a regular basis. Navi loves the snow and it is very entertaining to watch her...
Freshly fallen snow, a woodsy trail, cozy sweaters and a perfect couple. Emma and Ben are such a sweet pair and are perfectly suited for each other. They have been friends since their first year of university almost 9 years ago, but their love story didn't blossom until around...
One of my fondest memories of Christmas is doing all of the prep work with my family. We'd put on our favourite Christmas playlists and dance and sing along while trimming the tree or baking Christmas cookies. This year has been a little bit different...
I was in the middle of writing up my last Simple Things post about Christmas decorating and reminiscing about the last 12 months living in our very first house. We were so excited and nervous to become homeowners. When Paul got the keys to our house...