Showing posts with label favorite places. Show all posts
Showing posts with label favorite places. Show all posts

More of my favorite places and quick cinnamon oatmeal...camping styles


We went camping for the last few days....It was amazing! If you live in Nova Scotia there are many provincial parks that offer great camping, our favorite is Risser Beach. If you ever have the chance, you should visit there. When its sunny out the beaches are beautiful.  This is just some of the beauty we seen....
 

our camp

 
 Luna

Early morning

Carters beach

I know that oatmeal is not for everyone...but my littlest one LOVES it! Its pretty simple to make and because this is my food blog/diary , I thought I would share it :) 

1/2 cup water
1/4 cup organic quick oats
1/2 tsp cinnamon
3 tbsp raisins (optional)
maple syrup ( a must!!:)
non-dairy milk

bring the pot of water to a boil, add oats,cinnamon,and raisins.
Cook for 3-4 minutes. Stirring until thickens
Spoon into a bowl and pour on the maple and milk!!
Good to the last drop

A few of my favorite places


Parc La Fontaine, a beautiful green space smack in the middle of the city. We were lucky the weather was warm and sunny, I use to ride my bike through this park all the time. It really is a lovely spot to hang out under the trees to escape the city heat.
  
 I miss Montreal....I wish I lived closer.
Living in this city makes life easier in many ways...YOU DON'T NEED A CAR! Which is something I miss quite a lot :(  There has been some cool new additions to the city...the Bixi bike, I am going to try out while I am here. When I get time to myself, I love biking, especially through a city. You see things you would never normally see, and you can stop anywhere. I will post my experience using it this week :)

Another favorite place, The Jean-Talon Market. I took the kids there and filled up with fresh fruits and vegetables...and gourmet sorbet! Its open all year but of course the best selection is in the summer, lucky for me.


I can't forget about why we are visiting Montreal, Piknic  Electronik, well actually we came for the MUTEK festival, but I can't go because its held mostly at venues that have an age limit :P. I can go to the piknic because kids are allowed, it is usually held every Sunday in Parc Jean Drapeau. Its fun to listen to music, dance, bring the kids and drink and eat with friends.
This is the stucture which the DJ and everyone dances under!
One of the highlights of the parc is that there is a geodesic dome. 

We had a great evening. We went out for Indian food, and came back to the cottages and had a fire, played UNO and drank some wine.

It been raining all day, I had to drive into the city to drop off a good friend and one of Oceans who came up to the cottage over the weekend. This is my beautiful Ocean and her bubblegum in the back seat of the car. I love this picture.


Cottage life

 
Its always fun taking a break from the everyday and driving up to our friends cottage, Village Suisse in Val-David, Quebec. I have spent many holidays here with friends and family, and each time is very special.  I love the fact that once you are here, there is no reason to leave...I just get to relax. No need to go find a place for breakfast/lunch/dinner, because there is fully stocked kitchen! Which is great when you have to feed 3 kids!

Here are some pictures that I have taken so far......

The cottages




This is us down by the creek...I showed her how to blow on a dandelion :)



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