Lake Erie yesterday – brr!   Yes, yes it is. And that is why I am grateful for sweaters and scarves, in particular a beautiful thick sweater that came all the way from Ireland that I plan to wear today because I have been frozen since yesterday. I woke up at 2am last night, I…

Well, it is bloody cold outside. The thermometer says -21C and with the wind it is minus a million. I am still going out with my camera because the sun is shining today…. with an extra layer of thermal underwear on though! today I am thankful for: 1. sunshine 2. that my body heals quickly…

I just wanted to share something that my friend Kathy Drue, who is a wonderful writer and keeps a beautiful blog called Lake Superior Spirit, shared with all of her friends on Facebook as well as on her blog. I came across her 30 days of gratitude challenge on Tuesday and jumped right on board.…

  I am grateful for: 1. being heard, being acknowledged in unexpected ways. It is the kind of encouragement that I never ask for or expect but deeply appreciate knowing. 2. ordinary moments that I am allowed to share with others. 3. friends 4. laughter    

day 3… I am grateful for: 1. snow. I went outside this morning to find another two inches on the ground and everywhere. beautiful. 2. good coffee. Now that I have found the perfect grinder I never have a bitter cup thanks to a brilliant friend. (thanks again Andrew!) 3. that it’s Friday and tomorrow…

this morning everything was covered with the most beautiful hoar frost and a light dusting of snow. I wanted so much to stop my car and just wander around in the -15C air with my camera but sadly did not have time to do so (it’s the whole getting to work on time thing that…

today I am grateful for… 1. my daughters and their endless enthusiasm for life and laughter. you inspire me every single day. 2. my family because you don’t let me fall 3. my friends because you make me smile, and in some cases laugh a lot. You help me in more ways I can give…

I was just flipping through the apps on my phone, which I clearly don’t use some of them often enough well at least not the note app anyway. I found a list of notes that I have made myself… the last one was 273 days ago… yeah I know. 273 days ago: “Your coffee shouldn’t…

Today, I went for a short walk with my daughter in one of my favorite parks (Waterworks Park in St. Thomas). It was relatively quiet there – given that it is a holiday weekend, I was afraid that there might be a large number of people with the same idea … but luck was on…

I don’t have much to say this morning – remembering happier times and happier days than today. I wanted to share a foundling though instead. I have no recollection of when I wrote this down – it’s not dated, and is scribbled on a random piece of paper that I found in a book this…