Feet in the Water
Posted by Laura-Jane - Whimfield in Personal on 18. Aug, 2009 | 14 Comments
I’ve been to the beach. I’ve tasted summer. I’ve slowly waded into the cold water, getting colder and colder the deeper I went.
I took a deep breath and went all the way under. It was cold, but I moved and swam and frolicked, kicking and motioning my arms back and forth as I moved myself [...]
Dundas Plowing Match Agricultural Fair, Dundas PEI
Posted by Laura-Jane - Whimfield in Outdoors, Personal, Prince Edward Island on 23. Aug, 2008 | 5 Comments
Last month, we took a day off and went to some Canada Day celebrations.
This month, we spent the day at the Dundas Plowing Match and Agricultural Fair, which is, as their webpage touts, a “down home, real country fair.”
We enjoyed ourselves immensely. Highlights included:
Watching a pig scramble, during which excited children herded pigs into [...]
Blueberries and Strawberries and Raspberries, Oh My!
Posted by Laura-Jane - Whimfield in Inspirations, Outdoors on 01. Aug, 2008 | 5 Comments
It’s Summer, and fruit is everywhere!
We’ve had so much wonderful, fresh fruit given to us by friends and neighbours that this is what my greedy bowl of raspberry corn flakes looked like this morning.
Let’s just get to the point, shall we: mmm!
Summer of Discovery
Posted by Laura-Jane - Whimfield in House, Inspirations, Outdoors on 28. Jul, 2008 | 10 Comments
Before we bought our house (and its accompanying 63 acres), it had been for sale and sitting empty for years. When we first looked at the property in person, it was January; every square-inch was covered in snow, and all living plants looked like wooden sticks.
As I have but a rudimentary knowledge of all things [...]
Scaffold Me
Posted by Laura-Jane - Whimfield in House, Projects on 08. Jul, 2008 | 7 Comments
There are many projects that are half-finished and strewn about the house and yard; such as, hmm, let’s say for example, the roof, the crawlspace, the vegetable garden, the gutters, the piles of debris and old appliances, the attic, and, now that I think about it, every single room in the house–every room!
Alright, that being [...]