Madness, right? Okay, there was one trip up to Algonquin, but although it was beautiful as always, it was rainy and a little chilly (the weather's been weird this year, no?) - definitely not swimming weather.
So finally summer is HERE in Ontario - with heat and sunshine to prove it - and now we've been invited to a friend's cottage up in Wiarton for the weekend. I am really looking forward to it!
Then - oh my - we are going out west for just over two weeks! We're heading to Victoria, Tofino and Ucluelet, Whistler and Vancouver, then over to Edmonton for a quick stay at our friends' place before coming back home. We're going the 'cheap' route - staying with friends and in hostels for the most part. I absolutely cannot wait.
And today my mum sent me this link to an article about the World Beach Project. Artist Sue Lawty has challenged the world to make art on beaches with stones, photograph the beach, the process and the artwork you make, and then upload your pictures. You can add your beach to a map as well. Here are some of the loveliest images I've seen in quite a while, from the project:
LEFT: 'Sandsend, North Yorkshire' by Katrin Freitag, 1 December 2007 and RIGHT: 'Kilkeel' by Holly Millar-Whyte, 17 June 2009
Aren't those lovely? So, things are turning out beachy after all this summer. I hope to do my own stone work for the World Beach Project, if I have the time out west! I love the idea and the global scope. You could do one, too! Why not?
I also wanted to say thank you for the comments on yesterday's post. It is a tricky topic but an important one. I really appreciate your comments.
Here's a start on some giveaways for today:
For baby:
I also wanted to say thank you for the comments on yesterday's post. It is a tricky topic but an important one. I really appreciate your comments.
Here's a start on some giveaways for today:
For baby:
- Win a $25 gift certificate to Ju Ju Beane Boutique at My Mom's View (soon to be renamed My Wee View!). Ends August 28th.
- Win a bamboo hooded towel by Shoo Foo at Organic Girl! Ends September 14th.
- Win a JamTots BerryPlush AIO diaper at Your Mama Reviews. Ends August 24th.
- Win an Evenflo Snugli Carrier at Mommy Goggles. Ends September 1st.
- Win a Bambino Mio Trial pack (cover, nappy and liner) at The Cloth Diaper Report. Ends August 25th.
- Win a Shoo Foo bamboo diaper from Organically Hatched at Organic Girl. Ends September 10th.
- Win an EsBaby custom diaper cover at tout-est-des-roses. Ends September 1st.
- Win a Stokke high chair at Simple! Oh, my. Ends August 26th.
- Win a Little Lasso at A Family Completed. Ends September 9th.
- Raisingmy4sons blog is hosting a giveaway sponsored by SHANNYgirl etsy shop. The winner will receive a FREE nursing cover! Ends August 24th.
- Win a $25 gift certificate to Amelie Jo American Baby Boutique at Forever and Always. (They have mom and dad clothes, too!) Ends September 1st.
