Hope you had a lovely holiday weekend! The weather was a bit tricky, wasn’t it? We were up at our cottage without power for a number of hours, thank goodness for the wood stove and my hubby’s continuous efforts to stoke it. We even had snow– the mountains and tree tops were white capped! It’s supposed to be April for heavens sake! Crazy hey! All in all, it was a treat to escape and snuggle by the fire, play games and drink tea! How was your weekend?
Birthdays are so fun especially when it’s mine-Hee! I like making it last, like spreading lunches with friends or spa days with a girlfriend long after the actual day- a good excuse to pamper thyself I think! What’s your favourite thing to do on your birthday? Do you drag it out a little like me?
One of my gifts was a new lens for my camera from my family that I have been eying for some time. It is a 50mm f1.4 lens with greater light gathering capabilities than my stock lens so I was trying it out inside and took this snap shot above for you! I love how nice and light the photo is without the use of a flash even though it was a dull rainy day outside- you would never know. And the tulips–soooo pretty. I picked up the vintage embroidered table cloth & vase at a lovely antique shop in Duncan called Belongings on Lois Lane. My sis and I poked around in Duncan on my special day–what a treat since I hardly take the time. Boy oh boy, there are some cute shops that I didn’t know were there. You must take the time and wander thru the downtown core, you’ll be pleasantly surprised like I was. We were also thrilled to find a country market going on right around Lois Lane that is on every Saturday, rain or shine!
I wanted to remind you that our “Coffee and a Shopping Spree” promo is on until this Sunday, April 11th. By leaving Ingrid or myself a comment anywhere on our blog before Sunday you will be entered to win a pound of coffee from Jim at Fresh Cup Roastery. Nothing like a nice weeks supply of fresh locally roasted coffee if you win!
Below is the promo once again in case you missed it! Buy one accessory, get the 2nd one 1/2 price!
Have a great week, lets hope the sunshine visits again:)
Julie
