Ya Gotta Laugh About It

As the year comes to a close at midnight tonight, there is so much I am very thankful for. So much so, that I have no idea where to start.  ...

Seems I have everyone in the house looking for a great deal. Thanks for your help #OreoGang! TAKEN: NOVEMBER 26th, 2023 Several years ago, w...

Well, we unexpectedly bought another boat.  It will be our fourth motorized vessel in the twenty plus years we have owned Orillia Lake. It w...

The Oreo Gang making sure my husband is disconnecting the water intake properly. (Miya Maria on the rock, Katie Lulu on the step, and Annie ...

Can you believe this isn't even our trash at the end of our driveway? TAKEN: MONDAY AUGUST 7th, 2023 As we headed home the Monday of the...

We landed at the cottage Friday night to a couple of pleasant surprises. First one was that we weren’t carried down the hill by blackflies a...

As I’ve written before, it’s not always easy having two places to maintain a mere 15 minutes apart. I’m in no way complaining, rather just p...

When I look back at how dark I was when I started this journal, all I can say is  “you’ve come a long way baby!” That said, even when I am n...

If my memory serves me correctly, Family Day became a statutory holiday in Ontario in 2008, and I remember those first few years of chilly M...

Hoping to repeat this vibe during our week off over the 2022 holiday break. TAKEN: DECEMBER 28th, 2014 We loaded up the pups and trekked int...

When we took our road trip to the Outer Banks for Canadian Thanksgiving, during those couple of thousand miles in the car, we mutually decid...

What a great weekend to rebuild a deck.  (Pleased to report I didn't get yelled at, not even when I told him he was wrong!) TAKEN: OCTOB...

In fairness to Miya, this was a bad throw by me... I didn't want my lunch break served with a side order of soggy! TAKEN: AUGUST 24th, 2...

This past weekend produced some major heat warnings in Muskoka and the humidex rolled past a balmy 40C. With the UV rays off the chart, I ke...

 Most Significant Moment:  The arrival and living with COVID-19.  Everything from the toilet paper crisis (the centre pic was my rare cottag...

I worked to get my weekend cottage chores done yesterday so that today could be an official day of rest. Well, that idea tanked quicker this...

Once again, it's the little things in life that make me smile. TAKEN: JULY 11th, 2020 This past weekend, I decided to start going throug...

Today is the last day of my five day staycation that was spent at the cottage.  I absolutely love an evening bonfire! TAKEN: JULY 3rd, 2020 ...

This past weekend we had our very first 2020 visitors out to the cottage. Relax, they're a part of our inner circle of ten as it was my...

When I was a kid, my summer days were spent by the lake and my evenings spent playing cards or board games by propane powered lights with my...