Category Archives: Life

Friday Specials

This week we got thrown back into reality. School started and mornings are hectic again. Both my kids are in school now*, which just underlines how time flies by way too fast. Maëlle and Desmond get to ride the bus after school, which was declared to be the BEST thing ever! I got thrown for a …

A Cape Cod Vacation

We loved it so much last year, that we went back to Cape Cod this summer. There’s something about that place – it relaxes you immediately and everyone is content, happy and friendly. We did some of the same things as last year and a couple of new things and it ended up being the …

Friday Specials

  Just a little glimpse of our week in Cape Cod – it was magical. I’ll be sharing more photos next week that I took with the ‘real’ camera. Once we got home we took another week off to finish some projects around the house, run some errands and enjoy the last week with our …

Friday Specials

Just a quick hello from the beach! We are enjoying ourselves and hope you are doing well? Have a great weekend and I’ll see you back here on Monday! Here are some of the most popular posts on this blog, in case you missed them: Eggs and Smoked Salmon Toast Shrimp and Grits with the …

Friday Specials

Another short week for us. We got back from a long weekend in Toronto (see pics above) – we had a great time enjoying the city and attending a lovely wedding.  We’ve been battling the summer flu (my husband and son) and I hope the rest of us stay healthy for our vacation, which starts …

Friday Specials

And it’s August already. Summer is slipping through our fingers and I want it to stop! With the kids being away this week, I took the opportunity to tidy their rooms and the playroom. I took everything off every shelf and out of every bucket. Anything that was damaged was thrown out, things they had …

Friday Specials

In two weeks we are heading to the ocean! I can’t wait to smell the salt air, feel sand between my toes and hear the waves crashing on the beach. The kids are seeing the ocean next week already when they visit their grandparents with their dad. Sigh… In anticipation of going away, I’ve been …

Friday Specials

We’ve definitely moved into summer mode in our house. We are going to bed a little later, getting up a little later and enjoying a splash in our temporary pool after our hot and humid days. We worked on our deck last weekend – so this weekend we might attempt the railing or the new …