It’s a very different “home sweet home” these days.
A 27′ trailer, our five-year old, my husband and myself, plus two cats. All born and raised in the city. Add in a small generator, some patio furniture, a catio, and a fire pit. Now a good heaping of sweat, dirt covered hands and feet, and laughter. A dash of faith, stewardship, and creation care.
It’s our recipe for the summer.
Good enough is perfect, everyday.
An update on the progress of our garden is long over due, I think. Earlier in the spring, I shared our garden plans with you. Now it’s time to take a peek at how things are growing.
Wasn’t I just at a market?! YES!! I am doing back to back weekends of vintage markets this spring. Coming up THIS weekend I will be at the All Things Pretty Market in Red Deer, AB. There is a shopping night event on April 30th, which you might still be able to purchase a couple tickets for. The market will open to the public on Sunday, May 1st.
I’m pretty sure we all have a few folks in our lives who adore coffee. Did you realize that Calgary is home to several famous coffee roasters and baristas? Indeed. No shortage of fabulous coffee inspired gifts when you want to shop local. Here’s some of my top picks:
Yes. Seriously. My life still revolves a lot around dinosaurs each day, so trying to find interesting dino gifts is definitely on my holiday shopping list. My need for dino gifts is mostly to satisfy our almost-four-year-old, but dinosaurs aren’t just for kids. Here are some ideas that work for the “big kids” too.
Welcome to my next holiday gift guide, where you can find inspiration for the lovely ladies in your life (or maybe you want to add a few of these things to your own wish list). All the featured shops today are from, right here, in Calgary. Which means you can check off both “handmade” and “local” from your list.
Here’s the next edition of the Holiday Gift Guide, featuring great ideas for the dudes in your life. Some guys are hard to shop for, but when you start poking around at all the unique, handmade goodies out there, you’re sure to find something for him.
I’m diving in good & early with my holiday gift guides this year. I’ve already started quite a bit of my Christmas shopping online from local and Canadian shops, so that I don’t have to worry about things getting delivered in time for gift giving. I also wanted to share some of my ideas with you now, so that you have a chance to work in a few local, handmade goodies into your Christmas shopping list {or even your personal wish list}.
Ahhh… so the month of December is speeding by, as usual. Here we are on Dec 23rd already and we’re busy loading up our car full of food, gifts, snowshoes, sleds, and storybooks in preparation for our Christmas in the woods. We’ll be out of town & off the grid for the next several days, while we spend Christmas at the family cabin with many of our loved ones.
Hardly any snow left in the city, but I’m hoping there’s at least enough at the cabin to pull Sammy around in his sled and possibly even snowshoe a bit. There will be many cozy cuddles by the fireplace, lots of cooking and devouring of tasty food, and plenty of dinosaurs thrown into the mix. Plus this year, I have a brand new little niece who will be celebrating her first Christmas. Lots of special moments will fill our days, I’m sure.
Wishing you a very joyous & merry Christmas this year! See you back here after the holidays.
For the third installment of my Holiday Gift Guide series, we turn to treats for all the wonderful gentlemen in our lives. The only thing is, most of the gents in my life are rough-around-the-edges, cabin-bound or farm-bound men, so my gift guide is inspired by them. Cheers to all the rugged gentlemen out there! (And don’t forget to check out the other posts in this gift guide series.)
NGNG (No Guts, No Glory) Gift Soap Set from Medicine River Soap Co. (Red Deer, AB)
Wood Covered Journal from Forest Nine (Calgary)
Hazelnut & Hemp Beard Oil Sample from Mammoth Beard Co. (Calgary)
Don’t forget to check out ideas from more great local shops on my Etsy Holiday Gift Guides page. Hope you’re starting to feel like you’ve got a number of things checked off your gift list. Would love to hear your own gift ideas for the gentlemen in your lives! I always find shopping for the gents the most challenging. So let’s hear it! What are you getting the menfolk for Christmas this year? {post in the comments}