Having 3 generations together,
‘
a trip to one of my favourite places on the island for an afternoon tea.. just me and my mom,
barns right on main street,
strawberry tarts,
moments like these.
Category: P.E.I
pad thai and lobster anyone?
I was asked a few weeks ago to contribute some inspirational table setting pictures to the Cafe Mom site. This one was taken the day before the deadline with a babe in my arms and much surrounding craziness. I need to get back to photographing meals, I love these photos.
bye pop
You know how even though you might love some guests, when they leave you feel kind of relieved to have your space back? Then there are others who when they leave, they leave behind a big empty space. That’s the kind of guest my dad is. He’s quiet and you hardly notice him when he’s here, but when he leaves we really miss him.
We don’t have long to be sad though, Nana arrives on Friday for a week! Busy times in these parts.
we got Pop!
One of the best things to come out of moving here to P.E.I, is that we get to see much more of my parents. My dad has made it a yearly tradition to drive down at the end of June with their neighbour who has summered on P.E.I for the last 40 years. This means we get to spend a good week with Pop all to ourselves (don’t have to share him with my mom!). This week is greatly looked forward to and thoroughly enjoyed by all.
Nancy’s store
My barn paintings have left me for a better home. They are now living in my sister in law’s super gorgeous new store, Cottage Industry. I think they look great (I might even say perfect) there. She’s located on Grafton at the corner of Queen if you want to pop by for a visit. 🙂
weekend visit
Two of the things I miss most about Vancouver were in Charlottetown this weekend. Our dear friends Josué and Anastasia came for a quick visit. I was totally unprepared for the amount of happiness I would feel seeing them again… it was a great weekend.
There have been ups and downs, but I know deep (deep) down moving to Charlottetown was the right decision for us. When people ask if I miss Vancouver or wish to move back, I always answer that I just wish I could convince all my friends to just move out here. I’m not a person with lots of friends… but the ones I have I hold close to my heart. It’s hard to live far from so many people I’m so crazy about.
I don’t think I convinced these two to move here, but I think they will definitely be back for more visits and there was even talk of house swaps. So we might be able to actually work out a visit back to Vancouver soonish. (!!)
P.S We also got to meet up for coffee with Eric Dyck who was here visiting from Moncton… even got featured in his comic!
Good-bye April…yay for May!
April has to be my least favourite month here on P.E.I. It is always so cold, just when your body seems to need sunshine and warmth the most.
To celebrate its end, we took to the beach. Much fun was had by all. Yay for May!!
my days
barn. rice point, p.e.i.
I’ve been wanting to start this series of P.E.I barns for some time, but I only have a few pictures from last summer to work from. There are so many gorgeous barns on this island. My hope is to drive all around this coming summer and document them. I tried to get out to take some photos a few weeks ago (patience is not my strong point) and the winter roads proved to be too much for me… I think it is best to wait until the snow thaws.
february fox sightings
In our backyard…
In books we are reading…
and at the Confederation Library.
Christmas Craft Fair
I’ve been in some major denial over Christmas. I have nothing ready at all, no decorating or shopping done(this picture is from last year). I don’t think I can ignore that it’s coming anymore. We woke to snow on the ground and my husband has begun streaming Christmas music into every room in the house… it’s feeling pretty cozy.
In an attempt to escape from all I need to do, I’ve weaseled myself into the Christmas Craft Fair at the Charlottetown Farmer’s Market at the last minute. I’ll be there tonight from 4:00-8:00 selling my cards and prints. Hope to see you there!
2 Years
Here’s something a little different… I’ve never done a custom painting of a house before.
It’s always nice to get back to painting when I haven’t done it for a while. Now I feel all warmed up , I don’t want to stop!
Today is our 2 year anniversary of moving to P.E.I. It still doesn’t quite feel real, like I am going to wake up at any moment and find myself back in Vancouver.
Lori Joy Smith 
You must be logged in to post a comment.