{ this moment }

{this moment} 

A single photo 

No words

capturing a moment from the week.

A simple, special, extraordinary moment. 

A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

-soulmama

Autumn

Warm soups and stews.

Fuzzy sweaters

Our wood stove

The pumpkin patch

Crisp mornings, and the colors of the leaves.

My birthday!

Halloween

Happy Fall everyone!

Puddle jumping and blackberry picking!

It was a rainy morning here, after lunch we decided to put our boots on and go puddle jumping! There is a trail behind our home that we often go for walks on. I love going outside after it rains, everything smells good and feels fresh.

the jump

and the splash!

Today was especially fun because we discovered blackberry bushes all over the place! At first we picked a handful, and realized we needed to go back home and get a basket. I think I am going to make a crumble for dessert tonight..that is if she doesn't eat them all first.

Wordless Wednesday

Love

"love the life you live. 
live the life you love." 

- Bob Marley

A moment

"You go your way
I'll go your way too"
— Leonard Cohen

I love the beach

We woke up early this morning greeted by the sun and decided to get a head start on the day and go to the beach (you really have to take advantage of sunny days here). The beach we choose was, Martinique.  Many times we talked about checking it out, but never did. I didn't know what we were missing until we got there!!

When we got out of the car and walked through the sea grass boardwalk...I was in awe. It felt like we were in paradise....the longest white sandy beach in Nova Scotia, KILLER! Here is a little video of Leeluu :)
Hope everyone got some sunshine this weekend :)

P.S. What do you think of my new blog header/layout?

Summer time

We went to New Brunswick last week, Jonathan went for business and we just tagged along for the hotel, pool and food.  I feel like I have been neglecting my blog because of the camera situation, its just not same without one :(

We did the tour of Moncton, Saint John, and Fredericton. New Brunswick is really rural, mostly trees the drive is pleasant. During the week Leeluu and I did the tourist thing, we went to community water parks, hotel pools, we visited the Saint John farmers market and  thrift stores.

Saint John City Farmers Market (early morning)

Moncton Centennial  Park

On the weekend we booked a few nights at a bed and breakfast, but it was not your typical B&B. We stayed at lovely spot just outside of the Bay of Fundy National Park, An Artists Garden. Everything about this place was special, and I could tell that a lot of love went it to the design and building of it. It was really nice that there was a kitchen in our room, and a claw foot tub. Check out this awesome retro oven!

Karin the owner, let Leeluu play in the room next to ours when it was empty, there was a secret hide out in the loft. Of course Leeluu loved it.  We went into the town of Alma and ate at the Octopus Garden, the soup was delicious as was the homemade strawberry lemonade. We visited Cape Enrage and got a tour of a 150 year old light house. It cleared up that night so we had a windy beach fire.

Leeluu in the lighthouse

The next day we headed for home, not without a stop at the water slides though :) I hope everyone is having a great start to the summer! 

A girl's best friend

I'd rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck.  ~Emma Goldman

Bathroom blog

This is a picture of the closet downstairs. We only had one bathroom in the house and decided to turn this closet into a powder room. I know that this is not Kirsten's Bathroom blog but I thought I would share with you the progress that we are making in our new home.

We have lived in the house for 10 months and did some serious renovations. I would have to say its not easy on a relationship to dismantle your home and rebuild it, but we are doing it room by room.

Since my mom and dad were coming for a visit I thought I would take advantage of my dad's handyman skills and put him to work. I say goodbye to my parents today :( Thanks dad for all your help, you will be missed!

Easter Weekend Fun

Lots of family time was spent together the last few days. I am so thankful for holidays and long weekends :)  I really struggled with the egg hunt part. It's difficult to find vegan chocolate in my neck of the woods, so I opted for dried fruit and nuts. I wanted to allow Leeluu to participate in the hunt, because its fun! 

Their dad bought them a really cool bubble blower wand that blows HUMONGOUS bubbles. It was pretty early in the morning but they insisted on try it out. It was cool and a lot of fun.

Here are the goodies that Leeluu scored on her egg hunt! She was proud of herself :)

We wanted a fire pit in the yard to burn old fallen down trees and branches...so we built one! It was our first outdoor fire this year, and we sat outside until it got dark. It was a really nice night, you could here the frogs :)

chill'n in the chair at the fire

We went to our favorite beach. It is a bit of a drive but SO worth it.  There is practically nobody on it!

She was determined to slide down the dunes.

Finally a picture of me being silly, since I am always the one behind the camera. I am 15 weeks along in my pregnancy, and I am feeling pretty good!  No  recipes this weekend, just having fun outside with family. 

Hope everyone had a lovely weekend.

Sunny days

What a beautiful day! I took the bike out from the shed with hopes that I wouldn't have to inflate the tires, and we were in luck, we rode down the trail and picked up the mail this morning. Spring is here, and it feels great!  I sat in the sun while my daughter blew bubbles, nothing like a little vitamin D to make you feel happy.

On the weekend I booked some nights at our favorite campground, Rissers Provincial Park. It fills up fast....in less then 24 hours of the park reservations opening the whole campground is booked! So I am glad I got a couple of weekends:)

I have some great news, we are having another baby! I have past my first trimester, although its been a rough few months. I have hopes that the second and third trimester will be a bit easier. 

With all the sunny days ahead I can't help but look out the window and think about all the things I would love to do with the veggie patch. It seems a bit of a daunting task, and because of the deer I am reluctant.  When we moved into this house I discovered a  crop of potatoes in the patch, which was so fun! I know deers don't eat potatoes :) I have read that they don't eat squash or cabbage, so I will plant those for sure. There is still about a month to go before the planting season starts, so I have a little time to plan. If you know of some plants that deers don't eat, please  tell.

Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination.

-Voltaire

Rise and shine

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