Fall and the Red Barn

It's October 1st and it was the most perfect fall day.  I took today off work (I know it seems like I've taken a lot off lately but I didn't take too many holidays over the summer) and I spent the morning with my sister Lindsay and my 6-month old nephew Wyatt visiting the Red Barn Sale.

Here's a few pics I shot of my street while waiting for them to pick me up...

Can you believe all the leaves??

So back to the Red Barn Sale...it's my first time at this bi-annual event hosted by a group of women in the country.  They put together a big antiques sale at a huge red barn.  I was more interested in the 'red shed', which held the handyman specials.  Or should I say handywoman?

I picked up 4 great pieces that I can't wait to work on!  Like this old record cabinet...

This curvy little desk, it may just be the right size for our new bathroom vanity in our still-to-be-built loft half bath...

This old padded bench...

And this adorable chair...

The sale is on until Sunday, so if you live in the Winnipeg area it's worth the drive out to Grandpointe to visit 'the barn'.

I have a couple of new projects on the go and hoping to reveal them later this weekend.

What are you up to this weekend?  Working on any new projects/

A River Point of View

Today I saw Winnipeg from a whole different point of view.  J and Gus and I took the boat on the river and cruised through the city.  It's a beautiful Saturday and well deserved after weeks of rain.

Here's what Winnipeg looks like from the winding rivers!

Hope you are having a fabulous weekend!  What have you been up to?

Written with love,
Lenore

The Weekend in Senses

In honour of the blog style of the absurdly creative Allison at And Flowers Pick Themselves, here is my weekend in senses.

Tasting - Fresh, pan-fried pickeral caught right next door, hot sweet coffee on the deck, homeade egg salad sandwiches in the middle of the lake

Smelling - Rain, the fishiness of the harbour, fresh country air

Hearing - Pitter patter of drops on the roof, kids playing outside next door, the whirl of the fan

Touching - The rough wet rope as I tie up the boat, sand as I brush it off my toes, many old memories as I go through old paperwork, letters and photos

Seeing -

And how was your weekend friends?

Written with love,
Lenore

Shades of Gray

May long weekend has come and gone and as usual, with less than desireable weather!  But it was great to get away and take the year's inaugeral boat ride. 

Gus the Fisherdog taking his first boat ride!

Gray, gray and more gray!

The boots I had to buy at the Bargain Store because I foolishly left my cute rubbers back at home...

The hat I had to buy at the Bargain Store to keep my hair under control in the wind...

Crashing waves on a lake that NEVER sees waves!

The sun poked its head out the next day but the hurricane force winds meant no boat rides.

J put a wood floor in the cabin this year and what a difference it makes.  Years and years of god-knows-what's-in-here nasty carpet was pulled up and J installed a salvaged gym floor maple mixed with a few tigerwood boards.  It lightens up the whole place and the floor design is quirky and unique.  Love it!

I found a fab used couch set on Kijiji for a major bargain and it's got the perfect rustic, retro cabin feel with very comfy cushions!  They were put to good use with all the movie watching we did during the rain!

As always, it was good to go but it's good to be home.

What did you get up to for your weekend?  Do you love coming back home after a getaway?

Written with love,
Lenore

This weekend is for you...

I'm off to the lake this weekend to savour the first gorgeous long weekend of summer! 

 Like most of you, I've started plugging all kinds of weddings, showers, book club meetings, birthdays and vacations into my summer calendar.  And as always, I start to feel a wee bit overwhelmed when almost every single weekend starts to get booked up.  The long, lazy days of summer are my absolute favourite.  But of course, life has events and people and obligations.

So this year, I'm going to try to do less summer planning and more summer enjoying.  One day at a time.  Even one hour at a time!

Amongst all the other things, I'm going to fit in lots of 'me stuff'.  I'm going to get the bike tire fixed and take long rides.  I'm going to try to create a brand new salad concoction every week, and bbq as much as possible.  I'm going to trawl Value Village for great new paperbacks to consume me.  I'm going to finally sand down and fix up that purple painted bedside table I scored for $8.

And I'm going to start this weekend.  By enjoying every single moment in the sunshine, with my family, just living good.

So ciao for now, no computer out there at the lake (kind of good, kind of bad!).  But I will be back in touch on Monday and I hope you all have the most fabulous weekend.

Savour every minute of it!


Written with love,
Lenore