Summer Celebrations

Top Five/Bottom Five: Summer

I was astounded when I looked back at my Top Five/Bottom Five posts and realized I’ve never done one about summer. I’m virtually certain I have — maybe on my old blog? Or maybe…

Summer Celebrations, Top Five/Bottom Five
Aug, 20, 2025
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What Smells Like Fresh Grass and Tastes Like Corn on the Cob? Summer Mode

In addition to celebrating Canada Day, today marks the official start of summer in our household — Indy wrapped up his final day of school yesterday (Belle finished last Thursday) which means we’re now…

Favourite Things, Joy, Summer Celebrations
Jul, 01, 2025
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Other (Random) Things + Summer Reflections

There were events in August that did not involve a trip to Portugal and, for posterity, I want to bullet-point them on the blog.

Nate Bargatze. Our favourite comedian! Back in January – when we…

We’re On Lake Time This Week

We’re visiting my parents, which means we’re in Summer at the Lake Mode. So far it has been relatively blissful. While J isn’t officially on holiday, the majority of Europe shuts down in July,…

Family, Holidays, Life, Summer Celebrations
Jul, 09, 2024
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Summer Celebrations: Volume 2

It finally – really and truly – feels like summer.

The weather has been glorious this week. Glorious. I feel like breaking out into the chorus of Angels We Have Heard on High just so…

Summer Celebrations

I’ve been thinking a lot about summer. That makes sense since, here in Canada, we’re on the cusp of school releasing for the summer holiday and the solstice later this week will mark the…