Tag Archives: winter
5/52 – Her & Him
A portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2016. Little Miss : It is officially winter Carnival here my sweet and this is the first year we feel you completely enthralled. There wasn’t a line up too long, … Continue reading
Posted in 52 Project
Tagged 52 Project, children, connection, Family, growing up, home, life, mindfulness, slowing down, winter, winter Carnival
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2/52 – Her & Him
A portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2016. Little Miss : Santa was very good to you this Christmas. You asked for only one thing and you got it : a REAL camera, like mom, to start taking … Continue reading
Posted in 52 Project, Family Life
Tagged 52 Project, children, connection, Family, growing up, learning, life, nature, outdoors, slowing down, snow, winter
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Wonderland
How do you know if you have a very good friend? For me, it’s always been the fact that no matter how long it’s been, no matter how much time has gone by since your last talk, the conversation will … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, Gratitude, Outdoors, Seasons
Tagged first storm, gratitude, holidays, nature, outdoors, snow, walking, winter
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Finally!
To say we woke to snow would be untrue… It started snowing yesterday around noon, but we only started seeing it accumulate has the evening grew dark. I must admit, I wasn’t sure it would stay over night. The temperatures … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, Seasons
Tagged connection, Family, nature, outdoors, quiet, slowing down, snow, winter
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Respite
Throughout winter, despite the cold, we were lucky enough to get a few days here and there when the weather would give us a break. It hasn’t happened often, but we have tried to take full advantage of them when they do … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, Gratitude, Life, Nature, Outdoors, Seasons
Tagged children, connection, Family, gratitude, life, mindfulness, nature, outdoors, quiet, walking, winter
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Cold and more cold…
It was another one for the books this week-end. Temperatures ranging from – 18’C (0’F) during the day to -38’C (-36’F) at night made the inside seem so much more pleasant than anything going on outside. Seems February is starting out … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, Food, Life, Nature, Outdoors, Seasons
Tagged baking, blogging community, children, connection, crafts, Family, Friendship, home, life, nature, outdoors, swap, winter
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Variations in light
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better — Albert Einstein We got to the park around 3 pm. Although the days are longer than they were a short while ago, you still feel the darkness coming … Continue reading
Posted in Cultivation, Family Life, Gratitude, Life, Nature, Outdoors
Tagged children, connection, Family, gratitude, life, looking up, nature, outdoors, quiet, slowing down, winter, Winter sky
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A week-end full of everything but blogging
Good morning all, I was supposed to sit down this week-end and really start writing down our plans for the gardens this year and all the lovely varieties we were going to grow, but the week-end got away from me … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Family Life, Life, Nature, Outdoors, Sensory play
Tagged art, children, connection, dance class, Family, growing up, home, learning, life, museum, nature, outdoors, quiet, walking, winter
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Wonder, growth, promise and happy surprises…
Do you ever have those days when all you can think is “my life is amazing!”? I didn’t use to have many of those… I use to live a life plagued by attachment to the past, worry about the future … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, Food, Gratitude, Homesteading, Life, Nature, Outdoors, Simplicity
Tagged connection, Family, Friends, gardening, gratitude, happy mail, home, letting go, life, mindfulness, nature, outdoors, seeds, slowing down, spring, time, winter
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Cold & Heat
We woke up to an inch of ice on the inside of the windows on the North-facing side of the house this morning. The sun wasn’t quite up yet, the temperatures a balmy -36’C (-33’F) with windchill and we were … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, Gratitude
Tagged Family, gratitude, home, knitting, nature, quiet, reading, slowing down, winter
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