first harvest.

there were a bunch more tomatoes.
but they didn't make it to the photo-shoot.

happy friday!

mobile. home.

we brought one home with us. to remember.



a bit more info over at two green chickens.

long way home

we decided on adventure. the girls and i remained at the cabin an extra week while d had to head back to work. we missed him. but were excited at the possibilities. it was a magical week. and then it had to end. we set-forth on a new trail. headed to portland. then corvallis. (so many good people in this part of the world!) darted off our beaten path and on to newport. the coast. brookings. then california. redwoods. eureka! berkeley. and home.

i hope that they remember it. that we sit back years from now and talk about it. i know it impacted me more than i imagined.



















i should really write down the story about the cat. our time with amazing friends. and The Gathering Together Farm. highlights. but I doubt I will. school is about to start and I need to leave my summer vacation cocoon and return to the real world. like it or not. and I am revelling in the "lowlights". does that make sense? it has been an amazing summer. and I am grateful.

seaside

walks in the woods

seeing stars

here

and having the time of our lives.

i truly believe that we are connected by unknown forces to certain geographical places. and this island is ours.

see you soon.

(lots more pics over on flickr)

getting here

talking chicken

over on the sewgreen blog today!



check it out.

a little bit of culture

to temper all that outdoorsy stuff we have been up to this summer.



a visit to the getty villa.








in the end, the kids ended up wanting to be outside more than in. (except e - who could have spent all day looking at the jewellry and other treasures from a recent excavation in georgia. we will go back for more of this.) the gardens are beautiful. so who am i to argue?

neighbourhood campout

we are blessed.









sun, surf, and time with amazing friends and neighbours.



an overnight with our "frieghbours" at Pt.Magu SP.

(oh! and my mom is here too!)

air

manitoba prairie summer i miss you.

we returned to 100 degrees. in the shade.

summers here are a lot like winters in manitoba i guess. stuck indoors. though it is much more comforting to me to be huddled around the fire rather than sprawled around the fan.

before I forget

Bahamas.

not the one you're thinking of. except maybe you cath as you were there. and maybe you jan. (have you seen him play?)

saw him open for elvis costello. (did i tell you i saw elvis costello. and the imposters. live in winnipeg. whoo hoo. awesome. great opening line-up too: The Lovell Sisters, Amelia Curran, Martha Wainwright, Bahamas.)

good stuff.

manitoba thrift