duck, duck, goose.

I have a soft spot for geese and ducks. Every weekend I visit and feed a flock of about 50 ducks and one goose who tough out the harsh winters together in the river near my house. My goose (I call him mine, it's coucou I know) has a broken wing and can't fly but his duck friends keep an eye out for him and never leave him behind. Did you know that geese and ducks mate for life? I adore the devotion they have for one another. Mated pairs look out for each other during the course of their lives and one mate will even stay by the other's side if injured or dying, even if the rest of the flock is moving on. I think my goose lost his mate, and I think he got shot at and hurt, and these little duckies welcomed him into their group with open wings :)

delicious.

A dash of cheerfulness {and deliciousness!} on a chilly and snowy Wednesday. xo

staying warm.

It was a ridiculously cold weekend here in Montréal, the type of weather when all you want to do is stay indoors by the cozy fireplace and watch season 1 of Mad Men which is exactly what I did. Do you watch Mad Men? It's so good, i'm hooked!

spring dreaming.

It's so cold and snowy out but everywhere I turn i'm being reminded that Spring is on it's way. The shops have put out their colorful, lighter Spring collections and I must say the thought of retiring my winter boots and heavy coat makes me very happy. These Springy lovelies make me happy too.

happy happy weekend!

poetic.

This is my favorite ad. Ever. Bruno Aveillan (director & photographer) is brilliant.

wintertime.

Hello! Bonjour!

Yesterday we went on a wintery walk in Mont-Orford, one of our beautiful national parks in Québec. We hiked around this dreamy lake, named Étang aux Cerises (Cherry Lake). It was snowing lightly and the scene was positively magical.

How was your weekend?

1234.

I don't know about you but i've been counting down the days till the weekend. 1234, here we go! This version of Feist's song always puts a big smile on my face :)

happy {cheery} weekend!

weekend bits.

We took our Christmas tree down yesterday, all signs of the holidays are gone aside from our pantry being full to the tippy top with Christmas cookies, chocolates and candies. I must cut down on sugar so today the sweets are going straight to my work office for my co-workers to enjoy. While I packed up the Christmas decorations it was a good excuse to get rid of a few things that we don't use anymore and donate them. Shiraz followed my every move, he almost seemed sad to see our Christmas tree go too. He's so nutty my cat and has to know every single thing that goes on in "his" house ;) Our home feels rather bare now but a clean-up felt great. I ended it all off with some herbal tea, it's my newest thing, i've switched coffee for tea in the evenings. I'm sleeping better and feeling better too. 2011, so far so good!

How was your weekend? What did you do?

sonia + eric.

Last month I shared my love for my husband's recent photography work and I thought i'd share some more of Sonia and Eric's engagement photos. I have a new found love for wintery e-sessions, the result was fun, cozy, romantic photos, plus Sonia and Eric are just so darn cute too!

new year.

Happy happy new year!

I have high hopes for 2011, I think it's going to be just great. I'm not one for new year's resolutions but as I get older i'm realizing more how time flies so I want to get more out of the time I have and make each day count. This year I want to take time to do more of the things I love like cooking, taking photos, getting outdoors, taking off on random road trips, spending time with the people I love and meeting new people. And I can't forget blogging, it's become this new wonderful outlet for me in so many ways. My day just wouldn't be the same with visits to my favorite blogs that inspire and push me to get into my kitchen and pick up my camera more often. So I guess I do have resolutions after all ;) What are your resolutions?