It’s been a crazy summer filled with so many wonderful adventures. We have now been home for 4 days and are finally starting to settle back into our regular daily routines. Routines that no longer include big beautiful weddings or dozens of new friends around every corner we turn or boat rides and regattas or stunning cottages overlooking breathtaking views or visits with Gamp and Gram….we are home. Summer has come to an end. Hello friends we have missed. Hello neighbourhood walks with Marley. Hello swings and slides and sandboxes. Hello Fall. These are some pictures from the cottage we stayed at on Baptiste lake with Granny, Grandad, Great Grandma and all the dogs! Thank you Granny and Grandad for inviting Poppy and I to be a part of this. We can’t wait to do it again. xo

After close to 20 years I finally went back to visit my childhood cottage. I can honestly say my happiest childhood memories were made at Deer Lake. The cottage was designed by my grandfather and from what I understand my family also had a huge part in building it. My grandfather also painted this beautiful mural. Sadly he passed away before getting the chance to meet Poppy. I couldn’t believe my luck when I realized the family who has had the cottage for the past 20 years hadn’t painted over the mural. It was hard to stop the tears from streaming down my cheeks as I photographed Poppy standing with Grandpa’s Deer. I will always love Deer Lake.

Last week was so much fun….even if it was super grey and cloudy from Wednesday all the way through to Saturday. These pics are from my favourite  family excursion. The farm on Magnificent road.  There were chickens a miniature bull and the sweetest goats who loved giving kisses! As if that wasn’t enough we also got to stuff our faces with freshly picked strawberries! LOVE this place.

*Note: I have a ton of pictures from our stay on Baptiste lake, however Poppy and I are now trying to settle into yet another week away from home. This week we will be spending at Gamp and Grams. Pics from Baptiste will be up in a few days.

Let me start by apologizing for my absence over here. It has been a crazy busy August. I think Poppy and I will be at home for a grand total of 5 days this month, the rest of which we will be gallivanting from cottage to cottage with a visit to Gampy’s at the end. Because of this my time in the kitchen and on my computer has become a rarity. That being said the rest of August will probably be a whole lot of Poppy posts with maybe a few recipes annnnnd I promise to be back with a ton of new healthy and delicious recipes in September! Here are a few from our time in the Laurentians. We had the most amazing time filled with the Lac des Iles annual regatta, Poppy’s first motor boat ride, a visit with Nan, lots of dancing in the wedding tent, dock time, some “fancy poses” and a beautiful wedding!

    And we’re home! What a crazy wonderful 10 days. A huge congratulations to Chase and Fran! Poppy couldn’t be happier to have her very own Aunt Frannie.

These are just a few pics from their beautiful cottage wedding. I didn’t want to get in the way with my camera and really wanted to enjoy the happy day rather than focusing on getting the perfect shots buuuuuut I couldn’t help but snap a few. Did I mention Poppy was the flower girl!!!!. I’m pretty sure she was the cutest flower girl in the history of flower girls…..I can say this because she’s mine  xo