It’s ubiquitous at this time of year – you’ll see and taste and smell it absolutely everywhere. It shows up as home and table décor… in recipes scattered throughout Pinterest… carved into spooky designs, lit from inside, and set on the front porch… baked into pies and served with whipped cream… [continue reading…]
It happens early in the season for us Canadians – early enough that the leaves are still mostly dressed in their gorgeous fall garb, and early enough that the crispness in the air hasn’t yet turned to bitter cold.
This month I had great fun participating in the September Photo A Day Challenge created by Fat Mum Slim. I shared the first half of my month of photos here, in case you missed them and wanted to check them out – now, here’s the rest of my September pics.
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Week two of my Meatless Monday experiment found me on my own for dinner, as Peter happened to have other plans today. I don’t know about you, but I’m not a real fan of cooking for one. I think a big part of what I find satisfying about preparing a meal is having others enjoy what I’ve made, [continue reading…]
Cloudless blue skies, brilliant sunshine, and a tiny hint of a cooling breeze (which seemed to show up, rather conveniently, just when you thought it might be getting a little too warm for comfort) set the perfect September stage for Peche Island Day 2013.
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While out shopping this evening I stumbled across a bag in a style I’d been looking for but hadn’t previously had any luck finding. This bag wasn’t by any means fancy, but it suited my purposes, and so I was quite delighted to see that the tag attached to one of the zippers priced it at only $10. [continue reading…]
Here’s a wee bit of trivia for you from my little corner of the blogging world – a significant detail in the pattern of my digital footprint, if you will (of which I am, admittedly, rather proud!):
They played a song on the radio the other day, a tune from an album I had just purchased and was listening to on repeat (as I tend to do with most of my new music) around a year ago at this time.
(Note: This post was written by Laurel Regan (pen name Dawn Storey) and originally published in Windsor Square on April 3, 2012.)
Between high unemployment numbers, layoffs and cutbacks, worrisome population statistics, and local businesses closing (and [continue reading…]
Welcome to the first installment of my Meatless Monday experiment! Getting started on this little adventure today was a bit of a challenge, as we are overdue for a trip to the grocery store and I was missing some key ingredients – but I [continue reading…]
My husband has always been the cook in our family. We both take care of getting our own breakfast and lunch each day, but the vast majority of the time dinner for the two of us is conceived, prepared, and served by Peter. I’ll give him a hand when he asks, chopping vegetables or turning the [continue reading…]
Whether we add them to our calendar, make intentional plans and preparations, or keep them tucked away as subconscious thoughts, we all have our own traditions and rituals which we observe to recognize and celebrate the changing of seasons.
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(Note: This post was written by Laurel Regan (pen name Dawn Storey) and originally published in Windsor Square on February 28, 2012.)
Though I’ve attempted, unsuccessfully, to block it from my memory, I can [continue reading…]
This month I’ve been participating in the September Photo A Day Challenge created by Fat Mum Slim. (Have I mentioned how much fun these monthly challenges are? Because they’re a TON of fun! Using the prompts to dream up a new photo each day is a great way to stimulate your [continue reading…]
One afternoon around a year or so ago, Peter and I took a walk through our neighbourhood and down Wyandotte Street with a summery treat in mind – ice cream from a favourite local spot, the Old Town Sweet Shop in Old Walkerville.
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Not that I’m trying to rush the event or anything (believe me!), but lately I’ve been freaking out thinking a lot about my next “milestone” birthday and trying to reconcile my concept of myself with this new, unfamiliar, and (I confess) distinctly uncomfortable age.
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(Note: This post was written by Laurel Regan (pen name Dawn Storey) and originally published in Windsor Square on February 21, 2012.)
I‘m rather ashamed, today, to admit that for the first thirty-some years of my life, [continue reading…]
