I had my camera in hand most of the time during my 40th birthday celebrations, and took photos when I could. There were many wonderful people that sent me gifts, text messages, called, and arrived at a few gatherings to honour this milestone. I appreciate everyone's wishes and the ways they found to wish me Happy Birthday in the busyness that is our life today. I feel very lucky and incredibly blessed. I only uploaded images of my family here and have sent personal messages a

Back to School: Life On A Budget...how we do it!

The Arts, for me, is where my deepest passions live. Something moves me and then something is created and I am changed, yet still the same. When my children and I visited these Winter Stations along Toronto's East end located on the lakeshore this past March, the beach was the same of course, but it was also very different. These installations really resonated with us. They not only created a lot of conversation and exploration between my children and I, but each one created

Last year at this time I was my most pregnant and at 6:53 p.m. our Joy was born. Our third baby delivered at home. Her birth happened within a 45 minute window. My husband watched as I felt my body begin to push her outside of me, involuntarily. It was a surreal experience. My husband and I were both scared and excited. Scared because the labour was happening out of our own control and my midwives had not yet arrived, and excited to finally hold our newest love in-arms. Our

I find myself imagining a lot. I try to put what I imagine into fruition when I can. This year, as I turned 39 years of age, I decided to document my days beginning from day 1: turning 39, until day 365: turning 40 years old. This project consists of a photo a day coupled with a quote that inspires me. Each photograph, I have captured, and the quotes, I have collected. Both spark something in me. Along with this spark I have to admit that I have a difficult time turning the f

Every October we venture to find an apple orchard. The locations we source change from year to year. This year we discovered Frootogo Orchards. The orchards at Frootogo are full of tasty apple trees in variation, a field of pumpkins, along with an on-site bakery and a playground for children. My children, husband and I love picking apples. The Jonagold apple was our choice for picking this year. Similar to honey crisp apples, the jonagold has a gorgeously savoury taste couple

Celebrating your 40th wedding anniversary must be a very rich time. Watching and experiencing my parents during their 40th Anniversary was a true gift for me. Walking down the same aisle they did 40 years prior to renew their vows, listening to them speak about the stories of their wedding 40 years ago, watching them dance, cut their cake, and most especially watching the two of the together was beautiful. A family is something of true beauty in any variation. We have all gro

We are definitely pooped-pups over here! We had so much fun this March Break. An extensive list of where we went and what we did is at www.theyellowchair.net, a blog that my sister and I created. The photos shown here are some of the magical experiences we shared while visting various places this March Break. We were lucky to get two weeks off. We ventured onto the Blue Moutain hills, hit the local pools and libraries, seeked to find treasures and to simply be. #unpolishedlif