Holiday Goodness

I’ve been quiet here lately.  Quiet in general in fact, as I’m nestled in at my parents place back east in Ontario over the holidays.  I arrived earlier last week with lots of time before the busyness of Christmas.  It has been really lovely to just get some time with my folks, to go on daily (sometimes twice) walks around town or in the forest.  To get to go for coffee with my mom, out for lunch with my Dad and to get an extra visit in with my Grammy.

While I’ve been quiet online, the camera has been clicking away.  If we’ve found each other on Instagram, I’ve been posting lots over there.  I live on the other side of the country from my family so it feels important to get lost of photos of us while we’re together.  Plus, its pretty darn beautiful where my folks live which is only a few hours away from where I grew up.  Though I love the city life, I’m a country girl at heart so its been good to just be around wide open fields, cows grazing on rolling hills, old red brick farmhouses and longstanding barns (the one posted is actually my great grandparents house where I spend so much time growing up).

My brother just arrived too and we’re heading into the festivities of the season.  The house smells like cooking turkey and we’re excited to gather with more family tomorrow at my Grammy’s for some Christmas Goodness.  There will be lots of sitting by the heat of the woodstove, savouring our favourite holiday dishes and curling up on the couch in the quiet moments with a book.

Happy Holidays!  I hope this week is good to you!