hot coffee and a view.

~sigh~

...perfection...

something new. {food - blogged}

I'm constantly on the look-out for new recipes and thought that others might be in the same situation.  I am definately not a food critic, or chef, just a mom trying to feed my kids food they'll eat and I even sometimes get in a meal that I enjoy ;)

{Spinach Salad}

Walking through the grocery store a couple of days ago, I spotted a papaya and was suddenly hungry for a salad I typically make only in the summer. 

It's quite adaptable, and though it calls for strawberries, papaya and avacado, they are not always available and lots of other fruit work as substitutes.  In my case this week, the store didnt have strawberries and their avacados were almost $2 each! 

The raspberries actually tasted very good in the salad and added some gorgeous color for my pictures.

 

This is one that the whole family loves (although my oldest tends to pick out the onions).

Have I mentioned yet how much I LOVE my magic bullet?

Here is the recipe in case anyone's interested in trying this yummy salad!  I originally got it from my cousin and am SO glad she shared :)

Hope you have a great Wednesday everyone!

the chair.

Awhile ago I asked my friends if anyone had an antique wooden highchair I could borrow for an upcoming 6 month old baby session.  While the session itself didn't happen, I did find a highchair.  It belongs to my friend, P., and has quite the history with her family.

I hung onto the chair for the past couple of months, with an idea in my head that wouldn't go away.  I didn't have a baby to fill the chair but I thought a childless highchair with a rich history would make for an interesting subject anyways.  This highchair has ridden with me to the Shuswap and back, around town, and all over Knutsford in hunt of the perfect location.

Recently our family headed out for a drive in the bush and took LongLegs with us (yep, she's an honorary part of the family now and I even named her ;)  Although the location wasn't exactly what I'd pictured originally, I found an absolutely beautiful spot as the sun was sinking behind the hills.  We jumped out quickly, I grabbed my camera, my son and husband grabbed the chair and our toddler, and we headed out to the fields to catch the last golden rays of the day.





I love this man and all he does for me to accommodate my wild ideas!

 



You didn't think you'd get through one of my blog posts without a picture of one of my kids did you?