What will you do today?

Today I will take my freshly painted toes for a refreshing dip in the cool waters of Lake Huron. Awww, instant relief from the heat wave that is gripping the area! What will you do today?

this moment

From Soule Mama: {this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.

What will you do today?

Today I will wish I was a kid again and was able to have nary a second thought about wandering over to the neighbour's yard for a quick cool-down in the sprinkler. To have no concerns about what the gawking passers-by were thinking as they watched me shake my butt into the refreshing spray. To have not a care in the world about getting my clothes wet and feeling cold. To have something so simple put a smile on my face that spread from ear to ear. What will you do today?

this moment

From Soule Mama: {this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.

What will you do today?

Today I will look no further than my own backyard for inspiration for dinner. Lettuce from the garden for salad. Tomatoes and basil from the patio planters for a quick pasta dish. Sitting down together under the cool of the maple tree to enjoy the fruits of our labour. What will you do today?


Garden Pasta
1 onion
4 tomatoes diced
a handful of fresh basil
1/4 C parmesan cheese
1/2 bag dried pasta


Caramelize onion over medium high heat with 2 tbsp. olive oil and a spoonful of sugar. Stir regularly until golden brown. Cook noodles. Drain noodles and coat with onions and leftover oil from pan. Toss with tomatoes, basil and parmesan cheese. Serve up and enjoy! Dinner in 15 mins.!

Summer hats and haircuts

I haven't been doing much sewing this summer. It's just been too stinkin' hot out. Just the very thought of sitting down at the machine and plying through layers of fabric was enough to make me break out in a sweat. I'm not a fan of the heat, in case you were wondering...it tends to make me cranky and pretty darn lazy. I tend to do little more than whine when the humidex reaches +35C and it seems that has happened more often than not this summer. So the projects piled up...I'd already given up on getting everyone's summer pjs finished...who needs pjs in this heat anyway! But this morning I had had enough...my project pile was begging for my attention and I had been promising Nate all summer that I would make him this hat. I used a pair of old patchwork shorts that seemed to have mysteriously shrunk since I wore them last summer...they look much better as a hat anyway!

The hat has not left his head since I finished it this morning. It's gone out in the rain (sweet relief!!), ventured around the block, and has visited the workshop to tighten the screws on this made-by-his-hands toy. What's up with that ginger-haired moppet below, you ask?

Well, I'm not sure what to say that hasn't been said before. Thought we had kept all of the scissors out of reach...I never dreamed the finger nail scissors could be such a deadly weapon for hair. He says he was trying to make himself look cool. I was annoyed that I had just paid to get his hair cut professionally the week before. Looks like my next sewing project is a hat for wee Finn.