Ya Gotta Laugh About It

As I shared here last summer, never, have I ever, rushed to replace a pup out of sheer emotion. And though I know you can’t ever replace a d...

My wee Miya Maria and me... Musing beneath the trees. TAKEN: December 29th, 2022 Well, it appears I have once again survived 'Blue Monda...

I got a call on January 4th from my oldest brother, as we'd missed connecting over the holidays.   When my phone rang, my husband gently...

My husband went back to work yesterday, so I will be flying solo around the house until Friday night.  It goes without saying that sitting a...

I don’t know about you, but I am happy to shut the door on the past year and look to the coming year with a genuine amount of hope and since...

Our motto: If you can’t do great things, do small things in a great way. TAKEN: DECEMBER 26th, 2022   Well, we woke up this Boxing Day morn ...

I planned our most recent road trip to the Outer Banks using only Google Maps, AirBnB and Hotels.com; and I was generally surprised at how 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...

Smartie getting a driving lesson from his grandson. TAKEN: AUGUST 27th, 2021 I am sitting at my home office desk and a wave of varying emoti...

No matter what they look like, or where they are found, they're all truly appreciated. (On the left, never used. The right, death by dis...

Happy Eleventh Anniversary to US! TAKEN: 1976   Allow me to share a photo my mother took of me outside our home in Muskoka when I was eleven...

Discovering the beautiful resort beach on our first night in Mazatlán Sinaloa TAKEN: NOVEMBER 2019 It’s that time of year again, where the...

Miya waiting patiently, as my Annie checks out who is on their way to the beach. TAKEN: OCTOBER 13th, 2022 My hubby, fur-babies n' me, t...

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...

This photo is worth more than a hundred thousand words. It genuinely exudes my love for her. Caroline (Caï) Perrault (née Marceau) TAKEN in:...

G ot up to let the pups out this morn, flicked several light switches on and off to ensure there wasn’t a resident skunk passing through; wh...

We attended a beautiful celebration of life memorial yesterday. You can't imagine the shockwaves that roared, when he died suddenly and ...

 Nothing will work unless you do. ~ Maya Angelou A dark 9pm. Embracing the annual tradition of listening to Rock95 TAKEN: SEPTEMBER 4th, 202...

My beautiful Annie Banannie once again embracing lake life with me. TAKEN: AUGUST 1, 2022 I was listening to the radio on my way into work l...

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...

  Our last practice with Ashley ending our summer session. TAKEN: AUGUST 30th, 2018 A few years back I started doing yoga with the SweenyMei...

Do you want to yawn too? TAKEN AUGUST 21st, 2021 I remember my mom telling me a stories when I was a kid about yawning being contagious. B...