To smile or not to smile

He claims that he doesn't smile as much any more

 So for the rest of 2016, I am going to post every single smile that I capture...

And for the record, at his last physical, he was 50th percentile height and 50th for weight - which means absolutely average according to the doc. though he wasn't thrilled by that news.

Our weekend in Prince Edward County

We ate a lot. We browsed a a lot. We drove aimlessly and pleasurably a lot. The weather was mixed - but that meant hours of bookshops and cafes, hours of bracing walks in the wind, and even an hour of cycling in some sun. We stayed at the The lovely Hayes Inn

Thanks to all 3 grandparents for helping in their own ways. We had a lovely time and came home ladened down with edible treats.

The light that guides you home

I am quite pleased with how our porch is shaping up. Still on the look out for a recliner but love the pillows and hanging lantern.

And here is one of my favourite songs to hum along to :  

Dining out with my gal

 Took my gal pal out to lunch last week.

 While waiting for our order, she got up

 and started to sway

 and whirl

Mild autumnal days in Zagreb

I was ever so fortunate to nip to Zagreb last week AND to have two 3-4 hour chunks of time to wander the heart of the old city.

They take hats seriously

The beautiful cathedral with tasteful restoration hoarding

The old town's defensive wall and turrets

autumn in northern and central Europe!

A elegant and delicious restaurant where I was taken

The world's shortest funicular. Supposedly it's 55 seconds but it felt like 30.

One of the work's most unusual museums - of broken relationships. I had heard about it when it toured a few years back and was so thrilled to see its current exhibit. 

It wasn't only romance gone wrong...

Where it has toured

All the edible goodies I brought home - plus a bottle of Croatian wine and one from Germany.

They gave it their best

"If you manage your money carefully" / "if you are willing to buy less expensive versions of products" then you can stretch your money and buy discounted play-off tickets. At least that was our message to both children when we surprised them (and us) by buying 3 tickets for this afternoon's game.

It was a dismal loss (and end to the season) with almost no play worth cheering for. But cheer our kids did - and made a poster.

with her rally cap on

as gung-ho as ever

Today was round 2

No matter how many Jays get on base this afternoon or commit glorious feats on the field, this is my athlete of the day.

Beautiful day for a run.

Beautiful team-mates to cheer for

Grade 5 girls ready to run 2 kms, which ours did in 8 mins 47 secs for the record

Family exercise

We have been trying to do some family exercising this autumn. The weather has been just so beautiful. We did a 20 km bike ride, plus a walk in High Park one weekend and then a shorter bike ride last weekend.

Tribute to those who came to Canada from the Hungarian revolution

I had to take a nap after that 20 km ride...

Our lovely park

Our lovely boy

Not too big for a cuddle

Made in

It's not often that my lovely fellow gets his own post - but here he is, toes and all. As the temperature cools,  he pointed out the Moroccan slippers, the Jordanian rug and the Canadian socks.

Staycationing with my fella

Once my love was on the mend, he happily promised me that he would spend a week staycationing with me before returning to work - art galleries, museums, long lunches, hikes, books, etc. Well, it never works that way. We did manage a few hours on Wednesday to explore the Scarborough Bluffs and tried a new take-out place yesterday. It's the thought and the effort and the fact that we need to do what we need to do for the rest of the household that matters.

Stunning view of Lake Ontario on a glorious October day

And since we didn't have grandparent camp together this summer, we had talked about going away together this autumn - so that's still to happen!

flickering flames

Sometimes we all need a quiet, reflective evening

So pleased for Sophie. After a bad experience at last year's cross-country meet, she agreed to run again. A dozen early morning practices and yesterday she ran her best time ever. She even qualified for the next round on October 19th.

She is fit, fast and fabulous!

not a great shot, but you will spot her in green

Why she likes long hair

To create new looks

To  play air guitar like a grunge rocker in her new plaid shirt

Oh and for the record, she is 145cm 33kg (in the 85th percentile for height, 50th percentile for weight) "In short, you're perfect'" says our GP