Frosty Morning

This weekend Gunner and I went to visit my parents, and were able to fit in a little cottage time. This morning when we woke it was cold and bright with mist rising off the lake and frost adorning the countryside. Gunner and I went for a little walk down to the water to get a closer look at the natural beauty!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Isn't he sweet? What a perfect partner for a frosty morning stroll!

How was your weekend? Did you do anything fun?
xox

Summer of Sun!

This summer has been wonderful, we have had so much sun! I am not really a hot and sunny weather kind of person but I have had some chances to get out and enjoy it. And as I mentioned here, Reggie, Gunner and I (and Reggie's mom and Hannah) got to spend the weekend up at the cottage last weekend and it was beautiful!

 

 

 

 

 

 

There was a lot of swimming! Gunner spent a lot of time jumping off the dock, and chasing Hannah (Reggie's parents Golden Retriever) around the cottage and the water. I got a bit of a sunburn, but it's doing fine now, and I think overall we all had a lovely weekend! :)

How was your weekend? I know it was a few days ago, but take a moment and dream yourself back there ;)
xox

And we're off!

Reggie, Gunner and I are headed to the cottage this afternoon. I have scheduled posts while I'm gone, including a wedding update :)

For those Canadians out there who are lucky enough to be celebrating the civic holiday - cheers! And I hope everyone, everywhere has a good weekend!
xox

Cottage Weekends - gotta love 'em!

A couple weeks ago I mentioned that I was headed to the cottage for the weekend. It was a beautiful weekend full of sunshine, swimming, crafting and delicious food! (it always tastes better at the cottage)

 

 

 

 

 

Reggie spent lots of time fishing, and Gunner hardly stepped out of the water long enough to take a few photos. It was a wonderful weekend, and I am so looking forward to the next one - only a week and a half!

Here's dreaming of blue skies and fresh water! How 'bout you? What are you dreaming of this beautiful summer?
xox

The Cottage

So about a month ago, right when I got back from presenting my research in St. Catharines, I headed up to Reggie's family cottage for some down time. I'm not sure how a month went by without me ever posting about it, but it sure flew!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reggie spent most of his weekend fishing, and Gunner spent it swimming with auntie Hannah (hehe). I swam, and read a magazine, and helped my mom-in-law burn half of an old couch that has been sitting around for some time. lol The boys were out for a fish, and we decided to have a fire, and one thing led to another. The bugs weren't too bad, but they were there. And when we tried to leave on Monday it rained, and poured and forced us to sit, relax and eat. What else are you supposed to do in such a small space when it is pouring? And all that rain left the drive out looking a little enchanted forest like. :) I so love long weekends, and lucky for us there is another one coming up soon!

I'm headed to a shower this afternoon, it sounds as though lots of family and friends will be attending. I will be sure to share upon my return!

A Wonderful Easter Weekend

I had a very busy but wonderful weekend, which is why there was no spring cleaning post yesterday. I will do one later this week, and my last one on Sunday - May 1st!

Reggie and I decided since we had some time off together (which doesn't happen very often) that we would go check out the cottage. Our plan was to go up Thursday night, and head back early Saturday morning (I had to work). Then we heard that there might still be some ice on the lake at the cottage, and thought going up, just for the day would be a better idea. So Friday morning we got up early, packed the truck, hooked up the boat and drove north. Once we go about an hour north of here, there was some snow on the ground and ice on many of the lakes still. We decided it was a good idea to go up just for the day. The cottage is a bit of a trek, and when we got to the end of the road that is plowed in the winter time, look what we saw:

 And where we hoped to launch the boat... lol

We decided to hike the road, which made for a long but very enjoyable day!

 

We stopped in at a friend's cottage. You can see Reggie and Gunner past the water slide, on the end of the dock. :)

And when we arrived at the cottage, Reggie went to the dock to see if he could safely get onto the ice to do some ice-fishing (since the boat was out of the question). And Gunner decided to test the water. Gunner is only 8 months old, and had only ever waded in the water, but being a Labrador Retriever after falling through the ice he swam himself back to the dock, where Reggie helped him out. I don't think I have seen Gunner happier - built to swim! We spent a couple hours eating our lunch, relaxing and drying in the sunbeams, before walking back to the truck.

 

 

 

 

Reggie looks impressed doesn't he? It was a wonderfully exhausting day, and I look forward to another soon! For a contrast in scenery, we headed over to my parents on Sunday for a family dinner. Gunner had a great time visiting with my cousins little boy, who was equally excited to meet an energetic puppy! It's amazing how captivating sticks can be when you are only 15 months :)

I hope you had a wonderful weekend. I'm looking forward to a few days of crafting and blogging!