A Quiet Long Weekend

We're having our first long weekend of the summer here - okay, not quite summer but i always associate Victoria Day long weekend with summer. Maybe because in years past, it was spent going camping with friends, and now it's a perfect weekend to start real gardening work.

Not that i'm doing much gardening myself. I feel like the foreman or executive chef these days, commanding my honey to do stuff that i think needs to get done. Key part of that last sentence what 'i think' needs to get done, but really i know i run a tight ship and have high expectations. Even that i'm can't fulfill myself. Getting pregnant has been a wonderful lesson of learning to let go of needing stuff done (and now!), as well as always being on top of things that really aren't that important.Anyway, enough soul talk. We've had a lovely and quiet long weekend here. Went to a craft fair full of local Etsy sellers and bought these lovely vintage tin cupcake holders for $5 total from the lovely woman at Nesting Emily who makes the sweetest pottery pieces.Our little honey is also enjoying the long weekend. I caught him snoring in bed when i went up to change the sheets on our bed. I couldn't disturb him, now could i? Don't you just love to catch a cat snoring and being so relaxed he couldn't have cared i was there? Lovely!

Long Weekend Fun-ness!

After a few weeks off from blogging ( i can't believe i just didn't have anything to write about!), i had a nice and relaxing long weekend - the first of the summer season! May long weekends are usually full of bad weather, but fortunately for us, the weather came and went earlier this week. In some parts of southern Ontario, the rain and its aftermath seemed quite treacherous, but it didn't seem to hit us in Toronto.With this year's April showers, though, we sure now see the May flowers in abundance. This Spring, i really am trying to take notice of everything outdoors - the greenery, the fresh smells, the buds in trees that quickly turn into leaves. Last year, it felt like Spring for 2 weeks and then the heat of summer came down.
This was the first May long weekend in a long time that we chose to stay home for most of it. So, we made it fun sans cottage retreats - we went to High Park and played croquet, had our first watermelon and cherries for the season at a friend's BBQ party, drank on a patio, and i planted my fresh herbs for this year's garden. We don't have access to anything outside (not even a patio) but we have a lovely sunroom that works almost as well. Nothing better than fresh basil or rosemary on your salads and tofu dishes!

Oh, and i can't forget that i have an extra long weekend because i'm taking tomorrow off too for J's 33rd birthday!