Playin' Catch Up

Whew! It's been a busy summer so far - not much time for posting so I thought I would share what we've done in photos. Grab some coffee and sit back and visit with us for a while :)

We've taken many road trips to Amish Country which is only a 20 minute ride from us. It's gorgeous country farmland and it's my "Happy Place". I hope to move there some day but for now I'm happy taking car rides there to de-stress. I can get lost on the back roads for hours! Good thing Miss Pearl likes it too :) 

This particular day the men were at their small school chopping wood for the winter. I asked if I could take some photos and they said yes. I didn't take any photos of the men themselves though, as I know they don't like that so I stuck to horses, buggies, and beautiful scenery.

This guy was raking hay the old way and right next to him in another field was a guy doing the same thing but using a tractor. This way appeals to me more and it sure was a lot more quiet than the guy using the tractor!

My Dad, Miss Pearl and I went strawberry picking - photo taken with my phone.

Miss Pearl and I went pickin' raspberries one day...

and met some friendly turkeys while we were there

We did some of this...

and some of this....

We also took a trip to Ottawa to see my eye doc last weekend and stopped at a gorgeous one room school house museum (coming in another post). Doc said everything is going good with my eye and she was pleased with the results of the operation. 

I've been doing some sewing and hope to have a few new finished items posted soon. I love how they're turning out.

It's a long weekend here in Canada so it's gonna be another busy one. Hope you all have a great weekend!

Are you tired of the saying "That's what she said!?"

Me too! So last summer while sitting around the bonfire and listening to my hubby, brother, and male friends say it over and over again, I came up with an idea. A rebuttal for it via a saying on a woman's tank top. So of course I had to make one up on Cafe Press.

Click here to order yours directly from my store at Cafe Press.

Moose on the Loose

There's been a big furry moose in our back yard and Grandbaby Hailie just LOVES him :)

Hope you're all enjoying your summer and I hope to get back to posting on a more regular basis, but for now, I'm enjoying every second of summer while it's still here!

Summer Fun

Wow! It's been a busy busy summer for us. Last year our summer "sucked" for lack of a better word, but this year it's gorgeous and it seems we're cramming in everything we missed out on last summer into this one!
Here are a few photos of what we've been up to lately.

Hailie opening more birthday presents.

She just loves her new doll from Great Grandma Stella

Hailie and Great Grandma Stella

Shelby teaching Hailie different colors. She's so smart already and for the most part can pick out the color you ask for. 

Hailie helping Shelby and I clear out the yard. We'v started clearing out the back part of our acre lot in hopes of having a few goats and chickens on the other side of the garage. We made about 10 trips to the back yard fire pit in the drizzling rain and Hailie just loved it! 

Shelby's been doing a lot of this....

by a lot of these. 

We've had so many wonderful nights by the fire and the bugs aren't too bad this year...even in this heat!

Hope you're getting out there and enjoying your summer too! It will be gone before we know it.

They're Back!

It's Shadfly season and it's about to get stinky! I took this photo a few minutes ago of a Shadfly resting on the screen of my back door. We're kind of lucky where I live because we only get a handful of the mouth-less bugs a year. North Bay which is only 15 minutes away, on the other hand, will soon be covered in the rotting, decomposing, fish smelling, nasty bugs that crunch under your feet as you walk down the street. If you think I'm kidding, visit this site for more info http://www.shadfly.com. Thankfully they only last a couple of weeks!

Welcome Summer!

Happy Summer everyone! I plan on spending most of this gorgeous day outside. It's sunny and warm, the lawn is mowed, the lemonade's on ice, and the baby's wading pool is callin' her name! I hope wherever you are, you get a chance to enjoy this longest day of the year :)