When Miss P was little we used to play a game of trying to catch dandelion seeds as they blew through the air.  She called them wishing stars, and if you could catch one you got to make a wish.

As adults we do yearly battle with these weeds and work hard to keep them out of our lawns and manicured public

Photo Finish 21: Baby Toes

Hey friends, it’s finally Friday, and here’s your photo finish.  As promised, it’s a tiny peek from a newborn shoot we did last weekend with AB Photography.  This little girl was so beautiful and precious, and dreamy…once she finally settled down to sleep!  And those little newborn feet…really, what is there to say?  It's one of my favourite things to photograph in a newborn shoot.  Aren’t they just perfect?  Who knows where these tiny toes will walk someday?  Hopefully wherever her dreams will take her.

Hoping you are walking wherever your dreams are taking you today.  Have an awesome weekend.

xo andrea

Planting a Container Herb Garden with Kids

Hey there friends, what have you all been up to now that May is in the home stretch?  We're continuing to plough through home renovations, and we are bidding adieu to the play structure from our backyard, in hopes of having a longer ice rink in the backyard next winter.  I had a photo shoot for a beautiful newborn which you'll see a peek of on Photo Finish soon.  And Personally Junior and I planted a container herb garden.

Photo Finish 20: Pear Blossom Piano Keys

Wow…20.  Seems like it should be a bit of a milestone, doesn’t it.  But what even is 20 out of 52 weeks?  No idea.  We’ll just call it this week’s photo finish.

Mid-May: High Notes & Low Notes

So it’s mid-May and here are few notes on the simultaneous highs and lows of life.  No craftiness, DIY or fancy stuff happening in the kitchen.  Life is full and the days are bittersweet.  So just a bit of a week recap with a few things happening in my little sphere.

Photo Finish 19: Magnolia Field

Well I took my friend up on an invitation to check out the garden centre.  She had hosted a lovely perennial exchange on Sunday so we were in the gardening mood.  But as we were walking around I’m pretty sure the temperatures were headed towards freezing, it was seriously overcast and windy and on the verge of raining.  Good times. 

Homemade Cinnamon Spiced Granola

Recipe for homemade cinnamon spiced granola stored in mason jars with a chalkboard label lid and printable recipe card.

Well it’s back to the kitchen for this post, but this time something that’s crazy good for you and also addictively delicious.  Would you have guessed it was granola?  I don’t know if it’s the cinnamon spice that puts this over the top, plus the awesome crunch factor, but this has become a must-have in my kitchen.